BACK TO GYM PROGRAM
29 Seasons
GYM PROGRAM- BACK TO GYM BEGINNER- INTERMEDIATE
Using minimal equipment: barbell, dumbbells & bench
~45min. per workout
Back To Gym is your 4 week gym program designed to guide you through a 4 day / week plan using only dumbbells, a barbell & a bench in a gym setting. These 45 minute workouts are curated for girls that have been working out, but want to try out new GYM workouts, or intermediate gym goers! They are simple, effective & easy to follow along as you gain confidence in the gym- let’s do it!!!
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00:16Episode 1BARBELL SQUATS (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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00:14Episode 2CHEST PRESS (4x12)
Episode 2
Lay back on the bench or floor (you can lift legs like I am, or have them bent on the floor.) Lower the dumbbells toward your chest with control, engage your chest to press them back up above your head!
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 5-10lb dumbbells
Intermediate: 12-20lb dumbbells
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00:22Episode 3LATERAL LUNGES (4x10)
Episode 3
Hold a dumbbell with both hands. Step one leg out to the side, bending that knee while keeping the other leg straight, and sit back into the lunge. Keep your chest lifted and core engaged as you lower, then push off the bent leg to return to standing. Alternate sides
Weight Recommendations
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00:19Episode 4CROSS BODY CURLS (4X10) PER SIDE
Episode 4
Start with a single arm curl across your body to the opposite shoulder, then on the opposite side.
Weight Recommendation:
Beginner: 3-7lbs
Intermediate: 10-15lbs
Advanced: 20-50+lbs -
00:13Episode 5DUMBBELL SWINGS (4x12)
Episode 5
Stand a little wider than shoulder-width stance with a dumbbell in front of you. Drop your chest, hinge your hips back, and drive the weight forward in front of your chest. Squeeze through your hamstrings and glutes and return to drop the weight below your body on the way down.
Weight Recommenda...
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SUPER SET: 3X 10 PUSHUPS + 10 OVERHEAD SITUPS
Episode 6
Complete both exercises back to back, with a quick rest after before starting the superset again, 3 rounds total!