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Re: Routines to tone arms, back and abs?
On pec/tri/delt day I do something like:
5 sets of 12-15 pushups, possibly including variations
1-2 sets of 12 tricep pushups (arms at side)
2 sets of dips on a chair
1 set of 12 shoulder presses
2 sets of 12 arm-out-at-sides-like-flying lifts (I don't know what they're called!)
On bicep and lat day I do hopefully close to 25 pull ups in sets or 4, 3, or even 2 when I get tired
A few chin ups between other bicep work
3 sets of isolated bicep curls with 10lbs
2 sets of 3-4 negative isolated bicep curls with 30lbs
On ab/core day I do something like:
12 regular crunches
12 hanging straight legged raises
12 weighted crunches
12 weighted hanging knee raises
12 twisting swiss ball crunches
2-5 minutes of vacuum
2 sets of "roman chair" type back exercises on the swiss ball
1 set of 12 supermans (lie on front and lift arms and legs towards ceiling)
I don't cover everything enough. Sometimes I do more, sometimes less. I used to really concentrate on my triceps but I started getting a pain in them and someone asked "Why are you training a smaller muscle like that SO much?" So I try to do more exercises to bigger muscles and not overdo the smaller, easier to injure muscles.
HTH
Bonnie
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