Christine

Sometimes I can’t finish it but I do my best!

Julianne

Kelly Gamache

Katherine

Cat 🤙🏾

Nicole

I need to adapt the exercise a bit due to lack of equipment. But it was all good.

Himuken

Sara

Court

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.

Reps are per leg. 

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

Banded Fire Hydrant

GOAL
Booty while stabilizing the spine with that core strength 

DETAILS
1. Hands and knees. 
2. Keep spine neutral and lift one leg. 
3. Begin by pressing the heel up towards the ceiling by squeezing your glute.
4. Go to full contraction and lower slow. 
5. Repeat for reps and then switch legs. 

CUES
- Squeeze Hard
- Stable Spine
- Keep Knee Bent at 90

Donkey Kick

GOAL
No this isn’t a Bubba Gump entree, rather a great exercise to rehab and prehab your glutes & knees

DETAILS
1. Lay on your side with your knees bent. 
2. Push knees in front of you.
3. Place a band above your knees. 
4. Stack your top hip over the bottom hip. 
5. Keep that position and squeeze from your Glute to open up the knee. 
6. Keep the hip stack and in line the whole time. 

Reps are per side.

CUES 
- Hips Stacked 
- Squeeze from Butt
- Feet Can Stay Together

Banded Clam Shell

Mini Band Booty Builder 2 🍑🔥

GOAL
Overload the quads. Modify for wider squat if you experience knee problems or lack the mobility. 

DETAILS 
1. Hold a dumbbell at chest height, 1-2' away from your body.
2. Stand tall, shoulders relaxed and contract your abdominals.
3. To squat down, bend your knees and let your hips follow, maintaining even pressure throughout your foot.
4. Maintain a tall posture the entire time.
5. To stand, think about pressing the floor away.

CUES
- Tall chest
- Knees forward

Dumbbell Cannonball Goblet Squat

GOAL
Pump those legs with a compound move

DETAILS
1. Feet under hips
2. Show that chest off with your chest up and ribs tucked
3. Knees slightly out. 
4. Squat with weight in heels. Feels like a mix between a deadlift and squat
5. Lower until weights touch the ground if you have big enough plates. If not, go mid shin. 

Pro tip: Don't stand up fully at the top so you keep constant tension on your quad.

CUES
- Up, Down
- Breathe
- Knees Push Slightly Out
- Weight on Heels
- Flat Back

Trap Bar Deadlift

GOAL
Pre-exhaust those legs before heavy squats and/or build the ‘tear drop’ look without too many tears of pain #JkItHurts

DETAILS
1. Begin in a seated position on the leg extension machine. Knees are just off the edge of the seat.
2. Weight pad is resting above ankles.
3. Use the quadriceps to extend your legs fully as you exhale. 
4. Inhale on the negative and go down slowly if you a real savage. 
5. Pulse reps can be added. 

CUES
- Squeeze from Quads
- Slow Negative
- Hold Hips Down

Leg Extensions

GOAL
Sculpt those hamstrings without lower back pressure, aka isolation exercise #HamTings

DETAILS
1. Tuck your pelvis into the hip pad. 
2. Point your toes like a ballerina. The weight will just feel heavier, you're welcome. If you flex your toes, you tryna lift with your calves...don't do that. 
3. Get in a full length leg stretch then curl the weight by squeezeing from your hamstrings with a controlled negative.
4. Exhale on the curl, inhale on the negative

CUES
- Slow Negative
- Stay Focused 
- Relax the Toes
- Tempo is Life

MODIFICATIONS
One legged - say bye-bye-bye to those imbalances. Add in quarter reps, pulses, and holds for the ultimate life-altering experience.

Lying Leg Curls

Leg Pump Superset

GOAL
Stop that quad loading lunge and sit back into the hips for glute work and team no knee pain

DETAILS
1. With barbell on back, retract shoulder blades and get a proud chest.  
2. Initiate the movement by taking a step back. Reach your hips back and lower the chest slightly over the knee. Contacting the back leg through only the ball of the foot, descend until your knee nearly touches the ground. 
3. Lower slow, load the hip and then to stand drive from the front leg, not back. 
4. Do desired reps on one side, then switch. 
 CUES
- Hip Loading
- Proud Chest

Barbell Reverse Lunge

GOAL
V important: release the tension at the bottom by resting on your back knee for 1 full second and keeping your chest over your knee. 

DETAILS
1. Start with one knee on the floor and lean your chest over your knee.
2. Starting with your hips and knees bent at 90 degrees and feet shoulder width apart. 
3. Press the floor away and stand straight up, keeping your feet in place.
4. Complete reps on one side. Then repeat on the other. 

CUES
- Chest Over Knee
- Brace Abs
- Mind-Muscle Connect

Split Lunge

Superset

GOAL
Anti-cankle life - I got thick ankles so I need to do extra. 

DETAILS
1. Stand tall with appropriate weight.
2. Hang heels on edge of platform. 
3. Begin by fully stretching the heel down.
4. Pause. Squeeze calves up to raise on tippy toes. 
5. Slowly lower to full stretch. Repeat. 
6. Do pulse reps to hit failure. 

CUES
- Full Stretch
- Exhale on Up

Standing Calf Raise

Goal
Leg drive, power & cardio

Details
1. Add weight plates to a sled. 
2. Begin by digging the feet, keeping the hips in line with shoulders. 
3. Exhale and dig. 
4. Push. 

Cues
- Hips Down
- Core Tight

Substitute: for the plate push or 7 jumping squats and 5 burpees.

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