Workout Routine

Pregnancy training

by Just_a_guy_wit_a_smile

●●Every session starts with 10 minutes of incline treadmill●●

Warm up for Session 1:

  1. ​Movement Prep (1 round)

•​Adductor Rockbacks: 8 reps per side. •​Glute Bridges: 15 reps. 2. ​CNS Activation: ​Kettlebell Swings: 2 sets of 12 reps @ 10lbs (slow, do at a rhythm pace)

Warm up for Session 2: ​1. Movement Prep (Do 1 round) •​Band Pull-Aparts: 15 reps. (Palms facing up to hit external rotators). •​Band Dislocates (or PVC pipe): 10 reps. (Over-and-back shoulder pass-throughs). •​Thoracic Rotations: 10 reps per side. (On hands and knees, hand behind head, rotate elbow to opposite wrist then open up to ceiling). •​Cat-Cows: 10 reps. ​2. CNS Activation : Kettlebell Halos: 2 sets of 10 reps (5 each direction) @ 5lbs. (slow, do at a rhythm pace)

Warm up for Session 3: Full Body (Split Squat & Lat Focus) ​1. Movement Prep (Do 1 round) •​Reverse Lunges with Overhead Reach: 10 reps alternating. (Step back, reach hands high to stretch the hip flexor of the back leg). •​Dead Bugs: 20 reps total. (Core activation to protect the spine during split squats). •​Scapular Pull-Ups (or Lat Pulldown Shrugs): 12 reps. (Hang from bar or hold lat pulldown handle; pull shoulders down away from ears, then release. Do not bend elbows). ​2. CNS Activation: ​Kettlebell Swings: 2 sets of 12 reps @ 10bs. (slow, do at a rhythm pace)

●●Post session Static stretching●●

●Day 1: Lower Body (Squat & Hinge Focus) ​Target: Quads, Hip Flexors, Glutes ​● wall yin yoga • legs up the wall for 1 minute • wall butterfly for 1 minute • wall dragonfly for 1 minute

​●Day 2: Upper Body (Press & Pull Focus) ​Target: Lats, Pecs, T-Spine ​•Passive Dead Hang: 3 sets of 30 seconds. ​Cue: Relax the shoulders completely. Let your spine decompress. ​•Doorway Pec Stretch: 1 minute per side. ​Cue: Elbow at 90 degrees against a rack or doorframe. Step through gently to open the chest. ​•Child’s Pose with Side Reach: 2 minutes per side. ​Cue: Kneel down, reach arms forward, then walk both hands to the left to stretch the right lat (and vice versa). ​•Neck Release: 1 minute per side. ​Cue: Ear to shoulder, gently using hand weight (no pulling). Releases trap tension from the presses.

​●Day 3: Full Body (Split Squats & Carries) ​Target: Spinal Decompression, Posterior Chain ​​● wall yin yoga • legs up the wall for 1 minute • wall butterfly for 1 minute • wall dragonfly for 1 minute

Starting TM is 50% of 1RM.

Workouts

Session Lower week 1

goblet squat

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
40% 1RM
6
100 sec
2
40% 1RM
6
100 sec
3
40% 1RM
6
100 sec

goblet squat

3 sets

single arm, single leg romanian dead lift

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
0% 1RM
6
100 sec
2
35% 1RM
6
100 sec
3
35% 1RM
6
100 sec
4
35% 1RM
6
100 sec

single arm, single leg romanian dead lift

4 sets

single-leg glute bridges

Set
Reps
Rest time
1
6
100 sec
2
6
100 sec
3
6
100 sec

single-leg glute bridges

3 sets

Pallof press, 2 sec pause at extension

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
10
90 sec
2
10
90 sec

Pallof press, 2 sec pause at extension

2 sets

Session Upper week 1

Face Pulls 2 sec pause at contraction

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
10
90 sec
2
10
90 sec

Face Pulls 2 sec pause at contraction

2 sets

seated shoulder press

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
10% 1RM
12
60 sec
2
40% 1RM
6
90 sec
3
40% 1RM
6
90 sec
4
40% 1RM
6
90 sec

seated shoulder press

4 sets

single arm row

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
30% 1RM
4
60 sec
2
40% 1RM
6
90 sec
3
40% 1RM
6
90 sec
4
40% 1RM
6
90 sec

single arm row

4 sets

incline bench press

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
40% 1RM
6
100 sec
2
40% 1RM
6
100 sec
3
40% 1RM
6
100 sec

incline bench press

3 sets

Cable Wood choppers

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
10
90 sec
2
10
90 sec

Cable Wood choppers

2 sets

Session Full week 1

bulgarian split squat

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
0% 1RM
6
60 sec
2
35% 1RM
6
100 sec
3
35% 1RM
6
100 sec
4
35% 1RM
6
100 sec

bulgarian split squat

4 sets

Face Pulls 2 sec pause at contraction

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
10
90 sec
2
10
90 sec
3
10
90 sec

Face Pulls 2 sec pause at contraction

3 sets

Lat pulldown dual pulley

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
30% 1RM
4
60 sec
2
40% 1RM
6
100 sec
3
40% 1RM
6
100 sec
4
40% 1RM
6
100 sec

Lat pulldown dual pulley

4 sets

farmer's walks

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
120 sec
2
120 sec

farmer's walks

2 sets