(apologies for the scribbles – I don’t claim to be an artist – ha!!)As I mentioned the other day, over the past couple months I’ve been working on my newest program, Sleek & Sculpted, an 8-Week Training (and coinciding Nutrition) program with an emphasis on fat loss – and also the glutes and abs.

There will be a good focus on core in this program as well, but another bonus about using the glutes in our movements is the metabolic demand they place on the body. The glutes are the biggest muscles in our body, so it takes maximum (maximus? – glute joke ;)) energy in order to use them for work. This, in turn burns more body fat, which helps to lean out the mid-section and burn body fat all over.

I’m not only including over 40+ workouts of Metabolic Strength, Sprint WODs, Conditioning sessions, and Mobility and Flexibility, but I’m also adding bonus: glute + core workouts each week, as well as including tips and tricks like the one listed above to change the work to the glutes, if you so desire.

Here’s another one – the (now, Wide-Stance) Goblet (or Sumo) Squat that I posted on Instagram the other night.

Most squatting movements are, indeed, knee-dominant movements, and will be felt most in the quads because of the level of torque at the knee vs. the hips.

Except for this one, I made a couple of those minor changes:

• brought my feet out a few inches to a wider stance (giving more room for hip movement and torque and thusly, glute recruitment)
• pushed the hips slightly farther back, standing up and extending at the hips in more of a “thrusting motion” – while keeping the back straight
• stepped onto platforms, which allows a bigger stretch (i.e. eccentric contraction) to the glutes

I actually did this one on Monday, and the soreness is just now dissipating today 😉

If shaping the glutes isn’t one of your goals, you will still benefit and (hopefully) really enjoy the program if you have fat loss goals – or are just looking to enjoya fun, effective, balanced program.

Sleek & Sculpted launches on June 1st, but right now people are signing up for the waitlist (with a special pre-sale price.) If this sounds like a program that could be a good fit for you, get on the waitlist today and I’ll send you all of the information next week. I can’t wait until you see this program!!

Either way, let me know if you try out either of the moves above 🙂

XOXO,
Paige