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Lovely Legs Workout
Workout like a brute in the gym, and a beaut on the beach!
Here’s today’s weekly leg workout routine for our bikini boot campers. With each exercise, there is a photo of the equipment needed. This is just one of 4 bikini workouts (+ 3 cardios) our boot campers do each week. 
QUADS/GLUTES
#1 – 3 sets each leg extension
- 20 Toes up (straight)
- 20 Toes in
- 20 Toes out
#2 – 4 sets of leg press (2 plates, 1 plate on each side)
- 30 feet shoulder width apart
- 30 feet close
- 30 feet wide plié
- 10 close/10 shoulder/10 plié
#3 – 3 sets leg extension (repeat #1)
#4 – 3 sets of single leg press, 20 reps each (just the rack or one plate)
HAMSTRINGS
#1 4 sets straight leg dead lifts
- 20 w/ 45lb bar
- 18 w/ 65lbs (add 2 tens)
- 15 w/ 75lbs (add 2 fives)
- 15 w/ 85lbs (add 2 fives)
#2 5 sets prone (laying down) hamstring curls
- 25 reps of 35-40lbs
- 20 reps of 40-45lbs
- 18 reps of 45-50lbs
- 15 reps of 50-55lbs
- 12 reps of 55-60lbs
Bikini Body Workout
What makes a bikini body? A flat tummy, sculpted shoulders and nice buns! With that in mind, here’s a workout Steve and I designed for the MASS SUIT to burn calories and tone all the important bikini body parts – all in one pretty simple workout. You can also do this workout with bands or dumbbells. Granted, there is NO WAY it will be as intense as it was with the MASS SUIT (OMG!), but it will still be a killer workout.
One thing that makes this workout challenging is because it uses compound movements. Meaning, you are doing a lower body exercise AND an upper body exercise at the same time. To make things even more intense, you are not taking any rest between exercises to maximize calorie burn. The good news is, you get twice the workout in half the time! Yahoooo!!
The MASS SUIT kicked my butt and really challenged my core. I was out of breath in half the time of doing traditional training – and I have to admit I was challenged at only 10 reps in! ha! Here’s the workout video to follow along with, as well as the matching written workout!
MASS SUIT BIKINI BODY WORKOUT
10 Jumping Jacks
20 Stepback Lunges with Lateral Raises
10 Jumping Jacks
20 Forward Lunges with Lateral Raises
10 Jumping Jacks
20 Diagonal Lunge
X 3 Rounds
10 Stepback Lunges with Lateral Raises RIGHT
10 Stepback Lunges with Lateral Raises LEFT
10 Forward Lunges with Adduction RIGHT
10 Forward Lunges with Adduction LEFT
10 Diagonal Lunges RIGHT
10 Diagonal Lunges LEFT
The Shoulder Shake-Up Workout
NOTE: Click on the exercise to view video instruction.
1st Segment: HEAVY
3 x 12 Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press
3 x 10 Dumbbell Snatch (10 Right/10 Left)
3 x 12 Upright Rows
2nd Conditioning Segment: MODERATE
2 x 10 Step Up & 1-Arm Shoulder Press (R/L)
Super Set: (Right arm first)
1 x 10 1-Arm Step Up (arm stays up)
1 x 15 1-Arm Shoulder Press
(repeat Left Arm – no rest)
x 2
3rd Segment (Arms start shaking!): LIGHT
15 Dumbbell Lateral Raise
30-Second Elbow Plank
X 3 (no rest between exercises & rounds)
3 x 15 Dumbbell Rear Delts
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Butt & Delt Live X Power Blitz
How to do this compound workout: This workout uses several different exercises combined together in one fluid (compound) movement. NOTE: Click on the exercises to watch video demonstration of each movement.
Tools: Dumbbell or Kettlebell
Before you pick up your weight, do 5 burpees. Grab the dumbbell and get ready to work! The compound movement starts with a clean (bringing the dumbbell from the floor to the shoulder), then with the weight on the shoulder go down into a squat, return to stand and go right into a 1-arm shoulder press (keeping the dumbbell overhead), then immediately to an overhead step-back lunge (with dumbbell still overhead with active shoulder), return to stand, bring dumbbell down and back to the ground to begin the whole sequence again for the 2nd rep. After 10 full reps are complete, stay standing on that last round and pump out 15 1-Arm shoulder presses. Feeeel the burrrrn!!
This is what it looks like on paper…
RIGHT ARM:
5 Burpees
10 Clean + Squat + Shoulder Press + Overhead Step Back Lunge
15 1-Arm Press
LEFT ARM:
5 Burpees
10 Clean + Squat + Shoulder Press + Overhead Step Back Lunge
15 1-Arm Press
3 ROUNDS
(6 total rounds, 3 on each side)
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Leg & Butt Toning Circuit
You can do this workout with no weight, or with weight. Our boot campers did this workout with sandbags, but it would be great with dumbbells, kettlebells or a weighted bar.
INSTRUCTIONS: Take as little rest as possible (no rest is best for fat burning and toning). Go as deep as you can go on your squats and lunges – the deeper you go, the more inner thigh and glute action you will get, especially on the squats. If you can’t go deep with weight, then lighten your weight or use no weight at all. Use a mirror to watch how low you actually go. If you don’t have knee issues, try to get the same depth as the guy in the photo below – and feel the difference!!
