Happy Affordable Friday on a Monday! I know I know don’t hate me for maybe for one second making you think it was Friday and a Monday. But hey at least it’s a holiday right! It’s a Monday where you probably don’t have to work! Ha! I was actually planning on posting this Friday, but you guys know me. I always try to get these posts up as soon as possible just because things sell out so fast. I am really really really excited about today’s post.
The majority of today’s Affordable Friday are a lot of basics, like denim pants and solid tops, but don’t shy away from that. I know sometimes basics aren’t the most exciting thing to buy. Like I’d love to buy a beautiful floral skirt instead of a black top, but honestly I think that’s just my brain thinking that’s what I want. Ever since I’ve put more time and energy into building out the basics in my closet, I find that I love getting dressed so much more in the morning and I find that I always can find something I want to wear because basics always complete the look. Oh my goodness are these basics good! So let’s get right into it.
Non-Skinny Jean Look
I had to start with this outfit because it is so my style and so on trend. If you like to follow trends, great! If you don’t, that’s great too! I personally love the non-skinny jean trend so so so so so much! I am a girl with hips and a booty and sometimes I feel like when I wear skinny jeans, my body doesn’t look very balanced. In fact one of my biggest styling tips that I’ve written about countless times on this blog is to wear over the knee boots with skinny jeans because it helps add width to the bottom of your leg so it feels more balanced with the top.
1. STRAIGHT-LEG JEANS | 2. FLORAL TOP
That’s why I couldn’t be more in love with these jeans! I’m wearing a size 8, which is my normal size, but I will say I have lost a little bit of weight recently so I do think that you might want to size up in these. The great thing about Walmart is that things shipped and sold by Walmart are so easy to return or replace if you need to get a different size. Usually if I’m unsure about my size, I’ll just order two and then return whatever one doesn’t fit me right. Anyway, do yourself a favor and get these jeans ASAP! Just look at the reviews for them on Walmart’s site!
1. STRAIGHT-LEG JEANS | 2. FLORAL TOP
I love the high waist, I love the stretch, and I love the fit…. and you know I love the price at only $29! I don’t know if you guys know this, but this brand, Free Assembly, is pretty amazing! They’re all about sustainability, having a low water impact, use mostly organic cotton, and are LEED certified!
I know I started with the jeans, but honestly it was a hard toss-up between starting with the jeans or this top. You guys might recognize this top because I actually wrote about it months ago when I got it in white. It’s one of my favorite shirts ever and I wear it so much. One of my favorite times to grab it is when I have to go to some sort of parent event where I want a top that looks nice, but I also want to feel comfortable.
1. STRAIGHT-LEG JEANS | 2. FLORAL TOP
You know me, I love a white top, but I love the fit and style of this top so much that I couldn’t help but get it in every single color that they make. I wash and dry mine normally in the washer and dryer. The only thing I’ll say is that when it comes out of the dryer if you don’t hang it up right away it will wrinkle, but I just hit mine with my clothes steamer and it looks perfect. At $24 you can’t go wrong! I love every single print the shirt comes in!
Jeans and a Bodysuit!
In the next look I’m wearing the same high-rise 70s wide leg straight jeans. Love them, love them, love them! But I switched out my top. Or really I should say I took off my top and put on a $12 bodysuit. Yup, only $12!!!
1. STRAIGHT-LEG JEANS | 2. BLACK BODYSUIT | 3. LEOPARD SLIP-ON SHOES
I got this bodysuit in both the black and the navy and I am obsessed! Truly I cannot reiterate to you guys enough how much I love this thing. I got it in both size medium and small. The black I’m wearing a size medium and in the navy I’m wearing a size small. I just wanted to try the different sizes to see the difference so I can give you guys tips on sizing. To be honest, I don’t notice that much of a difference when I’m wearing either one. I guess if you’re in between sizes I would recommend sizing down. I’m normally a size medium and right now I feel like maybe I like the fit of the small a little bit better. But honestly I love both so it doesn’t even matter.
