1
1
Dips
it on the bench and place
your hands on the edge of
the seat eep your legs at
a
degree angle with your
nees bent lowly lower your
body until your arms reach
a 90 degree angle and then
press bac up a e sure you
are using your arms and not
your body to raise and lower
the ey to it is eeping the
arms close to the body and
not allowing for the elbows to
drift outwards f you want to
increase the intensity you
can either ta e your legs
further away, meaning your
arms will be lifting more of
your bodyweight, or you can
alternate between ta ing one
foot off the oor, doing one
dip and moving on to the
other leg.
Plank
The most common/basic of core
movements but some still find it
very challenging f you find it easy
and can do more than 30 seconds to
one minute, you can add in a press
in between tart in a plan position
and then lift one hand off the oor
as if you are about to go in to a press
up nce your arm is fully e tended,
press upwards ma ing sure your
hips do not drop or lift any higher
than the rest of your body ow
lower yourself bac in to the starting
position and alternate on the other
arm and repeat the movement
2
1
3
2
Burpees
hat dreaded word all my clients
hate to hear, reason being they
are a very ta ing movement
to do tand with your feet hip
width apart and your arms down
by your side ower into a s uat
position with your hands at on
the oor in front of you ow ic
your legs bac wards into a press
up position and lower your chest
to the oor ush your chest bac
up to the press up position thrust
both feet forward so you are bac
in the squat position. Jump up and
raise both hands over your head
Barry got into
sports at
around the
age of 11,
playing rugby,
basketball,
shot put and boxing which
meant having to lift weights.
This is were he found his
real passion, pumping iron.
He has competed in several
bodybuilding contests and
over his 21 years of training
and has been a personal
trainer for eight years.
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