PRENATAL GYM PROGRAM

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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PRENATAL GYM PROGRAM
  • BARBELL SUMO SQUAT (4x10)

    Episode 1

    Stance should be slightly wider than shoulder width, toes pointed diagonally out. Engage your core as you sit back into a chair, drive the weight through your heels in the floor as you come back up to standing position.

    Beginner: Try just the bar first or dumbbells
    
Intermediate: 10-35lb plates...

  • BARBELL REVERSE LUNGES (4x8)

    Episode 2

    Start by engaging your core, with the barbell on your upper back, slowly step back into a reverse lunge, making sure not to slam your knee on the floor, press through the heel of your front foot to stand back to starting position. You can do all on one leg first, or do them alternating.

    Weight R...

  • SINGLE LEG RDL (4x12)

    Episode 3

    Stand with dumbbells in hands, your back foot should only be touching the floor for stabilization, hinge your hips back as you glide the weights down to mid-shin height, squeeze your glutes and hamstrings as you stand back up. Make sure to keep a neutral spine.

    Weight Recommendations:

    Beginner:...

  • SINGLE LEG BENCH STEP UPS (4x10) PER SIDE

    Episode 4

    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...

  • HIP THRUSTS (4x12)

    Episode 5

    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
    ...

  • CABLE GLUTE KICKBACK (2x15)

    Episode 6

    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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