What I will say is that I feel like going with a smaller size fits the look I’m going for. Because the whole point of this bodysuit is to look like a nicely tucked in t-shirt. Normally bodysuits are fitting – what I love about this one is it gives you that perfect tucked in tee look. I always feel like there’s something really classy and expensive about a nice high-waisted jean with a perfectly tucked in t-shirt and I’ve always wondered how women got that look. Every time I would tuck in one of my t-shirts it would come untucked or end up looking weird. This bodysuit gives you that perfect tucked in look. It honestly could not be softer! It is the softest most amazing material ever! I wish I had 1000 more outfits made out of the exact same material.
Last thing I wanna say quick about the bodysuit is that I have a really long torso and it still works really well for me. So I think you can’t go wrong with if you have a long or short torso!
1. STRAIGHT-LEG JEANS | 2. BLACK BODYSUIT | 3. LEOPARD SLIP-ON SHOES
Last but not least for this outfit, oh my gosh! How freaking amazing are these slip-on leopard print shoes. They come in a few other solid prints as well FYI. When I bought them they were only $15 and I thought it was the best deal I could ever possibly get! But I just looked them up so I could link them for this post and now they’re only $7 somehow.
I’m wearing a size 7 which is my normal size, but I definitely have some room in them so I almost feel like I could’ve gone down to a 6, but they fit great as a 7 so I kept them. Plus, the sole is so supportive and squishy. They are the most comfortable shoes ever! I think I’m gonna get them in the white as well because I just think they’re so perfect for quickly slipping on as you run out the door. Seriously get these shoes, you will not be disappointed. I bet this will be one of the first things to sell out in this post.
Cozy for Fall
For look three, I LOVE this thermal top. Normally thermal tops have a more fitted look and I own a few of those as well, but what I absolutely love about this thermal/waffle top is that it’s got a more boxy fit. Plus, it’s only $11! Don’t let the term ‘boxy’ scare you away. I feel like in the past a lot of people steered away from that look, at least I know I did. But it’s so on trend now and I think super flattering when you do a half tuck in the front. I would not like this top nearly as much if it was fitted. The boxy shirt is what makes it! I love it so much and I know it’s gonna be one of my go-to shirts all season long. Especially because you can dress it up with different necklaces or scarves throughout the season.
1. THERMAL TOP | 2. JOGGERS | 3. SLIP-ON SNEAKERS
I decided to style the top with these joggers – they’re only $14! I chose them because I’m able to wear them when I want the look of jeans but the feel of loungewear. I feel like with many people avoiding jeans over the last year and a half these would be a good transition back to wearing denim. Ha! They’re high-waisted which I love. So they’re great to wear with any cropped shirts you may have or really any top in general. I feel like I’ll wear these a lot this fall when I run out the door to get my kids to school and I want to look half put together in the car line.
Style these with a white tee or top like I’m wearing and then slip on my leopard print shoes and I feel like that’s a pretty cute little outfit! I’m wearing a size medium in the joggers which is my normal size. Unfortunately these are out of stock in a couple sizes so I highly recommend getting them now before they completely sell out.
1. THERMAL TOP | 2. JOGGERS | 3. SLIP-ON SNEAKERS
$14 Dress!
I want to share a dress in this post because I’ve gotten some feedback from some of you that you really love when I include dresses in my Affordable Friday posts. This one is only $14, so it’s definitely super affordable. I’m wearing a size medium which is my normal size, but I will say that I could’ve maybe sized up in this one. Only because it’s junior sizing and I usually do size up in the junior stuff.
1. $14 DRESS
This dress could not be softer! Seriously it’s going to feel like you’re wearing a cloud or something, and it’s got a ton of stretch. So even though the arms are a little fitted, they are super stretchy. I love this print, I think it’s great for fall. The dress can easily be worn while it’s still warm out right now in the summer and then transition to fall with booties in a cardigan or over-the-knee boots like I have on these photos. I’ll also link a similar pair of boots like the ones I’m wearing so you guys can get the full look.
