Muscle & Fitness Hers South Africa – July-August 2019

THEBIGGESTSECRETbehindJessie

Gra’samazing,gravity-defyingmoves?She

lovestotrain—andhasatonoffundoingso.

Evenwhenshe’spushingpastboundariesthatmost

ofuscouldonlyimagineachieving,Grasaysshejust

wantstoenjoyherself.“Itrynottoplaceanylimits

onwhatIdo”,shenotes.Thatsaid,Graisalsovery

goodatlisteningtoherbody,soifanyofherexercises

feeluncomfortable,easeup.(We’veprovidedmodifi-

cationsfornearlyeverymovehere.)Herroutines

varywiththeday,buthere’sasamplingofher

favouritetrainingmovesthathelpkeepherintop

formforwhateverinsanechallengeshetakeson.

CLASSICPULL-UP

STRENGTHENSBACK,

SHOULDERS,ARMS,CORE

Hangfromapull-upbarwith

handsslightlywiderthan

shoulder-distanceapart,ankles

crossed(A).

Pullchinpastthebar,bringing

elbowsdowntowardfloor;

keepcoretight(B).Lower

yourselfdownuntilarmsare

fullyextendedandrepeat.Do

asmanyrepsasyoucan.

MAKEITEASIER:

ASSISTEDPULL-UP

(NOTSHOWN)

Loop a resistance band

around top of bar. (The

thicker the band, the more

assistance you’ll get.) Stand

on a platform or a bench

and place one knee inside

the loop, then shift forward

so your opposite leg hangs

toward floor. Pull chest up

to bar and lower to start.

You don’t have to scale walls or swing

like a human trapeze to feel invincible.

Just steal some of Jessie Gra™ ’s

favourite foundation training moves to

garner your own superhuman powers.

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