FRIDAY SHIFT 01/24/2020
6 Rounds
16 Alternating Unweighted Lunges
10 Push Ups
8 Bent Over Rows (per side)
Idea weight for Men: 20-35# Single DB/KB
Idea weight for Women: 8-24# Single DB/KB
Score: Total Time
Goal: Under 12 Min
For this workout you will do 16 alternating lunges, 10 push ups, and 8 bent over rows for 6 rounds.
The lunges should be unweighted and alternating. This means you end up doing 8 per leg per round. 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 lunge you may swap out single leg alternating toe touches (like a single leg deadlift with no weight) - or alternating step ups.
For the push ups you may do regular push ups, knee push ups, or even elevated push ups. Choose a type of push up that you can't just bust out 10 reps. It's ok if you need to break them up a bit.
Make sure the elbows go back and that the hands are just wider than the shoulders. No flaring elbows. Keep the belly tight and avoid worming or snaking. Go all of the way down to touch the chest at the bottom, come all of the way up at the top.
For the single arm bent over rows you will lean over against the wall, on a bench, the back of the couch - whatever. Hold a single dumbbell/kb in one hand and let it hang from the shoulder, but pull the shoulder back. Then with the chest lifted - pull the weight to the rib cage area with the elbow going back. This isn't meant to be done fast and jerky. Control the up and then show control as you lower down. You will perform 8 and 8 on each arm.
If your weight feels too heavy you may choose to do an upright row (16 reps) using both hands.
ALTERNATING LUNGE - If you have any pubic symphysis pain or SPD 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 or goblet squat for the lunges.
PUSH UPS - If you notice coning/doming in the plank position or if you find yourself straining to breathe or bearing down forcefully into your belly or pelvic floor, sub an elevated push up with hands on box, bench, wall, table, etc. or sub floor press, or bench press.