Total body superset workout

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Dumbbell chest press x Dumbbell shoulder press:

3 sets of 10-12 reps per exercise

Dips x Single arm dumbbell row:

3 sets of 10-12 reps per exercise

Bent over barbell row x Pull ups:

3 sets of 10-12 reps per exercise

Bicep curl x Tricep rope extension:

3 sets of 10-12 reps per exercise

Dumbbell lunges x box jumps:

3 sets of 10-12 reps per exercise

 

Abdominal rope pull down x Hanging leg raise:

3 sets of 15-20 reps per exercise

 

 

Is Naked juice even healthy?

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Since being healthy and going to the gym is considered “cool” it seems that everyone is looking for the next craze to jump on, lately I’ve noticed that Naked fruit juice drink is that next craze. I personally love the taste of these drinks and the of marketing of the product. Using words like ” Natural”, “Fresh” and even ” healthy”. All of this lead people to pay as much £4 in some shops for this drink. But is it really healthy? Some of the flavours contain as much as 35g of sugar which is the equivalent or if not more than a lot of the obvious unhealthy fizzy drinks such as coca cola and fanta.

Here are some the popular flavours with their sugar contents.

Naked™ Orange Juice: 27 grams
Naked™ Berry Blast: 32 grams
Naked™ Green Machine: 35 grams
Naked™ Mighty Mango: 35 grams

Not even just Naked products are guilty for this. Although the majority of fruit juices are considered healthy, they all have large amounts of compressed fruits into one drink which leads to high sugar contents. If your looking for a healthy fruit juice with less sugar you would be better of buying a basic orange juice or something that only contains a single fruit and of course is fresh.

However, my advice when it comes to what to drink would be WATER. Drinking lots of water a day will lead to a stronger immune system, better skin and also contributes massively to weight loss.

Shoulder workout

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21’s:

7 reps front raise, 7 reps side raise, 7 reps rear delt raise – 3 sets

Dumbbell shoulder press:

3 sets of 10-12 reps

Dumbbell front raise:

3 sets of 10-12 reps

Dumbbell side lateral raise:

3 sets of 10-12 reps

Rear delt cable cross over:

3 sets of 10-12 reps

EZ curl bar row superset with dumbbell shrugs:

5 sets of 8-10 reps

 

Christmas ab blast

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This christmas has consisted of chocolate,sweets and lots of cake! So now I feel like i need to get down the gym asap and burn of all these calories. But in the mean time here is a great ab burning workout which only takes about 5 minutes.

Once you have finished, take a 30 second rest and repeat again.

30 crunches

30 alternating crunches

30 leg raises

30 side bends

30 double crunch

1 minute plank

1 minute side plank

 

Back and bicep blast

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Pull ups x Lat pull down 

4 sets of 8-10 reps per exercise

Bent over barbell row x shrugs

4 sets of 8-10 reps per exercise

Single arm dumbbell row x Deadlifts

4 sets of 8-10 reps per exercise


Dumbell bicep curl

4 sets of 8-10 reps

Hammer curl

4 sets of 8-10 reps

preacher curl

4 sets of 8-10 reps

Seated single arm isolation curl

4 sets of 8-10 reps

 

My top tips for girls on how to get in shape

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Since the Victorias secret fashion show was aired over here in the UK last week, Girls have been flooding in to the gym asking the same question, ” how can i look like a Victorias secret model?”. Its great to see girls want to get in shape and look fit but for the vast majority of you, the answer is… you won’t ever look like one. Not because you don’t have what it takes to train intensely for months on end and follow a strict diet but because your GENETICS will not allow you to. The girls that walk the runways are models for a reason. All of them are naturally thin and can maintain a low body fat with little effort. Yes alot of them do train like crazy also, but i think you will find that if you looked at some of their first shoots as models, they all still had good figures. With that being said, you can still get in GREAT shape no matter what kind of genetics you have. It doesn’t matter if your 5,10″ with long legs and a naturally thin stomach or your shorter and carry excess fat.

So how do i actually tone up and lose weight?

If you follow these 5 key steps i can guarantee you will see great progress and start to achieve your fitness goals in no time.

