And at 5:15 this morning, as I checked the temperature to find it was a chilling 53 degrees, I indignantly ignored my mother's concerned voice (of reason) ringing inside my head and stubbornly put on my gym shorts, instead of my cute new Adidas pants.
'...and in the winter gets cold en vogue with your skin out...'
For those mornings when the air hits you with the chill of your last lover and the gym seems to be as far away as next summer, get over it and get moving. If those words of inspiration fall as flat of Jillian MIchael's onslaught of stirring four-letter hoorays, then know you can have a pretty good workout on your bedroom floor.
(Mind. Out. Of. Gutter.)
Get down and give yourself 20...the at home push-up can work you as hard and effective as any bench press at the gym, with a few simple tweaks. Read on for a four simple chest blitzing ideas:
1. Sloooooooow down! Controlling the speed of movement during any exercise is highly beneficial when done correctly and the press up offers many opportunities. Lower yourself over a 10-second count and pause in the bottom position for three seconds before exploding upwards.
2. Arranging your hands just inside shoulder width, so that your elbows track closely to the torso throughout the movement, will focus on the triceps more intensely than typical extension exercises. Bigger arms + bigger chest = gorgeousness.
3. Positioning your hands four to five inches wider than shoulder width will switch the focus to your chest and make your pecs burn like your last bout of syphilis.
4. Lifting one foot off the ground (about 3 inches) and holding it while executing a traditional push up makes for some tit-tastic fun. This increases recruitment of abdominal muscles as your core works to make up for lost of stability. Alternate feet every 5 to 10 reps and make sure that each side gets an equal number of reps to prevent imbalance. As always, keep your hips in line with your torso and do not sag towards the floor.
Now, you may go back to bed.
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