Hurricane party for your muscles:)

So, we're having a hurricane (hurricane Isaac to be exact) and it looks like we're going to be stuck inside for a day or so. Don't ya just hate that? Well, you're in luck not only is the below post a great one time workout to help pass the time while its raining cats and dogs, but it is a quick and easy addition to any gals daily routine that will tone those core muscles and strengthen your upper body in no time. 

You really have no good excuse not to do it (unless your pregnant... Shout out! you know who you are.) It takes less than an hour, you don't need any equipment, and you'll feel so great once your done.

Lets get started...

Almost every woman wishes she had better upper body strength so we're going to focus on both biceps (that bulge on the top of our arm we love to see)
 and triceps (the muscle on the bottom of the arm.. remember the toner the triceps are the less flab and sag you'll have)

 Tricep dips: 2 sets of 30 

Sit in a spider position with your feet, glut, and palms all touching the ground. Then left one leg straight in the air

 (for beginners you can rest one knee on top of the other)

 and lift your glut off the ground.

 One Tri-dip rep consist of you keeping your body in that position with the exception of bending your elbows to lower your shoulders towards the ground and then coming back up again.

 This really works the back of your arms and if you're doing it correctly you can tell within just a few reps because you will start to feel the burn. Remember to really focus on bending at the elbows so that your triceps are doing all the work bringing your body back up. Once you do one set of 30 take about a minute break ,long enough to breath but you don't want to lose the burn, then do the next set of 30.

Push ups: 2 sets of 10

The important thing to remember about push ups is that form is everything. You want your body to stay in a straight line. Make sure you tuck your hips and drop your shoulders. Go down until your chin almost touches the floor, looking straight ahead, and then push yourself back up. Do all ten and fast as you can while keeping every movement controlled. For beginners start on your knees but still make sure your body is aligned from your knee to your shoulders and then work your way up to doing it on your toes.

If most women want to stronger upper body I think its safe to say ALL women want a flatter stomach. I have two great workout  towards that end that are relativity easy to do, easy to build up to higher reps and have noticeable results in a relatively short amount of time.

Air crunches: 3 sets of 30

 Lie on your back with your legs straight out. Keep your legs straight and about 6 inches off the ground then bring them up, bending at the knee but keeping ankles together, while bringing your upper body forward at the same time. Both upper and lower body should meet in the middle ( knees to chest) with the only point touching the ground being the tip of your glut, then go back to your starting position and repeat. The slower you go the more it works those muscles and you can tell by the burn. The only ones that burn count:) the others are just warming up. So, once your abs start feeling like they are on fire just give yourself a mental high five YOU'RE CHANGING THOSE MUSCLES!

Planks: 3 sets of 25 seconds with 10 second between.

To do a correct plank you're holding muscles throughout your entire body as tight as you can while keeping your body in a straight line. The only two points touching the ground are your tip toes and your forearms. Look straight ahead and breath deeply. 

This might not sound hard but believe me by the time you get to 15 seconds your going to be rethinking that and at that point you'll have 10 more seconds.

Its important not to take long breaks between b/c once again once they start burning you're getting your best workout.

Hip dip planks: 2 sets of 15

In plank position dip your hips from almost touching the floor on the right to almost touching on the left. Remember to keep your body straight even as you dip. This works your obliques (outer abdominals better than anything) Your toes will slid but just keep pulling them back to position:)

What woman doesn't want to tone up that fanny? I don't believe I have ever met that lady. 

Bonus workout!

Kneeling lunges: 2 sets of 30

 On hands and knees bring knee up to chest then kick the same leg back as far up towards the sky as you come and then come back down. After 30 controlled reps change legs.

If you want to really pump up your workout

 add 30 minutes of high energy cardio

 (running, swimming, jax, jumping rope, ect.)

Best results if done at least once a day!

Leave me a comment with questions and/or 
let me know how your went. 

Happy Hurricane workout ya'll!