White Tee
I’ve had this white T-shirt for quite a while now. Maybe a year or even and I feel like it’s looks pretty dang new. Plus the fact that it’s under nine dollars makes it pretty dang affordable in my book. It’s a boyfriend T-shirt. Which means it’s got a little bit more of a boxy cut. But like I said earlier in this blog that’s really the sale right now and it really is super flattering if you just do a half tuck in the front. And I just wanted to include it in this post because I happen to be wearing this outfit the day that Molly told me she want to take my affordable Friday pictures. I’m not even kidding you she loves taking these! She goes and picks out whatever she wants for my closet and we take the pics. Her outfit today is pretty special. Ha! And if you were to buy my entire outfit you could get the entire thing for under $45 which is pretty incredible! To be able to get a really cute top jeans and shoes for under $45 is a major win in my book!
Bonus: Versatile Top!
This isn’t really a complete look, but I really wanted to link this top because I feel like it will be so flattering for so many different body types. When I ordered it, I didn’t see sizing and I still don’t see you sizing, so I just figured it was a one size fits all, but when I got it in the mail it does have a tag on it saying it’s a L/XL. Honestly I have no idea why there is sizing on it at all because I really do feel like it’s a one size fits all because of the way the shirt ties up. I feel like this is the absolute perfect shirt to transition from summer to fall.
1. VERSATILE TOP | 2. JOGGERS
First it’s gorgeous. Seriously when you get it and you see have a little details like the polkadots all throughout the sheer material and then the lace trimming along the sleeves you’re just gonna be blown away. I truly don’t know how this is only $17. But then you will see how it could fit all different body types. Seriously this could fit someone who is a size small and someone who is an size XXL. In the same breath I feel like I could see someone in their 20s wearing this and someone in their 70s. It’s just so versatile. I love the very wide arm because I feel like it’s perfect for anyone out there who likes to be cool in the hot summer months and warmer start of fall, but also cover their arms. I for one usually like to have my arms a little covered for multiple reasons and I just think this top so great.
Thank you!
Well that’s all I’ve got for affordable Friday today. I hope you guys love this post as much as I do. And don’t say away from the basics! I know sometimes they’re not the most fun things to buy when you’re looking at them online but I promise you you will love your wardrobe so much more if you have solid basics that you love. It took me a long time to figure that out but once I did it’s just change the way I look at my clothes every day.
I love your recipe Miss Ali. Successes.
Most of the items you mention are out of stock at Walmart, so disappointing.
Thank you. Got three items. They are so affordable. I love that you find these amazing items at Walmart because when I go to the store they don’t look that good. People don’t believe when I wear things I got from Walmart. I tell them you have to follow my girl Ali Manno in IG, she finds them for me. 😍
The sneakers arrived today😁. Awesome. So comfortable with memory foam insole and stretch fabric outside. Perfect fit for size 8 and really nice looking. I was pleasantly surprised at how upscale they look for $7.97! Great bargain that doesn’t look cheap. Thanks Ali
Thanks so much for this. I love the leopard slip on shoes, they have become my new every day shoe to spice up my bland clothing choices. I’ve never bought anything recommended by an influencer before but I’m so happy I did it this time!
As I talked about above, the objective of shoulder retraction (pulling shoulders down and together) is to
create tightness all through the upper body,
particularly the again. This helps to generate more force and upper-body
energy in the course of the raise. Thanks to the incline angle of the load bench and the decline angle of the Push-Up,
these exercises will naturally demand extra from the upper pecs.
Mindlessly shifting heavy hundreds doesn’t do much.
However really focusing on what the muscle is doing – solely focusing on that – is going to extend activation. It’ll additionally allow you to
reach your fitness objectives of muscle mass, fats
loss, and performance.
Earlier Than we get into all the particulars of correct type, let’s get started with
the anatomy of the chest (pectoral) muscular tissues.
