LOWER BODY WORKOUT

i love leg day. as of late, i have only been doing the stair master for legs and cardio. so to change things up, i decided to jump back to my old routine and mixed up the exercises a bit.

these exercises target the hamstrings, glutes, and the ever so hard to reach "meat" of the glute! holding your exercises at the peak of the movement makes the muscle work harder which in turn, burns fat and produces muscle.

this workout left me sore, so make sure to STRETCH, STRETCH, STRETCH those muscles after your workout!

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this exercise targets both hamstrings and glutes. make it harder by adding plates or a padded bar across your hips. remember to keep your form! 3 sets up 25 up/downs. added bonus: hold the last rep for 30 seconds.

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this next exercise really fires the hamstrings. concentrating on the entire movement and not just the end! I add ankle weights to really feel the burn. 3 sets of 30 (each leg).

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the key here is low weight!! since your only using one leg, be careful about alignment. test the waters and get comfortable with the movement before adding any weight. don't let your knee buckle or sway from either side. 3 sets of 15-20.

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once i completed the exercise above, i moved right into a burnout session with these push away squats. these engage the inner hamstring and quads. moving from a normal stance to a wide stance really triggers all those hard to get muscles! keeping the weight low, I was able to do more but I still feel the burn!

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the ballet dead lift. i keep my legs together instead of shoulder width apart. SQUEEZE your glutes at the top for a second or two until going down again. targeting the "meat" of the glute as well as the entire glute muscle is really important here.

enjoy

xx,

gl