For "Butts and Guts"

[kathryn]

I'd love to see some one-legged, balance, functional moves incorported in the "butts" portion of this workout: one-legged squats (NO support from the balance ball, just our own balance--these are very effective even with no weights), 1-legged reaching lunges (lunge forward, keep back foot off floor and reach towards front foot or floor, they can also be done to the side). These types of moves really engage the glute muscles, as well as the stabilizing muscles of the hips.

For the "guts" part of the workout, the bench move that Maximus asked about (that does obliques and lower abs) would be a great addition. And some functional moves like standing wood chops (if the chops are taken to the point of pivoting and touching a medicine ball or weight toward the floor, they also engage the glutes as well).

 

[Marnie]

RE: For

>I'd love to see some one-legged, balance, functional moves
>incorported in the "butts" portion of this workout: one-legged
>squats (NO support from the balance ball, just our own
>balance--these are very effective even with no weights),
>1-legged reaching lunges (lunge forward, keep back foot off
>floor and reach towards front foot or floor, they can also be
>done to the side). These types of moves really engage the
>glute muscles, as well as the stabilizing muscles of the
>hips.

hey i like this idea a lot.. would also strengthen core big time.. also slow-moving side kicks and roundhouses from kickbox.. done slowly is killer balance work