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

Every Minute on the Minute for 20 Minutes

Min 1: 8 Tempo Goblet Squats (Tempo = 3030)
Min 2: 12 Goblet Step Up w/ Slow Lower
Min 3: 40 Sec Side Elbow Plank, Right
Min 4: 40 Sec Side Elbow Plank, Left

Tempo is 3 seconds down, no pause at the bottom, 3 seconds up, no pause at the top

Suggested Weight
Men: 40-55# DB/KB
Women: 25-35# DB/KB

Score: Weight Used

COACHES NOTES
So you'll do the work written and then rest for the remainder of the minute. At the end of the workout, you will have done each movement five times.

If you do the tempo correctly for the goblet squats, those 8 reps will take you 48 seconds! The step ups will be alternating so it's 6 reps on each leg for 12 total. Make sure you are lowering down on the SAME LEG that you stepped up with. Choose a weight that allows you to lower at a slower speed than you stepped up with. Those may take up to the entire minute but no faster than 45 seconds. Do your best to hold the side plank without resting but if you absolutely need to, you can accumulate those 40 seconds in 2-3 sets.

GOBLET SQUAT
Hold your DB/KB at the chest. Feet are shoulder width apart with the heels down. Stand tall and tighten your belly. Reach the butt back and down while driving the knees out. Keep the chest lifted and belly tight. Keep going down until the butt is lower than the knees. Do not allow yourself to collapse, round your back, or plop at the bottom. In the bottom position the heels should be down, knees out, and chest up!

GOBLET STEP UP
Hold one dumbbell or kettlebell tight to your chest. Make sure you step up with your foot completely on the box. Drive out of the heel for each rep and avoid the knee caving in. Stand up all the way at the top of the box and make sure both feet are planted. Make sure you choose a weight and a height that you are comfortable stepping up AND down.

SIDE ELBOW PLANK
Get into the plank position by lying on one side of your body. Support your torso by propping yourself up onto the forearm/elbow of the arm closest to the floor. Stack your shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles directly above one another then press into your grounded foot and elbow to lift your hips. Keep your supported shoulder pressed as far away from your ear as possible the entire time.

DB Step Ups

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 or shorter step/less range of motion. You can also try stepping laterally onto a stack of plates or something instead of stepping forward and up, sometimes this helps create some control in managing the position of the pelvis. Option to sub: Single Leg Glute Bridge, Hip Thrusts, Air Squat, Goblet/DB Squat

DB/Back/Front/Air Squat

If you have a hard time maintaining control and a stable midline in the bottom of the squat or if you find yourself bearing down to get out of the bottom, try subbing a target or assisted squat to shorten the range of motion. A box squat is always a great idea especially during pregnancy to strengthen the posterior chain and balance out the growing belly.