2020-05-01_Shape

Peter Ardito

62 SHAPE.COM MAY 2020

bestrong+well / YOUR HEALTHIEST SKIN

Erica Lugo is the

newest celebrity trainer

on The Biggest Loser

PERFECT

MOVE

1

Hover your phone’s camera over

this smart code to see Lugo demo

step-by-step reps. “This move will

not only get your heart pumping

but also test your core stability,

flexibility, and upper-body strength all at once,”

she says. Who’s game?

Now watch it in action

After you

alternate tap-

ping hand to

opposite ankle

while holding

plank, you’ll

then tap your

hand to the

opposite thigh.

Make sure your

hands are

directly below

your shoulders,

and keep

elbows close

during your

push-up to

focus on triceps.

For solid plank

form, draw

your navel to

spine so your

belly doesn’t

droop, and

keep your

booty level

with your body.

HAVING STRONG, FIRM ARMS is like wearing your

fitness on your sleeveless. “Sculpted muscles are one of

the many positive results of getting fit and feeling good

in your own skin,” says Erica Lugo, the Biggest Loser

trainer, who shed 160 pounds by developing a gym habit.

“You can build muscle where you want. It’s all about con-

sistency.” Lugo’s move here is a “ burnout” superset for

arm muscles and a strengthener for core and chest. You’ll

begin and end in plank for this multiphase rep, starting

with an up-down plank—that is, high plank to forearm

plank and back—then tapping hand to opposite leg (in

plank) and finishing with a push-up. Set a timer for 45 sec-

onds of doing as many reps as possible with 15 seconds of

rest, and repeat three times. “Going to failure is a great way

to build up muscle endurance,” Lugo says. “ When I was on

my weight-loss journey, I loved celebrating how far along

I’d come in four weeks with a move.” Get started now!

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