Here is Abs cover model Melissa Pittman (Abs is on sale next month!) at our booth at the Arnold - rumor has it we won best booth 2011! Nice to see all of you - feel free to stay in touch!
Question: Melissa loves working out with a buddy. What tip can you share about working out with a friend?
Beautiful cover! The big advantage in working out with a friend is being able to spot each other and having somebody to watch your form. You often don't realize you're not doing an exercise with perfect form when you're working-out alone, even if you're an experienced fitness gal. Perfect form is the key to an intense work-out.
ReplyDeleteThanks Elise - I agree with you (especially when i sometimes depend on squinting in the mirrors when I work out). A friend is soooo much better, so so many reasons!
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Wow! I can't wait to pick up the new Oxygen Abs Special! Thanks so much for providing such wonderful information in a beautiful package! I love the Oxygen magazines, the Oxygen Special Issues!! Amazing! Keep up the great work that you do! I'm determined to succeed at my fitness goals and hope to some day be a success story in your magazine!! At any rate, I will be my own success story. Take care,
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I love working out with "the boys." I was telling a girl last night to come workout when we do. She was saying she felt like she wasn't good enough to hang with us. But I told her THAT IS HOW YOU GET BETTER!! Be the small fish in a big pong because if you stay in the little pond you can't get any bigger! Let's say we are all going to do a circuit and one of the exercises is a prone row, I see what the guys are grabbing and I'll try to get dumbbells that are heavy so I can "hang," as long as my form is good. Half the time I end up telling them to go heavier because I'm catching up! Or when it's time for us to sprint, I get right in there with the fast guys because I'm there for me.. I'm there to get faster and when I run with them I have them there to push me.
ReplyDeleteThanks all - I have to say that when my sister and I were in Florida a few days ago we had the choice of a beginner or intermediate tennic clinic and, although we hadn't played in years, we thought we'd challenge ourselves - and it worked! Not only did we have a blast, we learned new drills that ramped up our game immeasurably! So, I agree - keep challenging yourself and I bet you'll constantly surprise yourself!
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