Friday, April 23, 2010

Tea bagging for weight loss.

A friend of mine from Australia attended a boot camp where the instructor got them to perform tea bagging as an exercise , I thought to myself now that's the kind of boot camp I want to attend , I just hope it has an even ratio of men and women.
Now we have all probably been involved in the odd tea bagging session and never really thought about the health benefits or major muscle groups involved during this movement.
So here is a step by step guide to tea bagging for weight loss and its kinesiology.
  • Throw on a pair of nylon tracksuit pants ( preferably the ones with cuffs at the ankles) and an old sweat shirt .
  • Walk down to your condos Pool and jump in clothed . ( don't take any notice of the security guards looking at you )
  • Go to the deepest end of the pool
  • You are now a giant teabag as your pants have filled with water and you have added weight and resistance to your body.
  • Grab onto the side of the pool and propel yourself out with your arms to waist height .
  • Continue dunking yourself in pulling yourself out.
  • Continue this until you are exhausted or you feel like a complete tool
Major muscle groups involved
In the initial pull movement the lattisimus dorsi , rhomboids , rear deltoids and biceps are involved , if your feet touch the bottom of the pool and you squat down before you propel yourself your quadriceps and glutes will come into play . If you are in an Olympic pool with starting blocks try pulling yourself to the top of the block , the last portion of that will require the use of the triceps , pectorals and deltoids to a degree.
As you can see quite a lot of muscle groups are being involved in this exercise , more muscle groups involved equals more calories spent . This is a full body movement which is actually quite functional .
So next time you fall into the spa in whats up a gogo in Pattaya you will be able to launch yourself out and show the BGs exactly how athletic you are , now that's sure to impress.

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