Day 2: Lower Body
Round 1: 3X through
- Squats
- Speed skaters
- Line hops
Rest 60 seconds
Round 2: 3X through
- Step forward lunges
- Jump twist
- Plank w/ glute lift
Rest 60 seconds
Round 3: 3X through
- Squat to leg abduction
- Lunge with glute lift
- Elbow knees
Rest 60 seconds
Round 4: 3X through
- Hurdle hops
- Standing leg extension
- Crunch to glute bridge
Exercises Part 1:
A: Squats
B1,2,&3: Jump twist
C1&2: Lateral line hops
D1&2: Speed skaters
E1&2: Step forward lunges
F1&2: Standing leg extension
Exercises Part 2:
G1,2,3&4: Squat to leg abduction
H1&2: Lunge with glute lift
i1&2: Hurdle hops
J1&2: Elbow knees
K1&2: Crunch to glute bridge
Exercise tips:
In squats, make sure you sit backwards and down, not just straight down. Sitting back keeps your knees behind your toes at the bottom of the squat and keeps the weight in your heels- this is GOOD form! Think of squeezing your glutes to stand up
Jump twist- the driving force of the move is moving your hips by squeezing your abs
Lateral line hops- find a line, or imagine a line and hop side to side over it with your feet together
Speed skaters- the images above indicate the side motions of the movements, try to have 1-2 feet of distance in between each side
In lunges, your knees need to be behind your toes at the bottom of the range of motion, just like squats 🙂
Standing leg extension- squeeze your abs to help with balance! Never let your leg drop lower than a 90 degree angle with your hip, if your leg is not high enough, you will not feel the burn 😉
Squat to leg abduction- you squat, and on the way up from the squat starting kicking your leg directly out to the side (not forward, not backward), and only lift your leg as high as you are comfortable with. As you lower the leg you return to a squat and then on the way up you lift the other leg out to the side. This move is good for the outer butt muscles, so focus on feeling the burn there!
Lunge with glute lift- similar to the move above. As you come up from the lunge kick your leg backward and upward, keeping the leg straight. This lunge is to be done stationary, meaning you do not step forward or step backward into the lunge, rather you split your legs to set your stance and bend your knees from there to start the lunge
Hurdle hops- You begin by doing 2-6 high knees (not pictured) and then you lift your legs ‘up and over’ think of how you would hop laterally over a hurdle or a fence- one leg has to lead and one leg has to follow