Bodybuilder Jodi Boam in Two-Piece Workout Gear Says "No Excuses" Doing Pull Ups

Jodi Boam is a multifaceted fitness expert. As a six-time IFBB champion and five-time Olympian, Boam consistently pushes her limits, even while 18 weeks pregnant. In a recent Instagram post, Boam shared a video of herself performing pull-ups at the Olympia Expo, proving that pregnancy isn't slowing her down. “When at the Olympia expo and walking past a pull-up contest, you accept the challenge and try to show off… even while 18 weeks pregnant 🦾😜,” she captioned the post. Here’s how she approaches her fitness, even during pregnancy.

1. She’s Consistent

Boam makes sure to stay consistent with her workouts. She talked about this in the caption of her recent post. “Actually impressed myself getting 10 reps.. pure Adrenalin cuz I was DEAD ☠️ lol. No excuses 😉I do what I do to one day inspire my kids and make them proud to call me their mama! Corny, but true! We all need a purpose for our passion, and this is currently mine! What’s yours!? 🔥❤️”

2. She Does Pull-Ups

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In her Instagram video, Boam is seen doing pull-ups to stay in shape. Asphalt Green states that the exercise has a lot of benefits. “Pull-ups are a fantastic way to improve upper-body strength. This exercise primarily targets your back and biceps, but involves many stabilizing muscles in your core, arms, and shoulders. Depending on the way you grip the bar, you can even work your chest. Plus, you don’t need any fancy equipment to do a pull-up. Tree branches, scaffolding, and even door frames are all places people can do pull-ups.”

3. She Performs Partials

Boam shares a lot of her favorite workouts on Instagram. In this post, she revealed that she likes to do partial reps. Boam captioned the post, “Training Tip: Perform partials. A movement I’m a bit fan of. I know many out there think partial reps have no place in training, but I for one do them nearly every session. Here I’m showing partials for side raises, purposely using a weight I cannot do full ROM with. Focus on the pump, burn, controlled movement, visualizations…This technique can be used in almost any exercise.”

4. She Does Handstands

Boam likes to do handstands to stay in shape. She shared her tips for improving them in the caption of this Instagram video. “Give these 5 simple drills a try to strengthen your press handstand ability! These drills are meant to ‘wake up’ and strengthen specific muscle movements for this skill. Mobility, hip flexors, core and shoulders being main ones here. 5 reps of each for 3 rounds: 👉🏼 Shoulder leans 👉🏼 Floating shoulder leans 👉🏼 Active straddle holds 👉🏼 Straddle leg lifts 👉🏼 Jump/press to floating straddle.”

5. She’s Comfortable With Her Performances

Boam shared this video on Instagram of herself in a competition. In the caption, she revealed that she was proud and comfortable with herself. “My Arnold Classic Performance - landing me a 4th place in the routine round! I loved this routine 🔥🥰Needless to say I had a blast being on that stage, and accomplished exactly what I came to do. Although it still wasn’t the best of abilities (time to admit I’m past my peak for skills at this point 🙈) it was the best I’ve felt onstage in so many ways that I finally feel proud and ready to wrap up fitness right here at the @arnoldsports.”