CORE #2
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Complete as Circuit - 40s Work and 20s Rest - 4 rounds
Exercise
Reps
Sets
Notes
guidance
Exercise
Hollow Hold
Reps
40s work
Sets
20s rest
Notes
Lying on a mat. Engage your core making sure to squeeze your hips and ribs together. Tuck your chin into your chest slightly as you lift your legs and shoulders off the floor. You should make sure you whole body is as long as possible and that everything is tensed.
guidance
Exercise
Plank Dips
Reps
40s work
Sets
20s rest
Notes
Start in a forearm plank position. With control tip one hip to just touch the floor before coming back to centre and repeating on the other side. Try to keep weight over your shoulders and to keep core engaged throughout.
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Exercise
Weighted Sit Ups
Reps
40s work
Sets
20s rest
Notes
Lie on a mat with legs bent at 90 degrees. Hold a weight directly over your head. Engage your core and sit upright. Keep elbows I line with your ears and keep arms straight throughout the movement. Avoid using the momentum of the wight to ‘swing’ up and instead think about rolling up through your core.
guidance
Exercise
Forearm Plank
Reps
40s work
Sets
20s rest
Notes
Lie face down on a mat and lift up supporting the weight of your body through your forearms and your toes. Make sure that your elbows are directly under your shoulders, your core is tight, glutes are squeezed and your back is flat. Thinking about pushing the floor away through your shoulders.
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