15-Minute Blast: Celebrity Boxing Workout Round 3

Published on Monday, July 12 2010

Written by Wes Ferguson

As part of a 15-minute blast, Holly Mosier showed us the warm-up portion of her boxing workout, then she put the smack down on us last week; now it’s time to give our opponent (a.k.a. evil body fat) the “slip”!

Minute 9-11: Slips

“We can’t forget the bottom half of your body!” Holly reminds me.  “Adding slips with shadow boxing sculpts the butt and thighs, so you can rock those summer shorts.” (p.s. see my rundown of this summer’s hottest short styles)

1. -Hold 1-pound hand weights and come into a boxing stance.
2. -Keeping the feet hip distance apart, “slip” from side to side, as if dodging a punch.
3. -Keep your back straight and perform the “slip” by bending at your knees (not at the waist).
4. -As you slip to the right, rotate your torso so your left shoulder points in front of you.
5. -As you slip to the left, rotate so your right shoulder points in front of you.
6. -Keep slipping from side to side without stopping and increase your speed as you get your rhythm down.
7. -Once you have your rhythm, up the intensity by adding punches.
8. -As you slip to the right, throw a left jab (this will make sense to you as you do it because your left shoulder will be moving forward as you slip to the right).
9. -As you slip to the left, throw a right cross.
10. -Keep the core firm and keep it going: You ought to be sweating if you’re doing it right!

1-Minute “Abs Knockout”: Side Planks

“Whatever we do on the right, we do on the left so we get a balanced effect,” Holly tells me. You got it, coach!

1. -Come into Plank by rolling your weight onto your left hand and the side of your left foot, opening your torso to the right.
2. -Lift the right hand toward the ceiling.
3. -Keep your body in a straight line. Hold for 30 seconds.
4. -Repeat on right side.

Get in the ring next week for the final round; in the meantime, combine this exercise with the first two rounds and/or work into your routine to create some variation. Soon you’ll be a regular Hollywood knockout!