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ody shop Your <strong>Shape</strong>-Over Plan<br />

Scale Down<br />

Scale Up<br />

SCALE DOWN<br />

SCALE UP cues for<br />

to your fitness level.<br />

YOUR<br />

WORKOUT<br />

Do each move as<br />

indicated. Limit rest<br />

between exercises<br />

to only what’s needed.<br />

Do 3 total rounds of<br />

this routine 2 days<br />

a week on nonconsecutive<br />

days.<br />

YOU’LL NEED<br />

A set of 10- to<br />

15-pound dumbbells.<br />

(Go heavier if you feel<br />

you could do 2 or more<br />

reps per exercise.)<br />

1 FOOTBALL SQUAT<br />

WORKS BUTT, QUADS, HAMSTRINGS<br />

Stand with feet hip-width apart and palms pressed<br />

together at chest, elbows bent downward to start.<br />

A Squat as low as you can, resting elbows lightly atop knees.<br />

B Maintain elbow-knee contact as you straighten legs,<br />

sending hips up and back and folding forward from waist.<br />

Return to start. That’s 1 rep. Repeat for 60 seconds.<br />

SCALE DOWN<br />

Instead of taking elbows to knees, cross your arms<br />

with hands on top of shoulders.<br />

SCALE UP<br />

As you return to start, pulse the squat twice.<br />

B<br />

A

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