But let’s hold up one minute earlier than you really make that decision. What you need to
do is run via the next 3 steps. It Is extra doubtless than not that a lot of the discomfort and problems you expertise with the bench press are doubtless due to a problem with your setup.
Your shoulders can come off the bench while you do this.
This is less efficient for max power because you lose tightness.
That’s why almost all powerlifters get a hand-off from a spotter when they compete.
It helps them keep their shoulders back and tight. And it saves power for
the actual Bench Pressing of the weight.
That’s right, all you should do to spice up your bench is switch out the barbell
for a pair of dumbbells, particularly if you’re trying to build an even bigger chest.
The incline bench press targets the higher portion of your
chest and locations higher demands on your shoulders than the flat bench press.
The dumbbell bench press is primarily a chest train. Nevertheless, this compound lift
advantages exercising a number of higher physique muscle tissue.
The dumbbell bench press is basically a chest train.
Nevertheless, considered one of its benefits over the barbell bench
press is that it additionally works your arms and shoulders.
The bench press isn’t the end all be all chest exercise.
You don’t need to drive your self to do it if you discover it’s simply not a good match for your body.
When you forcefully press your again into the bench, the shoulders will
roll ahead. As An Alternative, give attention to maintaining the natural arch without adjusting it.
If you’re straining on the end of your reps, it’s useful
to have a friend spot you when you lift.
The anterior deltoids are located on the entrance side of your shoulder.
They work with the pectoralis major to flex and rotate your shoulders.
This muscle group works carefully along with your pectoralis main. If the weights begin to point outward, this places quite a
lot of stress on your shoulders and elbows. This can cause damage to each of these areas.
Moreover, if you drop the weights, this could put other
athletes in peril. After the athlete is seated on the bench, they want
to firmly grasp the dumbbells and lift them onto their knees separately.
Finally, it’s time to get on the bench and have a look at your starting place.
We’re not benching but, but we are getting closer. I HIGHLY advocate the latter,
particularly if you’re doing the Bench Press alone.
A energy rack is the optimum piece of health equipment to have because it’ll protect you just in case the
weight load falls.
The bar will crush your abs, can tear a blood vessel inside and kill you.
You can attempt to tilt the bar to one aspect so the plates slides off.
But this solely works should you didn’t put collars on. With a heavy,
collared bar your solely option is to yell and hope anyone helps earlier than the
bar kills you.
The half-kneeling one-arm press is a great possibility if you’re new to overhead pressing.
In time, try progressing to alternating or bilateral
overhead press variations. All you should carry out the dumbbell flooring press is a set of dumbbells
and a spot to lie down. It’s a perfect resolution for these busy fitness center days when you’ll find a way to’t discover an open bench, or should you battle with the total vary
of movement when on a bench. The dumbbell bench press is a
push train as a result of athletes need to push
the load away from their our bodies. Sure, performing the dumbbell bench press can affect your
mood—the dumbbell bench press and train normally impacts your
mind.
Uncooked Bench Pressers like us don’t wear bench shirts.
Urgent the bar off our chest is due to this fact at all times the
hardest part. When we do, it’s as a outcome of we lack the force
to maneuver the bar via our sticky level.
The barbell bench press will always be the main carry for power packages.
It will put your chest, shoulders and triceps in the greatest place to raise heavy and
use a wide range of motion. The standard grip,
which is 1.5x your shoulder width, is the best for general improvement of the chest, shoulders and triceps.
It’s a classic “push” train that’s probably the
greatest chest workout routines you’ll have
the ability to include in your exercise routine,
because it hits pectoral muscular tissues, shoulders, and triceps.
The dumbbell bench press can be a higher chest builder than the barbell bench press.
One cause is that the dumbbell bench press makes use of a
larger vary of motion, placing larger rigidity and stretch
in your pectoral muscles.
Bench Urgent with bent wrists causes wrist pain. It places the bar behind
your wrists instead of above them. Gravity pulls the bar
down when you Bench Press. It compresses everything beneath
it and pushes your palms down in case your wrists are bent.
