Makeoverfitness-Weight loss and diet solution for individuals of any shape, size, and lifestyle.

Thursday
Jul 29th
  • Search
Text size
  • Increase font size
  • Default font size
  • Decrease font size
Home Exercise Routines Upper body workout Upper body Ripples at home

Upper body Ripples at home

E-mail Print

WARM-UP - WALKING

Walk for 10 minutes


CHEST - EXERCISE BAND BALL INCLINE PRESS


Starting Position: Secure the band at floor level and rest your upper back on an exercise ball. Grip the handles on either side of your chest with your palms turned up.

Movement: Exhale as you press the handles up until your arms have just a slight bend in them. Inhale as you slowly return the handles back down to the starting position. Repeat as required.

Set 1 8 at 0
Set 2 8 at 0
Set 3 8 at 0
Set 4 8 at 0

CHEST - EXERCISE BAND ANCHORED INCLINE FLIES

Starting Position: Secure the band at floor level and kneel with your back to it. Grip the handles with your arms extended out, palms turned forward.

Movement: Exhale as you pull the handles up and together at chest level. Your arms should have just a slight bend in them. Inhale as slowly return the handles back down to the starting position. Repeat as required.

Set 1 8 at 0
Set 2 8 at 0
Set 3 8 at 0
Set 4 8 at 0

BACK - EXERCISE BAND SINGLE SEATED ROW

Starting Position: Sit on an exercise matt with your right leg stretched out in front of you and your left knee bent. Wrap the band around the soles of your right shoe and grip the handles in your right hand with your arm fully extended out in front of you, thumb turned up.

Movement: Exhale as you pull the handles towards you, keeping your elbow close to your side. Inhale as you slowly return the handles back to the starting position. Repeat as required.

Set 1 8 at 0
Set 2 8 at 0
Set 3 8 at 0
Set 4 8 at 0

BACK - EXERCISE BAND KNEELING LAT PULL DOWN

Starting Position: Secure the band above shoulder level and kneel with your back to it. Grip the handles with your arms fully extended overhead, palms turned forward.

Movement: Exhale as you pull the handles down and apart until the handles are at shoulder level. Inhale as you return the handles back up to the starting position. Repeat as required.

Set 1 8 at 0
Set 2 8 at 0
Set 3 8 at 0
Set 4 8 at 0

SHOULDERS - DUMBBELL SHOULDER PRESS

Starting Position: - Start with a dumbbells at shoulder level.

Movement: - Exhale as you press the weight overhead to a straight-arm position, coming close to touching the dumbbells at the top. Inhale as you slowly lower the dumbbells to the starting position. Repeat as required.

Set 1 8 at 0
Set 2 8 at 0
Set 3 8 at 0
Set 4 8 at 0

SHOULDERS - BALL LATERAL DB RAISES I

Starting Position: - Sit on an exercise ball with your feet flat on the floor and grip a dumbbell in each hand. Allow your arms to hang down at your sides, palms facing the ball.

Movement: - Exhale while lifting the weights away from your body and upward. Keep your arms fairly straight and raise the weights to shoulder level. Inhale as you slowly lower the dumbbells to the starting position. Repeat as required.

Set 1 8 at 0
Set 2 8 at 0
Set 3 8 at 0
Set 4 8 at 0

SHOULDERS - ELBOWS BACK STRETCH

Starting Position: Stand with your feet shoulder width apart and a slight bend in your knees. Lift your chest up and raise your arms to shoulder level with your elbows pointed back.

Movement: Exhale as you pull your shoulder blades together. Hold this position for thirty seconds.


CHEST - WALL CHEST STRETCH

Starting Position: Stand facing a wall and place your right palm on the wall at shoulder level with your arm and right peck touching the wall.

Movement: Pull your left shoulder away from the wall. Hold this
position for thirty seconds. Repeat as required on other side.


CARDIOVASCULAR - CARDIO - JOGGING

Jog for 25 minutes
 

Fitness Articles

Weightloss

It sounds so simple but yet it's very hard to do if you don't have the right tools. Sure someone telling you to eat right and exercise. Sounds easy but when you get on the scale and you see a slight change or don't see anything at all, it gets frustrating.

Read more...
Yahoo! Health News
  • New TB test must reach more people: expert
    A new diagnostic tool that reduces to two hours the time needed to detect drug-resistant tuberculosis must be made available to populations vulnerable to the disease, a World Health Organization expert said.
  • Test designed to screen resistance to cancer drug
    Researchers in Japan have designed a test to identify patients who are likely to be resistant to imatinib, the standard drug for treating leukemia or cancer of the blood cells.

Printable workouts

Exercise Routine assistance-Sign up if you need help with your Exercise Routine

We will take a look at your workout routine and show you how to customize it to get better results.

Connect with us using Facebook

Resistance Training

Free Customized fitness e-books

 

Platinum Body: fitness ebook for men

  Lose fat while building sexy muscle at the same time with this muscle toning e-book....

 

Fullbody Makeover

  The most helpful weight loss ebook ever!!...