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I am not a natural veggie lover but this is a great recipe. It’s easy to make, tastes fantastic, and is perfect for fall.
In order to effectively reduce the rest needed between exercises in Xtrain Bi’s and Tri’s we’ll be working in rounds, nine to be exact. Each round consists of one set for Biceps , followed by one set for triceps. And you’ll continue to repeat this sequence throughout your workout using a different exercise for every
This is a picture of Jai and Amanda using a chair during the Barre section of XTrain Legs. Since the only equipment used in this section is a chair for balance you can easily do this segment in your hotel room when you travel. And if you are using our downloads you can simply play
When it came to selecting exercises for XTrain we looked for exercises that met the following criteria: 1. Is the exercise effective? When selecting the exercises for XTrain the most important of all our criteria was how effective the exercise was at working the targeted muscle. With XTrain we wanted to only use the best of
In this picture we’re doing a lunge with a forward lean in XTrain Legs. In a regular lunge our torso’s would be vertical and the emphasis on the lunge would be on our legs. But with a forward lean the emphasis on the lunge goes to our glutes. A forward leaning lunge also takes
This picture shows Jai and Amanda doing Glute Squeezes on a stability ball during XTrain Legs. Owning a health club is a huge advantage to me when making fitness videos as it allows me the opportunity to see and test moves on people who take my classes and work out at my gym on a
This picture shows Cathe and Cedie doing single leg Glute Bridges during the XTrain Legs workout. This is an excellent exercise for the Glutes that you can also easily do wherever and whenever you travel – You just need a chair. This XTrain lower body workout has four sections: 1. Standing Legs, 2. Stability Ball
The leg exercises in this Xtrain workout (Legs and Rear Delts) include new and traditional exercises scrambled in ways that will surely leave your lower body worked. This program, has a great mix of Standing leg work, Stability Ball work, Barre and floorwork exercises effectively sequenced, to keep the fat burning and your muscles responding.
This is a picture of Jai, Amanda, and Brenda doing an exercise called a Bear Crawl during XTrain SuperCuts. If you were at the 2012 Glassboro Road Trip you got to see this exercise. The Bear Crawl is an exercise that is difficult to show in a still photograph, but to do it you rock
