Showing posts with label shoulders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shoulders. Show all posts

Sunday, April 8, 2012

P90X Chest, Shoulders and Triceps Workout


P90X includes workouts that stretch your muscles, workouts that improve your balance, workouts that improve your cardio and, most importantly, workouts that build good, lean, healthy muscle.  Today, we’ll be discussing one of those muscle building and toning workouts, the tenth P90X workout: Chest, Shoulders and Trecips.


The first thing that you need to know about this workout is that it is hard! Many users who have written P90X reviews have said that this feels like the longest workout in the set (even though it’s not actually any longer than any other workout!). What will make it feel so exhausting it that you’re working a very limited number of muscles in your chest, shoulders and triceps repeatedly. For the ladies out there who always wanted to firm up that problematic tricep area – this is the workout for you!


p90x chest, shoulders and tricepsThis workout uses weights, and the most important thing for you to keep in mind is that heavier weights are not always better. What is important is that you focus on doing the moves using correct form. You shouldn’t overextend or over lift. If you need to use lighter weights in order to maintain correct form on the exercises, then by all means do. Your goal here is the end result of perfectly toned and ripped arms. The goal is not to be the person in your living room using the heaviest weights possible!


You’ll also find yourself doing no shortage of exercises that rely on your body weight in this routine. You may be surprised how much harder it can be to lift yourself against your own body weight than it is to use an actual set of weights!


This workout is packed with a ton of exercises, including all of the following:


-         Slow Motion 3-in-1 Pushups


-         In and Out Shoulder Flies


-         Chair Dips


-         Plange Push-ups


-         Pike Press


-         Side Tri-Rise


-         Floor Flies


-         Scarecrows


-         Overhead Tricep Extensions


-         Two-Twitch Speed Push-ups


-         Y-Press


-         Lying Tricep Extensions


-         Side-to-Side Push-ups


-         Pour Flyes


-         Side Leaning Triceps Extension


-         One-Arm Push-ups


-         Weighted Circles


-         Throw the Bomb (our favorite)


-         Clap Push-ups


-         Slow-Mo Throw


-         Front-to-Back Triceps Extensions


-         One Arm Balance Push-ups


-         Fly-Row Press


-         Dumbbell Cross Body Blows


If you need weights or resistance bands, you may want to check out the P90X accessories available. Because this workout is so challenging, you’ll want to be sure to replenish yourself after this workout. Treat yourself to some P90X Results and Recovery Formula to make sure you get everything that you need to fuel your body for the next day of workouts!


This workout is one of the core workouts of the P90X, so really bear down and get the most out of it. It will lead so astounding results.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

P90X Extreme Home Fitness - Shoulders and Arms


First off, I love the P90X Shoulders and Arms workout. It is probably one of my favorites. As a woman, having a strong upper body is fantastic: 1) It gives you more of an hourglass figure if you have curvy hips and a smaller waist, and 2) Strong, lean muscles always are sexy (at least in my book).
I’m going to apologize right off the bat on something about the video: I look very serious and dramatic. In short, I don’t look happy. I’ll work on that. I am much happier and am enjoying the workout much more than it appears, so in the future, smiles will be a bit more front and center. Another disclaimer: I’m 5′ – 2″ and 125ish pounds. I’ve always felt that I resemble more of a Labrador than a Greyhound and part of me feels that the video makes me look a little beefy. I may actually look beefy in real life, but I’ve been told that isn’t true. Depending on who you want to believe, I don’t think I’m really as beefy as I may look on the workout video.
Again, remember that the video cuts out the warm up, stretching, intermittent cardio breaks, and the cool down that is part of this workout. Further, the P90X Shoulders and Arms workout repeats and I haven’t shown that either. Here is the P90X Shoulders and Arms workout video for your enjoyment:
I realize I didn’t list out the shoulder exercises and arm exercises last time, so here they are for reference. Again, this workout repeats each group twice:
Group 1
Alternating Shoulder Press
In & Out Bicep Curl
Two-Arm Triceps Kickback
Group 2
Deep Swimmer’s Press
Full Supination Concentration Curl
Chair Dip
Group 3
Upright Row
Static Arm Curl
Flip-Grip Twist Tricpes Kickback
Group 4
Seated Two-Angle Shoulder Fly
Crouching Cohen Curl
Lying-Down Triceps Extension
Group 5
In & Out Straight-Arm Shoulder Fly
Congdon Curl
Side Tri-Rise
What do you think? Do you like what you see?