🍑 #ForTheBooty Humpday Exercise of the Week: 1.5 Hip Thrusts 🍑
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Happy Wednesday! Almost forgot to do this today since it’s a short week but no worries, I gotchu! Keeping in the theme of hip thrust variations, today we have 1.5 Hip Thrusts. Check it out:
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🍑Start in a normal hip thrust setup, with the upper back/shoulders leaning against a box or bench and the barbell resting on the hips
🍑Push the hips up into a hip thrust like normal
🍑Come down halfway, then push the hips back up
🍑Come back down all the way into your starting position, touching the hips down to the floor 🍑Try a set of 10 to start!
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🍑So I’ve been talking about how to make your hip thrusts harder without adding weight and this is one of my favorite variations! Adding half reps keeps you under tension for longer, which makes the exercise harder without the need for more weight. You can add half reps to *literally* any exercise! Perfect for working out at home or while traveling!
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🍑Questions? Ask away! Happy 🐪day!!
What's easier for you: listing things you hate about your body, or listing things you love about it?
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For most people, I'd guess it's easier for them to list everything they don't like about their body. That's how it was for me too, for a long time.
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Constantly speaking negatively about myself, putting myself down, and hating on my body put me in a really negative head space for awhile. It wasn't until I started ignoring the negatives, practicing positive self-talk, and treating it well that I was able to really start appreciating and loving my body.
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To quote one of my faves, @jencomas : "A positive body image means you believe in your value as a human regardless of how your body looks"
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I have a challenge for you: think of 5 things you love about your body. Physical or non-physical. Write them down. Repeat them to yourself daily. Create your own mantra from your words. Learn to believe in your value as a human.
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I'll start:
🖤I love my strength and all I can do with it
🖤I love being able to use my strength to help others discover theirs 🖤I love that I can climb mountains and see beautiful places 🖤I love my strong, natural curves
🖤I love my body's ability to heal from trauma
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Your turn! I dare you, for one full day, to not think about the things you want to change, and instead embrace what you already have. It might change your life! 👊🏼💪🏼