LEG & BUTT CIRCUIT
3-Position Squat
- 10 Close Stance Squat
- 10 regular stance
- 10 Wide stance
60-Second Walking Lunges
60-Second Wall Sits
Repeat circuit with no rest for 3 rounds.
TRAINING TIPS: Notice his hips are BELOW parallel. If you want some serious buns, the deeper you go the better, as long as your knees don’t hurt and your form isn’t compromised. As soon as you feel that your back is bending, or your butt is tucking under (which we call “winking”), you know you’ve gone too deep, or you have range of motion limitations due to weak or tight muscles. The more you practice deep squats, the better your range of motion will be, simply from loosening up your hips, and getting more flexible and strong.
1 Workout, 3 Exercises, 5 Rounds, 100% Awesome!
This was one of the segments we did on LiveXFit at LiveExercise last week. It doesn’t require a lot of resistance to really get great results either! Here’s the scoop…
Goal: Sculpt the glutes, legs, core and shoulders. The burpees continue to keep the legs warm, while getting the heart rate up and burning more calories.
Tools: You can use a band, pipe, bar, broomstick or whatever you want! I used a bodylastics band and Steve used a broom. At the gym, I use an olympic bar, but you can even use dumbbells (however I prefer using bars or bands to keep the body connected).
The Lower Body Blitz:
- 10 OVERHEAD SQUATS
- 10 OVERHEAD STEPBACK LUNGES
- 10 BURPEES
REPEAT 5 ROUNDS
- OR add 3 round to your existing weight routine.
How-To
Overhead Squat:
Notice arms stay overhead (they don’t drop down in front of the face or body). Go as low as you can go while maintaining a straight back. Push with heels and keep arms locked out overhead during entire movement.
Overhead Stepback Lunges:
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At Home Leg and Butt Workout
I was stuck working at home all day yesterday in front of a computer for 10 hours straight. When I finally got done for the day, it was after 5:00pm and, although I was dressed and ready for the gym, I really just wanted to get my workout done at home.
So, I dug through some of my workouts and pulled out a couple of circuits I could do on my living room floor that required no equipment. This was the workout I did – and I’ll be honest. It KILLED ME! I took no rest at all except a quick rest to get water between the 2 circuits. Give it a try and let me know how you like it! Oh, and get a towel because by round 2 I was already dripping!!
The Bomb: Lower Body Circuit
20 Alternating Forward Lunges
20 Squats
10 Burpees
1-Minute Jump Rope
20 Alternating Step Back Lung
20 Jax
10 Burpees
1-Minute Wall-Sits (sit against the wall with legs at a 90 degree angle)
REPEAT 3 TIMES
Record your time at the end of the third round!
Matching Video:
Butt Workout
RIGHT
20 Squats
20 Right Lunges
20 Right Stomps
20 Right Leg Cook Hip Lifts
LEFT
20 Squats
20 Left Lunges
20 Left Stomps
20 Left Leg Cook Hip Lifts
REPEAT 2 TIMES (4 total)
Matching Graphic:
Drop-It-Like-It’s-Hot Butt Workout
Here is one of my favorite butt circuits! Give it a try and let me know what you think! Want to add even more punch? Do a heavy lift for thrusters and take things up a few notches. Either way, you will DEFINITELY feel this in your bottom!! AND, if you do it 1-2 weeks, you will surely see (and feel) a difference too!
10 Thrusters
10 Cursties (Left Leg)
10 Knee Repeaters (Left Leg)
10 Stomps (Left Leg)
Follow along with me in the video and then repeat 2 more times!
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Fit & Trim Bikini Bottom Workout
We have several clients we train to compete in figure, physique and bikini. This is one of the workouts Steve put his bikini girls through that I loved. While you don’t have to wear a two piece (or be a girl) to do this workout, it’s definitely a workout you’ll want to try!
Butt & Leg Workout
Click on each exercise to watch video demonstration of the exercise. Do 15 reps of each, with no rest between exercises. Rest for 1-2 minutes between completed circuits.
15 Back Squats (95lb-135lb)
15 Thrusters (10-15-lb dumbbells)
15 Walking Lunges (15lb dumbbells)
X3 (rest after 3rd round)
15 Leg Extension (moderate, 45-55lb)
15 Leg Curl (moderate, 40-50lb)
15 Skaters
X3 (rest after 3rd round)
15 Leg Press (heavy)
15 Kettlebell Curtsies (25lb kettlebell)
15 Stomps
X3 (rest after 3rd round)
Bikini Leg Workout
The above workout is the abbreviated version. Here’s the FULL version of this workout Steve did with his Bikini Competitors recently. Click on each exercise to view video demonstration.
5-Minute Warm Up: 6.0 on the Treadmill
CIRCUIT #1
20 Dumbbell Lunges (or kettlebell pass-through lunges)
10 Sumo High Pulls
X 5
CIRCUIT #2
15 Hamstring Curls
20 Knee Repeaters (left)
20 Knee Repeaters (right)
X 4
CIRCUIT #3
30 3-Position Leg Press (10 Each: Feet Wide, Middle, Narrow)
15 Kettlebell Swings
15 Leg Extensions
X 3
CIRCUIT #4
15 Straight Leg Dead Lifts
10 Kettlebell Snatches
X 3
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