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Workout Wednesday!!!

Workouts for Women

5 Workouts for Sexier Shoulder

Bosu Ball Push-Up
 x15  (use floor if you don’t have a bosu ball)
Resistance Band Lateral Raise      
 x15  (use dumbbells if rope is too easy)
Resistance Band Front Raise  
x10
Rear Delt Fly  
x10
Spilt Squat Jump  
30 Seconds

 

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  • Holly says:

    Just a quick question…why is the video ‘private’? I was trying to see how the workout came together and it says…sorry, this video is private…

  • Lisa says:

    The FAV 5! great exercises for the shoulders…thanks

  • Heather says:

    Ditto on the “private” message. Can’t watch the video.

  • lalitha says:

    so for someone who has been lifting weights, say 4 kilo dumbells for front raise and lateral raise, are resistance bands better for definition or weights?

    • Flavia says:

      They aren’t better or worse, just different. Try to add the resistance bands at the end of your workout and do one set until failure for added work on your shoulders. This is a great finisher if you are used to lifting weights.

  • Lillie says:

    Great workout Flavia and your hair is gorgeous.

  • Corey says:

    If i’m unable to do the bosu pushups, what would be the closest alternative?

    • Anna says:

      Push ups from the floor rather than the bosu ball would be good 🙂 Do them from your knees if needed.
      All the best!
      Anna, CPT, FF Specialist

  • Jess says:

    Thank you for the video! It is always nice to review basic moves to ensure my form is correct.

    I was hoping to get your advice. I am 31 years old and have been working out for 10+ years. I have never had a problem with weight or getting muscle definition until this past year. My diet and workouts have not changed, but my hormones are out of balance and I’ve gained 30 lbs. I have PCOS but do not have insulin resistance.

    Diet
    I have been eating the slow carb diet for 2 1/2 years now which is probably why I am not insulin resistant (only meat, eggs, veggies, lentils, sweet potatoes, protein powder, some nuts). I follow your nutrition advice about when to eat and post workout meals. I am working with a naturopathic doctor and I realize balancing hormones is tricky and a very slow process. However, the weight gain is extremely frustrating. Nothing I do triggers weight loss.

    My workouts each week (I use the exercise examples on your website)
    – 50 min Interval training cardio + 15 min upper body weight training
    – 1 hour Pilates + 20 min upper body weight training
    – 50 Interval training cardio + 15 min upper body weight training
    – 1 hour Yoga + 20 min upper body weight training
    -50 minutes weight training (legs)

    Do you recommend heavier weights and 10-12 reps or lighter weights and 15-20 reps? Should I increase the amount of time I spend lifting weights and decrease yoga and Pilates time? I am so frustrated – I eat healthy and exercise regularly yet I am not see any results! Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

    • Anna says:

      Hi Jess,
      Your diet sounds very good. 50 minutes of interval cardio sounds like a lot. I would say decrease the length to 20 – 30 minutes but try and make that amount of time as INTENSE as possible. Yoga and Pilates is very good for you so I wouldn’t cut that out. You have 4 upper body workouts per week but only one for legs so I would swap one upper body workout (day 2 would be good) for another lower body workout.
      Flavia has exactly what workouts to do each day layed out in her Curvalicious program which would be great to try if you want to change things up 🙂
      All the best!
      Anna, CPT, FF Specialist

    • Flavia says:

      Yes 50 minutes of HIIT is a lot and actually this is impossible if you are going HIIT properly. You son’t seem to be doing much resistance training which is likely why you may not be happy where you are. Yoga and Pilates are great but I personally don’t think they count for much of a workout.

      Make sure you are keeping your heart rate high with your training and nutrition really is key. If you haven’t done so before, write everything down that you are eating and what your training looks like on a day-to-day basis.

      Every week at the same time, measure and weight yourself – look back at your training and diet and see where you can improve. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE YOUR DIET AND TRAINING WORK FOR YOU! You need to see proven methods.

      All the best.

  • Emily says:

    I bought CURVALICIOUS back in October. I’ve been doing the program religiously since January and I’m getting stronger! I could only do 4 dips, 10 push-ups and 0 pull ups then. I’m up to 10 dips, 20 push-ups & 2 pull ups. Just wanted to say thank you Flavia for the workouts!

  • Lori/Souper17 says:

    I’m with you Flavia, Shoulder are my favorite body part to train!! Love when they pop!! Great Video…I really never used resistance bands until I started doing your workouts and find them really effective along with using dumbells.

    And, your hair is gorgeous! 🙂

  • Heather C. says:

    Flavia or Anna,

    I’m having trouble trying to work my rear delts with the lateral raises and rear delt flies, my traps always seem to take over before I’m able to complete the movement, especially when I perform rear delt flies. Do you have any suggestions on how to elict a better contraction response from this muscle group? Oh and I curious what the resistance weight was on the band in the video. Thank you for your help!

    PS: I’m looking to build muscle. I’d like to lose some fat too but I’m leaning more towards muscle building.

  • Anna says:

    Thanks for sharing your goal Heather!

    Rear delts are one of the harder muscle groups to isolate for most people. When trying to isolate the rear delt protract your shoulders (push them forwards) keep them protracted the entire time and try not to let your scapula move very much. From there do the fly thinking about initiating the movement with your rear delt. It will be a limited range of motion but that is the full ROM of your rear delt so that is all that matters.
    Hope that makes sense, let me know if you need anything else!
    All the best!
    Anna, CPT, FF Specialist

  • Heather C. says:

    Wow! Thank you for the advice! The protracted position really helped a lot with rear delt isolation. I did a few practice reps with body weight just to make sure I was executing the movement correctly and already I felt a difference in the way the muscles were worked. I tried to focus on “srugging” with my delts while keeping my traps and back relaxed-it was like learning a new movement! Thank you for explaining about the ROM. I don’t think I understood that, although it seems like a small movement for the body, it’s NOT a small movement for that specific muscle. Now I can conquer those flies and raises with confidence instead of facing the thought of doing them with dread.

  • Lori/Souper17 says:

    I also find when working my rear delts working one at a time and using a resistance band really allows you to focus and feel the delt working. I do bend-over reverse flys. You do the move by holding one side of the resistance band, step on the band enough so that when you bend over you have a “tug” before you initiate the movement. Then you do 12 reps, then 10 and another 10. It’s really a small move but if you do it right it burns by your last two reps on each set.

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