# 1 – Box Jumps Upgrade
Believe it or not, this is a great NON-impact exercise but most
people don’t look at this exercise this way.
Tip 1– Land SOFTLY. Because you’re at an elevated position at
the top, you’re able to do this.
Tip 2 – DON’T “jump” down. You can destroy your achilles doing
this and there’s no added benefit. Just step down.
# 2 – Pushups Upgrade
Don’t let your elbows “flare” out. Instead, keep them tucked near
your sides and you’ll save your shoulder joints and rotator cuff.
Want to carve out some crazy tricep definition? Do Close-Grip
Pushups (your hands should be just inside shoulder-width) and
do them 90% style.
That means you’ll come up only 90% instead of all the way. This
keeps constant tension on your triceps.
# 3 – The Legendary “Switch” Lunge
This exercise kicks my butt every time. You’ll not only work your
quads, glutes and hamstrings, but your heart rate will go through the
roof as you burn tons of calories with this resistance/conditioning “hybrid”
exercise.
#4 – Mountain Climbers (You’re Doing Them Wrong)
The typical way to do this classic move is to “shuffle” your feet
back and forth as fast as possible while “piking” your hips in the air.
This can wreck havoc on your back.
Instead, do them at a moderate pace (1 second to bring your foot
in and 1 to bring it back).
Keep your hips low and brace your abs HARD.
This will work your abs harder in 20 seconds than 60 seconds the old
fashioned way.
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