Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Upper Body Workout 1

Rows: (1) Place tubing around a sturdy object. Hold handles in both hands, out in front of you, palms down (a). Make sure shoulders are not hunched up.

(a)
(2) Slowly pull elbows back, squeezing shoulder blades together (b). Hold for 1-2 seconds and slowly release back to starting position.

(b)

Push-Ups: (1) Position body on hands and toes (a). If it is too difficult starting on toes, drop to knees until strength is built up.

(a)

(2) Slowly lower body until nose comes close to the ground (b). Keep body in a perfect line.

(b)

Bicep Curls: (1) Start with weights down to side (a). You may use a tubing by stepping in the middle and holding on to the handles as if they were the weights.

(a)

(2) Keeping elbows in to side, slowly bring weights up to shoulders (b). Lower back to start position.

(b)

Tricep Dips: (1) Hold on to edge of bench, table, or chair, feet out in front, keeping body as close to chair as possible (a).

(a)

(2) Slowly lower body down as far as you can go (b), and back up to start position.

(b)