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A Family Workout

October 17, 2015October 17, 2015 Taryn and Tavia3 Comments

The weekend is here, finally!! Although that no longer means sleeping in late (babies don’t understand that), it does mean we get to work out as a family! It’s a little difficult to take Max into the gym with us. He doesn’t just sit happily in his stroller like he used to. We’re getting creative and hitting the pavement!

Here’s What We did:

Warm up: We walked about 1/2 a mile to our community nature trail. There are park benches along the trail that are perfect for different exercises!

Push-ups off the bench: Get as low as you can and get as many reps as you can for 4 sets.

Step-ups: These are my favorite. Get anywhere between 12-25 reps per leg for 3-4 sets. Burn baby burn!

Squat Jumps: These are a doozy. Make sure you are squatting low, keeping your weight back in your heels and fire up from your booty. Try to land as softly as you can on top of the bench. To modify: Don’t jump onto the bench. Squat down and jump as high as you can! Get 12-15 reps for 3 sets.

Finish, by jogging 3 minutes, walking 3 minutes. Until you are back home or it has been 30 minutes!

oh, and don’t forget to FLEX!

I hope you guys enjoy this as much as we did!

Happy Weekend Friends!!

XOXO

-Tavia

January 26, 2015January 26, 2015 Taryn and TaviaLeave a comment

Sunday was another beautiful day in Texas. The hubby and I decided to load baby Max into the stroller and walk to our community gym to get a “pump” in. Working out together used to be part of our everyday routine back in the college days, but now it is such a rare occurrence we try to make the very best of every minute! Max, of course, doesn’t object to a good stroller ride and some entertaining workout moves from his mommy and daddy. Here is what we did.

Warm Up: Half mile walk to the gym 🙂

Round 1:

Shoulder side laterals: 20 reps

Seated shoulder press: 10 reps (heavy)

Reverse flyes: 20 reps

Repeat 4x through. Remember to increase your weight if you are flying through your reps!

Round 2:

Barbell upright row: 20 reps

Front raise with a plate (I used the 25lb plate): 12 reps

Push-ups: 15

Repeat 3x through

Round 3:

Seated machine shoulder press: 20 reps (last set is a drop set, get as many reps as you can, drop the weight, and repeat until you can’t do anymore!)

Squat press with Max as the weight: 20 reps (he was getting antsy at this point, he loves squat press! 🙂 )

Repeat 4x through

This concluded our fast and furious shoulder workout! Our workouts together have changed a little since baby Max was born. I wouldn’t have it any other way.

I hope y’all enjoyed your weekend as much as we did over here!

A Family Affair

September 22, 2014 Taryn and TaviaLeave a comment

One of my favorite things to do is workout with my husband. Little did I know, having a baby would make that pretty much near impossible. We were able to make that happen this weekend! Finally. There was one small hiccup, baby Max would be joining us. Luckily, Max stayed pretty entertained in his walker and thoroughly enjoyed watching his daddy lift some weights (he seriously did not want to watch me, what the heck?).

Here is what we did:

Back/Triceps:

Round One:

Straight arm pull-downs on the cable machine (20 reps)

Single-arm dumbbell row (10-12 reps) Make sure you pick a weight that is challenging!

Complete these two exercises together 4x through