Notes: Circuit Training! I didn’t realize how brutal it could be, no rest just go, go, go!

Both Routines are circuits

Best Ab Exercises: Bicycle Crunch – Hanging Knee Raise – Crunch Swiss Ball – Hip Raise – Russian Twist – Side Bridge – Jack Knife – Torso Rotation – Kneeling Hi-Lo – V-Up

Dumbbell Circuit Work out 1: Split Squat – Bench Press – Bent Over Row –Overhead Press – Anterior Lateral Step Up – Weighted Crunch – Pullover – Twisting Curl – Kick Backs, Side Bend

Workout Time: 1 hour 10 mins

Exercise of the Day: Russian Twist I marked this exercise as one of my favorites. Fitness Builder allows you to mark any exercise as a favorite so that you can build your own workouts as you see fit later. I like this exercise due to the constant tension you feel on the stomach without using a weight. When the weight is added it gets even harder. Try it and let me know what you think.

FitnessBuilder Russian Twist

On my way to work today I ran into a group of elderly women who were on a charter bus tour.

The entrance that was closest to where they were dropped off didn’t have an elevator.  It had a long flight of stairs down.
I could have kept my pace like everyone else and hurried off to work but that little voice inside of me made me offer these adventurous independent elderly women a hand.

I asked them to leave their luggage at the top of the stairs, promising not to run off with their belongings, I then proceeded to carry them down two at a time.  In all I think it was about 5 trips.  During the process I started to think, what exercise would be similar to this?  Stairmaster and shoulder laterals!  Smiles, thank you’s and a “I will be thinking you for the rest of the day.”  All I could do was smile and think of my mother.  Hoping that my good deed for today will be returned to my mother for when she is in need of a helping hand.

The moral of my story?
Pay it forward.

Notes: Pushing through the soreness.

Dumbbells Foundation Level: 1 Workout 1 of 3

Reverse Lunge – Upright Row – Push Up – Bent Over Row (No Bench) – Stiff Leg Deadlift – Uni French Press –Torso Twist –
Twisting Curl Dumbbells – Alternating Superman – Feet Up Crunch.

Workout Time: 48 min

Exercise of the Day: Torso Twist down the center burn. I am a fan of core exercises, a strong core means a strong body. The Torso Twist does exactly that working the oblique’s as you turn side to side.

FitnessBuilder Torso Twist Dumbbell

Summary work out Foundation Dumbbells level 1. I had a solid work out. The mix of exercises left me feeling sore but more important not bored. For me the hardest part of working out is the monotony of doing the same stuff over and over.

Notes: I am hoping to look back on these initial videos and laugh at myself.

Dumbbells Foundation Level: 1 Workout 1 of 2 -Total Body workout.

Step Up – Close Grip Floor Press – Prone Row-Lateral Raise – Flat Fly – Kickback – Hammer Curl – Quad Superman – Hip Raise – Side Bend

Workout Time: 45 min 51 sec

Exercise of the Day: Prone Row I like the intensity of this exercise, squeezing your shoulder blades at the top makes a world of difference. It’s a great workout for your upper back and developing your core strength.

Fitness Builder Prone Row

Notes: My 60Days with FitnessBuilder begins!
Challenging weight is a weight that is heavy enough to make you feel the burn, but light enough to complete all reps and sets with.

Dumbbells Foundation Lvl: 1 Workout 1 of 3 – Total Body work out.
Sandbag Squat – Bench Press – Bent Over Row -Overhead Press -Split Squat Curl – Extension – Weighted Crunch – Lying Superman – Reverser Crunch

Workout Time: 54 min 39 sec

Exercise of the Day: Sandbag Squat solid way of using a dumbbell for a leg and stomach work out ,try it out send me a photo or video.

FitnessBuilder Sandbag Squat