PRENATAL GYM PROGRAM
249 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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00:28Episode 1ARNOLD PRESS (4x12)
Episode 1
Sit on the bench or chair, start with your dumbbells in hands, bent elbows, palms facing your face, as you push up into a shoulder press, rotate your wrists so that your palms are facing forward at the top of the motion. Slowly return to starting position.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 3-7lb... -
00:28Episode 2CROSS BODY BICEP CURL (4x12)
Episode 2
Start with a single arm curl across your body to the opposite shoulder, then on the opposite side. That is 1 rep.
Weight Recommendation:
Beginner: 3-7lbs
Intermediate: 10-15lbs
Advanced: 20-50+lbs -
00:37Episode 3L RAISE (4x12)
Episode 3
Start standing tall, cor engaged. Lift the dumbbells up into an ”L”shape: 1 arm in a front raise while the other arm goes into a lateral raise, then return to the starting position, and repeat on the opposite side- that is 1 rep. Make sure not to swing the weights, but actually lift!
Weight Reco...
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00:39Episode 4CABLE STRAIGHT ARM PULL DOWN (4x12)
Episode 4
Stand facing the cable machine and, keeping your arms locked straight, pull the bar from shoulder height down to your thighs using your back muscles.
Beginner: 3-10lbs
Intermediate: 12-35lbs
Advanced: 40-65+ lbs*Modification: Upright row with dumbbells
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00:40Episode 5CABLE UPRIGHT ROW (4x12)
Episode 5
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
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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.
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