09/09/2024
☀️😃Good morning!!! Happy Motivation Monday from yours truly; Peak Performance, LLC!!!💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 Time to add some power to your hour with a great SUPER SET! In the last video tutorial, the legs were on a full rest but now they get their chance to get put to the test with an intense upper body & core routine!🏋🏾 Let’s explore the greatness of front squats while building the upper body with body weight overhead lat pullovers, finishing up with step back lunges to keep those legs fired up🔥!!! Step 1: Front squats. I’m using weighted plates on the ground for precise measuring. There are a few different holding techniques for the front squats. It all depends on your comfortability level, strength, balance as well as experience. In this tutorial I’m using a cross-arm grip. Lift the bar & set your feet touching perfectly between the weighted plates. This means you are stationed evenly & in great position🙌🏾. Pay close attention to the form as you inhale at the bottom, exhaling at the top the exercise. Squeeze your glutes & abdominals for maximum effort. Front squats will power your quads, hamstrings & create all around sturdiness to your upper & lower torso. Step 2: Body weight overhead lat pullovers. Unlike lay down overhead dumbbell lat pullovers or sitting overhead lat pullovers, body weight overhead lat pullovers demand much more force from your lats, chest, abs, triceps & deltoids. Not to mention balance as well as forearm & wrist muscularity considering you are using your entire frame! For testing purposes I’m doing 1 rep to make sure I’m perfectly centered then adjusting to prepare for a full set. Here we go!😄 I love using the heavy chain for this exercise because of the durability & grip (gloves are preferred for extra grab). On to the last phase: Step back Lunges with the weighted plates from step 1. Remember to choose your weighted plates carefully in the beginning. They previously assisted you in proper alignment for front squats but now they are tools to finish the job! As always, be safe & practice open-mindedness for all routines! Carl Jung said it best, “The first half of life is devoted to creating a healthy ego, the second half is going inward & letting go of it.” In translation to your strengths; find the progression that works for you, use your best judgment, never compare & become the absolute best version of yourself through inner discovery. After all, only you can stop you!! So have fun & keep moving forward!!!💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾❤️