Posted on 09/07/2009 7:26:50 PM PDT by Steelfish
September 8, 2009
The Secrets of Michelle Obama’s White House Workouts
A regular routine including an 'arm-shaping superset' helps Mrs Obama tone those world-famous biceps [Pic in URL]
At last the secret to Michelle Obama's sculpted arms: tricep pushdowns and hammer curls.
So says Cornell McClellan, the US First Lady’s long-time personal trainer, who has described the workout routine of his famous client in the October issue of Women's Health magazine. Mrs Obama began working with Mr McClellan in 1997 at his Chicago fitness studio.
“She's truly committed herself to the importance of health and fitness,” he says.
Mr McClellan said that at the end of an intense routine of cardio workouts and weight training, Mrs Obama finishes with the “arm-shaping superset” of tricep pushdowns and hammer curls to tone one of the most commented-upon pair of arms in the world.
In a sidestep from the traditional style of past American first ladies, Mrs Obama often wears sleeveless outfits and her super-toned biceps have created a stir since she first entered the White House.
So, how does one get arms like Mrs Obama?
Perform one set of tricep pushdowns using a straight bar attached to the high pulley of a cable station and then, without resting, follow with a set of hammer curls using dumbbells. Immediately repeat the entire process until two or three sets of both exercises have been completed.
The details of Mrs Obama's fitness routine came as part of a series of interviews by the President and his wife on health care and their personal fitness and nutrition habits.
Barack Obama was interviewed by Men's Health magazine, which he was also was featured in last November. Meanwhile Mrs Obama gave her first interviews to Women's Health and Children's Health, a new magazine published by Rodale Inc.
(Excerpt) Read more at women.timesonline.co.uk ...
Can somebody translate this into English? I don't speak workout.
“Next...on ‘News at Nine’....Michelle’s ‘bathroom habits’. ‘All scrubbed up and nowhere to go’.”
They don’t mention how she got her a$$ so large so fast.
I think it is all bunk. She doesn’t keep her fat butt working out.
How does she maintain the large caboose? Straight diet of Wagyu?
She is as fat as Oprah and just as scary looking.
I think she just shakes it a couple of times and puts it back in and zips up
Her arms do look good, though. She has broad shoulders, but that’s bone structure. Seriously, I have no idea what triceps pulls and hammer curls are, nor what a set consists of. I did recognize the word dumbbells, and in fact I have some. I saw them in the garage just this morning.
Thats how her arms got so buff. dragging her fat a$$ out out of bed and to the feed trough.
“I saw them in the garage just this morning.”
lol!
> Thats how her arms got so buff. dragging her fat a$$ out out of bed and to the feed trough.
I don’t know why Barry tolerates her having arms like that. Who wants to have a wife that looks like Popeye the Sailor?
Did you know you can look this stuff up and there’s a video showing you how?
http://www.shapefit.com/biceps-exercises-hammer-curls.html
I love the internet.
She should fire her trainer. Can you imagine paying good money ane working out to look like THAT?????
I was carrying out beer cans, and there they were!
Holding the side door open for the dog?
My wife is Black and she keeps herself in shape with push ups, running and jumping rope. Her big butt, though is here to stay. Part of being a black woman, I guess.
Is she still proud of our country is what I want to know?
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