Power Pose TONY DEAL
New York Health & Racquet Club (270 Park Ave South at 21st St; 212-245-6917, nyhrc.com). $50 per class.
Length: 45 minutes
Type of activity: Flexing
What to expect: Former Mr. Australia Gennaro Ferra takes students through the poses used in bodybuilding competitions for a surprisingly intense workout.
How in shape you need to be: Between a sometime exerciser and gym regular
The verdict: Apart from being the closest someone like me will ever get to bodybuilding, Power Pose is awesome because it feels sort of like yoga for nonyuppies. Lots of balance and stretching are required as you gracefully segue from one sweet flexing maneuver to another—though your legs might start to shake from the exertion of twisting your torso and your focus might waiver from wishing your arms looked bigger in the mirror. In addition the fact that it targets nearly every part of your body, Power Pose just seems a more efficient way to engage your muscles than straight weight lifting.—Drew Toal
FITCALVES
For all you fashion models out there who wish improve your look and spice up your catwalk presentation I suggest you pay a little more attention to developing your calves. Being fashion week In NYC I’ve noticed recently that many of the top models, although looking fantastic, need more calf development. For all you aspiring and established fashion models, here are some calf shaping tips that will help fill out those beautiful legs a little more and improve your presence:
1. Train your calves at least two to three times a week every week for at least 3 months. Consistency and hard work equals results!
2. Choose totally different exercises for routine 1 compared to routine 2 and 3.
3. If you’re training calves 3 days a week, have a light, medium and heavy day. This will ’surprise’ your calf muscles in to growth.
4. Always be conscious of feeling your calves when walking, standing and even sitting. For example, while walking, push through the balls of your feet as you stride - think tall!. This will increase muscle contraction in the gastrocnemius (the main calf muscle)
5. Train your other bodyparts while standing on the balls of your feet. Known as isometric or static contraction, adopting this technique will not only build greater calf definition, it will target your hamstrings and glutes at the same time.
6. Finally try some of my Powerpose’s -they are all performed standing on your toes!
Here’s to happy calf shaping. Let me know if you have any questions or feedback!
Keep climbing!
Gennaro
The Bodypart Makeover Specialist
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