Engage your core, hinge at the hips as you lower the bar, keeping your spine neutral . then drive your hips forward and use your hamstrings to power back to standing position.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: Try just the bar first or dumbbells
Intermediate: 5-20lb plates on each side of the barbell
Advanced: 25-55lb plates on each side of the barbell
*Modification: use dumbbells or a KB
Up Next in WEEK 1 DAY 1 - LOWER BODY
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HIP THRUST (5X10)
Use a barbell. Support upper back on a bench/ thrust machine, press through your heels to drive you glutes up to a tabletop position, then slowly return back down.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: Try just the bar first or dumbbells
Intermediate: 10-25lb plates on each side of the barbell
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SUPERSET: BULGARIAN SPLIT SQUATS + JU...
Complete both exercises back to back, with a quick rest after before starting the superset again, 4 rounds total!
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: Try bodyweight first
Intermediate: 5-12lb dumbbells
Advanced: 15-30lb dumbbells*Modifications: use no weight OR do regular reverse lunges instead!
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FINISHER CIRCUIT
If you wish to do it on your own, here are the exercises:
Finisher Circuit:
(40 seconds work / 20 second rest) 2 rounds- Static Lateral Lunge Pulses
- Fire hydrants (R)
- Fire Hydrants (L)
- Jack knives
- Jump squats w/ 3x Pulse
- Plank
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