Workout Schedule – April
Week 2 Day 3 – Leg Day
Superset 1 – 4 sets
Step up to step back lunge - 10 each leg
Step up on bench drive knee through, then step off and then back to a lunge, holding dumbbells or no weight.
Staying Low Walking Lunges - 10 each leg
Walking lunges but never fully standing up in between each one, stay low the entire time
Superset 2 – 4 sets
Wall ball squats - 12 reps
using a big size exercise ball, place it behind your back on the wall, (or if you don’t own a ball you can just do regular standing squats) holding a DB in each hand or some sort of weight, bend and squat down with the ball going up and down on the wall.
Banded good mornings - 20 reps
using a band or two DB’s on your shoulders, bend at the hips with your back straight to 90 degrees, push back through your hamstrings and glutes, then return to standing.
Superset 3 – 3 sets
DB slide back lunge - 12 each leg
Beginning (on the left) – hold no weights, put one foot on a slider/paper plate other foot on ground, slide back foot on plate to a bent leg lunge, then return to starting. Intermediate (middle) – hold one DB under chin, slide with straight leg. Advanced (on the right) – hold two DB by your sides, go as deep as you can and slide with straight leg.
Fire hydrants side - 20 each leg
Beginning/Intermediate (gram on the left/mom in middle) – using no weight, on all fours, kick one bent leg out to the side, squeeze glute at the top of every rep, don’t arch back. Advanced (me on the right) – put a DB or you can use a band around knees for resistance.
Fire hydrants back - 20 each leg
Beginning/Intermediate (gram on the left/mom in middle) – using no weight, on all fours, kick one bent leg back and out, squeeze glute at the top of every rep, don’t arch back. Advanced (me on the right) – put a DB or you can use a band around knees for resistance.
Cardio
Stairmaster – 15-20 minutes