Total body workout
KEEP YOUR CORE ENGAGED FOR THE ENTIRE WORKOUT
How to engage your core
Be sure to keep your chest up, shoulders back and down in the socket, elongate your torso, hips back, and squeeze your glutes.
Avoid rounding shoulders or curving your spine.
WARM UP
X Behind the head
- 10 reps
This Guy
- 10 reps
Reach and Open
- 10 reps
Palms Out and Up
- 10 reps
March in Place
- 10 reps per side
Standing Kick Butts
- 10 reps per side
Wide Stance Inside Heel Taps
- 10 reps per side
Knee bends because the hip is moving back. If you can’t make it all the way to your heel without rounding your shoulders, don’t worry about it. You can tap the inside of your shin or even inside of your knee if need be.
AND THEN GO DIRECTLY INTO...
PART #01
- SUPERSET: Walkout X Reach and Back Jumping Jack
- SETS: 3
- REST BETWEEN SETS: As much rest as needed/ as little as possible
Walkouts
- REPS: 8-10
- NOTES:
- Start from standing position with knees and toes facing forward.
- Be sure to get all the way out to a push up position. Pause slightly there. Your core should be completely engaged.
- Be sure to return to a full stand before going into the next rep.
Reach and Back Jumping Jack
- REPS: 15-20
- NOTES:
- Keep core tight as your hips move back and your arms reach forward.
- The “Reach and Back” portion of the exercise should be slow and controlled. The jumping jack is fast.
AFTER LAST SET, REST 1 MINUTE AND THEN GO INTO...
PART #02
- SUPERSET: Push Up X Bodyweight Squat
- SETS: 3
- REST BETWEEN SETS: As much rest as needed/ as little as possible
Push Up
- REPS: 8-10
- NOTES:
- Your weight back toward your heels to keep lower body stable.
- If you can’t touch your chest to the floor, don’t. If you can push back up from just past halfway down, you’re going far enough to get
- Your elbows should be angled slightly toward your body, not flared out away from the body. Position palms parallel to arm pits (as opposed to directly parallel with shoulders.)
Bodyweight Squat
(band around ankles)
- REPS: 15
- NOTES:
- The first thing that happens with the lower body is that your hips move back. As your butt starts moving lower to the ground, your hips need to keep moving behind you. This will prevent your knees from coming over your toes.
- Keep your core engaged to prevent over-arching of the back.
- To stabilize the upper body: squeeze your shoulder blades together so the chest stays at maximum width (think of puffing your chest out like a trash-talking redneck about to get in a bar fight.)
- Final body positioning from the top of your head to the bottom of your butt isn’t a straight line-- it’s diagonal.
AFTER LAST SET, REST 1 MINUTE AND THEN GO INTO
PART #03
- SUPERSET: Superman with Pull X Lunges
- SETS: 3 / 2
- REST BETWEEN SETS: As much rest as needed/ as little as possible
Superman with Pull
- REPS: 12 with 2-count pause
- NOTES:
- Straight arms, straight legs, tight glutes.
- As you hold Superman position, bend elbows and pull your arms down toward the bottom of your rib cage. Pause briefly before straightening arms again.
- Control the landings as your body returns to floor.
Lunges
(Left Side)
- REPS: 5/5/ 2 rounds
- NOTES:
- Keep your upper body aligned: chest up: shoulders aligned with hips.
- Don’t worry about getting all the way down to the ground. Go as far as you can without compromising upper body positioning.
- Avoid knees-over toes by squeezing glutes as you move up and down.
Lunges
(Right Side)
- REPS: 5/5/ 2 rounds
- NOTES:
- Keep your upper body aligned: chest up: shoulders aligned with hips.
- Don’t worry about getting all the way down to the ground. Go as far as you can without compromising upper body positioning.
- Avoid knees-over toes by squeezing glutes as you move up and down.
AFTER LAST SET, REST 1 MINUTE AND THEN GO INTO...
PART #04
- SUPERSET: Upside Down Turtle X Grlute Bridge
- SETS: 3
- REST BETWEEN SETS: No rest in between sets
Upside Down Turtle
- REPS: 10
- NOTES:
- The entire back side of your body should be touching the floor
- Bend your knees and bring them in toward your midsection.
- Hug outside of shins and pull in toward body.
- Lift your head and tuck your chin to your sternum. Pause. (Remember to breathe.)
Glute Bridge
- REPS: 15
- NOTES:
- Get your hips all the way up— squeeze your glutes— and be sure to get your butt all the way back down to the floor before going onto your next rep.
COOL DOWN
HIP FLEXOR STRETCH - LEFT SIDE
- Hold each position for 5 seconds
HIP FLEXOR STRETCH - RIGHT SIDE
- Hold each position for 5 seconds
Reach Under and Open
- REPS: 5 per side (10 in total) with 3-count hold
Knee Roll Overs
- REPS: 5 per side (10 in total) with 3-count hold
Hold for 10 seconds
Hold for 10 seconds
Hold for 10 seconds
Hold for 10 seconds
Great work!
Remember to check-out with me.