Upper Body Blast

Build the ultimate upper body with this hight-intensity workout.
Sculpting the perfect V-shape torso is a balancing act:
You need the add size to you chest and shoulders without expanding your waistline. This workout from Nic Tumminello, CPT, owner of the Performance University in Baltimore, does just that. By overloadiong yout upper body with muscle-building reps and eliminating rest periods, it ramps up your metabolism.

Pushup-Posiotion dumbell row
Assume a pushup position, but gripping hex dumbells set on the floor. Raise the right dumbell to the right side of your chest. Pause. Lower it and repeat with the left. That's a rep.

Dumbell pushup
Place a pair of hex dumbells on the floor shoulder-width apart, and hold onto them as you assume a pushup position. Lower your body until your chest nearly touches the floor, pause, and push yourself up.

Kneeling dumbell curl
Kneel on the floor with a dumbell in each hand. Keep your torso upright and turns your arms so your palms face forward. Without moving your upper arms, bend you elbows and curl the dumbells as close to your shoulder as you can. Pause, and lower them.

Kneeling dumbell shoulder press
Kneel holding a pair of dumbells just outside your shoulders with your arms bent and palms facing in towards to each other. Keeping your torso upright, press the weights up, and then slowly lowers them.

Begin with round 1. Do all reps for both exercise in set 1, and then do the same for set 2 and3 without stopping.Rest one minute, and repeat with round 2.

Enjoy the routine. Have fun!