Get Your Best Body Ever: The Workout

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Get Your Best Body Ever: The Workout

Gimme a Y! Gimme a T!

Targets: Shoulders, upper back, abs, butt, and legs

With a dumbbell in each hand, stand with feet shoulder-width apart. Bend knees slightly to lower into a half squat, hinging forward at hips so that back is nearly parallel to floor.
Extend arms toward floor, palms facing each other, so that dumbbells hover near knees; this is start position.
Raise arms up and diagonally overhead to form a Y shape, palms facing up.
Lower arms to start; do 8 to 10 reps.
From start position (dumbbells toward floor), raise arms directly out to sides at shoulder level, palms facing up to form a T shape. MAKE IT EASIER: Do the T without dumbbells.
Lower arms to start; do 8 to 10 reps.

Month 2: Maintain a half-squat position standing on just one leg; switch legs for T reps.
Month 3: Add 10 reps of an I shape: From start position, raise dumbbells with arms extended directly overhead, then lower.

Trainer's tip
Don't shrug; maintain a grapefruit-size space between your ears and shoulders throughout.