FitnessBuilder Week 10.

Notes: Woke up late today, too much going on, to get in a full hour of muscle building? FitnessBuilder has the answer for you!
The 30 Minute Circuit Workout, will leave you sucking air and feeling sore. I woke up late today and didn’t have time to get in my work out. So I found one that worked for me. FitnessBuilder’s workouts range from 10mins to an hour to however much time you want to workout. Life has a tendency of giving you limitations and it’s good to know that there are options for them.

The 30 Minute Circuit Workout puts you through the loops hitting every muscle group with cardio in between. It’s a great time saver without sacrificing a good hard workout.

Workout Time: 34 min 10 sec

30 Minute Circuit, Workout 1
Run / Back Squat | Barbell / Reciprocal Incline Press / Seated Close Row | Cables:
Overhead Press / Bicycle Crunch / Run / Anterior Lateral Step Up / Upright Row / Wide Grip Pulldown / Push Up to T / Sit Up / Run / Lunge / Reciprocal Bent Over Row / Military Press / Decline Push Up / Russian Twist / Bodyweight

Exercise of the Day: Push Up to T chest exercise. Another version of a push up that is enhanced to build muscle, great body weight exercise.

FitnessBuilder Push Up to T

FitnessBuilder Week 8.

Notes: I wanted to burn some fat so for the next two days I will be doing  FB’s Boost the Burn workouts. Boost the Burn is circuit training, which burns 30% more fat
than a regular workout.

Workout Time: 40mins

Boost the Burn, Workout 1
Toe Taps / Alternating Swing / Side Lunge / Self Row / Side to Side / Moving Ball Push Up / Step Up / Push Press /
Mountain Climber / Traveling Overhead Press

Exercise of the Day: Moving Ball Push Up chest exercise. FB is always challenging me with new unexpected ways to standard exercises.
One piece of advice get a medicine ball.

FitnessBuilder Moving Ball Push Up

FitnessBuilder week 7.

It’s amazing how fast the weeks have gone by. I have been working out for a solid month and a half and getting results. Since I started working out with FitnessBuilder I have lost a total of 8 lbs, my cardio, stamina and strength have improved. Now my next challenge is my diet. Working out is crucial to losing weight but diet plays a huge role in the get fit equation. This week I will be blogging about what I am eating.  Click here to read about how much sugar should be in your daily diet.

This week I am doing core workouts and some body building FB style.

Check out today’s exercise and routine.

Workout Time: 35 min 53 sec

Crunchless Core, Workout 1
Back Squat / Bent Over Row / Push Up / Dips / Corkscrew / One Leg Front Bridge

Exercise of the Day: Push Up (Medicine Ball).
If you don’t have a medicine ball get one it can help liven up your routine and put a twist on traditional exercises.

FitnessBuilder Push Up ( Medicine Ball )

FitnessBuilder week 6.

Notes: Feeling sore, call me sick but I like it. I love the pain, within reason of course I mean I am pushing myself just right. I am not an advocate of no pain, no gain theory. I am however an advocate of feeling a little bit of pain means your body is responding to the work out.

Workout Time: 40 min 11 sec

5×5: Workout 3
Deadlift / Chin Up / Step Up / Upright Row/ Reciprocal Incline Press

Exercise of the Day: Reciprocal Incline Press, chest exercise a really nice twist on a standard incline dumbbell press. I really like the motion of this exercise, keeping both arms in constant motion gives you the feeling of burning calories and building muscle. Marking it a FB favorite. ( FitnessBuilder allows you to build your own workout routines by marking exercises as favorites.)

FitnessBuilder Reciprocal Incline Bench Press

FitnessBuilder Week 5

Notes: The  Boot Camp Challenge Day 2. Great combination of the exercises that leave you sweating and with muscle burn. I like working out with this type of intensity I really feel  like it is changing my  body and making me stronger.

BootCamp Challenge: Workout 2
Cross Over Step Up / Uni Squat / Squat Thrusts / Chin Up / Hanging Leg Raise / V-Up / Bench Dip / Spiderman Push Up

Workout Time: 40 min

Exercise of the Day: Spiderman Push a chest exercise. A spin on the push up that  will challenge you. It’s nice to get a different perspective on exercise that makes you re – think possibilities of traditional exercises. Try it out.

FitnessBuilder Spiderman Push Up

Summary BootCamp Challenge: Solid routines that will make you sore with no weights. For the pass five weeks of working out with the FitnessBuilder I feel like I have been going to the gym and getting personal attention from a truly involved personal trainer.

FitnessBuilder Week 3

Notes: For the next three days I will be focusing on Tubing. Tubing is resistance training. Resistance Training is a form of strength training in which each effort is performed against a specific opposing force generated by resistance (i.e. resistance to being pushed, squeezed, stretched or bent).(Source Wikipedia). Day 11 has introduced me to a giant rubber band that can build strength, hey who knew.

Tubing Total Body, Level 1: Foundation, Workout 1:
Split Squat – Bench Press – Close Row – Overhead Press – Hip Abduction – Feet Up Crunch – Curl – Kickback – Hi-Lo Chop -Reverse Crunch

Workout Time: 40 min 58 sec

Exercise of the Day: Bench Press Tubing. A giant rubber band gives a whole new meaning to working out to traditional exercises.

FitnessBuilder Bench Press Tubing

FitnessBuilder Week 2.

Notes: This week I’m doing a 4 – Day Split Routines, split routines allow you to focus on one muscle group at a time.
Today I focused on the chest.

4 Day Split Routine -Chest
Incline Bench – Reciprocal Bench – Crossover – Flat Fly – Pullover – Deep Push Up

Workout Time: 40 min 36 sec

Exercise of the Day: Pullover. A great exercise for developing the center of your chest.  I like to squeeze my pecks at the top to give it a little extra push.

FitnessBuilder Pullover