Second Trimester Upper Push (Chest, Triceps, & Shoulders)
Training For Motherhood • 42m
All upper body PUSH movements (with some core in the mix, of course!) We mamas need upper body strength to do so many things in our daily lives!
Equipment: incline, stability ball (optional), set of dumbbells, long band
SS 1: 3x
- 12-15 incline OR stability ball chest press
- 5-8 (each arm) single arm long band chest press
SS 2: 3x
- 10-12 overhead long band tricep extension
- 8-10 (each arm) single arm skullcrushers
SS 3: 3x
- 10-12 seated Arnold press
- 5-8 (each arm) single arm reverse fly with band
3x:
- 5-8 incline pushups, straight into…
- 20 incline shoulders taps
- 10-15 tricep dips
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