Super Simple Shift Warm Up

10 Rounds
8 DB/KB Hang Power Cleans
4 Sit Ups
4 Leg  Lifts

Idea weight for Men: Single 30-50# KB/DB - or - pair of lighter dumbbells

Idea weight for Women: Single 12-30# KB/DB - or - pair of lighter dumbbells

Score: Total Time
Goal: Under 12 Min

For this workout you will go through the 8 DB/KB Hang Power Cleans, 4 Sit Ups, 4 Leg  Lifts for 10 rounds total.

For the dumbbell Haang power clean you hold the dumbbells at the hips.  Do a small dip - jump and shrug the shoulders then pull the dumbbells up to the shoulders.  The idea here is to think about jumping and then pulling/guiding the dumbells to your shoulders. Try to not just do bicep curls!

The KB hang clean will be similar, but the KB will be at your chest when you finish. Be sure to watch the demo video.

For the sit ups you can do whatever you like with your feet, but we would love to see you come all of the way up at the top and touch your toes. If you need to you can use like aa stretchy band or rope on a pole and use it for some assistance to come all the way up.

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

For the lying leg lifts you will lay flat on your back with your knees bent and feet on the floor. Lift your knees to your chest leaving your head and shoulders on the ground. To make this more difficult you can straighten your legs and lift them from flat on the floor. For that option you may choose to put the hands overhead or even hold onto something behind you.

For a sub for those unable to do this sit up type motion at this time you may try lifting just one knee at a time for a total of 8 per round.

Mamas check out the mods for more details on how to sub the leg lifts!

HANG POWER CLEAN - You could also try less weight. For pregnant mamas with bellies that interrupt the most efficient path of the bar, be sure to sub DBs for the bar so you are not training inefficient movement patterns.

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: BIRTHFIT Functional Progressions (Choose any from 1-4), Ball Slams, KB Swings, Overhead Plate Hold/March, Palloff Press, BIRTHFIT Banded/Wallball Woodchop, Standing Cross Body Wallball Throws, Goblet Hold/Squat, Waiter Walk (See BIRTHFIT YouTube library for demos).

SUPINE TOE TOUCHES/LEG LIFTS - Similar to the movement mechanics of Toes to Bar or Sit Ups this movement can put a lot of pressure on the core and the pelvic floor. You can try the scaled version of this movement with knees bent or only one leg at a time. If you are pregnant or in the rehab or rebuilding stages of postpartum you may want to sub BIRTHFIT Functional Progressions (Choose any from 1-4), Ball Slams, KB Swings, Overhead Plate Hold/March, Palloff Press, BIRTHFIT Banded/Wallball Woodchop, Standing Cross Body Wallball Throws, Goblet Hold/Squat, Waiter Walk (See BIRTHFIT YouTube library for demos)