1.) Train often and stay consistent – To make progress you need to be staying consistent with your exercise and diet.

2.) Eat clean – I always say its 70% diet and 30% exercise. Cut out all junk food and bad carbs and start eating healthy and more nutritious meals.

3.) Do cardio – The easiest way to lose weight is to get on some sort of cardio based regime. High intensity cardio mixed with body weight exercises are perfect.

4.) Body weight exercises – Resistance training for girls is hugely effective, it doesn’t only aid weight loss but doing a mixture of body weight exercises and actually lifting light weights for high repetitions will tone and shape your muscles and give you that look you’ve always wanted.

5.) Don’t be fooled – There is so many diet plans and weight loss courses that promise girls certain results. The majority of them are useless. A mixture of regular exercise and maintaing a healthy diet will work just fine.

 

Legs and abs workout

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Here is a intense high repetition based leg workout, followed up with some core burning abs. The reason i chose to put the two together is because when training legs and performing exercises like squats, alot of natural testosterone is being released which helps with all round fat loss. So adding an ab workout at the end will help you burn of that extra fat around your stomach area you’ve been trying to lose.

 

Barbell squats:

4 sets of 12 – 15 reps

Hack squat:

4 sets of 12-15 reps

Single leg dumbbell lunge:

4 sets of 12-15 reps per leg

Quad extensions:

4 sets of 15 reps

Hamstring curls:

4 sets of 12


 

Hanging leg raise:

3 sets of 10-15 reps

Weighted sit ups:

3 sets of 15-20 reps

Exercise ball crunches:

3 sets of 15-20 reps

Double crunch

3 sets of 20-40 reps

Total body destruction

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Here is a great total body workout which uses supersets to up the intensity and help maximise how much calories you burn, whilst destroying your muscle at the same time.

Deadlift x pull up

3 sets of 10-12 reps per exercise

Barbell squats x single leg lunges 

3 sets of 10-12 reps per exercise

Bench press x push ups

3 sets of 10-12 reps per exercise

Bent over barbell row x Dumbell shoulder press

3 sets of 10-12 reps per exercise

Bicep curl x tricep extension

3 sets of 10-12 reps per exercise

How to lose weight fast with HIT CARDIO

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High intensity cardio (hit cardio) is a great way to maximise the intensity of your workouts and really help you burn the most calories as possible. For those who are unfamiliar with the term, its basically any kind of cardiovascular exercise/workout that gets your heart rate up and really pushes you to your max. I notice that alot of people approach cardio the wrong way, they tend to spend the duration of the gym session on a cardio machine going at a steady pace, hoping they will lose weight and burn calories. HIT cardio is a much better way to burn calories and you can do it in half the time. The best way to burn calories and get in better shape is to get your heart rate up as high as possible and get your entire body working at a pace that will really push you and force your body to adapt. I guarantee that if you scrap the normal cardio routine for a few hit cardio sessions a week, you will see a huge difference in your fitness in no time.

Here is my HIT cardio workout that i did this morning.

warm up:

2k run

Interval sprints on treadmill:

run at a moderate pace for 30 seconds then sprint for 40 seconds. x 15

Rowing machine:

Row 3000 for time

Box jumps

3 sets of 20 reps

Burpees

3 sets of 30 reps

punch bag 

5 x 3 minute rounds with speed punching for 1 minute every other minute.

Build a bigger chest workout

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Here is a workout thats going to help you form a rounded and well defined chest, which for many people is desirable. Just like any other muscle in your body, the chest responds well to completely destroying the fibres and hitting them from every angle. Be sure to push yourself to the limit, make sure on your final reps your pushing through that lactic barrier!!

Flat bench press x press ups

3 sets of 8-10 reps with 10-20 press ups as soon as you’ve finished your flat bench sets.

Incline bench press x incline press ups

3 sets of 8-10 reps with 10-20 incline press ups as soon as you’ve finished your incline press sets.

Decline bench press

3 sets of 8-10 reps

Dips

3 sets to failure

High cable cross overs

3 sets of 8-10 reps

Low cable cross overs

3 sets of 8-10 reps