Muscle & Fitness Hers South Africa November/December 2018

10 MINUTES How is it that we see the decorations for Christmas going up earlier and earlier, year after year? Is that really the case or has time somehow been speeding up, especially when we enter this final quarter of the year!? I remember my dad always telling me to savour the moment as the time will go faster when you get older, maybe that’s what’s happening… older, I’m simply just getting old. It felt like yesterday that my little dude was born and he’s turning two tomorrow – where has the time gone? It makes me wonder about whether we’re actually living our best lives the way we were intended to or are we just running and rushing from the one thing to the next? Take a breath, reflect.…

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WHAT’S THE KEY TO GETTING A CURVED, firm, and totally tight backside? A full-scale attack on the muscles. “Your glutes respond best when they are targeted from different angles and movement patterns,” says Hers technical adviser Gino Caccavale. This multiangled approach goes far beyond traditional squats to target your abductors (outer hips) as well as your glutes, so you’re lifting and toning all the lower posterior muscles for a rounded, more symmetrical look. IFBB bikini pro Ana Delia De Iturrondo shows us how she helps keep her enviable lower half in top shape! WIDE UP AND BACK BOUNDING WORKS: GLUTES, THIGHS; BUILDS EXPLOSIVE STRENGTH › Stand in an open area, feet hip-distance apart. Squat down, bringing fists in front of chin and keeping weight over heels. › Explosively make two…

NO TIME FOR A FULL WORKOUT TODAY? Squeeze in this fast and furious fat blaster, designed to work every major muscle while burning mega calories. “Every move here is explosive—you’re working different muscle groups in a variety of directions for optimum conditioning,” explains New York–based trainer Holly Rilinger. Do each move for 30 seconds, resting as little as possible (up to 10 seconds) between each one. “Because you’re rotating between lower body, upper body, and core moves you’re already getting rest, so you can keep downtime to a minimum,” adds Rilinger. Complete as many rounds as you can for 20 minutes. Team MuscleMeds shows us how it’s done. 1. SQUAT JUMP FOCUS: LOWER BODY › Stand with feet hip-distance apart, elbows bent, with hands in front of body. Squat down,…

Her routine: Non-stop full-body workout “You can get a lot done with this routine, hitting all your muscle groups and even getting your heart rate up a bit,” says Malacarne. Do 12 to 15 reps of each of the following workouts in the order given. Rest one minute at the end of the circuit, then repeat until your 15 minutes are completed. Pullup Squat Lunge Pushup (wide grip) Pushup (close grip) Bridge Leg raise Crunch Plank…

Her routine: AMRAP “As many reps as possible” is a strategy that asks you to complete a circuit as many times as you can within a given time frame. “You’re always moving, and because you need to keep going for the allotted interval, it’s a mental and physical challenge.” Warm up for a few minutes and give yourself time to cool down afterward, says Valenzuela. Do any of these circuits for 15 minutes. OPTION 1 15 power snatches with barbell 10 burpees Repeat cycle for 15 minutes. OPTION 2 15 air squats 10 burpees Repeat cycle for 15 minutes. OPTION 3 7 squat cleans 14 double-unders (allow jump rope to pass under feet twice) 21 pushups Repeat cycle for 15 minutes.…