PAUSE SQUATS (4X8)
WEEK 4 DAY 5 - LOWER BODY
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18s
Sit into a regular back squat but at the bottom hold for 3 seconds, squeezing your core & glutes tight as you breath, then stand up and repeat.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: Try just the bar first or dumbbells
Intermediate: 10-25lb plates on each side of the barbell
Advanced: 30-55lb plates on each side of the barbell
*Modification: Do this with dumbbells
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STEP UPS (4x10)
Hold dumbbells in your hands, step one foot on the box or bench and press through your heel to step up, slowly step back down and repeat - you can do all on one side or switch back and forth between legs.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: Bodyweight-7lbs
Intermediate: 10-25lbs
Advanced: 30-45+ ... -
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Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 5-10lbs
Intermediate: 12-30lbs
Advanced: 35-6...
