Butts and Guts is posted once a week, on Sundays. These workouts are for anyone who wants more work on the posterior and midline and can be added in whatever day makes most sense for you!

We typically suggest that when you add this workout in to the regular program - or even to one of the other accessory workouts - to treat it as a finisher as opposed to doing it before. You can find suggestions for which workouts the Butts and Guts workouts will fit in with best in the write ups for Program A, B, and C each week!

WARM UP
Lower Body Dumbbell Warm Up

WORKOUT

Part 1:

Take 14-16 minutes to complete 4 Rounds of:

20 KB/DB Sumo Deadlifts
8 Single Leg Hip Thrusts Left Leg
8 Single Leg Hip Thrusts Right Leg
12-18 Russian KB/DB Swings

Use 2 DBs if you need to but sets should be unbroken

Men Loading Ideas: 55#+ KB/DB - or - 25-30# DBs

Women Loading Ideas: 30#+ KB/DB - or - 12-20# DBs

Score: Weight Used for Deadlifts and Swings (just for record keeping)

**You can put time in Comments but Quality Over Speed Here!

On the sumo deadlifts make sure your feet are wider than your squat stance and toes slightly turned out. The DB(s) will start on the floor beneath you. Send your hips back, keeping your chest proud and your back flat. Focus on driving the knees out and back as you hinge forward. Drive through the heels to stand with the DB(s) and squeeze the butt at the top of each rep!

For the single leg hip thrusts, lay on your back with knees bent and soles of your feet flat on the ground. Feet should be close enough that you can touch your heels with your fingertips. Lift one leg into the air. Drive through your planted heel and squeeze your butt as your hips raise. Lower slowly! Do all 8 reps on one leg before switching to the other.

For the swings you will hold the weight with both hands at the waist. Feet are about shoulder width apart. Heels are down. Hinge forward at the hips and bend the knees slightly. Keep the chest lifted and heels down. Belly tight and arms straight. Pull the weight back through the legs. Stand up HARD and FAST to make the bell weightless and then (keeping the belly tight) guide the weight to shoulder/eye level. Squeeze your butt tight at the top.

Allow gravity to bring it back down and back between the legs. Don't allow it to pull you forward. Keep those heels down!

Part 2:

4 Rounds (not for time)

30 Forearm Plank Alternating Knee to Elbows
30 Alternating V-Ups

NO Score! Just get it done!

On the forearm plank knees to elbows, you will be supported by your elbows/forearms and the balls of your feet. Push your forearms down into the floor to create more space in the shoulders.

Squeeze your quads and your butt in addition to your belly so you maintain a nice rigid position, prevent sagging and keep your lower back safe!

From here, bring your right foot away from the floor, bend your knee and shift forward slightly. Touch your knee to the back of your upper arm then return to plank and repeat on the other side. 30 reps will be 15 per side.

If you can get your knee all the way up, just get as close as your can and try to be consistent each rep!

For the alternating v-ups, lie on your back with arms overhead so your biceps are by your ears. Raise your shoulder blades and your straight legs off the floor to come into a hollow position. You must keep your lower back pinned to the floor. If you feel it come off, bend your knees or bring arms alongside your body.

From this hollow position, raise your left leg high into the air and touch your toes with your right hand. Lower back to hollow and repeat on the other side. For 30 reps, that is 15 per side.

You can also do more of a tuck and go elbows to knees if you need to.

FOREARM PLANK KNEE TO ELBOW - Pay attention to any coning or doming in your belly in the plank position. You can always modify with an Elevated Plank, Table Top, or Bear Pose with bringing knees close to the body or Shoulder Taps. You could also do a timed set or certain number of reps/distance of Waiter Walks, Farmer Carry/March, or Front Rack or Overhead Plate March with High Knees. See the Mama Modifications Movement Library for demos.

ALT V-UP - This movement is a big demand for the core and pelvic floor and for the most part, is 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, with knees bent, just arms, or just legs. However you can also always sub one of the following movements: Any of the Functional Progressions, Ball Slams, Heel Taps, KB Swings, DB Windmill, Palloff Press, Banded/Wallball Woodchop, Standing Cross Body Wallball Throws, Goblet Hold/Squat, Waiter Walk, or any other movement from the Core Section of the Mama Mods Movement Library.