The heavier the burden on the bar, the more it will stretch
your bent wrists previous their regular vary of movement. Bench Pressing along with your chest up isn’t cheating.
As A End Result Of you shouldn’t bridge your again to the extreme like
some powerlifters do.
Your entire foot should be flat flooring, heels included.
Put you toes shoulder-width apart like on the Squat so you might have optimum balance.
Your feet ought to be instantly under your knees or slightly behind.
The dumbbell bench press requires two pieces of apparatus.
If you’re able to dominate the dumbbell bench press, you must follow these six steps.
A good place to begin is to choose out a small weight
and try a set of eight to twelve repetitions. The athlete
ought to complete no less than eight repetitions utilizing the proper form.
They can continue to extend the burden until they can’t complete a set of eight to 12 reps.
But the weight will really feel safer as a end result of your stronger skeleton can hold the load.
Lock your elbows if you rack the bar in and out of
the uprights as nicely. You’re much less more doubtless to lose the bar and drop it in your
face if you transfer it with locked elbows.
You may just stick to the flat bench press and possibly the
incline bench press. Paused bench presses are used in powerlifting to cease folks from bouncing the barbell off their chests, which
is considered cheating. However there are additionally some potential
muscle-building advantages to the pause that you may wish to benefit
from. See, the bottom portion of the bench press is when your chest is stretched out under a heavy load, which is nice
for constructing muscle.
It forces the bar to move in a vertical line to your neck.
Vince Gironda beneficial this bodybuilding-style of Bench Press decades in the past.
Benching the bar to your neck along with your elbows out stretches
your chest on the backside.
Paying consideration to the pace or tempo of the lift
will allow you to give attention to the whole movement quality of
your repetitions, NOT the amount. The goal is to create a straight vertical bar path however that doesn’t necessarily mean straight up and down. In different words,
a straight diagonal bar path. Now whenever you raise off, you’ll have a fully supported bar as a end result of your forearm is directly beneath the burden. This will put your shoulders in a better
place, correcting the place of the elbows through the descent, and decreasing the danger of shoulder impingement.
Setup along with your shoulder-blades squeezed collectively and your chest up.
Your elbows have to be bent if you grab the bar.
You should unrack by straightening your arms, not shrugging your shoulders.
Benching together with your butt off the bench is dishonest.
It’s like turning your Squats into a half Squats. It makes the weight simpler to bench by lowering the vary of
motion.
Unlike the barbell bench press, you can’t rack the load between sets.
It’s finest not to do the flat barbell bench press daily
because you wouldn’t be giving your muscle tissue enough time to
recuperate and grow. The common lifter and even advanced lifters would
want to stick to 1-2 bench pressing periods in their weekly routine.
In common, lifting weights is an unimaginable device for naturally skinny girls to
realize weight. Lifting tells the physique that it
needs to extend lean mass from muscle.
Whether you would possibly be specializing in the
upper body or making an attempt to turn out to be stronger normally, the
seated dumbbell press will help you on all levels of train. One of the
advantages of a seated dumbbell press is gaining more muscle mass.
Repeating this exercise can even increase agility and joint well
being and stop muscles from forming asymmetrically. Here are a few of the advantages of the seated dumbbell press.
That being mentioned some of the necessary muscle teams in relation to the soundness
of your lumbar backbone is the core.
Too a lot weight directly may trigger accidents.
Mastering the reverse grip dumbbell press and increasing your
general strength and mobility can help alleviate decrease back
ache. Hold your core tight and your again straight, and take it simple if you end up just getting began with a brand new train.
If your health club doesn’t have a Power Rack,
switch to a real gym that has one. Or purchase your personal Power Rack
and build a home gym like I’ve carried out. Observe that should you do StrongLifts 5×5, you want a Power Rack for Squats too.
You need one to get the bar on and off your upper-back, and to catch it if you fail to Squat the weight.
Here are some Energy Racks I recommend to Squat and Bench Press safely with out spotter.
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