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Monday, December 13, 2010

Super BLAST Squats!

Five minutes of leg burning bliss to start off the workout for this week! Get a time piece of sorts to keep track of your time, this will be broken down into 20 second intervals adding up to 5 minutes with your rest coming when it is all said and done...

Begin standing with your feet slightly wider than hip distance apart and parallel, your spine in neutral alignment, core engaged and shoulders down and back.

If you choose, hold a weight in both hands at chest height but your body weight will most likely suffice!

20 seconds #1; bend your knees into a deep squat, engage your hamstrings and glutes and return to stand, repeat for 20 seconds.

20 seconds #2; continue squatting, lowering 1/2 way down.

20 seconds #3; in the 1/2 way squat, mini pulses for 20 seconds.

1 minute down...without taking a break start the cycle again and continue for a total of 5 cycles = 5 minutes.

Shake out your legs, stretch and drink some water when you are finished and have fun, it only takes 5 minutes...not much in the scheme of things.

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