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
  • BULGARIAN SPLIT SQUAT (4x10)

    Episode 1

    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 2

    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
    ...

  • BARBELL SUMO SQUAT (4x12)

    Episode 3

    Stance should be slightly wider than shoulder width, toes pointed diagonally out. Engage your core as you sit back into a chair, drive the weight through your heels in the floor as you come back up to standing position.

    Beginner: Try just the bar first or dumbbells
    
Intermediate: 10-35lb plates...

  • DUMBBELL RDL (4x12)

    Episode 4

    Engage your core, hinge at the hips as you lower the dumbbells, keeping your spine neutral . then drive your hips forward and use your hamstrings to power back to standing position.

    Weight Recommendations
    Beginner: 5-10lb
    
Intermediate: 15-30lb
    
Advanced: 35-45lb

  • WEIGHTED FIRE HYDRANT (4x10)

    Episode 5

    Start on all fours with a dumbbell placed behind your knee. Keep your hips squared to the floor as you lift the weight up & to the side. Do all on one side, then switch.

    Weight Recommendations:

    Beginner: Do these bodyweight or with a band
    Intermediate: 8-12lbs
    Advanced: 20-35+ lbs

    *Modificatio...