Name: Playbook - Brad and Jess Gouthro - Dec 14: Squat Challenge - Home
Uploaded: 2023-12-14T22:05:22.082Z
Duration: 60 min
Description: Dec 14: Squat Challenge - Home

Do the warm up first. 

Complete all sets of each exercise before moving on to the next exer- cise. 

Rest 60 seconds between sets.

Finish with the cool down.

Do this warm up before all workouts. 

Take your time and breathe through each movement. 

Complete 1 set of each exercise, then move on to the workout.

Dynamic Warm Up Flow (5 reps/side)

Tempo: 1012
1. Get in the pushup position with your hands directly below your shoulders, keep your legs straight, and tighten up your core.
2. While in the pushup position, lunge forward by bending your knee, and landing your foot just outside your hand.
3. Return to the starting position and repeat that same movement with the opposite leg.

Spiderman Lunge (5 reps/side)

20 seconds/side
1. Sit your butt down on the form roller and place your hand behind you to hold your body up.
2. Cross your leg over your knee and lean your body towards your hip to put pressure on that glute.
3. Use your arm to slowly move your body forward and backward over the foam roller to release the knots in your piriformis.
4. Switch sides and repeat.

Foam Roller Piriformis (Glutes) Massage (30 sec/side)

Warm Up

- Place the dumbbell on your hips
- Push through your heels to raise your hips
- Squeeze your glutes as you come up
- Pause at the top

DB glute bridge

- Hold the dumbbell at chest height
- Push your hips back and keep your chest up as you come down 
- Reach parallel and push through your heels to come up

DB goblet squat

- hold the Db’s up on your shoulders with elbows elevated 
- Squat down to knee depth or lower without rounding your low back
- focus on building tension in your legs

Db Front Squat

- stand with feet together and hands on hips
- sweep one leg back and up, leaning forward but without rounding your back 
- drop into a lunge the step back together 
- alternate sides
- Do half the reps PER SIDE

Sweep Back Drop Lunge

- Jump up on the bench with two feet, landing in a squat 
- step down & repeat

Bench Jumps

- Stand 2 strides in front of the bench
- hold Db’s by your hips
- reach one foot back & place on bench with shoe laces down 
- bend front knee & hips to lower straight down 
- press through your heel of the standing leg to rise back up

Db bulgarian split squat (4/side)

- stand on the bench with one foot off the side
- lower down straight vertically towards the floor 
- press into the bench to rise to the top & flex your buns 
- half the reps PER SIDE

Db Side Step Up (4/side)

At the end of the workout, complete the cool down in circuit format for 1 set. 

Take your time and stretch any other muscles that may feel tight.

1. Lie down on your back, bend your knees and plant your feet into the ground, with your arms down by your sides and palms facing the floor.
2. Bring one knee up to your chest and grab the outside of your knee with the opposite hand.
3. Pull your knee towards your opposite shoulder while keeping your head, back, and shoulders flat against the floor.
4. Hold for approximately 20 seconds, then lower your foot back to the ground.
5. Repeat the same movement with the opposite leg.

Lying Crossover Stretch (30 sec/leg)

1. Lie face down on the ground, with your quadriceps on top of the foam roller.
2. Cross one ankle over the other to provide more pressure on the quadricep.
3. Use your arms to slowly move your body forward and backward over the foam roller from your hip to your knee to hit all areas of the quadriceps.
4. If you roll over a particular spot that feels extra tight and tender, hold it on that spot for 5-10 seconds to try and work it out.
5. Cross the opposite ankle over the other ankle and repeat on the other quadricep.

Foam Roller Quadriceps Massage (30 sec/leg)

1. Sit on the ground with your legs extended and hands behind you to support your body.
2. Place the foam roller underneath your calves while crossing one leg over top of the other.
3. Use your arms to slowly move your calves forward and backward over the foam roller.
4. If you roll over a particular spot that feels extra tight and tender, hold it on that spot for 5-10 seconds to try and work it out.
5. Switch legs and repeat.

Foam Roller Calf Massage (30 sec/leg)

1. Get down on your hands and knees with your feet against a wall or couch. Keeping one knee on the floor, lift the opposite foot and slide it up the wall (or the front of the couch) until the top of your foot and shin is flat against the wall. Step forward with the opposite leg so you foot is directly below your knee.
2. Lift your torso up so it’s inline with your quad on the back leg. Squeeze your glutes and contract your hamstrings by trying to pull your heel to your butt.
3. Set the timer, hold, and repeat with the other leg.

Couch Stretch (30 sec/leg)

Cool Down

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