Gym...

this morning we stuck to the gym after warming up outside...

we worked through 8 exercises in pairs (including three I hadn't done before - explanations provided):

• cuban press with bar
(you start with the bar - no need for weight - in front of you in a double-overhand grip then lift it like a very wide-grip upright row, until upper arms are horizontal; you then rotate the weight about the elbows, flipping the bar up so it is now about level with the top of your head then press it overhead - beware low hanging fixtures! - then reverse the action in a controlled way)


• one leg deadlift with dumbbells
(you stand upright on one leg and hold DBs close to the body with a slight bend in the knees; then bend at the waist and slowly lower the torso towards the floor while the non-weight bearing leg raises to the horizontal; the DBs brush the floor before returning to an upright position; this is an excellent balance tester!)


• bench press
• piston push ups with dumbbells
(push ups with dumbbells, at the completion of each push up lift DB a la upright row style, alternating after each push up)


• squats
• walking lunges with medicine ball
(holding ball chest high after each lunge rise up high on toes of lunge leg)


• shoulder press
• lat pulldowns

and then as a group through 10 exercises for abs (total 100 reps)....I think I will be sore tomorrow!