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What are the best workouts for toning your butt and thighs?

Build Muscle — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:25:44 +0000

Question:
I’m a really petite woman at the age of twenty. But I have noticed that my thighs and butt are not toned at all, I love being naked but never realized how untoned these parts of my body were. My boyfriend has never complained, but being a woman, we do. Any good advice on “at-home” workouts for toning?

Answer:

You have no muscle tone? You’re flabby? You have cellulite? Not a problem.

Here are some good leg exercises. Do them with resistance. The cheapest and easiest way to add resistance to all your exercise is with Bodylastics fitness tubes. Bodylastics also has some awesome free online workouts. Check out their Toning workout show. You’ll have your legs in shape in no time. You won’t be stuck spending money on DVDs and then getting bored after the same routines day after day. Click here for the Bodylastics free workout shows.

Leg Exercises

Squats
Lunges
Laying Hamstrings Curl
Standing Leg Adduction
Standing Leg Abduction
Calf Raise
Seated Leg Adduction
Seated Leg Abduction
Seated Leg Extension
Standing Hip Extension

Any lighter way to build muscles without going to the gym?

Guest — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 01:58:25 +0000

Question: Are there any other ways to build or at least improve muscles without going to the gym? I don’t want to carry dumbbells. I’m not lazy, just trying to look for a lighter and easier alternative.

Answer: To build muscle you need resistance. The first thing that comes to mind are heavy dumbbells or weights, whether free weights or machines. However, you want a lighter and easier alternative. Hmm. How about pull instead of lifting. The solution? resistance bands! Not those wimpy flat Pilates bands, more specifically, Bodylastics elastic rubber fitness tubes.

Click here for a sampling of the exercises that can by done with Bodylastics.

Each Bodylastics tube has clips for attaching to the include accessories like handles, door anchor and ankle/wrist straps. Multiple tubes can be clipped onto the handles to create just about any level of tension you need for any specific exercise. Click here for a free download to learn how to combine the bands for custom resistance levels.

Is it necessary to use protein supplements to build muscle?

Guest — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:49:34 +0000

Q: I’m doing a workout program called ChaLean Extreme that has quite a bit of weight training involved in order to build lean muscle (I’m a girl so I don’t want to bulk up). Should I buy something like whey protein powder to make my muscle-building better? Or is that just if you really want to bulk up?

A: As a girl, you don’t have the testosterone to bulk up, so don’t even worry about it. Yes, you should get some whey protein. Muscle NEEDS protein to live on. If you don’t feed it protein, it begins to eat itself (catabolize) for protein and that is destructive metabolism. As soon as you get out of bed, before you do anything else, have a protein shake, then as needed. Read the label on recommendations.

If you’d like to vary your workouts and also try some exercises that you can’t do with weights, get a set of Bodylastics fitness tubes and come join us for these free workouts. Do DVD’s needed.

Free Exercises for Resistance Bands

Build Muscle — Sun, 22 May 2011 14:56:07 +0000

They’ve been called by many names; resistance bands, fitness tubes, exercise elastics, etc. But, I can pretty much guarantee you one thing. If you hand someone a resistance band, I’ll bet you anything they’ll put an end in each hand, stand on the middle of it and proceed to do biceps curls. It’s almost laughable. I think that’s where people get the preconceived notion that you can’t build muscle or get a tight, slim body with them. Oh, contraire Pierre! In fact a good set of resistance bands can just about replace all the machines at the gym. Finally, you’ll be able to save gas and time by working out at home and without going to the gym.

Total Body Workout

There is one caveate to that, though. You’ll need a set of Bodylastics bands (shown below) to do that. Why? The anti-snap tubes have sturdy aluminum clips on the ends that attach to heavy duty rings on padded handles and ankle/wrist straps. And the included non-marring door anchor with it’s anti-slip end allows you to perform exercises a multiple levels; overhead, chest height, floor level and anywhere else in between. You’ll be able to get a complete head to toe workout. You can get one of these complete home gym systems for under $50.

Free Exercises

Here’s a small sampling of the exercises you can do with Bodylastics. Why not get a set of Bodylastics bands and join us here for totally Free Resistance Bands Workouts. There’s muscle building, cardio, toning, core strengthening, sports specific training and more. It’s all free.

Ab Exercises

Stability Ball/Chair Ab Crunch
Seated Ball/Chair Ab Twist
Laying Resisted Ab Roll
Resisted Side Bends
High/Low Wood Chop
Kneeling Ab Crunch
Standing Ab Twist
Seated Ab Twist

Arm Exercises

Standing Biceps Curl
Standing One Arm Forward Biceps Curl
Cross Body Triceps Extension (high)
Cross Body Triceps Extension (low)
Laying Face Up Triceps Extension
Overhead Triceps Extension
Stability Ball Biceps Curl (high)
Stability Ball Triceps Extension
Chest Down Bench Triceps Extension
Chest Up Bench Triceps Extension
Laying Face Up Biceps Curl
Standing Alternating Biceps Curl
Stability Ball Reverse One Arm Triceps Extension
Kneeling Reverse Triceps Extension
Two Arm Triceps Kickback
Standing Reverse Wide Biceps Curl
Seated Forearm Curl

Back Exercises

Alternating One Arm Back Row
Good Mornings
Side Lat Extension
Standing Forward Lat Extension
One Arm Kneeling Lat Pull
Seated Floor Back Row
Stability Ball/Seated Reverse Lat Extension
Laying On Floor Back Row
Seated Floor Back Extension
Standing Upper Back Row

Chest Exercises

Resisted Pushup
One-Arm Chest Press
Standing Two-Arm Chest Press
One-Arm Forward Punch
Stability Ball/Seated Two-Arm Chest Press
Seated Two-Arm Chest Fly
One-Arm Standing Chest Fly
Standing Two-Arm Chest Press

Leg Exercises

Squats
Lunges
Laying Hamstrings Curl
Standing Leg Adduction
Standing Leg Abduction
Calf Raise
Seated Leg Adduction
Seated Leg Abduction
Seated Leg Extension
Standing Hip Extension

Shoulder Exercises

Lateral Raise
Standing Forward Shoulder Press
Shrugs
Standing Front Shoulder Raise
Bench Internal Rotation
Seated Shoulder Press
Seated Front Shoulder Raise
Standing Upright Rows
Seated Rear Shoulder Pull
Rotator Cuff Side Pull

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Bodylastics Max Tension Fitness Tubes

Guest — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:14:55 +0000

Hey, i need to purchase some band tubes, the type im after are also known as Bodylastics. I have visited 2 or 3 websites but the postage was about £15.

What im after is a website that sells bodylastics or a shop that does, im after a bodylastics max tension set usually found over internet.
Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks.