First Trimester Chest, Triceps, & Shoulders
Training For Motherhood • 33m
Focusing on a strong chest and shoulders can help with the shifting of our center of gravity. If we let this slip away, we can do longterm damage to our back and pelvic floor. No thank you! So we want strong and LONG muscles in our chest, triceps, and shoulders to protect our ever-changing body. These exercises do exactly that.
Equipment: stability ball, set of dumbbells, long band, incline bench (optional)
SS: 3x
- 10-12 long band chest press
- 5-8 pushups *modify however needed
3x10 kneeling ball squeezes
3x:
- 10-12 incline chest press (can use incline bench or lean against stability ball)
- 10 skull crushers
- 8-10 (each arm) single arm overhead tricep extension
3x 5-8 triceps press with stability ball
Finisher: 3x20 seconds crab walk
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