Summer is the time to bare all, but before you start pulling off the cardi's and slipping on the cami's, read about these workout tips from Toronto-based personal trainer, Troy Sturtevant. Sleek, sexy arms are but a few exercises away.
5) Dumbbell forward presses on Exercise Ball
Muscles Trained: Posterior shoulder, middle shoulder
• Grab two light dumbbells and lie facedown with your chest on the exercise ball. Make sure you are stable on the ball before beginning the press. Hold the weights parallel to the floor with the weights at the level of your ears. In a slow and controlled motion slowly press your arms forward and stop before the weights touch each other. Pause for a moment then bring the weights back in the same path slowly.
6) Overhead Dumbbell Press on Exercise Ball
Muscle Trained: Middle and Front shoulders Triceps, Lower traps
• Grab two dumbbells and sit on an exercise ball. Hold the dumbbells at the edge of your shoulders with the palms facing forward. Press the weights up and slightly inward until your arms are almost straight but not locked out. At the top they should be close to each other without touching. Lower them to your shoulders along the same path.
Troy Sturtevant (BSc (Bio), CSCS) is a Toronto-based certified personal trainer. For more information about these exercises or personal training in general, please contact him at:
tsturtevant@cmcc.ca
Shot on location at Totum Life Science, www.totum.ca. Credit: Stephen Truszkowski.
