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Hello, superstars!This is my first note taker Ai app where I'm gonna have the way to give you tips, fitness, healthy, eating, training. So right now, I want to share my upcoming leg day routine. I've been training heavy and built up strength in my squat and my Nordic curls for the last two months, and now I notice that I kind of don't look forward to cardio, and I know that I need to train some kind of intense cardio to keep my vo2 Max, and that matters to me. So what I'm gonna do when I return to training now is to do my 90 second squats with speed, as in, not going slow and eccentric, and then use the max amount of weight I can do with that 90 seconds, and then I'm going to build it up to 10 sets of squats. And the reason why I have it 90 seconds, it's like running a 400 meter sprint, so I can kind of push it. I want to see what happens to my leg size with that. It means that the total load is going to be greater, but the absolute load on the bar is going to be less. I feel much safer in knees and hips and pretty much my lower back too. When I reduce the weight and then go for more speed. I love the pump it gives me for Nordic curls, that is my mainstay, instead of deadlifts. And I'm working on 10 sets of that, doing different eccentrics, different poor man glute, hem rays versions and so on. So in my current schedule, where I train legs twice a week, I also have my dedicated glute training, and I want to share with that with you. I've been building up with glute thrust, bilateral glute thrust with band, and I do the band to stop hyperextension on the top. And I've been doing five sets up with 220 pounds and with excellent form, but I feel that when I do the sets of 15-20, it's much tougher. That means I want to use that to have less absolute weight and work harder. So coming back now, I'm gonna do my higher rep training and put that into my weekly routine. 10 sets, I'm building that up. My glute extension power needs to be worked on. I have a lot of hip strength to improve on, especially an extension in my glute training, I have my banded fire hydrants that I got bored of and did the laying down on chest, back and forth move With my flexed knee and hip or actually extended, but that got bored of that too. So now I'm gonna do the clam and also do clam walk, gorilla style with band, alternating left and right, and that too with band. My point with this is to let yourself have fun with the training. I am no way interested in hearing my own body shaming like a bodybuilder all those years of never being really happy, always too skinny or too scrawny when I'm lean, I feel too thin. When I'm fatter, then I feel too big, then that's something wrong. So no matter what, right, never happy, and I'm over that. I think it's ridiculous. I train for the Fit feeling, and I period eyes the way I train. I've been training heavy for a while. Not all the time.I never quit. I just find a new way periodization, like an athlete without a sport but a life to live!And when I feel that, when I look at my body, or I, you know, take photos or film, and I know that I am lean and I am dense and I am so called thin, but pound for pound, I'm muscular, and if I'm not, it doesn't matter anyway, this is what I tell myself, here’s my point. I am over letting my mind think even have an opinion about how my body looks. I live healthy. I train focused, I enjoy my day. That always wins. I am not an on and off, yo yo, diet person. I am consistent because I love it. So with that said, I want you to kind of get a feeling of my intuitive and flexible strength training philosophy so now you know what I'm doing. I would love to know, what are you challenging yourself with? What are your hiccups? Or do you just go for walks? If you think that's all I do, I don't, but today was so thank you so much for reading my words of life & self reflection. I look forward to these blogs that make me more efficient with voice to text as my routine to share my life with you!Come connect with me in my private fitness community for women who I lead and coach!paulinenordin.uscreen.io 
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February 17

Biceps with incline dumbbell curls for 10 minutes session.

I start with alternating biceps curls and do the heavy set first followed by a drop set to keep going.

I keep going with bilateral hammer dumbbell curls until I die, I take a mini pause then rep out alternating hammer dumbbell curls.

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Biceps drop sets on incline...

Biceps with incline dumbbell curls for 10 minutes session.I...
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February 17

Heavy dumbbell Back workout with 6 reps sets!

I do both bench supported dumbbell rows and standing up prone dumbbell rows.

In this workout I'm watching my shoulders and adjust the bench to prevent a muscle strain.

The tempo in this workout is challenging and I am doing set after set of the heavy work with low rep sets.

Later into the workout I do an incline neutral grip dumbbell row for two sets of 15 reps.

I use alternating peak hold reps superset with bilateral neutral grip dumbbell rows, then I do alternating bottom prone dumbbell rows followed by another set of alternating peak hold prone dumbbell rows.

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Heavy dumbbell Back workout...

Heavy dumbbell Back workout with 6 reps sets.I do both bench...
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February 16

I let no fears hold me back shoulder superset workout

Superset workout with lateral Shoulder Raise & Dumbbell V-style press.

