{"id":2996,"date":"2010-10-11T15:33:07","date_gmt":"2010-10-11T14:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.ie\/blog\/?p=2996"},"modified":"2023-06-12T14:00:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T13:00:57","slug":"wedding-fitness-2-months-before-the-big-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wedding-fitness-2-months-before-the-big-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Fitness: 2 Months Before the Big Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>8 Weeks to go Brides and Grooms! \u00a0You will find there will be a progression in the exercises i.e. you will encounter higher repetitions\u00a0and sets that you do!<\/p>\n<p>This will make the programme more challenging and gradually replace the fat in your body with muscle. \u00a0As the previous weekly sessions, they are split up into a 3 day training set comprising of Core , Lower Body and Upper Body exercises. \u00a0So Here we go!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2010\/10\/Wedding-Fitness.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3122\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2010\/10\/Wedding-Fitness.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"283\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><strong>Brides<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Warm up 10 min Cardio<\/li>\n<li>Squat (with chair) 3&#215;8<\/li>\n<li>Step ups (increase height)3&#215;8<\/li>\n<li>Spidermans (inverted)3&#215;6 each leg<\/li>\n<li>20 minute jog<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5 min cardio warm up<\/li>\n<li>15 minute run<\/li>\n<li>Leg Scissor Kicks 2&#215;6 each leg<\/li>\n<li>Leg Abduction (on back) 2&#215;8<\/li>\n<li>Crunches 3&#215;8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 min cardio warm up<\/li>\n<li>Lateral &amp; Front Raise 2&#215;6<\/li>\n<li>Tricep Dips 3&#215;5<\/li>\n<li>Bicep Curl &amp; Press 3&#215;6<\/li>\n<li>20 minute Jog<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/84NysJLeHrM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><strong>Grooms<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 min cardio warm up<\/li>\n<li>Deadlift 4&#215;4<\/li>\n<li>Leg extension machine 4&#215;5<\/li>\n<li>Power Lunges 3&#215;4 each leg<\/li>\n<li>15 minute run<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 min cardio warm up<\/li>\n<li>Rowing Machine level (5 or 6) 1000 metres<\/li>\n<li>Russian Twists (with small weight) 3&#215;10<\/li>\n<li>Bicycles 3&#215;10<\/li>\n<li>Crunches 3&#215;10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>15 minute warm up<\/li>\n<li>Bench Press 3&#215;6 (super set) 5 press ups<\/li>\n<li>Chin Ups 3&#215;4<\/li>\n<li>Seated Row 3&#215;6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xpKBzpe0ELs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>Example Diet<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Breakfast-Beans on toast\/tea or coffee\/banana<\/li>\n<li>Lunch-Ham &amp; Cheese Roll (brown bread)\/apple\/liquid<\/li>\n<li>Dinner-Spinach &amp; Ricotta Tortellini\/veg\/green tea<\/li>\n<li>Snacks-Fruit\/Chocolate bar\/energy drink<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">** Tommy&#8217;s Top Tip **<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you feel lethargic in the morning or at lunchtime with all the training you are doing why not try a berocca for a burst of energy and liveliness!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"8 Weeks to go Brides and Grooms! \u00a0You will find there will be a progression in the exercises i.e. you will encounter higher repetitions\u00a0and sets that you do! 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