Kelly Brook Instagramed this image last week
Kelly Brook is keen on sharing with us her fitness regime in the gym, posting a number of images this past week on how she's keeping fit.
Kelly shared this image of her deadlifting, something she even wrote she never thought she'd do.
Fitness First expert, Tom Eastham, believes more women should adopt deadlifting into their gym routine: “deadlifts as part of your work out does not mean you will start to look like a body builder, it is actually a brilliant way to lose body fat and helps you understand your strength potential. It is a quick, intense exercise that allows you to see results faster than you would from carrying out smaller, repetitive weight work outs”.
Tom provides his top tips on how to carry out a successful and safe deadlift.
Make sure your feet are wider than shoulder width apart, with your feet at 45 degree angles. This will give you a good grounding in order for the movement to occur.
Set yourself up close to the bar, preferably with your shins touching. This is so you are not using any excess energy pulling the bar towards you, but also so that you do not lose balance.
Make sure you force your chest out to maintain an arch in your lower back.
As you bring the weight up, make sure you keep it close to your shins and then your thighs, it should roll up your body. The arched back will enable to do this without falling backwards.
Near the top of the movement, push your hips forward to lock it out, this will keep you very balanced.
If you are a beginner to deadlifts then introduce it gently to your workout, twice a week at the most. Three to four sets of five repetitions would be the desired amount of lifting. This will allow your muscles and body to get more familiar with the exercise.
In terms of the size of weight you should be lifting, it is strongly advised that you talk to a member of staff at your gym. This way they can advise you on what would suit your body. You can discuss weight exercises that you do already, and also sort out a controlled area you can lift some weights to see how you get on and gauge what you should start with.
Remember, every repetition must be perfect and safely done it order to see results.
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