PRENATAL GYM 2ND TRIMESTER

PRENATAL GYM 2ND TRIMESTER

100 Seasons

Hi mama!!! so excited to get started with you on this trimester! Quick reminder & disclaimer before starting these to be cleared by your doctor or medical team, always listen to your body in terms of weight amount & we recommend prior experience of weight training in the gym to continue these type of exercises in pregnancy! Let’s get into it and work on that strength for you and baby together!!

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PRENATAL GYM 2ND TRIMESTER
  • REVERSE LUNGE CURLS (4x10)

    Episode 1

    Start standing with weights in hand, step back into a reverse lunge & as you do, curl the dumbbells, as you step back up, return the dumbbells. Do alternating legs!

    Weight Recommendations:

    Beginner: Bodyweight-7lbs
    Intermediate: 10-25lbs
    Advanced: 30-65+ lbs

    *Modification: split this exercise ...

  • SIDE LYING LEG LIFTS (3x12) PER SIDE

    Episode 2

    Lie on your side with stacked legs and lift your top leg toward the ceiling while keeping it straight and your hips steady.

    Zero equipment

  • WEIGHTED BIRD DOG (3x12)

    Episode 3

    Start on all fours holding a light dumbbell. Extend your opposite arm and leg long, pause, then return with control.

    Weight Recommendations:

    Beginner: 3-7lbs
    Intermediate: 10-25lbs
    Advanced: 30-65+ lbs

  • BARBELL PUSH PRESS (4x10)

    Episode 4

    Hold a barbell at your shoulders, dip slightly at the knees, then drive up and press the bar overhead. Lock out at the top, then lower back to shoulders with control.

    Weight recommendations:
    Beginner: Try just the bar first or dumbbells
    Intermediate: 10-20lb plates on each side of the barbell 

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  • BARBELL SUMO SQUAT (4x12)

    Episode 5

    Stance should be slightly wider than shoulder width, toes pointed diagonally out. Engage your core as you sit back into a chair, drive the weight through your heels in the floor as you come back up to standing position.

    Beginner: Try just the bar first or dumbbells
    
Intermediate: 10-35lb plates...

  • KNEE PLANK SHOULDER TAPS (3x10) PER SIDE

    Episode 6

    Start in a plank on your knees with hands under shoulders. Tap one hand to the opposite shoulder, then switch, keeping your hips as still as possible.

    Zero equipment