Lately the only upper body workout I am doing is picking up my 30 lbs 2.5 year-old and carrying multiple grocery bags/backpacks at the same time! So really, I am lacking in my upper body workouts big time, whomp, whomp 😦
I’m not very good at monthly challenges even though I start out pretty solid so I’m hoping in June I’ll sick to it a little more. My plans are to do these along with my running plan and PT exercises for my hamstring and glutes.
Plank Challenge:
I would love to be able to hold a plank for 3 minutes plus! So…bring it on June!
Arm workouts:
Pretty basic – works for me!
And I’m sharing this last one because it made me laugh 🙂
Do you do much upper body work outs?
What’s your favourite arm workout?
Do you plank? How often?
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YES. I do bodyweight training and strength training on a regular basis… more than running these days. Have fun with your challenge…. if I held a plank for 3 minutes my lower back would be screaming! Be careful with it!
You seem to have such a great balance of all activities 🙂
LOL that last picture!! So hilarious! I do plank – daily! I did a 3 minute plank yesterday following one of those plans – you will be planking for way more than 3 minutes before you know it! I strength train at the gym with weights and a routine from my coach 2x per week but I use those 30 day challenges every other day. I do challenges for pushups, dips, bridges, leg raises, sit ups, hip drops, planks, and mountain climbers. It’s like a quick little toning session each day if I can fit it in. Sometimes, combined with everything else, it gets excessive and that’s the first thing to go!
It was too funny not to share! ha ha!
I was up to 2 minutes last year but then stopped doing it regularly. Looking forward to getting back into planking again!
Bahaha, “Dear god don’t hit your face!” made me laugh out loud!
Glad this post could make you laugh! When I saw it, I had to read it again because I thought it was that funny 🙂
I so need to do more arm workouts. I might try this one!
Go for it!
That last graphic is hilarious! I always tell people that my arm are purely ornamental because they’re pretty much useless for lifting anything heavier than a granola bar. I know I should work out my upper body, but I just find most exercises either too difficult or too tedious. Of course, I thought running was awful back in the day too so perhaps there’s hope for me yet?
It is funny,eh! I focused so much on just running last year and not enough overall body strengthening – hoping to change that!
omg that last graphic!
I try to do a little bit of upper body once a week, but I’m not crazy about it either. I plank fairly often, but I’ve never done more than one minute!
Funny, eh! There is nothing wrong then planking for one minute – it’s more then so many other people and such a great challenge for your body! good for you!
That last picture made me laugh out loud. That’s fantastic! I do plank, but I switch it up and alternate lifting my legs while planking. Yowza, that’s a good workout! By the way, I’m nominating you for the “One Lovely Blog” award. No pressure to participate. If you’d like details, they can be found here: http://runsonsyrup.com/2015/05/28/ive-been-nominated/
Glad that made you laugh! Thought it was a good one to share 😉 Eventually, I’d like to do different planks as you suggested…for now I have to stick to the basics until I get my hamstring under control (injury).
Thanks so much for the nomination! Will participate for sure!
Both of those look like great upper body workouts. I like the “Dear God Don’t Hit Your Face” They don’t call ’em skull crushers for nothing! I typically do upper body work in combination with a full body work out. I just started a plank challenge this week too. It incorporates different types of planks though – to keep it interesting I guess, and you test your plank time at the end of every week. Good luck to you with yours!
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