There is no better workout in the world to prepare you for Carnival.
If there ever is a time of the year to workout, it’s before Mardi Gras. Spring is around the corner, layers of clothes are coming off and you’ve said “I will only have one piece of King Cake” way too many times! Not to mention you have already been to a season’s worth of crawfish boils… But who is counting anyway…
You have a few weeks left to work on your bead throwing (and catching), and today’s Challenge Workout will focus just on that! Hold your arms up with confidence this season, and make sure they are strong enough to rip that beautiful bead away from the person standing next to you… Because, you know that bead was meant for you…
For the Mardi Gras Throw Challenge Workout, you will perform as many rounds as you can of these exercises in 20 minutes.
Start your stopwatch.
Squat Shoulder Press (Dumbbells) - Click to view the video
50 reps, So you can jump and snatch!
Muscles Worked: Shoulders, triceps, quadriceps, glutes, hamstrings.
Triceps Kickbacks - Click to view the video
50 reps on each side. The triceps are your primary throwing muscles, so work these hard.
Muscles Worked: Triceps, rear deltoid, core muscles.
Two – Arm Curls (Dumbbells) - Click to view the video
50 reps, use your biceps to catch, and hold those big bags full of throws.
Muscles Worked: Biceps, core muscles.
Calf Raise - Click to view the video
100 reps, so you can see over the person who just cut in front of you.
Muscles Worked: Calves
Push Ups - Click to view the video
50 Push Ups, so you can push them outta the way!
Muscles Worked: Pectorals, triceps, biceps, shoulders.
Superman - Click to view the video
30 total seconds, so your back won’t get tired from standing all day.
Muscles Worked: Glutes, hamstrings, back muscles.
Reverse Flys (Dumbbells) - Click to view the video
50 reps, so your shoulders and neck won’t get tired from all those beads.
Muscles Worked: Shoulder, trapezius, rhomboids, quadriceps, glutes, lower back.
REPEAT this circuit as many times as you can!
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Good luck!
