The hardest part about getting into shape is finding the time to do it. When I was younger, I could spend hours at the gym and never skip a beat. However, now I am in my 30s, married, and have two kids under five; it is almost impossible to work out. I have been able to find a routine that works well for me and will share the chest portion of it with you.

I still get in some workouts, but only about 45 minutes or so at a time. My schedule is chest twice a week, back twice a week, arms once a week, legs once a week and run whenever I can. I have come to the realization that I am not able to maintain a power lifter body and do exercises for tone and strength.

For chest workout number one:

• Dumbbell press on flat bench- four sets of 8-10 reps
• Incline dumbbell press- four sets of 8-10 reps
• Dumbbell flies- three sets of 8-10 reps
• Fly machine- three sets of 12-15 reps

This workout takes me about 40-45 minutes usually. I am fortunate that there is a pretty decent make-shift gym right next to my building.

Chest workout two:

• Dumbbell press on flat bench- three sets of 6-8 reps
• Dips- three sets of 8-10 reps or as many as I can get up to 10
• Dumbbell incline press- three sets of 6-8 reps
• Triceps extensions with dumbbell- three sets of 8-10 reps
• Fly machine- four sets of 8-10 reps

This workout also takes 40-45 minutes.

I do these workouts for three weeks in a row and for the fourth week, I do the same exercises, but with a goal of 12-15 reps per set to build muscle endurance. If I am unable to make it to the gym on any of these days, I do a random pushup routine like the following:

• Regular pushups- one set of 40
• Decline pushups with feet on a chair- one set of 25
• Triangle pushups- one set of 25
• Then repeat these three over and over until my arms tell me to stop.