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Build Upper Body Strength: 500 Rep Workout

Looking for a 500 rep workout that focuses on building upper body strength? You landed in the right place with this upper body 500 rep workout. Not only will building your upper body muscles make you look more toned, it will also help you carry out your day to day functions with ease. Today’s exercise is quick, but dense. The following 5 exercises target most muscles in your upper body and will build strength and endurance. Be sure to take tomorrow off to let your upper body muscles recover! Follow these tips to make sure you are working out hard enough.

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Do 100 reps of each exercise. Rest when you need to, but get through the workout as quickly as possible.

Jog in Place- Click to view the video

2 minute warmup to get your blood flowin’.

Muscles Worked: Total body warmup/cardiovascular exercise.

Curl and Delts- Click to view the video

Works biceps, pecs and shoulders in one exercise. Can’t beat that. Do 100 reps.

Muscles Worked: Biceps, shoulders, trapezius, core muscles.

Tricep Dip- Click to view the video

For bigger arms, you have to build your triceps. Up and down for 100 reps.

Muscles Worked: Triceps.

Shoulder Circles- Click to view the video

A great shoulder workout. One of my best. Up, across and down counts as one repetition.

Muscles Worked: Shoulders, trapezius, pectorals, core muscles.

Reverse Flys- Click to view the video

Build the muscles in your upper back to improve your posture.

Muscles Worked: Shoulder, trapezius, rhomboids, quadriceps, glutes, lower back.

Decline Push Up on the Bench- Click to view the video

Finish this 500 rep upper body workout with Decline Push Ups, which build chest and arm strength.

Muscles Worked: Pectorals, triceps, biceps, shoulders.

Nice work! Post your time below to track your time on Facebook and encourage others!

Click here to find out how to optimize your post-workout recovery!

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Jacques Courseault, M.D. is a physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He has many years experience as a personal trainer in which he performed thousands of fitness consultations. Was the Co-Founder of a non-profit weight loss program, and Contributing Writer for DrGourmet.com and Livestrong.com. He is a strong believer that small, practical changes in nutrition and exercise habits can lead to great results…