PRENATAL GYM PROGRAM

PRENATAL GYM PROGRAM

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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 PROGRAM
  • PUSH PRESS (4x10)

    Episode 1

    Hold a barbell at your shoulders, dip slightly at the knees, then drive up and press the bar overhead. Lock out at the top, then lower back to shoulders with control.

    Weight recommendations:
    Beginner: Try just the bar first or dumbbells
    Intermediate: 10-20lb plates on each side of the barbell 

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  • LAT PULL DOWN (4x12)

    Episode 2

    Grab the bar with your palms facing forward, as you pull, slightly lean back to pull the bar into your chest & make sure to engage your lats & your core throughout the movement!

    Beginner: 30-50lbs
    
Intermediate: 55-70lbs 

    Advanced: 70-100+lbs

    *Modification: do tricep extensions with dumbbells

  • CABLE UPRIGHT ROW (4x12)

    Episode 3

    Stand close to the machine, grab the attachment, keep your core engaged as you pull the rope up, hands right below your chin and elbows slightly above your head!

    Beginner: 3-10lbs
    Intermediate: 12-35lbs
    Advanced: 40-65+ lbs

    *Modification: Upright row with dumbbells

  • CABLE TRICEP PUSH DOWN (4x12)

    Episode 4

    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...

  • BENT 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
    Intermedi...

  • BENT OVER REVERSE FLY (4x10)

    Episode 6

    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...

  • SIDE MODIFIED PLANK PRESS (2x15) PER SIDE

    Episode 7

    Start in a modified side plank with your bottom knee bent and stacked under your hip, holding a dumbbell in your top hand. Keep your hips lifted and core engaged as you press the dumbbell straight up over your shoulder, stacking wrist over elbow. Slowly lower the weight back down with control, ma...