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: 10-20lbs
Intermediate: 25-50lbs
Advanced: 55-80+lbs
*Modification: do banded donkey kicks on all fours, on the floor!
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LAT PULLDOWN (4x10)
Grab the bar with your palms facing forward, as you pull, slightly lean back to pull the bar into your chest & make sure to engage your lats & your core throughout the movement!
Beginner: 30-50lbs
Intermediate: 55-70lbs
Advanced: 70-100+lbs*Modification: do tricep extensions with dumbbells
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STRAIGHT ARM PUSH DOWN 4x12
Bend your torso slightly forward & extend your arms up to grab the ropes/bar while you keep a slight bend in your elbows. Engage your core & your lats. Keeping your arms practically straight, pull the ropes/bar down towards your thighs, then slowly released to starting position.
Weight Recommend...
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SUPERSET: BENT OVER ROWS (4x10) + STE...
Bent over rows:
Have a bench in front of you to place one arm and lean over to create an almost table-top position. Hold a dumbbell in your working hand, keep your hips and shoulders squared to the floor as you pull the dumbbell up and in toward your hipbone.Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 5...
