Swiss Ball Workout Is Kicking My Butt

I started a new workout from Men’s Health on Friday. The workout is called The Better Way to Bigger Biceps. The twist is, there are no bicep curls or exercises that specifically target the biceps. After just three sets of 8-10 reps of dead lifts, I spend almost all of the remaining hour-long workout lying on top of a Swiss ball and lifting dumbbells every way imaginable.

I’m not using very much weight—just 8 lbs—but spending so much time balancing on the Swiss ball works to “…shore up your weak spots, by strengthening the muscles that surround your joints. After 4 weeks of working your muscles from all angles, you’ll find that you’re stronger in nearly every upper-body exercise, including the bicep curl….”

So far the workout is kicking my butt. I’ll let you know what I think about it after having done it three times a week for a month.