My new arm workout

I have decided not to back into lifting heavy-ish weights for my upper body. That's what I did pre-baby. It's the workout I hate the most and the one I usually skipped at least once a week (I tried to do it twice a week).

I read an article by Tracy Anderson, who trains both Madonna and Gymneth Paltrow and she said the biggest mistake women make is using heavy weights. They obviously have great bodies. Then, I saw an instructor at my gym using the cybex and lifting 3 pound weights the whole time. She has amazing arms. She also teaches yoga and cycling. I talked to her and she said he used to do heavy weights too, but switched to light weights with more reps.

So...I have this great pilates video I have been doing about once a week. I think it's called 10 minutes solutions. I had been doing arm, lower body and abs. I'm going to continue doing this once a week, but 2 other days a week I'm just going to do arms.

It's amazing how challenging it is just with 3 pound weights. My arms are burning and I can't even finish some of the sets without resting. I figure I can definitely squeeze in 10 minutes 2 more days a week!