Lower Body Sculpt
This is a
Body Sculpting pattern from
www.turnstep.com.
(pattern 14615)
Equipment needed: body bar and/or hand weights
Muscles worked: glutes, hamstrings, quads, obliques, lower abs
OBJECT OF EXERCISE: work large muscles to state of fatigue for max results
1. BASIC SQUATS - with some added resistance
for resistance use bar over the shoulders (behind your head) or hand weights by your sides
- Basic squat position: feet apart, toes forward, shoulders back, suck in those abs
- Squat down and up 8X
- Squat down and up - 2 count (2 counts down, 2 counts up) - 8X (emphazise "slow, smooth & controlled" movements)
- HOLD in down position for 8 count
- Lower 1 INCH - hold for 8 count
- Raise 2 INCHES - hold for 8 count
AT EASE!
2. BASIC LUNGES - with some added resistance
for resistance use bar over the shoulders or hand weights by your sides
- Basic lunge position: extend foot back, heel up, shoulders back, abs sucked in
- Lunge down and up - 8X
- Change to a 2 count down & up - 8X
- HOLD in down position for 8 count
- Lower 1 INCH - hold for 8 count
- Raise 2 INCHES - hold for 8 count
AT EASE!
3 STRETCH BODY
- Bar over shoulders (if you are using weights, you can hold weights up and rest them on your shoulders in a comfortable position)
- Feet apart, toes forward, shoulders still back, "relaxed" easy squat position
- Turn upper body to the right and hold for 5 count
- Turn upper body to the left and hold for 5 count
- Dip right side to the floor and hold for 5 count
- Dip left side to the floor and hold for 5 count
- Center up, lean forward SLIGHTLY, and dip right end of bar (or elbow if holding weights) towards the floor in front of body and hold for 5 count
-Same with left side
Done!
Added by
Mel
at 9:21 AM on Friday, October 1, 2004 EDT.
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