Wow - get ready for some sore thighs after this workout 😂. Using lighter weights, and more reps, we will target the thighs, hips, glutes (and even your core!) with this endurance strength training lower body workout.
And you'll realize fairly quickly that you're in for the workout of your life by the first EMOM routine. You'll love it!
Cues are given throughout for anyone with sensitive knees, too.
Tools: a pair of moderate dumbbells, chair or bench, booty band, stability ball (optional)
EMOM x10 (both exercises to be done in the minute)
Weighted squats 8-10x
Prone squats 8-10x
3 x 45sec
Goblet squat
Deadlift
3 x 45sec
Hamstring curl
Butterfly bridges
3 x 45sec
Standing fire hydrants
Standing fire hydrants
Seated hip abduction
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