WEEK 122 :: What Is The Best Workout To Shed The Pregnancy Weight?

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TOPIC: What Is The Best Workout To Shed The Pregnancy Weight?

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After giving birth the body can be in much needed help to restore the sexy physique that was once achieved.

What is the best workout to shed the pregnancy weight? Be specific.

How long does it take to shed the weight using this program?

Bonus Question: What are the best supplements to take post pregnancy? What supplements should be avoided?

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[wallcrawler317]

What is the best workout to shed the pregnancy weight? Be specific.


Most women will have trouble with hips, stomach and butt with pregnancy weight. Therefor I would recommend a diet around 1800-2000 calories a day. It very important to rebuild muscle total body with an emphasis on those before mentioned body parts. I would recommend the following workout

1 minute of push ups
1 minute of bent rows
1 minute overhead shoulder presses
do this circuit 3x with 1 minute rests between circuits
1 minute bicep curls
1 minute of tricep dips
1 minute of sumo squats
do this circuit 3x with 1 minute rests between circuits
then lets move to those trouble areas
1 minute dumbbell plie squats
1 minute bodyweight side split squat
1 minute cable hip adduction
1 minute cable hip abduction
1 minute butt lifts
1 minute glute kickbacks
take a 1 minute break
1 minute crunches
1 minute air bikes
1 minute alternate heel touches
1 minute bent knee hip raises
repeat 3x with 1 minute break between circuits
finish with 20 minutes of HIIT
powerwalk for 2 minutes and jog or run for 1 minute repeating this pattern for 20 minutes. It important not to push too hard with HIIT after coming back from a pregnancy and instead work up as your fitness levels return.

How long does it take to shed the weight using this program?

A women following a sound eating plan and doing this workout Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday will start noticing rather quick results. I have had clients lose 3-4 lbs in the first week on this program.

Bonus Question: What are the best supplements to take post pregnancy? What supplements should be avoided?
At the stage post pregnancy I would avoid supplements and try to get all my requirements from whole natural foods. This is very important especially if you are breastfeeding. If you feel you must supplement I highly advise consulting with your doctor to make sure you dont have adverse reactions, again especially if your breastfeeding.

[Mighty Kev]

After giving birth the body can be in much needed help to restore the sexy physique that was once achieved.

What is the best workout to shed the pregnancy weight? Be specific.
Pregnancy is a beautiful part of life, but it is also one of the times in a woman?s life when weight gain is for all intensive purposes unavoidable. Perhaps one of the most detrimental parts of the pregnancy emotionally can occur after the birth of the child. There you are, no longer pregnant, but with much more fatty adipose tissue than before. This is the time for you to get back into shape, not only so you can look and feel better about yourself, but so you can also take care of your newborn child to the best of your ability. The following workout is designed to help you lose that extra pregnancy weight:

For the first couple of weeks after childbirth, you need to take it easy, and slowly ease in to working yourself back into shape. Begin by walking for 30 minutes every day.

After you feel that you can safely begin resistance training, begin working on compound movements, which are weight bearing movements that incorporate the use of multiple muscle groups to get the maximum amount of muscle use with the fewest amount of repetitions and sets of an exercise.

The Workout:
Begin by walking on the treadmill for 15 minutes to warm up. Next perform some dynamic stretches, such as jumping rope or jumping jacks.

Next begin the workout:
Bodyweight squats 3 sets of 10 repetitions

Pushups (Or knee pushups) 3 sets of 15 repetitions

Crunches 3 sets to failure

Body weight lunges 3 sets of 10

Assisted pull-ups (or negative pull-ups) 3 sets of 8

Supermans (or hyperextensions) 3 sets of 10

Immediately following the workout, perform 20 minutes of moderate intensity cardio. Vary the type of cardio from workout to workout, for instance if you do the treadmill one day, do the elliptical or rowing machine the next workout day.


This workout will be performed three days a week, with a 30 minutes low intensity walk included on all of the off days. Take rest days whenever necessary, and remember, you?re a bit more fragile than you have been in the past, so take things slow and be patient. If you?re sore, take a day off and continue the next day.

Make sure to fully stretch your body out after you finish the complete workouts every time, the increases in flexibility that you will gain will keep you healthy and help prevent injury.


How long does it take to shed the weight using this program?
With the use of this program, you can lose that unwanted pregnancy weight in no time at all, assuming you have your diet in check. I?ve always said that in weight loss, diet is more than half of the battle, so you should absolutely check out some of the diet articles that bodybuilding.com has to ensure proper caloric intake as well as the right types and kinds of foods for you. Keep reading, because the more you learn about getting to that healthy weight and being able to maintain it, the better off you will be in the long run. Keep in mind, the idea behind why this workout will work in addition to your diet is that this workout will help you build a little bit of muscle, which will increase your metabolism and multiply the effects of your cardio. This is why the people you see on the cardio machines at the gym day in and day out never lose weight; they?re just burning calories as well as muscle, keeping their metabolism low and slow. Resistance training is key in ensuring weight loss. And don?t worry about putting too much muscle on, because it?s a very slow process and you will have time to decide if you?re getting too bulky or not well in advance. Keep working hard and you can succeed before you even know it.

Bonus Question: What are the best supplements to take post pregnancy? What supplements should be avoided?

The absolute best supplement to take post pregnancy would be whey protein. Supplementing with protein not only will help you make gains in lean muscle, it also requires more caloric input to digest, making your body burn more calories throughout the day. Now I know it may seem silly to you to be drinking a protein shake, but it really isn?t as odd or out of place for woman to do that at all. Almost all of the best female athletes out the supplement with whey protein, and don?t you let anyone tell you any different. They?ll be the ones envying you and your new sexy little body a couple months from now, and they will bite their tongues about how they might have criticized you about drinking protein shakes. Definitely try out Syntrax Nectar. It?s one of the best tasting protein supplements out there, or if you prefer to avoid artificial sweeteners; I?d advise trying out Optimum Nutrition?s Any Whey.

On the other end of the spectrum, you don?t want to be taking any supplements that could be harmful to your health. Although many other people may disagree, I wouldn?t advise a person to take stimulants of fat burners post-pregnancy, especially if you?re nursing the baby. There are a number of supplements and ingredients out there that don?t have tons of research backing them, and although may not be harmful to you they could be harmful to the child. Stay away from anything that your doctor says to avoid, as they know best and want you and your child to stay as healthy as possible.

Thanks for reading!
-Opiewags99

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