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Best Move for a Perky Butt and Toned Abs – TRX Split Squats

TRX Split Squats will work your glutes, hamstrings, quads, biceps, shoulders, and core for a perky butt and toned abs. This exercise is an advanced lunge exercise. Although the target muscle is the quadriceps, this exercise is great for the soleus and for lifting the buttocks. The hamstrings, gastrocnemius, gluteus medius and minimus all act as stabilizers. With a split squat, the back leg should never be elevated more than 6-8 inches. If you elevate it any more than that, you risk hyperextending the spine and will create unnatural shearing forces on it. Because we are using the TRX with StrongBoard Balance, be sure to set the strap for the appropriate height. This will place us in the zone for this particular exercise. Depending on your flexibility (and core strength), will determine how low you can go.

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Steps

1. Secure the two TRX straps together by looping one handle through the other.

2. Having dumbbells on the StrongBoard platform, place one foot across the center of the StrongBoard Balance® logo.

3. Place your back foot inside the TRX® straps and drop into a lunge so that the TRX hangs vertically, then reach down and pick up dumbbells.

4. Have your hands to your sides as you lower your hips toward the floor by squatting back and down.

5. Without letting your back knee touch the ground, push off your front leg to return to the starting position.

6. Once back to standing position, perform a hammer curl and a shoulder press.

7. Repeat for the desired amount of repetitions.

8. Complete the set on one side before repeating with the opposite leg and repeat for the desired amount of sets or duration.

Tips

Keep abs braced, keep your chest up, and keep your weight on your front foot.

Best Move for a Perky Butt and Toned Abs - TRX Split Squats

 

StrongBoard Balance® utilizes MULTI SPRING TECHNOLOGY™ that works with your body to deliver the perfect amount of stimulation to keep your core musculature and stabilizing muscles engaged and contracted, while training your central nervous system, improving posture, proprioception and reaction time.

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Build Your Butt, Trim Your Thighs & Tighten Your Core | Bulgarian Squats Exercise

Bulgarian squats are an advanced lunge exercise using StrongBoard Balance board. Although, the target muscle is the quadriceps, this exercise is great for the soleus and for lifting the buttocks. The hamstrings, gastrocnemius, gluteus medius and minimus all act as stabilizers. With a Bulgarian Split squat, the back leg should never be elevated more than 6-8 inches. If you elevate it any more than that, you risk hyperextending your spine. Because we are using the bench with StrongBoard Balance Board, which is close to 10 inches in height, this places us in the appropriate zone for this particular exercise. Your flexibility (and core strength), will determine how low you can go. As with any exercise, you should practice this on solid ground before incorporating an unstable platform.

To do this exercise you will need 1 StrongBoard Balance Board and a weight bench or secure platform no more than 8” taller than StrongBoard.

  1. Begin with your left foot across the center of the StrongBoard Balance logo on the platform, and carefully place your right foot (toes) on the bench behind you.
  1. Keeping your chest up and weight evenly distributed between both legs, drop your right knee just below bench level.
  1. Brace your abs at the bottom of the movement and squeeze your glutes as you bring yourself back to starting position.
  1. Repeat for desired amount of repetitions.
  1. Switch legs and repeat steps 1. thru 4.

Tips: Keep spine vertical and abs engaged through entire exercise. For more of a challenge you can add dumbbells or other modality. Also, you can slow your tempo and hold static or pump at the bottom of each rep for 1-5 seconds. 

StrongBoard Balance Board Bulgarian Squats
StrongBoard Balance Board Bulgarian Squats

StrongBoard Balance utilizes MULTI SPRING TECHNOLOGY™ that works with your body to deliver the perfect amount of stimulation to keep your core musculature and stabilizing muscles engaged and contracted, while training your central nervous system, improving posture, proprioception and reaction time.

Order now!

Filed Under: Advanced, Buns, Core, EXERCISES, Legs, Position 2 Tagged With: balance, balance board, bulgarian squats, core strength, exercise, fitness, fitness blender, MUSCLES, split squats, StrongBoard, strongboard balance, workout Leave a Comment

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