Yesterday's workout was legs and it started with 7 sets of squats and 5 sets of planks with shoulder taps. These are a great core exercise to mix in when you get bored with regular planks; they really make you focus on stabilizing your hips and shoulders as you move from each side.
The next circuit was dumbbell RDLs and single leg squats to a box (basically a half pistol squat). Finally I finished up with goblet squats and single leg glute bridges with a band.
This variation of glute bridges are one of my favorite glute activation and strengthening exercises. Many people have the problem of their glutes not activating enough, so their hamstrings overcompensate and take way more stress than they should. Glute bridges can be done at the beginning of a workout to get them firing, or like I did here, with resistance at the end to really get the blood pumping into the muscle to make it stronger.
I always have my clients start with some sort of glute activation, whether it's with a mini band, bridges, or supermans. So make sure you're always waking up your glutes, and focusing some time in your session on getting them stronger!
Thanks for reading!
-Nick
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