Chest:
-Incline dumbbell press
superset with push ups off knees
-Flat bench dumbbell press
superset with inclined push ups
-Cable crossovers
Triceps:
-Dips off bench
superset with dumbbell kickbacks
-Cable rope extensions
Dollar a Day Training: Sets, reps, and weight suggestions are included on the downloadable
workout version, as well as my personal training tips and explanations
of exercise variations.
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For the week 2 of the 8 week extravaganza combo pack (meal plan & 5 workouts):
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What area do you struggle with most? For me, my back is my lagging muscle group as compared to the rest of my body. To be perfectly honest, for years it’s been my least favorite body part to train and I’ve slacked in that department. Acknowledge your strengths & weaknesses so you know where to go moving forward!
Fitness Barbie Gym Style
Top & Pants: Lululemon
Tip of the Day: Recognize decreasing overall body fat as the target through both exercise and healthy eating. (1) Spot reduction is a MYTH – you cannot pick and choose where you want your body to lose fat; doing crunches will not lead to a decrease in belly fat – the systemic process is out of your control (2) Muscle is not the enemy! Muscle doesn’t necessarily make you bulky; fat can make you bulky. Muscle and fat can make you bulky. In fact, muscle cells act as a metabolic furnace, burning calories just to sustain themselves (3) A decrease is body fat cannot be accomplished by exercise alone; the diet portion is crucial to enhancing the benefits you work for in the gym.
Eat Clean to Get Lean: Yesterday, I asked you to drop some EGGucation (hehe) on my IG page. For quite some time, I’ve been mindlessly purchasing organic, antibiotic and hormone free, cage free brown eggs. Besides the obvious benefits, I really didn’t know much more. Lesson learned – don’t be afraid to ask questions and never fail to seek more knowledge. If any of you dolls are interested to read more about what others had to say, click here for the link to my IG picture & read the comment section! Thank you to those who shared their information!
QUESTION OF THE DAY: Let’s continue the conversation here… what are your thoughts on eggs? Brown vs white? “Cage free?” Organic?
Lauren – thank you so much for your workout ideas and meals. Going to the gym is out of the question for me most days so I have to change the workouts slightly to make them work with my 'home gym' but it is so nice to wake up and have a workout plan already ready.
As for eggs, I buy mine from a local farmer. Its nice to know exactly how they are raised and what they are fed.
Ever since we saw a documentary about food, we got spooked about eggs. We now have our own chickens. I was raised on store-bought eggs and they are still nutritious but when you see an egg from a chicken who doesn't live on an egg farm you would be shocked at the difference! The first thing we learned about eggs is that the yolk of an egg from a healthy chicken will be dark orange. This means the chicken is eating a natural diet that includes bugs as their primary protein source (chickens scavenge and eat a wide variety of things). The paler the yolk, the less nutrients the chicken is eating. Also, the shells of eggs from healthy chickens are much healthier and rarely white. Makes you wonder how store bought eggs come white…Don't mean to preach here, I guess I just have a thing for chickens 🙂