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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00:29Episode 1BANDED CLAMSHELLS (3x12)
Episode 1
Lie on your side with knees bent and a resistance band around your thighs. Keeping feet together, open your top knee like a clam shell, then close.
Equipment: Resistance Band
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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... -
00:47Episode 3HIP THRUST (4x12)
Episode 3
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
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00:38Episode 4RAINBOW EXTENSION KICK (3x10)
Episode 4
Starting on all fours, kick one leg back and draw a large semi-circle arch in the air with your foot, tapping the floor on both the far left and far right.
Zero equipment
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00:35Episode 5HANGING SUMO SQUAT (4x12)
Episode 5
Start with a heavy dumbbell or KB in hand, wide stance, and toes pointed slightly diagonal. Move through a squat as you lower the weight down to the floor, squeeze your glutes as you stand back up to starting position! Focus on engaging your core & keeping your face/chest up throughout the moveme...
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00:25Episode 6FORWARD LUNGES (4x10) PER SIDE
Episode 6
Step forward and slowly lower into a lunge, keeping your knee in line with your ankle, making sure not to slam your back knee on the floor, push the weight through the floor to stand back up. Do all on one side first, or alternating.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 3-10lbs
Intermediate: 12-25... -
00:35Episode 7CABLE GLUTE KICKBACK (3x12) PER SIDE
Episode 7
Lean your chest forward, engage your core, and kick your leg backwards with the resistance of the cable. Make sure you are not arching your back, move slow & controlled & drive the weight through your glute on the kick and the return motion
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 10-20lbs
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