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Give the dumbbells a break, and fire up your arms with this strengthening bodyweight workout. You'll get a quick and effective sweat sesh in with this arm-centric workout targeting your biceps, triceps, shoulders, and chest.
The Workout
Before you get started, be sure to do a warmup. Moves like plank walkouts and jumping jacks are great to prepare for the upcoming workout.
Complete the designated reps for each of the following exercises. Once you've gone through all four of the exercises, take up to two minutes of rest. Repeat for a total of four rounds.
Start in a plank position with your arms and legs straight, shoulders above your wrists.
Take a breath in, and as you exhale, bend your elbows out to the sides and lower your chest toward the ground. Stop as soon as your shoulders are in line with your elbows. Inhale to straighten your arms. This counts as one rep.
If this is too difficult, do this exercise with your knees on the floor.
Sit on the ground with your knees bent, your hands two inches behind you, and your fingers pointing away from your body. If this is too much weight on your wrists, slightly turn your fingers out to the sides of your body. Lift your hips two to three inches off the ground.
Step your right foot forward as you simultaneously move your left hand forward. Then repeat on the opposite side. This completes one rep. Focus on perfecting the contralateral movement (moving opposite body parts at the same time).
Continue walking forward for a total of 10 reps, or 15 meters. To advance this movement, walk forward for 10 reps and then walk backward for 10 reps, targeting your triceps.