Jillian Michaels: No More Trouble Zones

JillianMichaels-NoMoreTroubleZones-workoutNo More Trouble Zone is  another master piece by our toughest lady Jillian Michaels,who never cease to amaze us by her tough but rewarding workouts .For jillian curvy and soft is not  sexy ,she thinks “ripped” is sexy.

In this workout dvd she  targets the trouble areas that we call saddlebags, muffin tops and wobbly arms .This workout is one hour long warm up and cool down included,it is composed of seven 6-minute circuits that leave no muscle unworked. You can choose to do the entire 40 minute circuit or just select the body parts you want to focus on so you can focus on your “problem areas”Each of the circuits consists of 5 different exercises that you do for 30 seconds each, then repeat the entire sequence for a total of 2 sets of each move.

Jillian has a lot of unique, effective compound moves (compound means that you work the upper and lower body at the same time). You need  3 lb. weights and a mat for the workout but you can adjust the amount of weight to suit your strength.

Here is the breakdown of her routine

Circuit #1- Shoulder & Legs
- Squat with Shoulder Press
- Backwards Lunge with Side Shoulder Raise (repeat on other leg)
- Chair Squat with Front Shoulder Raise
- Front Shoulder Press Outs

Circuit #2- Chest & Abs
- Chest Press with a Crunch
- Chest Fly with Double Leg Raise
- Bicycle Crunches
- Squirms (lying down with knees bent. lift head and shoulder blades off ground and alternate bending to the side and tapping your heels).
- Push Up

Circuit #3- Biceps & Butt
- Dead lift with Hammer Curl
- Static Squat with Concentration Curl
- Front Lunge with Wide Grip Curl (repeat on other leg)
- Side Lunge with Biceps Curl

Circuit #4- Thighs & Triceps
- Chair Pose with Triceps Kickback
- Sumo Squat with Overhead Triceps Press
- Surrender (step back and down to kneeling position then stand up again)
- Forward Lunge with Triceps Push back (repeat on other leg)

Circuit #5- Core
- Double Crunches
- Twisting Plank
- Plank with Toe Taps (repeat with other leg)
- Windshield Wipers (lying down lift both legs and move from side-to-side)

Circuit #6- Upper Body & Core
- Plank with Back Rows
- Superman
- Scissor Kicks
- Pelvic Thrusts (repeat on other leg)

Circuit #7- Lower Body & Core
- Side Plank
- Side Lying Leg Raise
- Inner Thigh Raise
- Donkey Kicks
- Fire Hydrant with Kick

Then relax with a nice cool down.

One Comment

  1. Posted January 8, 2010 at 11:14 pm | Permalink

    Awesome post! I have been searching for a new workout routine in google and I stumbled your blog. I just started a training and I am pretty clueless.

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  1. By Демокрит on April 20, 2010 at 2:54 am

    Всякий вид работы приятнее, чем покой.

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