Favorite Leg Workout

So you probably think that I'm going to say "more squats!" "more lunges!" "more deadlifts!"

You caught me! Yes that's exactly what I'm going to say.

I have muscular legs that I'm proud of. I got them from running 100 miles a month for 4 years straight and by doing squats. 

Lots. of. Squats. 

I put together a 4 minute video to show you a few moves that you can put into your next leg-day circuit. I'm using 10lb dumbbells in each hand so please adjust (up or down) depending on your own strength. 

In the Video:

10 Squats

20 (total) Alternating Lunges

10 Deadlifts (squeeze your buns at the top!)

20 (each leg) Kickbacks

I wanted to include some curtsey lunges but the song was too quick - maybe next time!!!

Do this a few rounds if you wanna feel good tomorrow morning!

Turn around, stick it out, show the world you got a ....!

Sorry notsorry for the profanity in the featured song! This disclaimer makes me no longer liable right?

Sorry actuallysorry for not being extremely silly in this video. I booty danced in the outtakes.

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Favorite Arm Workout

Okay guys, today is the day that I am going to share the only arm workout that I did to get these arms that I'm so proud of. 

Haha, what's that - you don't know what arms I'm talking about? 

Boom. 

Okay so they're still a ways off from where I want them to be - but the real proof that tells you how far I've come is that fact that I don't have any "before" photos of my arms. They actually hadn't seen the light of day for a few years and that's why now they're coming out and want the world to see. 

So these arms. They are getting stronger every day because I'm getting into push-ups and lifting "real weights", but I want to talk about their foundation.

The very basic workout that got rid of the "extra" and allowed me to start seeing my muscles for the first time in a long time.

This treadmill.

And these hand weights (5lbs).

Actually, these hand weights (3lbs) until I out-grew them.

And what did I need? Just 6 songs. Two slower, two medium and two fast. 

I've always called it my "Ace of Base" workout because all 6 songs were tracks 1 - 6 of the Ace of Base "The Sign" Album because these songs just work. But since doing the workout so often I have found other great songs that "just work" like Waves, #Selfie and I'm in the House to name a few slow, medium and fast songs. 

And what do I do?

Songs 1 & 4 I walk at a quick pace, doing alternating arm curls with every left step forward.

Songs 2 & 5 I walk at a quick pace, doing alternating arm punches with every left step forward.

Songs 3 & 6 I walk at a quick pace, doing alternating arm punches/arm presses with every left step forward.

Let's see that again:

I hope you didn't hate my first vlog. 

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