HAPPY NEW YEAR Y’ALL!!!
Raise your hand if your New Year’s resolution is to get in better shape! **meeeeee**
I’ve worked out my entire life. I did gymnastics from the time I was 2 years old until I was a junior in high school and I did cheerleading from 7th grade until graduating from college. After graduating from college and no longer having to worry about my stunt partner having to lift me up over his head on a daily basis, I lost some motivation to work out. My best friend and I always joke about no longer having to fit into our spandex shorts for practice so it’s totally acceptable to have that extra slice of pizza and a cupcake or two or three 😉 When I started working full time, it was even harder to motivate myself. There was no way in hell I was going to workout at 6:30pm after working a 12 hour day. But my sweet tooth always gets the best of me so I had to get it done before work. Let’s be serious though - waking up at 5:30 am SUCKS and even when I’d make myself get up that early and go to the gym, I found myself sneaking into the group workout room that was empty this early in the morning and laying down, lol. Oops!
ENTER CEDRIC GODBOLT.
This man has been my savior. I’ve worked out with A TON of trainers in my life, including some of the best trainers in the world at the University of Texas, but this man has changed my life. In a matter of weeks, he had my body looking better than it had in years. And this was without changing much about my eating habits. Don’t get me wrong, Cedric advocates for a healthy eating plan, but I’m terrible at following it because it is so incredibly hard for me to plan my meals in advance and actually eat the right foods. I’d obviously rather have sweets than anything else and sometimes I’d rather not eat than eat plain grilled chicken and broccoli. But Cedric has worked with me on this, and continues to work with me on this, daily. So I figured that this year, we could do it together!! With the help of my A-M-A-Z-I-N-G personal trainer, I’m going to bring y’all workouts and healthy eating tips, tricks, and meal ideas to get us all bikini ready in no time. This week I’ve got a fat burning circuit workout to help tone up after eating all those Christmas cookies and drinking a little too much champagne on New Year’s. I hope y’all are as excited as me to get started!! Xo, AL
p.s. if you’re looking for a personal trainer in the Dallas area, I obviously recommend Cedric. There’s no one I trust more with my bod! He will work with you individually, based on your body type, time restrictions, food restrictions, etc. to meet your goals. His email is: [email protected]
3 sets of 12 reps:
(1) Reverse lunge with overhead chest press-
Start by standing up straight holding a weight by your sides (use whatever you have! barbell/dumbbells/etc.). Rake a step back with your right leg into a lunge and press the barbell straight up over your head. Stand back up and repeat with opposite leg.
(2) Squat with overhead chest press-
Start by standing straight up with a weight by your sides. Squat down and stand up while pressing the weight overhead. You can make this one harder by doing the squat on an uneven surface, but be careful!
(3) Curtsy lunge (with or without TRX)
Start standing up straight. Take your left foot and bring it behind your right leg to step back into a lunge. Stand up and repeat with opposite leg.
(4) Lateral hops over bench (20 reps)
Put your hands on a bench and hop over side to side.
(5) Hip raises laying on back (or “butt ups” as I like to call them)
Lay on your back with your feet up in the air. Raise your hips off the ground and slowly lower to the ground. Try not to use your momentum and really concentrate on slowly lowering.
(6) Side to side Hanging knee lifts
Hang on a bar and lift your knees to your chest on the left side, then on the right side. To start, you can just do straight instead of side to side. To make it harder, try doing it with straight legs.
(7) Kettle bell triangle pose and stand
Holding a kettle bell in one hand, lower down to the triangle position.
(8) V crunches (with or without weight)
Lay on your back with your feet straight up and about 12 inches apart. Crunch up and slowly lower down.
ONE LAST TIDBIT: CHALLENGE YOURSELF!!!! New year, new you! 🙂
