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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00:47Episode 1BARBELL BACK SQUAT (4x10)
Episode 1
Engage your core, sit back into a chair, push through your heels to stand back up!
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: Try just the bar first or dumbbells
Intermediate: 15-35lb plates on each side of the barbell
Advanced: 45-60+lb plates on each side of the barbell*Modification: use dumbbells...
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SINGLE LEG BENCH STEP UPS (4x10) PER SIDE
Episode 2
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: 30-65... -
00:29Episode 3THRUSTERS (4x10)
Episode 3
Start standing with a fixed bar or dumbbells in hands by your shoulders. Sit into a squat, as you stand up, push the weight above your head & as you return back to a squat lower the weight back to your shoulders.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 5-10lbs
Intermediate: 12-30lbs
Advanced: 35-65+... -
00:29Episode 4INCLINED CHEST PRESS (4x12)
Episode 4
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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00:36Episode 5BENT OVER SINGLE ARM ROWS (4x12)
Episode 5
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
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00:41Episode 6SIDE PLANK KNEE CRUNCHES (3x10)
Episode 6
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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00:39Episode 7WEIGHTED BIRD DOG (3x10)
Episode 7
Start on all fours holding a light dumbbell. Extend your opposite arm and leg long, pause, then return with control.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 3-7lbs
Intermediate: 10-25lbs
Advanced: 30-65+ lbs