Saturday morning's weather was perfect for outdoor workout! Today is my 5th workout days for this week :) After the usual warm-ups, I started with my favorite dumbbell swings & punches or aka striking workout with dumbbell(s) for speed and power. You can start these exercises with slow punches, uppercut and any movement that you like. It is fun and give it a try!
This is the best spot for decline push-ups, it is higher than the typical bench height and thus increases the difficulty. Diamond decline push-ups is more challenging than the standard decline push-ups.
During the push-ups days, I usually perform the incline push-ups at the end because they are the easiest and I do it until failure to completely worn out my chest. Incline push-ups targets the lower portion of the pectoralis major which helps improve the function of moving the arm to and from the center of the body.
Count how many seconds can you hold in this position :)
Don't know what is this called but it is damn difficult and your ABS will thank you! I suppose to lean my body forward as much as possible while lifting those legs.
In the coming months, I will focus more on my diet and really like to trim down those fat!
Another good news is my company's new gym will be ready in couple of months (I hope...) I will have access to free weights, pull-up bar and other goodies :) I'm also able to workout in the morning before the office hours. Yeah!
Happy Workout Folks!
If you’re serious about strength and fitness, you’re probably looking for new ways to challenge yourself. The fingertip pushup does just that, with an exercise made famous by fitness icons such as Jack LaLanne and Bruce Lee. Finger strength is obviously important in this exercise, but you also need powerful arms and a solid core to complete the move successfully.
If you don't have the ability to do fingertip push-ups yet, I recommend practicing the isometric plank position on your fingertips. Start with a few seconds at a time, eventually you should be able to build to a ten-second fingertip plank. Once you've achieved that, you'll be ready to start practicing fingertip push-ups. Begin with just a few reps and slowly add more over time.
Give it a try!
Having fun with dumbbell shoulders & arms toning workouts :)
THINK ABOUT WHY YOU STARTED.
Happy Workout!
Gradually reducing your overall body fat percentage will eventually get rid of your belly fat. Simple? But how?
First, you don't have to severely restrict your calories and starve yourself. Below is my typical diet. I practice calories deficit on weekdays and eat normal food on weekends (cheat days). There are many ways to control the calories intake but the following plan seems work best for me. To have a toned and fit physique, the key is to lose body fat, not the body weight! And you cannot simply target the belly fat lost, it has to be the total body fat lost.
Breakfast (Mon-Fri)
- Instant oatmeal with hot water; two to three slices of wheat/multi-grain bread with peanut butter, unsalted butter or sugar free jam; two hard boiled eggs (I eat about 10-15 eggs per week); bananas or fruits and coffee without sugar and cream.
- Can be as simple as two vegetable with rice (photo below); or a full meal. I try my best to avoid high sodium food and processed sugar.
- Skip if possible :) If I workout in the evenings, I may eat couple of boiled sweet potato, tofu, salad or steamed vegetables. Sometime, I just eat some unsalted peanut or almond and a glass of milk or soy milk. The key is go to bed with an empty stomach so that my 'engine' will burn fat over night instead of burning 'food' :) I also like to drink coffee (without cream and sugar) in the evening few times per week. Studies suggest that caffeine also help to burn fat!
I am able to shred my body fat gradually with proper diet control/plan and cardio exercises. I will continue the current plan and make necessary adjustments along the way until I have a full blown ABS :) Again, I do not take any protein supplements or energy enhancers.
Oh Yes! I tried full ab wheel rollout from the standing position 1st time yesterday. Once I reached the bottom, I couldn't come back up to the standing position :( because my core is still not strong enough. I definitely need to practice more. This is a very good workout for the ABS and strengthening the core!
My simple lunch today :)
Happy Workouts!
