- Come to the ground on your knees. Tighten your core and maintain a flat back.
- Position your hands on the ground in front of you, directly below your shoulders. Cross your feet in the back.
- Lower your chest towards the ground. Bend your elbows at a 60-degree angle until your chest is just above the ground. You should feel a stretch across your chest. Hold for a count of one.
- Without locking your elbows, push yourself back to the starting position by straightening your arms.
No Equipment Upper Body: Time On - Time Off
44 min
·
9 exercises
Don't worry, no leg work today at all, we are going to just hit that upper body nice and hard! Remember, don't over rest; work through those 'on' times and give it your all.
Knee Push-ups
Starting out nice and easy, get that chest warmed up!
1:00 rest
Jumping Jacks
Get nice and fluid with these!
1:00 rest
High Knees
Some more high knees! Go for 15 secs at a warm-up pace, 15 secs at a faster pace & 15 secs of sprinting!
1:00 rest
Incline Push-ups
Some further chest work, big pushes!
1:00 rest
Shadow Boxing
Some 45-second rounds to imagine boxing someone who says you can't have seconds on pizza night.
1:00 rest
Bench Tricep Dips
Aim to keep your legs out straight, putting more weight on your triceps!
1:00 rest
Mountain Climbers
Some mountain climbers! Go for 15 secs at a warm-up pace, 15 secs at a faster pace & 15 secs of sprinting!
1:00 rest
Plank Shoulder Taps
Keep your core strong here, and keep going!
1:00 rest
Plank
Finish up the day with some solid planking!
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No Equipment Upper Body: Time On - Time Off
44 min
·
9 exercises
Don't worry, no leg work today at all, we are going to just hit that upper body nice and hard! Remember, don't over rest; work through those 'on' times and give it your all.
Knee Push-ups
Starting out nice and easy, get that chest warmed up!
Primary muscle group(s):
Chest
Secondary:
Abs, Shoulders, Triceps
Primary muscle group(s):
Chest
Secondary:
Abs, Shoulders, Triceps
- Place a pair of dumbbells on the floor. Lie on your back in between the dumbbells. Bend your knees and move your feet towards your butt.
- Grab the dumbbells and hold them above you. Allow your upper arms to remain on the floor. Begin the movement by pushing the dumbbells over your chest. Pause at the top and squeeze your chest muscles.
- Slowly bring the weights down to the starting position, allowing your arms to rest for a brief moment before beginning the next repetition.
Primary muscle group(s):
Chest
Secondary:
Abs, Shoulders, Triceps
- Get into position by placing your hands flat on the floor, directly below your shoulders.
- Extend your legs out behind you, with only your toes and balls of your feet touching the floor.
- Hold your body up and keep your back straight by tightening your abdominal muscles.
- Your neck and head should be bent slightly back.
- Lower your chest towards the ground by bending your elbows until your chest is just above the ground or you feel a stretching of your chest and shoulders. Hold for a count of one.
- Press upwards from your chest and shoulders, straightening your arms as you return to the starting position. Hold for a count of one.
- Repeat.
Jumping Jacks
Get nice and fluid with these!
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Hamstrings, Shoulders
- Stand with your feet together, arms fully extended with your hands by your sides. This is the start position.
- Bend your knees slightly then straighten and push through the balls of your feet while straightening your your knees to jump up spreading your legs to wider than hip width apart.
- As you do so, raise both arms out and up in a smooth arc until your hands meet above your head.
- As you return to the ground, bring your feet together and your hands back to your sides with your arms fully extended.
- Continue without pause for the desired amount of time or repetitions.
This exercise can be performed as a timed exercise, completing as many reps as possible in a set time or, in sets with a fixed number of repetitions per set. To increase intensity, bend your arms slightly as you raise them to engage your biceps and triceps and squeezing them during each rep.
High Knees
Some more high knees! Go for 15 secs at a warm-up pace, 15 secs at a faster pace & 15 secs of sprinting!
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
Secondary:
Glutes & Hip Flexors
- Begin jogging in place, lifting the knees as high as you can.
- Try to lift your knees up to hip level but keep the core tight to support your back.
- For a more advanced move, hold your hands straight at hip level and try to touch the knees to your hands as you lift them.
- Bring the knees towards your hands instead of reaching the hands to the knees!
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Hamstrings, Shoulders
- Stand with your feet together, arms fully extended with your hands by your sides. This is the start position.
- Bend your knees slightly then straighten and push through the balls of your feet while straightening your your knees to jump up spreading your legs to wider than hip width apart.
- As you do so, raise both arms out and up in a smooth arc until your hands meet above your head.
- As you return to the ground, bring your feet together and your hands back to your sides with your arms fully extended.
- Continue without pause for the desired amount of time or repetitions.
This exercise can be performed as a timed exercise, completing as many reps as possible in a set time or, in sets with a fixed number of repetitions per set. To increase intensity, bend your arms slightly as you raise them to engage your biceps and triceps and squeezing them during each rep.
Primary muscle group(s):
Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Glutes & Hip Flexors
- Standing tall with a tight core and flat back, you will begin the dynamic stretching exercise as if you were running in place. Keep the knees slightly bent at all times.Start slowly and work up to a faster speed.
- Bring your left foot back and all the way up to the glutes. Return your left foot to the ground and repeat on the other side.
- Continue this back and forth motion, keeping your arms swinging in motion.
Incline Push-ups
Some further chest work, big pushes!
