Wednesday, January 30, 2008

TC Challenge

Exercise Animations
Starting Position
Begin by lying on your stomach with palms on the floor next to your shoulders, feet and legs together, toes down.

Action
Lift your body up so that your arms are straight (palms below shoulders) and weight is balanced evenly between hands and toes, keeping body as straight as possible. Hold for 30 seconds and work up to 1-3 minutes.

Special Instructions
Don't let your hips drop or rise, and be sure not to shift weight to one arm. Remember to breathe.

Muscles Worked: Abs
 
 
Exercise Animations
Starting Position
Sit with forearms resting on your thighs or a bench. Take an underhand grip on one dumbbell, passively extending your wrists downward. Place the other hand on top of your wrist (not pictured) to hold the arm in place.

Action
EXHALE: Curl your wrist up, keeping the rest of the arm still by using your free hand.

INHALE: Slowly lower to the starting position to complete one rep. Finish all reps on this side and switch hands.

Special Instructions
Can also be done with both wrists simultaneously.

Muscles Worked: Forearms

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