Follow along with my focused sets with very little rest between sets.

This workout is very challenging, it'll make you feel that muscle burn that tells you to quit but we don't!

For a complete workout, get 5-10 sets of these and combine it with 3-5 sets of rear delt raises.

Download the 4-12-1 Shoulders ebook in resources for more workout programs!

https://paulinenordin.uscreen.io/programs/i-let-no-fears-hold-me-back-shoulder-superset-workout

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I let no fears hold me back...

Superset workout with lateral Shoulder Raise & Dumbbell...
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February 16
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Muscle Yoga Recovery Session with back focus for when you need to get it done but don't have 100% body power to give!

This is a no pressure no expectations workout, it's about showing up and enjoy the training day no matter what.

The warmup is hip abduction and shoulder raises on the floor, followed by bird dogs sets of 10.

For shoulders we do isometric peak holds on dumbbell raises as well as 5 seconds peak hold reps for the shoulder raise.

For lower body activation as superset I do a supported bosy squat in a pulsing fashion.

Upper back we hit with a banded pulsing resistance band row for sets of 10, followed by bilateral seated band row with focus on the peak contraction for isometric holds with sets of 10 pump reps in the end!

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Muscle Yoga Recovery Sessio...

Muscle Yoga Recovery Session with back focus for when you need...
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February 16

Banded Workout for Shoulders, Back & Triceps

Start with arm circles to get warm, then pushups on your knees in a planche training style, which means shifting the weight forward far in front of you rather than straight down like in a military position.

This pushup builds serratus strength and shoulder stability. 

I do close grip spider style pushups for triceps too, they're very advanced!

Upper back rhomb adductions with a supine position using resistance bands superset with a trap front raise on the floor in two different versions.

In the end of the workout I do seated shoulder press with resistance bands, sets of 20 followed by triceps kickbacks with dumbbells and banded shoulder rows on the floor.

https://paulinenordin.uscreen.io/programs/banded-workout-for-shoulders-back-triceps

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February 16

Pull-ups with warm-up using resistance bands attached to the bar, focus on tension in your core.

The main workout first consists of sets of 5 reps, then sets of 6 reps, a one rep in the top with an isometric hold for 10 seconds and a final set of 6 reps to prove myself.

I work on the technique, not go all out in this session.

Pull-ups require focus and dedication to execution.

Pay attention to the form, this is not chin-ups or ego-style pull-ups where the shoulders and biceps do all the work!

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Life is like a pull-up! Foc...

Pull-ups with warm-up using resistance bands attached to the...
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February 16

This core workout is a real Muscle Yoga session that will challenge your shoulder stability and core strength.

The long planks are done with eccentric sliding downs to the floor, the cat camel exercise is an excellent practice for core coordination and mind muscle connection.

If the sliding out planks sets of 5 are too tough, do regular planks on elbows and work on maintaining the C form in your back.

After the start in the top planks I do the from the bottom, I call them the Pharaoh Planks. These are very tough, so be careful!

The finish is walk up and down planks and one leg up in the air elbow planks to tall planks.

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Muscle Yoga with Long Planks

This core workout is a real Muscle Yoga session that will...
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February 16

This is a heavy Back workout with dumbbell rows to the hip with a variety of loads for my sets in this 10 min session.

Warmup with alternating rear shoulder raises and external shoulder rotations with dumbbell laying on the side.

The main exercise is a short range dumbbell row, I start with the heaviest weight I can handle for sets of 10 reps with a prone grip.

After the prone grip I change it to neutral grip rows with peak half reppers in the top.

I avoid the stretch position in my back training here to avoid retear my rear shoulders.

The banded unilateral and bilateral rhomboid adductions train upper back included the rear shoulders.

Download your back training book in resources for more workout routines.

https://paulinenordin.uscreen.io/programs/heavy-back-workout-with-rows-to-the-hip-banded-rear-shoulder-work

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Heavy Back workout with row...

This is a heavy Back workout with dumbbell rows to the hip...
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February 16
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High Elbow Renegade Rows session with sets of 20, followed by alternating short range of motion rows with neutral grip on the floor.

Later in the workout I do standing one arm prone dumbbell row with short range of motion.

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High Elbow Renegade Rows

High Elbow Renegade Rows session with sets of 20, followed by...
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February 16

The FD8 New Years Fitness Program: let's go over the book together!

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