Primary muscle group(s):
Chest
Secondary:
Abs, Shoulders, Triceps
- Set up a bench or stable elevated surface. Begin with both hands on the bench at shoulder-width or just outside of shoulder-width.
- Place your feet straight behind you while you tighten your abs and engage the hips. Your hips should not dip or elevate too high during the movement.
- Slowly lower yourself towards the bench. Once your upper arms are parallel with the floor, pause, and return to the starting position.
Primary muscle group(s):
Chest
Secondary:
Triceps
- Set a barbell in a weight rack at the low end of a decline bench, making sure it is at a height you can reach without fully extending your arms.
- Secure your feet under the stirrup, bar or strap at the high end of the bench and lie flat on your back with the rack slightly behind you.
- Using an overhand grip, grip the bar with your hands slightly wider than your shoulder width apart.
- Push up to lift the bar from the rack and hold it directly over you with your arms locked.
- Bend your elbows to slowly lower the barbell until it slightly touches your chest, inhaling as you do so.
- Drive the weight back up by contracting your pec muscles and return to the start position, exhaling as you do so.
- At the top of the movement, lock your arms and squeeze your chest muscles.
If you are new at this exercise, you should use a spotter. If no spotter is available, then be conservative with the amount of weight used. Do not let the bar drift too far forward, it should touch down your lower chest only. Don't bounce the weight off your chest. Keep full control of the barbell at all times. When performing this exercise, use a 2:1:1 count. That is a count of two on the downward movement. Pause for a count of one. A count of one one the upward movement. You can also use dumbbells or exercise bands to perform this exercise.
Primary muscle group(s):
Chest, Triceps
Secondary:
Abs, Shoulders
- Place a pair of dumbbells on the floor next to a decline bench. Secure yourself in the bench. Pick up dumbbells and hold them above you with a slight bend in the elbow.
- Keeping the dumbbells in line with your chest, slowly open up your arms to the sides.
- Stop when your upper arms are parallel with the floor.
- Squeeze your chest muscles and slowly return to starting position. Repeat.
Shadow Boxing
Some 45-second rounds to imagine boxing someone who says you can't have seconds on pizza night.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs, Biceps, Shoulders, Triceps
Secondary:
Calves, Glutes & Hip Flexors, Lower Back, Quadriceps, Shoulders, Triceps
- Stand tall with a tight core. Keep your gaze straight ahead. Bring your hands up to shoulder level. Make a tight fist with the thumb on the outside of your hand. Do not wrap your fingers around your thumb.
- Begin in a left lead stance. Your left foot should be in front. Your right foot should be behind. Throw a left lead jab by extending your left hand straight out in front of you and immediately retracting.
- Follow up the left jab with a right cross. Twist your foot and drive your right hip forward as you throw a straight punch with your back right hand. Alternate these two punches. Switch sides when finished with the prescribed repetitions.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs, Obliques
Secondary:
Shoulders
- Sit comfortably with your feet grounded, knees bent, and body upright.
- Slowly lower your upper body backwards just enough to feel a strain on your abs.
- From here throw a desired amount of left and right eye-level punches.
Bench Tricep Dips
Aim to keep your legs out straight, putting more weight on your triceps!
Primary muscle group(s):
Triceps
Secondary:
Shoulders
- Sit on a chair with your hands either next to your hips or slightly under the hips.
- Lift up onto your hands and bring your hips forward.
- Bend your elbows and lower your hips down, keeping shoulders down and hips close to the chair.
- Push back up but don’t lock your elbows and repeat.
Primary muscle group(s):
Triceps
Secondary:
Upper Back & Lower Traps
- Holding a pair of water bottles with an overhand grip, stand tall with your chest up and core braced. Bend at the hips while keeping your back completely flat.
- Once your upper body is parallel with the floor, bring your upper arms to your sides. Begin by pushing the water bottles back and behind you.
- Pause at the top of the movement and feel the contraction in your triceps. Slowly lower the water bottles and begin again.
Mountain Climbers
Some mountain climbers! Go for 15 secs at a warm-up pace, 15 secs at a faster pace & 15 secs of sprinting!
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs, Glutes & Hip Flexors
Secondary:
Chest, Shoulders
- Place your hands flat on the floor, shoulder width apart.
- Extend your torso and legs fully behind you with only your toes and balls of your feet touching the floor.
- Your body should be in a straight line, with your weight supported on your hands and toes only.
- Starting with either leg, flex your knee and hip at the same time to bring your knee up and under your hip. Your other leg should remain fully extended. This is the start position.
- Using an explosive movement, reverse the position of your legs, by extending the bent leg back and simultaneously flexing the straight leg until it is in the startposition.
- Continue alternating in this manner for the desire amount of time.
Plank Shoulder Taps
Keep your core strong here, and keep going!
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
Secondary:
Lower Back
- Lock yourself in the plank push-up position ensuring that your body forms a straight line from shoulders to heels.
- Bring your right arm off the ground and touch your left shoulder before placing it back on the ground.
- Repeat the same movement for the opposing arm.
Plank
Finish up the day with some solid planking!
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
- Get into a face down position on the floor supporting your upper body on your forearms. Your elbows should be bent at 90 degrees.
- Extend your legs straight out behind you, supporting them on your toes and balls of your feet.
- Keep your body in a straight line by tightening your abdominal and oblique muscles.
- Hold for as long as possible.
For extra balance training and core strengthening, you can lift one arm or leg.
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