Name: Playbook - Niki SugarySixpack - Lower body ladder
Uploaded: 2024-03-28T18:05:10.458Z
Duration: 38 min
Description: Lower body ladder

Need:
Dumbbells
Step/box/bench/sturdy chair

Take 30-60 seconds before moving to the next circuit.

This is a ladder! The exercises are the same in each circuit. You do one round at that rep count before moving to the next circuit that drops slightly in reps!

Enjoy!

-Press through the raised foot to raise up on the bench/box/chair. Avoid using back leg as much as possible
-Recruit glute to step up as much as you can
-MAKE SURE YOUR STEP IS STURDY
-Step height should be at or around knee level. Modify lower if needed
-Core works with breath through movement. Exhale and connect on exertion

-squat between each step up

-Sit back and sink down to start the movement
-Foot should be planted on the floor with weight in the heels and balls of feet
-Adjust foot position slightly as needed
-Press up through the floor to standing, engaging the glutes to drive you up
-Keep hips, ribs and head stacked through the movement to prevent rib flare and overarching the low back
-Core works with breath through the movement(see core breathing tutorial)

Step up to squat (count squats)

-Feet are at or slightly wider than hip width. Adjust to what feels best
-Start RDL movement with hips hinging back to lower as range of motion allows while keeping a neutral spine 
-Upper body moves as one piece keeping a light length through the torso and hips, ribs and head stacked
-Use glutes and hamstrings to pull you back to standing

Romanian deadlift

-Stay as low as you can with good form
-Only go as quickly as you can while keeping good form
-Knees press out against the band
-Hinge at the hips slightly to keep good alignment and hips, ribs and head stacked
-Land lightly
-Core works with breath through the movement

Lateral squat hop W

-All 3 ways = 1 rep
-Feet are wider than hips, adjust slightly to what’s most comfortable for you
-Knees and toes point the same direction
-Hips, ribs and head stacked throughout movement to keep from over arching low back or ribs flaring
-Use glutes and inner thighs to press up
-Only go to standing on third squat (quarter squat, half squat, full squat to standing)
-Core works with breath through movement (see core breathing tutorial)

Triple sumo squat (all 3 ways are 1 rep)

-Squat + pulse = 1 rep
-Feet are at or slightly wider than hip width. Adjust to what feels best and accommodates belly as it grows
-Start movement with hips hinging back
-Upper body moves as one piece keeping a light length through the torso and hips, ribs and head stacked
-Use glutes and to pull you back to standing

Deadlift + pulse

-Make sure your step is stable!
-Press through foot on the chair to hop and switch which foot is up
-Core works with breath through the movement
-Land lightly
-Keep length through the movement. It’s easy to ‘crumple up’ the torso and hunch on the landing
-Move with control. Only as quickly as you can keep good form
-Take out hop if needed

Step up hop

Lower body ladder

Lower body circuits

Julianne

I feel awful that I keep correcting things. I promise I love it all! It looks like everything in the second round is for the right side (2 right sides for each exercise).

Missy

25 min legs + glutes(dumbbells + box/chair/bench)

Intensive workout, couldn’t do more than two rounds! 👍 Worth repeating 😁

Joanna

Lower body singles

Kasey

Natalie

Raeanne

Weighted lower body

I love love love banded lower body workouts. Nice sweaty, challenging workout!

Hanna

Mallory

Banded legs & glutes

So tough but such a good leg day! Loved how quick it was!

Alexandra

Upped my weight this workout and I felt every rep😂💪✨

Lower body burn

That was a toughie! So glad u did it though!

That first banded round had me shaking for the rest of the workout 😂 So good!

25 min lower body sweat + sculpt follow along

Ekaterina

Lower body sweat + sculpt (mini band + dumbbells)

25 Minute Lower Body (weighted) follow along

This workout was awesome! Just wanted to let you know the first set is missing the LEFT sliding lunge video - and the second set of exercises has both left and right exercises but both say RIGHT. Just thought you’d want to know💖🙌

Glutes & legs (rag/slider band+weight)

Oh my goodness this has my legs and glutes burning so bad! This was a great one!

Legs+ glutes sculpt (weights+chair/bench/step)

Pamela

Lisa

Glutes + legs sculpt (dumbbells+ in band)

Lower body sculpt

I really enjoyed that one! Got my heart rate up!

Lower body strong

Lower body love

Talk about a real glute burner! Oh my gosh! This got me so sweaty and burning so good 🔥👏🏼

Lower body pairs

Those single sided leg exercises really got to me! This was a great leg and glute burner!

Legs + glutes

I underestimated this workout. Boy did it get the sweat flowing! 😂 That cool down portion was much needed!

Lower body plus warm up + cool down

Oh my gosh! This one got the sweat flowing 😂 that last circuit with the pops really got me! Great workout!

A bit too much squatting for me but overall great one!

Lower body mini circuits

What did I just experience? I have no words lol best lower body workout I have ever done. I was able to use 15’s the entire workout which is a first for me and it’s all because I learned breath work from you. Now excuse me while I melt into a puddle on the floor 🔥🥵

This was a phenomenal leg workout! That third circuit with all the glute targeted exercises had me in pain 😅 it burned! Loved this one!

Lower body shaper

Banded lower body

Oh my gosh!! Talk about feeling the burn 🔥 great workout!

Lower body cardio + core

Amber

Legs + glutes mini circuits

Glutes + legs

Collins Stone

This was an amazing lower body workout! So much fun! The first circuit is missing all the left hand sided exercises though

So sweaty after the lower body warm up follow along with a band

Legs + glutes (+ warm up/cool down)

My legs are shaking! I’m going to be so sore after this one

The final timed burnout had my legs shaking!! Awesome all around! 🤩

Hannah

Thank you so much, Niki. You’re amazing!

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