Following on from Part 1 of this series on how to help brides get in the best possible shape for their big day.
I have covered how to do the ultimate press up and how to execute it correctly.
Now you are on the right track lets move on to the next stage to help you look incredible in your wedding dress.
All the focus and attention is on you and that white dress!!!!
Oh Shit!
What are you to do…………….
Shape up and blow them away with how stunning you look in your new found body that reeks of hard work, dedication and a mind blowing resilience to look your absolute best for one of the most important days in your life.
Moving on…………………
2. THE CHIN UP
The chin up is an awesome exercise that can help build a back to be rivalled by a bikini competitor. It is one of the best overall muscle and strength building exercises around.
To dominate this exercise, one must possess a strong back, strong arms, a firm grip, lots of body control, and strength endurance in the forearms and hands. This makes the chin-up quite possibly the best test of relative strength available.
Again like the press up, the good thing about the chin up is you do not need that much equipment to execute it. It can be done on a bar at your local park, a tree, a set of gymnastic rings or a pull up rack made for a door frame in your home.
People often watch others complete a chin up with ease and dream of one day being able to have the upper body strength to pull one off.
That’s where I am here to help.
Don’t be that girl who can’t do a chin up!
In the video below I will show you several different progressions tips to help get you on track to achieving your first full chin up.
(Thanks to Nicola for helping out with this video, she had just finished a gruelling strength club session which included a total of 10 chin ups before the video. Although not her best chin up, she should still be proud of how far she has come it is still very impressive, Well done)
3. CONDITIONING WITH THE PROWLER
The prowler is a versatile piece of conditioning equipment which I personally use every day at some point with clients.
The beauty of the prowler is how many different exercises you can do in any given session with minimal time wasting on the changeover.
Most modern well equipped gyms now have some sort of prowler or sled in their gym.
Many people can think of the prowler as just a conditioning tool to help ramp up the cardiovascular system until your lungs feel as if they are going to pop out of your chest, but it can be used as an excellent piece of equipment to add size and strength to your body also.
Do not underestimate the prowler and its power to change your body composition.
For the purposes of the bride to be series we will focus mainly on forward prowler pushes to help achieve a firmer bum while helping reduce your body fat levels. This exercise will also help show off your sculpted arms and back from your steady progress on the press ups and chin ups.
The prowler will be the final piece of the puzzle in your pre-wedding exercise program.
Key points to take away from the bride to be series:
- Take it slow and master each progression before moving on to the next. Once you can do 2-3 sets x 8-10 reps on a progression move on to the next level.
- Work on progressing up to a full press up, once that is achieved set a new goal aim for 3 sets of 6-8 full press ups
- Set realistic goals to help keep you accountable
- Aim to achieve one full press up
- Master the chin ups and make them a key part of your program
- Make subtle changes to your nutrition to help you attain the body you want
- Become familiar with the prowler and know how awesome it is (love/hate relationship). When the weight becomes easier make simple changes either add weight, increase the distance, increase the speed or decrease your rest periods etc.
- Last but not least, once you have mastered these exercises sit back and watch your body composition change
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Be sure to check back for the final piece of the bride to be series puzzle………. Nutrition!
This can make or break your dreams of the ultimate bride body.
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