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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00:23Episode 1BENT OVER REVERSE FLY (4x10)
Episode 1
Hinge your hips back, dropping your chest to about a 90 degree angle, with a slight bend in the elbows, raise the dumbbells up until your arms are in line with your shoulders, making sure not to arch your neck or back. Slowly return back.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 3-7lbs
Intermediate: 1... -
00:29Episode 2INCLINED CHEST PRESS (4x12)
Episode 2
Lie back on an incline bench with dumbbells at chest level. Press the weights up until arms are straight, then lower slowly back down with control.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 5-10lb dumbbells
Intermediate: 12-20lb dumbbells
Advanced: 25-45+lb dumbbells*Modification: you can use a bar...
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00:29Episode 3HAMMER CURL PRESS (4x12)
Episode 3
Stand with dumbbells in hands by your sides. Without rotating your wrists, curl the dumbbells up to your shoulders, palms stay facing in towards eachother, then press the dumbbells straight up and slowly return the motion to starting position.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 5-10lbs
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00:41Episode 4SIDE PLANK CRUNCHES (3x12)
Episode 4
Set up in a side plank (on forearm or hand), then bring your top knee in toward your chest. Extend it back out and repeat, keeping your hips lifted the whole time.
Zero equipment
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00:32Episode 5BENT OVER TRICEP EXTENSION (4x10)
Episode 5
Stand with your feet hip-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand. Hinge forward at the hips with a flat back, keeping your core engaged and elbows tucked close to your sides. Start with your arms bent at 90 degrees, then extend the dumbbells straight back, squeezing your triceps at the top. ...
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00:33Episode 6CABLE TRICEP PUSH DOWN (4x12)
Episode 6
Stand close to the machine, grab the attachment, engage your core & push the attachment down, engaging your triceps & keeping your elbows in close by your side!
Weight recommendations:
Beginner: 10-15lbs
Intermediate: 20-35lbs
Advanced: 40-60+lbs*Modification: do tricep extensions with dumb...
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00:33Episode 7SEATED ROW (4x12)
Episode 7
Sit up tall with a flat back / engaged core & and pull your elbows back toward your hipbones pinching your shoulder blades together & squeezing your back muscles the whole time. Slowly return to starting position.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 10-15lbs plates on each side
Intermediate: 20-...