Use a barbell. Support upper back on a bench/ thrust machine, press through your heels to drive you glutes up to a tabletop position, then slowly return back down.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: Try just the bar first or dumbbells
Intermediate: 10-25lb plates on each side of the barbell
Advanced: 35-65lb plates on each side of the barbell
*Modification: use dumbbells or you can do glute bridges on the floor with dumbbells/bands for more reps!
Up Next in WEEK 5 DAY 1: GLUTES & BACK
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LAT PULL DOWN (4x8)
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!
Weight recommendation:
Beginner: 30-50lbs
Intermediate: 55-70lbs
Advanced: 70-100+lbs*Modification: do bent-over ...
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BULGARIAN SPLIT SQUAT (3x8) PER SIDE
Start standing with one foot on the bench behind you, lower into a lunge, let the weights come down close to your shin/ankle & slowly stand back up. Lean your chest slightly forward throughout the movement & make sure you're not arching your back!
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: Bodyweight on...
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SEATED CABLE ROW (4x8)
Sit up tall with a flat back / engaged core & and pull your elbows back toward your hipbones pinching your shoulder blades together & squeezing your back muscles the whole time. Slowly return to starting position.
Weight recommendations:
Beginner: 20-45lbs
Intermediate: 50-75lbs
Advanced: 80-130...
