Where Science Meets Fitness

No matter what your current fitness level or former athletic experience, you can learn to train like an Olympic-caliber athlete. I am Erin Borchard, a former elite springboard/platform diver (NCAA Champion and multi-year All-American at Stanford University, former member of the US National Diving Team, and two-time competitor at the US Olympic Team Trials), specializing in personal and small group training sessions. I am also a Phi Beta Kappa student with a B.A. in Human Biology; my strong science background is an ever present influence shaping and changing my training philosophy.

I want to help you push yourself to YOUR maximum...you'll be shocked to find the true athlete living inside of you.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

"Charlotte Today" - KISS THOSE INNER THIGHS GOODBYE...WELL, SORT OF




Click on the link above to view my latest appearance as the fitness expert on the local morning news show, "Charlotte Today."  See below for my outline/ written breakdown of my presentation.

“KISS THOSE INNER THIGHS GOODBYE”...WELL, SORT OF
-Do your jeans feel a little bit tight in the thigh area?  Well, so do mine!  
-If “skinny” thighs are what you want, then I am most definitely NOT the trainer for you.
-If strong, toned, muscular thighs (with no wiggly bits) are what you want, then I definitely AM the trainer for you
-I firmly believe that there is nothing wrong with bigger thighs, as long as they look fit
-In fact, you DON’T want skinny thighs, because you don’t want to lose the muscle there
-BONUS of strong thighs that are put to work 3-5 days/ week = calorie burning work horses...burning calories for you all day long, every day (even when your workout is over)
How To Work Your Way to Toned Inner Thighs
-Key = Squats and Lunges 
  1. Doing them w/ proper FORM - "P.H.D." 1) Posture, 2) Heels, 3) Depth
  2. Doing them in all different ways: VARIATION
  1. REVIEW BASIC SQUAT FORM
  2. REVIEW BASIC LUNGE FORM
  3. INTRODUCE VARIATIONS OF SQUAT
*Squat Jump
*Plie/ Sumo Squat (inner thigh focus)
-add weight
*Deadlift
*Front Squat
*Goblet Squat
*Thruster (multi-joint = efficient, higher intensity)
      
       IV.  INTRODUCE VARIATIONS OF LUNGE
*Lunge Jump
*Side Lunge
-add weight
*Front Lunge
*Lunge Thruster
*Lunge Swing (great w/ kettlebell)

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