Lean your chest forward, engage your core, and kick your leg backwards with the resistance of the cable. Make sure you are not arching your back, move slow & controlled & drive the weight through your glute on the kick and the return motion
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 5-10lbs
Intermediate: 12-40lbs
Advanced: 45-70+ lbs
*Modification: do banded donkey kicks on all fours, on the floor!
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KB DEADLIFTS (4X12)
Stand shoulder-width stance with a kettlebell in front of you. Drop your chest, hinge your hips back, grab. the weight & stand straight up with the weight. Make sure you're engaging your core & using you hamstrings and glutes to lift the weight
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 5-10lbs
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CALF PRESS (4X20)
You can use the squat press machine (adjust weight if needed), standing with dumbbells, or an actual calf press machine. Go slow & controlled, especially on the return motion. Use mind muscle connection to really squeeze your calves the whole time!
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 10-15 lbs on...
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W1/D5: WARMUP
