MAINTENANCE SUGGESTIONS FOR TODAY
PRE: MORNING COFFEE, QUAD FOAM ROLL DAILY TUNE UP
POST: NECK & SHOULDER RELIEVER, LOWER BACK RELEASE

SHIFT LOWER BODY WARM UP

8 Rounds

12 Alternating Goblet Lunges
8 Sit Ups

Suggested Weight
Men: 20-40# DB/KB
Women: 12-30# DB/KB

Score: Total Time

Goal: 8-13 Min

COACHES NOTES
For this one, you'll perform 12 lunges followed by 8 sit ups. That's one round. Repeat 7 more times for a total of 8 rounds.

You'll want to choose a weight for the goblet lunges that allows you to move smoothly and steadily with maybe one quick break. If you're having trouble balancing with the weight at your chest or leaning forward a bunch, go unweighted or choose one of the other customizations listed! Pick a sit up variation that is challenging but that allows you to get those 8 reps done in 30 seconds or less!

GOBLET LUNGE
You will hold a single KB or DB at the chest/shoulders. You can also hold two DBs at your sides in the Farmers Carry position. These may be forward stepping, reverse stepping, or walking lunges. Make sure you take a long enough step each time that the front heel stays down, with the knee out, when the back knee lightly touches (or comes close). Keep the chest up and drive through the heel to stand completely between reps. If you are unable to touch your knee to the ground with the weight - ditch it and just go with bodyweight. If you are unable to lunge, you may swap out single-leg, alternating toe touches (like a single leg deadlift with no weight) - or alternating step ups.

CUSTOMIZATIONS
Unweighted Lunge
Alternating Step Ups (Goblet or Unweighted)
Single-Leg, Alternating Toe Touches

SIT UP
You'll start seated with your knees bent. You can do whatever you like with your feet - plant them in front of you or butterfly your knees out with the soles together. Lie back under control until your shoulder blades touch the ground then throw your arms forward to come all of the way up and touch your toes. If you need to add a little assistance like a stretchy band or rope attached to a pole to come all the way up - go for it!

No sit ups or crunching right now? You may try a dead bug or slam balls!

CUSTOMIZATIONS
Band-Assisted Sit Up
Foot-Assisted Sit Up

MAMA MODIFICATIONS
Dead Bug
Slam Balls

Lunges

If you have any pubic symphysis or SI joint pain try focus on keeping your pelvis neutral and your hips level. You could always do lighter weight, smaller step/less range of motion, or step up or forward instead of step back in the lunge lunge.

You can also try stepping laterally onto a stack of plates or something instead of stepping back or up, sometimes this helps create some control in managing the position of the pelvis. Feel free to sub a squat, goblet squat, glute bridge, or split squats for the lunges.

Toes to Bar

This movement and its scaled version of Knee Raises or V-Ups puts A LOT of pressure on the core and pelvic floor. Please consider risk vs. reward when deciding if this movement is right for you. If you feel confident with your core and pelvic floor health you can always try fewer reps to notice and manage any symptoms. You can also SUB: Functional Progressions (Choose any from 1-4), Ball Slams, KB Swings, DB Windmills, Overhead Plate Hold/March, Pallof Press, Banded/Wallball Woodchop, Standing Cross Body Wallball Throws, Side Plank Step Throughs, Heel Taps, Goblet Hold/Squat, or Waiter Walks. See MAMA MODS MOVEMENT LIBRARY FOR DEMOS.

Sit Ups

Sit ups are a really big demand for the core and pelvic floor and for the most part are not recommended during pregnancy and the rehab/rebuilding stages of postpartum. If you are ready to start incorporating them you can try less reps, less range of motion (i.e. with pillows behind you), or supported with a band. However you can always sub one of the following movements: Functional Progressions (Choose any from 1-4), Ball Slams, KB Swings, Overhead Plate Hold/March, DB Windmill, Palloff Press, Banded/Wallball Woodchop, Standing Cross Body Wallball Throws, Goblet Hold/Squat, Waiter Walk (SEE MAMA MODS MOVEMENT LIBRARY FOR DEMOS)