Day 8 of 5 Weeks To Get Fit Challenge brings us to our Chest and Abs. I know working chest is a body part that often gets overlooked, but it is important because the muscles in our chest are some of the largest in our upper body. That means it allows us to burn more calories and working our chest muscles also involves working our arms and shoulders which also aids in burning more calories too. The chest is what allows us to push something or wrap our arms around something. It is an important muscle group to work that helps with a balanced physique. With that bit of info, today we will be doing 4 exercises to work our chest muscles in a set range of 4 to 7, but each set will consist of 10 reps. After chest we will finish with our abs by doing 6 sets of reverse crunches and obliques. So pound your pre-workout drink and have a great workout.
** Today’s cardio is 45 minutes on the stairclimber, tomorrow we are going to be working arms!
PRINTABLE WORKOUT PAGE: 5 WEEKS TO GET FIT CHALLENGE DAY 8
WORKOUT:
UPCOMING WORKOUTS:
Day 11:5 WEEKS TO GET FIT CHALLENGE DAY 11-BACK
Day 9: 5 WEEKS TO GET FIT CHALLENGE DAY 9-ARMS
Day 8: 5 WEEKS TO GET FIT CHALLENGE DAY 8-CHEST/ABS
BE SURE TO VISIT SOME OF THE DAYS IN THE WORKOUT (in case you missed one):
Day 4: 5 WEEKS TO GET FIT CHALLENGE DAY 4-BACK
Day 2: 5 WEEK FIT CHALLENGE DAY 2-ARMS
Day 1: 5 WEEK FIT CHALLENGE: DAY 1-CHEST
Hey! I was wondering what can you do instead if your gym doesn’t have a smith machine?
Shannon! Hi are you talking about for chest? or for what exercise? for chest you can always use a barbell or modify with dumbbells. Let me know what exercise(s) you are taking about and I can help you out!!
Shannon 🙂
Hi Shannon! I really enjoy all your workout guides; so easy to follow! Question: do you ever eat breakfast before your workouts? Or do you just wake-up, drink your pre-workout and hit the weights?
Genoveva! Hi, I generally don’t eat breakfast before I go to the gym and that is because I get up at 4:30 in the morning to workout since I have to be at work by a certain time, this just works for me. I do drink a protein shake, but I just don’t have a full breakfast. Again, this is what I am use to and what works for me, I know a lot of people like to eat some oatmeal, or toast with all natural peanut butter before they workout, which is great and something that you could do. So yes, I wake up hit my pre-workout and go to the gym. (long story short ;). So glad you enjoy the workouts!! and thanks for your question.
Shannon 🙂
Where’s day 3?
Day 3 is a rest day! which means you only do cardio no weights.
Shannon 🙂
My gym doesn’t have the cable cross over machine, what can I do instead? Thank you! Love these workouts! They are just the change I needed 🙂
Jessixa,
You can do incline dumbbell flys, incline dumbbell press, flat bench dumbbell flys, or dips on a bench. I hope this helps.
Shannon 🙂