Re: Tonite's upper body workout with Ben

[Guest guest]

Sounds like a good plan! I'll be very curious to hear his plan for ya

whenever you get to see him next.

Hugs back!

Sara

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> > > > > > > Tonite's workout was at Strada Gym with Ben. We did circuits

> > again,

> > > > this

> > > > > > > time targeting chest, back, biceps, triceps and core and again

> > there

> > > > was

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> > > > > > > pleasant variety! We did 3x through, 15 or 12 reps for most, 10

> > for a

> > > > > > few:

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> > > > > > > 1. Single arm chest presses on the ball, 25 lb dumbell

> > > > > > > 2. Alternating ball pushups, which I REALLY sucked at, I could

> > only

> > > > do 4

> > > > > >

> > > > > > > of them and oddly, my left arm was stronger at this than my

> > right.

> > > > For

> > > > > > the

> > > > > > > third time through we did pushup to a side plank instead and

> > those

> > > > didn't

> > > > > > > seem so bad.

> > > > > > > 3. Bicep curls with Ben stepping on the band

> > > > > > > 4. Barbell bicep curls 35 lb bar

> > > > > > > 5. Prone incline double arm rows, 25 lb dumbells

> > > > > > > 6. Reverse fly with a band

> > > > > > > 7. Skull Crushers 35 lb barbell

> > > > > > > 8. Supine pullovers 35 lb dumbell

> > > > > > > 9. Prone ball situps: HARD but FUN! Ben would throw a medicine

> > ball

> > > > as

> > > > > >

> > > > > > > I was leaning back, then just as I was about to do a situp I'd

> > throw

> > > > it

> > > > > > as

> > > > > > > hard as I could back to him, so we had a challenging (for me)

> > game of

> > > > > > catch!

> > > > > > > 10. Knee tucks and later, pikes on the stability ball

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> > > > > > > After that we got to end with my requested boxing drills! He

> > hadn't

> > > > used

> > > > > > > the mits before and I hadn't practiced on them since my Hapkido

> > class

> > > > in

> > > > > > > 2005 and at that we used them for kicks. It was a BLAST! It was

> > just

> > > > like

> > > > > > > you see on the Biggest Loser. So much fun!

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> > > > > > > I had a great time and am grateful to my special friend who

> > gifted

> > > > this

> > > > > > > session to me!

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> > > > > > > Hope everyone is having a nice evening!

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