Much has been said about the first lady's lovely arms. Michelle Obama favors sleeveless fashions that show off her wonderfully toned shoulders.
We all know the Obamas make fitness a priority in their busy lives, and Michelle recently revealed her secret sculpting weapon: squat thrusts. This move gets no love from the first lady. She explained her feelings to People magazine like this:
"It’s jump squats, you go down into a pushup then you jump up,” she said then about her routine. “What does [my trainer] call it? Squat thrusts! That’s the one I really hate. Squat thrusts with a push-up."
I, for one, love this full body move and that is why I consider it one of my March must haves. So how do you feel about squat thrusts?
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My husband works as a Sergeant in a Prison and he says that this is how inmates stay in shape, by doing burpees. I'm not quite in burpee shape yet, but when I am I'll probably hate them! But if I can get arms like Michelle Obama, sign me up!
1Feel the burn!!
2in cheerleading, we called them "burpees" =]
3She has such an incredible body! So toned!
btw, her hair looks so amazing here.
4I liked them when I was playing tennis. I just started them again this year and it's going to take awhile to like them again.
5i hate them, but i do them almost every day.
6i hate burpees, but my trainer makes me do them during active rest - i always feel like i'm going to throw up after doing three sets.
7I hate them, but they're effective.
8I can't do them due to an old elbow injury, but they work. Instead, I do a combination of pushups and plyometrics. It takes a little longer, but there's not as much stress on my arm that way.
9i think i'll have to try them, thanks fit!
10I hate them as well, but forced to do them daily in kickboxing
11Never done one, but I might have to try. My upper body just looks mushy to me lately.
12I love & hate these. I love what they do but hate doing them,lol. Although I feel strong after doing a couple, like I've conquered it for at least that day!
13I love and hate burpees. I do them really well, but I think I'm just lazy that's why I'm always annoyed when I do them. They're very effective though!
14I love to hate them. My arms probably don't look as good as Ms. Obama's but they look pretty good and have definitely been enhanced by the move.
15My trainer calls them prison squats. They are murder, but work so well.
16They are so hard but love them!!
17I tried them for the first time last night and they weren't as bad as I thought they would be! I'm not even sore, so I'm wondering if I did something wrong!
18I did these when I was in a bootcamp! They were murder!! Though I can see why Michelle's arms are so killer!
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