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Steps Up Your Metabolism
Compiled by Beth Sonnenburg
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Week 1 a.m. Workout A

p.m. your activity

a.m. Workout B

p.m. your activity

a.m. Workout A a.m. Workout B

p.m. your activity

Rest Adult gymnastics class, dance class, long walk, sport or other activity Rest
Add a set to each exercise Week 2 a.m. Workout A

p.m. your activity

a.m. Workout B

p.m. your activity

a.m. Workout A a.m. Workout B

p.m. your activity

Rest Adult gymnastics class, dance class, long walk, sport or other activity Rest
Increase weight in each exercise by 3-5 lbs. Week 3 a.m. Workout A

p.m. your activity

a.m. Workout B

p.m. your activity

a.m. Workout A a.m. Workout B

p.m. your activity

Rest Adult gymnastics class, dance class, long walk, sport or other activity Rest
Increase weight in each exercise by 5 lbs. And decrease reps by 5. Week 4 a.m. Workout A

p.m. your activity

a.m. Workout B

p.m. your activity

a.m. Workout A a.m. Workout B

p.m. your activity

Rest Adult gymnastics class, dance class, long walk, sport or other activity Rest
Note: In the example of the bench press, your four weeks would look as follows:
Week 1: 2 sets of 15 reps * Week 2: 3 sets of 15 reps * Week 3; 3 sets of 15 reps, with increase of 5 pounds * Week 4: 3 sets of 10 reps, with increase of 5 pounds.

Workout A Chest, Shoulders, Back
Complete all sets of one exercise, resting briefly between sets, then begin the next exercise.
Exercise Sets Reps Target Bodyparts
Bench press 2 15 Chest, Shoulders, Triceps
Incline Dumbbell flye 1 15 Chest
Push-Up 1 20 Chest, Shoulders, Triceps
Front Lat Pull-Down 2 15 Back, Triceps
Wide-Grip Assisted Pull-Up 2 15 Back, Triceps
Seated Cable Row 2 15 Back, Triceps
Seated Overhead Press 2 15 Shoulders, Triceps
Seated Lateral Raise 2 20 Shoulders
Standing Front Raise 2 20 Shoulders
20-30 minutes cardio at moderate intensity
Workout B Legs, Biceps, Triceps
For legs, complete all sets of one exercise, resting briefly between sets, then begin the next exercise. Biceps and triceps exercises are performed in a superset, in which two exercises are done back to back with no rest in between, then that superset is repeated.
Exercise Sets Reps Target Bodyparts
Squat 2 15 Glutes, Hams, Quads
Leg Extension 2 15 Quads
Leg Curl 2 15 Hamstrings
Seated Calf Raise 2 20 Calves
Standing Calf Raise 2 20 Calves
Superset
Standing EZ-Bar curl and 2 15 Biceps
Seated Overhead Triceps Extension 2 15 Triceps
Superset
Incline Dumbbell Curl and 2 20 Biceps
Dumbbell kickback 10 right
10 left
triceps
30 minutes of cardio at moderate intensity

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