Monday, June 17, 2013

Fitness Tip of the Day: Monday's Muscle Work - Tank Top Arms Round 2


I agree!!!

My laptop is acting up, so this is going to be a short post.  Today, we are going for Tank Top Arms, Round 2 from Fitness Blender.


Again there is no warm up or cool down included, so make sure you do those.

Just a few modifications:  On the first exercise--Lateral Raises, do not lift your arms higher than straight out of the body--any higher is a risk to your shoulder joint.

If the Ventral Raises are too difficult, you can modify by taking the weights up and straight out of the body at the shoulder level and lower down without taking them all the way up.  If you're having trouble with your back arching, you can do these standing up against a wall.  Put your back and head against the wall tucking your pelvis slightly, feet are away from the wall about a foot or so.  Both of these modifications protect your back.

On the Close Shoulder Press, take the weights a little bit to the front of the body, not directly overhead, again, protecting the shoulder joint.

On the Dumbbell Jerks, keep the elbows in line with the rest of the arm--do not raise them higher, again protecting the shoulder.



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