Week #6 – 12 Weeks to a Stronger, Sexier, More Confident You

Woo hoo! This marks the half-way point! If you’ve been following these workouts and doing them consistently you most likely have started to see some results. You should feel stronger, more stable, and have an overall better sense of your body. I know it’s not easy, but isn’t it worth it? Consistency is the only way you’re going to see results, so if you haven’t been keeping up with your workouts then it’s never going to happen. You have to make sure you’re getting strength training in 3 times a week and your cardio in 5 days a week. It’s about a lifestyle change, and the past 5 weeks have been your introduction to easing into the big kid pool. There is no magic wand that is going to make it happen for you, so it’s all on you if you want to see results.

This week we’re sticking with the same exercises, but we’re just going to tweak it a bit by adding a second set to each one to increase the intensity.

The Workout:
Week #6

The Playlist:
– Warm-up
Bodyrock – Moby
Rockafeller Skank – Fatboy Slim

– Workout
Shut Your Eyes – Snow Patrol
Lapdance – N.E.R.D</strong>
Flathead – The Fratellis
Starlight – Muse
Panic Switch – Silversun Pickups
Zero – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

– Cardio
I Might Be Wrong – Radiohead
Hysteria – Muse
Going On – Gnarls Barkley
Lazy Eye – Silversun Pickups

– Cool Down
Empire State of Mind – Jay Z featuring Alicia Keys

** Combine this with my 12 week weight management program to maximize your results. Leave a comment if you’d like some more info.

Week 3 – 12 Weeks To A Stronger, Sexier, More Confident You

Hope you’re still hanging in there! Only 8 more weeks to go! This week we’re going to continue with the same exercises only we’re going to ramp things up a bit by turning it into a circuit. That means you’re going to move from exercise to exercise with only 15 seconds of rest in between. At the end of the last exercise (which means the end of the circuit) you’re going to rest 15 seconds and then begin from the top and complete the circuit a second time. For optimal results do this workout 3 times this week, allowing at least one day in between for resting the muscles. Try and get some cardio in on the days that you’re not doing this workout. And remember to give yourself 2 days of complete rest as well.

Circuits are a great kind of workout to do if you’re trying to lose weight, because it helps keep your heart rate up the entire time, which means more calories burned!

The Workout:
Week 3

The Playlist:
– Warm-up
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/intro/id325808192?i=325808197 (The XX – Intro)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/finally-woken/id253350362?i=253350737 (Jem – Finally Woken)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/they/id253350362?i=253350371 (Jem – They)

– Workout
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/well-thought-out-twinkles/id167387718?i=167387804 (Silversun Pickups – Well Thought Out Twinkies **This guy’s voice is mesmerizing. Yeah, it’s a guy!)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/time-to-pretend/id264720008?i=264720018 (MGMT – Time to Pretend)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tear-you-apart/id91431035?i=91431082 (She Wants Revenge – Tear You Apart)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-ghost-inside/id353032605?i=353032615 (Broken Bells – The Ghost Inside **I don’t know what it is, but this song makes me want to move)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/steady-as-she-goes/id205202916?i=205203291 (The Raconteurs – Steady As She Goes)

– Cardio
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/heartbeats/id205108007?i=205108010 (The Knife – Heartbeats **Love the beat. This is my go-to pole dancing song.)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lights-out/id278671865?i=278671971 (Santigold – Lights Out **Another one that makes you just want to move)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/help-im-alive/id307592236?i=307592238 (Metric – Help I’m Alive)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/filthy-gorgeous-original-radio/id23208853?i=23208838 (Scissor Sisters – Filthy Gorgeous)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/big-girl-you-are-beautiful/id219949350?i=219949383 (Mika – Big Girls You Are Beautiful **Play this one twice, because big girls are beautiful – you heard the man!)

– Cool Down
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-believe-in-you/id270788190?i=270788198 (Cat Power – I Believe in You)

** Combine this with my 12 week weight management program to maximize your results. Leave a comment if you’d like some more info.