HOMEWORK: Put this workout at the top of your To DO List!

15 vs 15 workout

Perform 15 reps of the exercise. Rest for 15 seconds. Perform another 15 reps. Repeat this for 5 sets per exercise. Do not move on to exercise #2 until you have completed all 5 sets of exercise #1, etc.

Jump Squats
Push Ups
Walking Lunges with Dumbbells
Pull Ups or Bent Dumbbell Rows
Spider Plank (From a hands/feet plank, bring foot up to same side hand, trying to place foot flat on floor beside hand. Alternate sides.)
Sit Ups or Atomic Sit Ups (so fun!)
Burpees

Remember, always warm up for about 3-5 minutes before starting your workout (jogging, stairs, jump rope, jumping jacks.) This will improve the quality of your workout and how you feel as you work (meaning the work will feel better and stronger!)

NOTES: Here’s my notes on how I did this workout and how I made modifications (for 24 weeks prego).

Jump Squats: Love them. Could do them all day.
Push Ups: Apparently your boobs each gain about 1 pound while pregnant. Mine have gained at least 7 pounds each. Push ups are pure torture. I did as many as I could on my toes on each set (5-10) and then went to my knees for the remaining.
Walking Lunges: These were great – except minor leg cramp.
Pullups/Rows: I did as many chair assisted pullups as I could (using my doorway pull up bar, with my foot on a chair for support/assistance). I got about 8-12 per set. Then I hopped down and finished off the remaining reps with bent over dumbbell rows. Total noodle arms after this! If you don’t have a pull up bar, do all bent over rows.
Spider Planks: Hard but doable. Shoulders loved ’em. Felt leg cramp a little again. Boo.
Sit Ups/Atomic Sit Ups: bummed I can’t do these (not okay during pregnancy, as they will cause/worsen diastasis recti). Instead I did V Sit Prego Crunches -not nearly as fun.
Burpees: I almost died. You are lucky I’m still with you. I did two regular sets and then my hips got really tight so I moved to my stairs, where I placed my hands on the first or second step (2nd step was easier!) every time I came to the plank position and jumped out from there. This modification makes burpees way easier and manageable, esp when you’re doing this many!

Your turn. How did you do? Comment below and let me know!

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