Published: Monday 02 Dec 2024
Gym Team Leader Jake and gym team member Michael have designed 6 strength-based exercises to refresh up your routine this season.
Use them as a complete full-body workout or mix them into your existing routine. All exercises beginner friendly, feel free to ask one of our friendly trainers for a demonstration.
Exercise
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Volume
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Equipment
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Benefits
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Trap Bar Deadlift
Working:
- Quads
- Hamstrings
- Glutes
- Lower Back
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Sets: 3
Reps: 8-10
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- Trap bar
- Weight plates (as required)
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- Allows for more flexibility through the hinge movement
- Increases lower body strength
- Safe and easy to learn
- Try flipping the handlebars for an increased range of motion
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Heels-Elevated Dumbbell Goblet Squat
Working:
- Quads
- Hamstrings
- Glutes
- Lower Back
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Sets: 3
Reps: 10-12
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- Dumbbell
- Wedge or small weight plates (to elevate heels)
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- Heels-elevated = more flexibility through the squat movement
- Deeper range than your natural squat depth
- Increases lower body strength particularly the quads
- Increases ankle flexibility
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Pull Ups
Working:
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Sets: 3
Reps: 8-10
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Your choice of
- Pull up bar
- Assisted pull up machine
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- Strengthens the back muscles
- Increases shoulder & biceps strength and stability
- Improves grip strength
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Incline Dumbbell Press
Working:
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Sets: 3
Reps: 10-12
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- Dumbbells
- Adjustable bench (set to 30-degree incline)
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- Strengthens the upper chest muscles
- Increases shoulder & triceps strength and stability
- Dumbbells help correct muscular imbalances and is a safer alternative to the barbell
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Mountain Climbers
Working:
- Abdominals
- Also engaging quads. shoulders and arms
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Sets: 3
Time: 30 - 60 sec
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- Building core strength
- Cardio endurance, and agility
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Battle Ropes
Working:
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HIIT
Sets: 2-3
Time: 4x 30sec/30sec intervals
(30 high / 30 mid low)
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- Increases cardio endurance
- Low impact exercise
- An alternative to the routine treadmills, bikes and other cardio machines.
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