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Big Heavy Leg Day! Compound movements to grow your muscle and strength!

GOAL
Strengthen your external rotators for healthy knees, lower back and butt 

DETAILS
1. Lying on your back, bend at the knees, and press the bottom your feet together.
2. Drive your knees toward the floor.
3. Press into the floor with your feet to raise your hips, and squeeze your glutes at the top of the movement.
4. As you press, exhale gently to engage your abs, putting less pressure on your lower back.

CUES
- Squeeze from Glutes
- Tuck Your Pelvis & Chin 
- Push Knees Out

Frog Pumps

GOAL
Lower back health which is key to life, lifting, good sex, and getting old #ExtensionsForLifeExtension

DETAILS
1. Hinge at the hip and give everyone that million dollar view they don't deserve. 
2. Hang all the way down and initiate the movement by squeezing your glutes.
3. Squeeze your butt and hamstring and raise to be in line with your legs.
4. Hold for a second at the top and slowly lower all the way down. Repeat. 

Pro-Tip: If you walk into the gym and your back hurts, hang off the end of this and wiggle that spine #SideToSide. Hang at the bottom and warm up by just extending a few inches up then coming back down to a relaxed position. Do a set of 30 and feel those lower lumbar say "hayyyy gurrrrl." 

CUES
- Squeeze Yo Ass
- Hinge At the Hip
- Tuck Your Ribs

Back Extensions

GOAL
Side booty means a healthy lower back, knees and well a bigger side booty 

DETAILS
1. Start on all fours - knees and hands on the floor - with your core engaged and back flat.
2. Raise one knee out to the side (like a dog peeing on a fire hydrant).
3. Only go as far as you can without rotating at the hips or spine.

CUES
- Squeeze from Hip
- Don’t Hike the Hip 
- Control & Slow

Fire Hydrants

Dynamic Warm Up!

GOAL
Compound movement that hits it all

DETAILS
1. Place barbell on your back and create a shelf by squeezing your shoulder blades back and down.
2. Proud chest, with feet shoulder width.
3. Start by reaching the hips back and pushing the knees out.
4. Lower slowly and until the hips break parallel. 
5. Stand by driving the knees into the floor and squeezing your glutes.

CUES
- Proud Chest
- Brace Abs
- Knees Out

Barbell Squat

GOAL
Lower back, ab and hamstring dominator 

DETAILS
1. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart.
2. Holding two dumbbells by your sides, bend at the hips, keeping your knees soft and feet planted on the floor.
3. With arms straight, reach toward the space between your feet as far as you feel comfortable without rounding through your lower back or losing the feeling of having your feet planted into the floor.
4. To stand, press the floor away.

CUES
- Flat Back 
- Reach Hips Back
- Brace Abs

Dumbbell Stiff Leg Deadlifts

GOAL
Ultimate glute builder without loading the spine 

DETAILS
1. Begin seated on the ground with a bench directly behind you. Have a loaded barbell over your legs. Having a pad on the bar can greatly reduce the discomfort caused by this exercise and a band just above your knees. 
2. Roll the bar so that it is directly above your hips, and lean back against the bench so that your shoulder blades are near the top of it.
3. Begin the movement by squeezing your butt. 
4. Push through your heels and tuck your pelvis. Focus more on glute activation and tucking the pelvis rather than how high you can push the bar. 
5. Push your knees out hard the whole time, avoiding the tendency for the band to pull your knees together. 
6. Slowly lower by pushing the hips down and knees out. Repeat. 

CUES
- Initiate from Glutes
- Tuck Pelvis
- Knees Push Out

Banded Barbell Glute Bridge

GOAL
Pre-pump your external rotators to strengthen your hips and knees 

DETAILS
1. Place a band slightly above your knees, standing tall and starting with your feet about hip width.
2. On your toes, push your knees out and lower down about 2 inches.
3. Chest is up and step to the side. 
4. Do about 10 steps one direction, then 10 the other. 
5. Do not lean, or step so far that your knee falls inward and maintain tension through the band the entire time.

CUES
- Squeeze from Glutes
- Knees Out
- Stay 2 Inches Bent

Lateral Band Walk

Banded Glute Bridge and lateral walk

GOAL
Strengthen your leg drive with minimal spinal fading 

DETAILS
1. Feet position - Put them up high to stretch and work those hamstrings/glutes, or put them lower and closer together to smash those quads. 
2. Begin by pinning your shoulder blades into the pad, getting a proud chest, and setting your feet.
3. Un-rack the weight and lower slowly.
4. Keep the knees driving out slightly. Don't look like Bambi just coming out of the womb.
5. At the bottom, only go low enough where your lower back is still against the back pad.
6. Drive from heels to extend legs and don't lock out the knees fully at the top. We ain't tryna blow a knee.

CUES
- Back Pinned Against the Pad
- Knees Track Out
- Push from Heels

Leg Press

GOAL
Just tryna get those ankles for defined 

DETAILS 
1. Usually after a leg press, position heels off the edge of the platform. 
2. Keep the knees slightly bent and let heels stretch to its fullest potential. 
3. Begin by squeezing your calves and extending through the toes. 
4. Slowly lower. Pause and repeat. 

CUES
- Don’t Bounce
- Full Stretch

Leg Day Baby! Power Moves! 💥🏋️‍♀️

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