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Simple bicep variations for muscle growth
Hammer curls
Standard Bicep curls
Zottman curl
If your goal is muscle growth you’ll want to be aiming for 10-15 reps. I would recommend sitting to reduce the chances of using momentum (and cheating ya self).
The world of Instagram is filled with the weirdest of exercises but the majority of the time I think the simple things work the best, don’t worry about overcomplicating anything.☀️
(No music & looking a bit worse for wear here (it was 5am) no excuses for that peacock hair
✨What an absolutely lovely brunch it was today at @the_cosyclub with the most loveliest girlies! ✨ I feel forever grateful that I’m able to connect with such amazing people! ✨ I was mind blown on how we all instantly started chatting as if we knew each other from the get go! ✨
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Thankyou such much to @_emilysworld for the goodie bags and Thankyou to everyone for coming 100% recommend @the_cosyclub vegan menu so many choices! So hard to choose! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀
✨Also! I wasn’t lying when I said I’m a midget can you tell? ✨
This week I started my new training programme and I’ve completely changed my style of training. I’ve always followed a body part split but I’ve swapped it to full body workouts
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In a week I now do 3 full body workouts (focusing primarily on the compound lifts like squats, deadlifts, OH press, bench press, hip-thrusts) and then 3 ‘focus’ sessions with less intensity, where I pick muscle groups I want to improve, and perform more isolation focused exercises with a higher rep range⚡️
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BENEFITS OF FULL BODY VS SPLIT TRAINING♀️
✅ you’re relatively fresh for each exercise as you hit each body part once then move on (less accumulated specific-fatigue effect) - essentially it allows you to lift more weight with more intensity as you’re not ‘hammering’ one body part all in one go
✅ you don’t get the deep muscle soreness that you get from split training- so you can hit each muscle group multiple times per week (increasing the frequency of training a muscle has been shown to improve muscle gainzzz✌)
✅ Full body training hits a higher percentage of the total motor units in the body
✅ Some research suggests full body workouts improve hormone regulation (boosting testosterone and reducing cortisol in comparison to a body part split) (*1)
✅ if you wanna use your training as a variable to increase fat loss - you’ll burn a heckuva lot more calories performing a full body sesh with the compound lifts as opposed to an ‘arm day’ or a ‘shoulder day’
✅ more time efficient and effective if you don’t have hours to spend training and can’t get to the gym more than 3 or 4 times a week
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(*1) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4885621/
✨ Am I being optimistic if I said I made crumpet bunny stacks for me and my boyf for breakfast? I think they do look like bunnies well at least I tried! ✨
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✨ For my crumpet stack, I toasted the crumpets on the grill, I then layered them with a spread of 20g @myproteinuk vanilla soy isolate (mixed with a tad of water), 10g @myproteinuk powdered peanut butter and banana slices with some cacao nibs and then I added some itty bitty feet and ears ✨ Each stack: 80C 4F 35P
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✨ I’ve just finished meeting all the lovely girlies from today’s organised Cardiff brunch at the @the_cosyclub and what a lovely meeting it was! ✨ Thankyou to everyone that came! So lovely to meet you all ✨ how’s everyone’s weekend going? ✨
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LIVE IN THE MOMENT NOT IN THE FUTURE✨
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As we grow up one of the most important things we learn is not to be so fixated on age! We have so much pressure being put on us by society day in and day out to achieve things by a certain age that we start putting all those imaginary deadlines on our career and our love life! When we should earn X amount, when we should get married, when we should have children! We are SO obsessed with having our shit together that we forget to live in the moment and to live for what life truly is! We worry so much about the future we forget to enjoy our youth! Who cares if you dont have your shit sorted yet! I'm still winging it over here with the whole "Adulting" life and that shizz can be hard I'm happy just living each day as it comes and going at my own pace, cruising along my OWN journey! Reality is you dont start living until you STOP comparing your life to others and just do YOU!
Happy Saturday Guys!
First of all holy moly if you live in San Antonio stay indoors and safe cause there is hail the size of tennis balls falling and my car was one of the unfortunate victims Otherwise hope you’re having a great start to your weekend, I hit an @f45_training_leonsprings class this morning and it killed, seriously if you’re looking for a class to burn maximum calories and hit the whole body try them out. Whatever your workout of choice is guys always remember you’re only one workout away from a better mood✌
7 PILATES exercises with the #fitball that will spice up your weekend CORE workout ♀️
Who is in♀️ Tag someone who is bored with their core routine and needs a variety boost
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Single Straight Leg Stretch
Straight Leg Criss Cross
Alternated Spine Twists
Criss Cross
Hip Lifts/Sissors
Balance Control Prep
Balance Control/ Alternated Legs
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Repeat on both sides, each exercise 30-45 seconds Keep pressing against the ball to keep the hips stable and the core engaged Engage the rib cage and press with the arms against the floor during the Hip Lifts for better spinal stability through the arms Practice daily and always have fun!
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Like ❤️, Save ✔️, share , tag your workout buddy♀️ and incorporate this fabulous core workout in your daily activities ♀️♀️♀️♀️️♀️ For best results practice daily
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Have a great weekend everyone! ❤️ I love my work!❤️
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