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Your Weekly Workout with Sarah and Rachel- Week 6

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at SAU chapter.

Work it, collegiettes! This week we’ll continue to work on those arms, but this time using the machines. Keep up the good work!

Day 1
Warm Up/Stretch
Cardio: 35 minutes of walking/running on treadmill (use the incline!)
Stretch/ cool down

Day 2
Bench Press 3×10
Set of 10 push ups in between each set of bench press
Lateral Shoulder Raise 2×10
Overhead shoulder press sitting on stability ball 2×10
Circuit each for 30 seconds:
                                    tricep dips
                                    plank up-downs
                                    spiderman crawls
                                    tricep dips
                                    plank up-downs
                                    spiderman crawls

Stretch/cool down

Day 3
Stairs: walk/run 10 times up and down stairs. up and down =1x.  repeat 3x or less depending on endurance level
Repeat 3 times:
            Plank 35-seconds
            Side planks on right and left sides 20s each
            toe touches x20
            Russian twists x30
            Crunches x30
Stretch/ cool down

Day 4
DB bench press on stability ball or bench 3×10
Assisted pull up machine-lighter weight go for 15 reps
Lat pull down 3×10
Back extension 3×15 light or no weight
Jump rope for 3 min
Stretch/cool down

Day 5
Cardio of your choice for three min: interval training
5min warm up
3min lighter pace
1 min more challenging pace or increase the resistance
End with a 5 minute cool down- go for 20-25 minutes
Stretch/cool down

Mary is a senior at St. Ambrose University majoring in English and journalism. She is originally from Naperville, IL and hopes to one day be back in Chicago. In the past Mary has interned for Sourcebooks, a publishing company in Naperville, and this past year she studied abroad in London and interned at Parliament. She hopes to one day be an editor in publishing at a magazine or at a publishing group like Penguin. Besides being the founding editor of Her Campus St. Ambrose, Mary is also a writing tutor at St. Ambrose. In her free time, she loves to travel, hang out with family and friends, and shop a little bit too much at Gap and J. Crew!