Two’s a Charm
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This workout is way more abs than one would initially think. Yes my heart was pumping and I was sweating. Yes my shoulders were burning and my muscles were shaking. But holy moly did my abs feel those jump and mountain climbers the next day! Today all in, I only need 25 minutes of your time. Let’s do this!
What you will need:
- Something safe to jump on and off of…but if you don’t, not to worry! I have options for you.
Warm-Up:
- Included in workout ;)
Workout: Do each of these exercises consecutively for 60 seconds on and 15 seconds of rest.
- Box jumps – Really using your abdominal and leg strength jump your body up and on the ‘box’ landing light and deep to give your joints and muscle some ‘suspension’. Watch the video for a little demo.
Modification with jumping: If you don’t have a safe thing to jump on and off of, you can do tuck jumps instead which means you jump your knees close in towards your chest and land nice and low on the ground. Modification without jumping: Grab some weights and sink into some low squats to add the intensity in.
- Elevated mountain climbers – With your feet up on the ‘box’ and your hands on the ground, keep them directly underneath your shoulders so you have good form. From here you’re going to alternate drawing your knees in towards your chest for a great lower ab work.
Modification: You can simply hold plank if you’d like OR come on the ground and do it like that.
x8 through of each
Cool Down/Stretching
- Complete 5-10 minutes of nice gentle stretching.
Get sweaxy!
Ashley Dale Grant
For whatever reason my body was saying no to an intense workout this morning. I got through it with lots of modifications. Still very sweaty and my shoulders and abs are feeling it but I will come back to it to attempt it full out!
Got to listen to the body! I’m glad you got sweaty and look forward to you coming back and really killing it on this one ;)
Done . And feeling great
Amazing! Happy Friday Kim!
That was so tough. I had to modify the mountain climbers down to floor and sometimes plank on floor but still so tough – took breaks. I used my bosu which was lots of challenge for me. I CANNOT believe your jumps and squats while pregnant! WOW!
Sweaty Friday! I used a step, not as high as your box but still got me sweaty! Did some planking and mountain climbers (50/50l!
Nice! So happy you fit us into your day off April! I dig the ab work too !)
Done! Mountain climbers are my nemesis!!! I did mostly squats with weights but did a couple of rounds of tuck jumps. Tried box jumps on ,y stairs but it felt odd so I opted out of those.
Puddle of sweat, as usual.
Unreal! As usual!
All done and im a sweaty mess again….didn’t do the jumps I did squats w 10 lb weights and instead of the planks I did a different ab exercise that Nicole showed me. Nevertheless it was a good workout.
You’re amazing Ash!
Did some modifications but still..my abs!!!
You rock!
Done! Had to do the plank modification because my leg/groin was hurting on one side doing mountain climbers – not sure if it was my hip flexor but still a good and sweaty workout! Thanks :)
Glad you took the modification and listened to your body as it can also be round ligament pain while pregnant. Still got sweaty though so I’m happy!
Ya I wasn’t sure if it would be round ligament pain so early but I guess it could happen at any time so maybe that’s what it was. It’s helpful to have your insights this time around! :)
I got mine even earlier than that so you just never know! You’re still able to workout, and the best thing to do is a longer warmup to help. Let me know if you have any questions at any time Michelle!
Oh really? Good to know. Ok thanks so much Ash!! I definitely will :)
:)
All Done. Had to come down to the floor for a couple reps of the mountain climber. That’s a hard one on the lower back. Will work on those :)
Because you’re on the decline Ash you need to lift your hips even higher, that being said I’m glad you listened to your body!