I rarely do body-part split workouts any more. I have a solid muscle base and don’t need to build much more. I also despise working certain muscle groups, and began skipping those days all together for some extra time on the elliptical with a Keeping Up with the Kardashians marathon.
Nothing like burning some brain cells while you’re burning some fat.
Some days, I’m just really in the mood to hit a muscle group hard, if for no other reason that I want to lift heavy.
Chest is one of those muscle groups that I just dread working. It’s a complete snoozefest.
So I added some shoulder exercises in today to keep me interested. And of course, some cardio bursts at the end. I just can’t sit still.
Chest & Shoulders Supersets
4 sets of 10 reps for each
Incline dumbbell chest press
Pushups
Overhead shoulder press
Dumbbell chest fly
Dumbbell lateral side raise
Barbell front raise
20 Burpees
60 seconds Mountain climbers
20 pushups
Repeat the last 3 exercises twice.
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I have some dreaded body parts to work..namely biceps!!
This routine sounds great, this is defiantly something I’ve been looking for!! I think I’ll try a (MODIFIED haha) version later this week.
love it…i always superset ,it shortens the workout and keeps my HR up!! I want to workout with you Jess!!
So you would recommend for people trying to build muscle to work separate body parts first? :S
Wei-Wei
Not necessarily. I’ve had clients see great results with a solid 4 day upper/lower split.
I love working chest! It’s legs I dread. Looks great.
I hate a love/hate relationship with legs. I dread biceps.
What is a burpee?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MGljX4bbps
If you are a beginner, you can skip the pushup in the middle.
Oh! I do those all the time. I call them “Floor Humpers” though.
I like that name better.
Awesome workout! I’m definitely doing this strength routine in place of one of mine this week
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