Workout One

Workout overview

Sets
1A. Supine butterfly
1B. Seated active hip abduction
2
2A. Elevated pigeon
2B. Active hip internal rotation
2
3A. Cossack squat
3B. Seated bent leg pancake stretch
2
4. Horse stance pulses 1

Warm-up (4 min)

1. Knee circles10 ea direction
2. Cat-cow10 reps
3. Supported 980/90 hip swivel5 ea side
4. Leg swings 10 ea side
5. Squat to pancake10 reps

1. Perform this superset 2 times back-to-back
Passive StretchActive Stretch
1A. Supine butterfly (repeat twice)20 sec10 sec
1B. Seated hip abduction10 rep10 sec

1A: Make about 80% of your maximal effort during 10 seconds of active contraction. 1B: If you can lift up your leg more than 30 degrees, you should sit up taller to make it more challenging

1A. Supine butterfly: adductors
1B. Seated hip abduction: glutes

2. Perform this superset 2 times back-to-back
Passive stretchActive stretch
2A. Elevated pigeon20 sec5 reps
2B. Hip internal rotation10 reps10 sec

2B. Do not use too strong of a band if you lose a lot of range of motion. Start with the lightest band and work your way up.

2A. Elevated pigeon: glutes
2B. Active hip internal rotation: glutes

3. Perform this superset 2 times back-to-back
3A. Cossack squat8 ea side
3B. Seated bent leg pancake30 sec

3A. Do 4 reps with your feet flat to target your inner thighs, do 4 reps with your toes facing up to target your hamstrings

3A. Cossack squat
3B. Seated bent leg pancake: adductors

4. Horse stance pulses: 1 min for 1 set only.

Note: Once you get pretty advanced, increase from 5 to 7 steps outwards.


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