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Mar 17 2009

Full Body Core Workout 5: Triceps and Biceps

The first exercise is a combination of a backward lunge and a tricep kickback. You start standing with your arms extended down, holding a dumbbell in each hand palms facing the sides of your thighs. Lunge back and bend your upper body forward. Bring your elbows up towards the ceiling and then extend your arms behind you so that they become parallel to the ground. Keep your shoulders contracted and your upper body rigid. Reverse the movement in controlled manner to get in the starting position. This exercise works your triceps, upper back, legs, and core.

The second exercise is for your biceps, legs and core. This is another balancing exercise so if its too challenging then you can lower your leg or bring your feet together.  Bend your upper body forward and lift one leg up behind you. The knee of the standing leg is slightly bent. Your body and your back leg should be parallel to the floor. Hold a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing forward with your arms extended down towards the floor. When you have your balance, alternate left and right biceps curls and switch legs halfway through the set.

Best,

Zuzana.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=643060654 Lorena Smith

    lol i trid to do the same as you in the video with only a leg wow is too hard what is the secret Zuzana can you adviceme please

  • Frank

    Dear Lorena,
    These are new exercises to me, too. I would suggest, that if you like them, try them with no weight at first, to get the coordination and focus down. When you feel comfortable, then, still with no weights, try to imagine that your arms are moving weights.
    The balance on the second exercise may seem daunting at first. Perhaps you can try touching the toes of the “behind” leg on the ground at first, or else on a chair or fitness step, if you have one, even against a wall. Otherwise, try holding only one dumbbell at a time. Use the other, free hand, to balance on the wall or with a chair, sofa, etc.
    The exercises Zuzana is presenting are awesomely effective in developing so much more than simply an attractive musculature. For example, on these two exercises, the ostensible focus is on biceps and triceps. But really, in addition to developing these, you are strengthening your “core,” enhancing your balance (a plethora of benefits here! Including renewing your brain!), augmenting your mental focus, cultivating your coordination, the list goes on.
    Many times, exercises seem impossible at first. Sometimes you have to work on more simple basics and come back to the hard ones. Other times, simple modifications, if persisted in, will enable you in practically no time to accomplish what hitherto seemed impossible.
    Perhaps it would be helpful to you to break the exercise down into elements; this is where doing it at first with no weights reaslly comes in. Just study the simple mechanics of the exercise. Watch the video over and over and imagine yourself doing the exercises. Before you go to sleep, remember it, imagine yourself doing the exercises, and as soon as you wake up, try to imagine yourself doing the exercise, even what you “ideally” would look like. During the day, practice an exercise you really want to learn, even if you have to go into the wash room to do so! Believe in yourself! And you will do it.
    Lorena, I hope this helps you. It is wonderful for you to even think of trying to improve yourself! More power to you!
    Good Life!

  • Michele

    hei beautiful workout are you interested to try a my sport test to increase your resistance during this tipe of exercises?

  • Michele

    please contat me on you tube channel micevigdad or send me a mail at micheleevigdad@live.it
    thanks :)

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  • Don

    I’ve never seen these exercises done. I’m going to have to try them.

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