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
  • BICEP CURL (4x12)

    Episode 1

    Hold the dumbbells by your side, as you lift, slightly rotate your palm to face forward. Keep the elbow close to your body as you curl the dumbbell up toward your shoulders. Squeeze your biceps at the top of the movement then slowly return to starting position.

    Weight Recommendations:

    Beginner...

  • BIRD DOG LATERAL SHIFT (3x10)

    Episode 2

    From an all-fours position with one arm and the opposite leg extended, slowly move that arm and leg out to the side (away from your center) while keeping your back flat.

    Zero equipment

  • BULGARIAN SPLIT SQUAT (4x10)

    Episode 3

    Start standing with one foot on the bench behind you, lower into a lunge, let the weights come down close to your shin/ankle & slowly stand back up. Lean your chest slightly forward throughout the movement & make sure you're not arching your back!

    Weight Recommendations:

    Beginner: Bodyweight on...

  • HIP THRUST (4x12)

    Episode 4

    Use a barbell. Support upper back on a bench/ thrust machine, press through your heels to drive your glutes up to a tabletop position, then slowly return back down.

    Weight Recommendations:

    Beginner: Try just the bar first or dumbbells
    
Intermediate: 15-35lb plates on each side of the barbell
    ...

  • SQUAT PRESS (4x10)

    Episode 5

    Find a weight that challenges you, but allows you to keep proper form. Engage your core, slowly drop into a squat, keeping your core engaged & push through your heels. Make sure not to fully lock out your legs.

    Beginner: Dumbbell squats or bodyweight-10lbs plates on the machine
    
Intermediate: 25...

  • BENT OVER SINGLE ARM ROWS (4x12)

    Episode 6

    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: 5-10lbs
    Intermedi...

  • LAT PULL DOWN (4x10)

    Episode 7

    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!

    Weight recommendation:
    Beginner: 30-50lbs
    
Intermediate: 55-70lbs 

    Advanced: 70-100+lbs

    *Modification: do tricep ext...