Tuesday, July 26, 2016

21 Day Fix Day 2 Review: Upper Fix

It's time for the next installment of the 21 Day Fix review.  Today we're on Day 2 and it's time to work the arms!

Tuesday's Workout:  Upper Fix

Autumn's Inspirational Quote of the Day:  "It doesn't get easier, you get stronger"
I have this on a shirt.  :)

Equipment:  2 sets of weights (light and heavy), mat (optional)

Total Workout Time:  31:42

Set up:  2 circuits, 5 exercises each circuit, repeated, 1 minute per exercise

Exercises:
Warm-up (about 3 minutes):  jog, jumping jacks, windmills (arm circles front and back), over the tops (side lunge and reach overhead to the side right and left), alternating toe taps (legs straight, touch opposite toe); repeat.

Circuit 1:  5 exercises, repeated, 1 minute each
Bent-over Row:  feet together, holding weights, keep elbows close to your ribcage, contract back muscles and pull weights up
Transverse Twist:  feet apart, holding weights, "punch" weight across your body, keeping it aligned with your chest, alternate sides

Push-up:  in plank position (toes or knees), hands shoulder-width apart, feet together, abs in tight, back in alignment, lower to the floor and push back up
Plank Hold:  in a plank position on your elbows, contract your core, back flat, feet together--stay there!
Curl to Press:  holding weights, bicep curl up, turn weights, overhead shoulder press, lower weights, repeat

Repeat Circuit

Circuit 2:  5 exercises, repeated, 1 minute each
Lat Pull-over:  laying flat on the mat, hold weights in each hand, lower over your head, keeping arms straight

Circle Crunch:  laying flat on the mat, hands lightly behind your head, contract abs and lift up, moving around in a circle one way and then back

Chest Press:  laying flat on the mat, hold weights in each hand, elbows bent, press weights right above chest, lower, repeat
Scissor Twist:  laying flat on the mat, one leg up to the ceiling, other leg straight out, switch legs while crunching to the leg extended to the ceiling

Front Raise:  holding weights, raise both weights up to chest height and bring down
Repeat Circuit

Cooldown:  (just over a minute) stretch the arms

Personal Opinions and Difficulty:  In this workout you can really go heavy with weights.  I love the set up of this workout because it seems to fly by with there only being two circuits.  I like the addition of the ab work in the second circuit, but I wish there had been two arm workouts instead (could have easily put in some tricep dips and flys).  
Difficulty: 3/5 If you up the weights, you'll feel it and achieve muscle failure, but I don't like this is the most difficult arm workout ever.
Enjoyment:  4/5
Overall:  4/5  Like I said above, if there had been two arm exercises instead of abs, my arms would have been given a full workout.


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