Welcome to the first Fit Fridays post at Bee Goes Bananas!
Every Friday, I will be posting a new fitness routine, exercise, activity...anything that heps keep you fit! I hope Fitness Fridays will open your eyes to new and fun things you can do to stay in shape. So long boring repetitive gym sessions!
I hope you enjoy and feel free to leave suggestions for future Fit Fridays!
Today's Fit Friday highlights an exercise I first came across in another healthy living blog called Peanut Butter Fingers . In this blog post , Julie and her husband demonstrate a unique modified shoulder press that strengthens the entire shoulder. Using only a free weight, this modified shoulder press directly works the anterior deltoid (front of shoulder), posterior deltoid (back of shoulder), and lateral deltoid (side of shoulder) muscles, as well as indirectly strengthens the bicep, tricep and a variety of other upper body muscles.
In order to perform this exercise, you will need one handweight that is as heavy or as light as you need. It's safe to begin with a lighter handweight until you are comfortable with the exercise then slowly increase the weight in order to avoid injury.
Stand with your feet directly beneath your shoulders, the handweight in your right hand, and your right hand positioned at your left hip as if you are about to unbuckle your seat belt.
Slowly raise your right elbow up to the right, drawing the handweight across your body to the right side, as if making a diagonal line across your body.
Stop when your elbow is as high as it can be raised comfortably, then quickly flip your elbow and the handweight so the handweight is now above your right elbow and your right elbow is making a 90 degree angle. Your elbow should be roughly parallel with your shoulder.
Complete a regular shoulder press by pushing the handweight straight up into the air and slowly returning your elbow back to 90 degrees.
Quickly rotate your shoulder in the reverse direction as step #3 so the handweight is now below your elbow, your elbow is in an upside down 90 degree angle, and your elbow is parallel with your shoulder.
Return the handweight back down across your body on the same imaginary diagonal line you drew in step #2, as if you are buckling up a seat belt.
repeat as many times as you need and do the same number of sets and reps using the opposite shoulder.
I hope you benefit from this exercise as much as I have. Have fun with this new exercise and stay fit!
Every Friday, I will be posting a new fitness routine, exercise, activity...anything that heps keep you fit! I hope Fitness Fridays will open your eyes to new and fun things you can do to stay in shape. So long boring repetitive gym sessions!
I hope you enjoy and feel free to leave suggestions for future Fit Fridays!
Today's Fit Friday highlights an exercise I first came across in another healthy living blog called Peanut Butter Fingers . In this blog post , Julie and her husband demonstrate a unique modified shoulder press that strengthens the entire shoulder. Using only a free weight, this modified shoulder press directly works the anterior deltoid (front of shoulder), posterior deltoid (back of shoulder), and lateral deltoid (side of shoulder) muscles, as well as indirectly strengthens the bicep, tricep and a variety of other upper body muscles.
In order to perform this exercise, you will need one handweight that is as heavy or as light as you need. It's safe to begin with a lighter handweight until you are comfortable with the exercise then slowly increase the weight in order to avoid injury.
- Stand with your feet directly beneath your shoulders, the handweight in your right hand, and your right hand positioned at your left hip as if you are about to unbuckle your seat belt.
- Slowly raise your right elbow up to the right, drawing the handweight across your body to the right side, as if making a diagonal line across your body.
- Stop when your elbow is as high as it can be raised comfortably, then quickly flip your elbow and the handweight so the handweight is now above your right elbow and your right elbow is making a 90 degree angle. Your elbow should be roughly parallel with your shoulder.
- Complete a regular shoulder press by pushing the handweight straight up into the air and slowly returning your elbow back to 90 degrees.
- Quickly rotate your shoulder in the reverse direction as step #3 so the handweight is now below your elbow, your elbow is in an upside down 90 degree angle, and your elbow is parallel with your shoulder.
- Return the handweight back down across your body on the same imaginary diagonal line you drew in step #2, as if you are buckling up a seat belt.
- repeat as many times as you need and do the same number of sets and reps using the opposite shoulder.
I hope you benefit from this exercise as much as I have. Have fun with this new exercise and stay fit!