WEDNESDAY SHIFT 02/26/2020
12 Min AMRAP
(As Many Rounds and Reps as Possible in 12 Min)
15 Dumbbell Hop/Skip Overs
10 Alternating Unweighted Lunges
5 KB/DB Deadlifts
Idea weight for Men: Single 35-55# KB/DB - or - pair of lighter dumbbells
Idea weight for Women: Single 12-35# KB/DB - or - pair of lighter dumbbells
Score: Total Number of Completed Rounds + Any Additional Reps
Goal: 7 Rounds +
For this workout you will move through the 15 DB hop/skip overs, 10 alternating lunges and 5 deadlifts for 12 minutes.
For the Dumbbell/KB hop over you will stand next to the Dumbbell/KB and jump over it laterally. You can scale to a line if you are intimidated to go over something. You can also sub a little skip over.
If jumping or skipping is out of the questions you can perform a low alternating step up.
The lunges should be unweighted and alternating. This means you end up doing 5 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 alternating step ups.
For the deadlifts you will either have a single KB/DB between the feet or a pair of lighter dumbbells on the outsides of the feet. Make sure the knees are bent, chest is up, arms are straight, and heels are down in the set up. Lift the chest and squeeze the butt to stand! Lower by reaching butt back and bending the knees while you keep the belly tight and chest up!
HOP/SKIP OVERS - If you notice any symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction during this movement like leaking pee, heaviness in the pelvis, cramping, lower back pain, etc. start with modifying your breath (exhale as you land or as your take off), your posture (stand more upright so that your shoulders are over your hips), and where you're holding tension (squeezing glutes, sucking belly in, shrugging shoulders). Then try adjusting the height of your jump/hop. You can also adjust the number of reps to something more manageable and so that you do not experience symptoms. Lastly, you can always modify to skip overs, step ups, KB Swings, taps, bike, row, sled push/pull.
ALT 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.
KB/DB DEADLIFT - If your pregnant and the shape of your belly is making reaching the floor difficult or if you're postpartum and managing core rehab through practice of proper posture, sub: Sumo Stance KB/DB Deadlift or elevate the DBs/KB so its not so low to the ground when you pick it up. If you are working on healing any pelvic floor dysfunction make sure you are able to breathe properly throughout the entire range of motion and that you are not bracing or bearing down.