Heavy Weights Workout

This week we incorporated heavy weights at my bootcamp as part of our “Fit For Fall” series! It’s good to mix things up and important to do a least one or two days of heavy strength training. For the exercises below, you will need 2 dumbbells that are heavier than what you normally use for your workouts. For the squats, just hold one of your weights and for the single-arm shoulder presses you can either hold both weights in one hand or use one weight that is heavier.

*To read more about why heavy weights are good, check out this blog post.

Cari Shoemate

Hi! I'm Cari! I'm a fitness star turned Mom of 3 who lives in Houston, TX. Getting fit and healthy is a journey and one I understand well. After graduating from college I worked in a corporate setting for many years and gained a lot of weight and had an unhealthy lifestyle. Finally, after I had enough - I decided to regain my healthy lifestyle that I had in college by fitting in workouts and eating healthier. Eventually, I left my corporate job to become a full-time personal trainer and group fitness instructor. I also created Bombshell Bootcamp over 10 years ago and it has become one of Houston's top bootcamps! My passion then turned into greater opportunities to write workouts for national magazines, appear on tv doing workouts and speaking about healthy and fitness, making fitness DVD's and working with many celebrities. Fast forward a few years....and then I had my first baby! I'm now a Mom of 3 little ones and try to incorporate healthy living and exercise in our family's lives. Not only do I still blog about workouts and fitness, but I have shifted some to include family fitness, family travel, fashion, health/beauty and general lifestyle.