Complete each CORE session with best form (Swiss ball work)
Sets: 3 each ball routine
Reps: 12
Rest: 90 sec.
Rate of perceived effort 6
Smith Machine Chair Squat
Sets: 3
Reps: 8-12
Rest: 2 minutes
Low weight, RPE 6 MAXIMUM with best form.
Seated Leg Extension Machine
Sets: 3
Reps: 8-10
Rest: 2min.
Low weight, RPE 6 MAXIMUM.
Dumbell Lunges
Sets: 3
Reps: 8-10
Rest: 2min
Low weight, RPE 6 MAXIMUM.
Exercise details
Target muscle: Gluteus Maximus
Synergists: Hamstrings (Biceps Femoris, Semimembranosus, Semitendinosus), Adductor Magnus, Soleus, Quadriceps (Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis, Vastus Intermedius, Rectus Femoris)
Mechanics: Compound
Force: Push
Lie face-up and rest your feet on the ball. Bend your knees 90°, rolling the ball toward you a bit. Brace your abs, and drive through your heels to raise your hips into the air until they’re in line with your torso.
Lie back on a Swiss ball so your upper back is supported, and your butt is in front of the ball hovering above the floor. Place the soles of your feet together, and rest them on the floor in front of you. Brace your abs, push your knees out, and drive your feet into the floor to raise your hips until they’re level with your torso.
Lie face-up and rest your feet on the ball. Bend your knees 90°, rolling the ball toward you a bit. Brace your abs, and drive through your heels to raise your hips into the air until they’re in line with your torso.
1. Sit on the machine and adjust the lever for your height. The pads should tuck under your knee and on top of the lowest part of the front of your leg. Your legs should be at a 90 degree angle. 2. Hold the handles and use your quadriceps to extend your legs straight whilst keeping the rest of your body still. 3. Slowly lower your legs back to the original position.
Exercise details
Target muscles: Gluteus Maximus, Quadriceps (Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis, Vastus Intermedius, Rectus Femoris)
Synergists: Adductor Magnus, Soleus
Dynamic stabilizers (not highlighted): Hamstrings, Gastrocnemius
Mechanics: Compound
Force: Push