Lower-body workout - Beginner Lower-body workout - Beginner
Centr Team
28 Jul 2021
Conventional deadlift
Target: Full-body, with a focus on hamstrings, quads, glutes, lower back, traps
Form tips:
- Take the time to set up and ensure you are balanced before each rep.
- Make sure the bar is in front of your shins, over the middle of your feet.
- When standing up, your knees and hips should work together to lift.
- Keep your core engaged and back straight.
- Focus on driving the ground away with your firmly-planted feet.
- Remember to squeeze your glutes at the top of the lift.
Plank on elbows
Target: Core
Form tips:
- Set up with your elbows directly under your shoulders.
- To maximize your core activation, tuck in your butt and squeeze your glutes.
Leg presses (high)
Target: Glutes, hamstrings
Form tips:
- Maintain a neutral spine and strong, activated core.
- Ensure your butt stays firmly planted as you lower the weight to prevent straining your lower back.
Calf press
Target: Calves
Form tips:
- As a small muscle group, it's important you don't overload your calves – start with a lighter weight.
- Aim to raise and lower to full height and depth, as much as your ankles will allow.
Stand in place lunges
Target: Quads, glutes, hamstrings
Form tips:
- Keep your core engaged and stable.
- Your knees should always point in the same direction as your toes to keep them from caving in.
- Control your lunges and don't rush through the movement – balance is key.
Glute bridge
Target: Glutes, hamstrings, core
Form tips:
- Initiate the movement by tucking in your hips and peeling your spine off the floor starting from your butt.
- Squeeze your glutes together as you lift up.
