If you’re looking to lose fat and get toned,strength trainingis the name of the game.
I’ve put them together just for you to help you reach your fitness goals.
This allows you to stimulate your muscles throughout the week to help them grow.
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Not sure what workouts to do?
I have you covered.
Here are five workouts to tone your body from every angle.
Tim Liu, C.S.C.S.
Keep reading to learn all about my top workouts to tone your body.
Workout #1
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Inhale, and lower into a squat by bending your knees and hinging your hips back.
Tim Liu, C.S.C.S.
When your thighs are parallel to the ground, push up through your feet, keeping your core activated.
Flex your quads and glutes hard at the top to finish.
Grab two dumbbells, and position your chest on the pad.
Tim Liu, C.S.C.S.
Place your knees on the seat of the bench or your feet on the groundwhatever’s most comfortable.
Straighten your arms, and assume a pronated grip.
Keep your chest tall, and bring the weights back toward your body while flaring your elbows out.
Tim Liu, C.S.C.S.
Flex your upper back , then lower the weights down until you get a solid stretch at the bottom.
Dumbbell Reverse Lunges (10 reps per leg)
Hold a dumbbell in each hand.
Take a long stride backward with one leg.
Firmly plant your heel down into the floor, then lower yourself until your back knee touches the ground.
Push through with your front leg to rise back up to standing, then repeat with the other side.
As you lower the dumbbells, resist by using your biceps and get a good stretch at the bottom.
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Workout #2
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Keeping your chest tall and knees soft, push your hips back while dragging the barbell down your thigh.
Incline Dumbbell Bench Press (3 sets of 10 to 12 reps)
Lie down on an incline bench.
You should be holding a dumbbell in each hand.
Press the weights straight up over your body with your arms completely extended.
Then, press the dumbbells back up to the start position, squeezing your upper pecs and triceps.
Pull the handle out, then extend your legs.
Grip the rope with both hands, and put it over your head.
Spin around so that it’s right behind you, and lean forward.
Bend from the elbows to where your biceps touch your forearms to get a deep tricep stretch.
Once they’ve touched, extend your arms, and flex your triceps hard at the top.
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Workout #3
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Landmine Deadlifts (3 sets of 10 reps)
Set a barbell up inside a landmine attachment.
Brace your abs, then press through your heels to rise back up.
Resist on the way back up, maintaining tension in your lats.
Using control, lower your body into a split squat; your back knee should almost grace the floor.
Then, push yourself back up to return to standing, flexing your glutes and quads as you rise.
Press the weight up, then pull the switches to unlock the machine.
Dumbbell Walking Lunges (3 sets of 10 reps per leg)
Hold a dumbbell in each hand.
Bring one leg forward, and firmly place it on the ground.
Descend into a lunge as you bring your back knee to the floor.
Then, walk forward with your other leg, and repeat.
Next, raise both dumbbells out to your side just right where your arms are parallel to the floor.
Flex your shoulders at the top for a second before lowering the dumbbells with control.
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Workout #5
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Press the weights over your body with your arms completely extended.
Resist on the way up, maintaining tension until you get a full stretch at the top.
Press the weights up, keeping the palms of your hands facing each other.
Keep your shoulders straight, and bend your elbows back so the dumbbells lower down toward you.
