Today was a fun full body workout. I lifted this morning with a fellow trainer at Peak named Arkeif; he's an awesome guy and a great trainer! I took advantage of having no clients this morning and got my lift out of the way. I started with rack position kettlebell squats, which I love. They really force you to brace your core to stay upright in the bottom position. All the circuits except the last one had some sort of power or core movement in it. The core is something that can NOT be neglected. Check out my Facebook page to see my Core 101 series and learn more about the parts of your core and how to train it.
In circuit 3, we did my least favorite exercise: walking lunges. I don't know why I hate lunges, but I dread doing them. Even coaches have movements they do not love. The thing is, lunges are such a great exercise! Obviously it develops strength in the quads, hamstrings, and glutes, but it also works the core. Anytime you are in a split stance your core is firing to keep you upright; add a weight and now it's being lit up! The other great thing about lunges is there are so many variations: static lunges (split squats), dynamic lunges, walking lunges, rear foot elevated, jump lunges, and then there are lunges in other directions. You can also load yourself a bunch of different ways. Today I used a barbell, which really brought me back to my bodybuilding roots. So remember, the movements you hate the most, are probably the ones that are the most important. So put your head down and do them anyways.
Thanks for reading!
-Nick
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