It’s time to dig out your stability ball from the back of the closet, give it a few extra puffs of air, and take it out for a test drive. Here are examples of a few simple exercises you can do with a stability ball to help you build and maintain your upper body strength.
What you need:
A stability ball
Weights – for different presses
1) Chest-press on exercise ball – Lie with your back on the stability ball and your feet on the floor. Your knees should be at a 90 degree angle. Hold a weight or dumbbell in each hand.
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Push Your Way Up to Fitness
October 15th, 2009 by Joe Lawrence | Eating & Exercise, Exercises, Strength Training
Strapped for cash? Still want to get into shape? The all time best exercise for fitness is the push-up. It can be done anywhere and by anybody. There are hundreds of variations to build differing muscle groups and to add challenge or even decrease the stress placed on your muscles. The push-up is king.
Most research shows each traditional push-up is the same as lifting 50-70% of your body weight. That is a pretty good workout for most, if they only did 3 sets of 30. A man weighing 180 lbs would have lifted a total of 8,100 pounds in a
Most research shows each traditional push-up is the same as lifting 50-70% of your body weight. That is a pretty good workout for most, if they only did 3 sets of 30. A man weighing 180 lbs would have lifted a total of 8,100 pounds in a
The Best Daily Plan Ever
October 21st, 2008 by Joe Lawrence | Eating & Exercise, Exercises, Family Fitness, Strength Training
"When Chuck Norris does push ups, he doesn't push himself up, he pushes the Earth down." After doing this workout plan people are going to say your name in place of Chuck's. All it is going to take is a few minutes each day to do very common exercises.
First of all, this plan is best to supplement your current plan. With it you will gradually build your endurance and strength. You will only do one set of push ups, crunches and lunges.
Here is the plan for day one: Do as many push ups as you can on day one. (ex. 40 total push ups,
First of all, this plan is best to supplement your current plan. With it you will gradually build your endurance and strength. You will only do one set of push ups, crunches and lunges.
Here is the plan for day one: Do as many push ups as you can on day one. (ex. 40 total push ups,
