Cathe Live Review: Give Me More Legs & Core (#254)
Give Me More Legs & Core is a fun and different lower body and core workout. I enjoyed this routine as it incorporated lots of variety to work the body in different ways.
The workout consists of rounds of assorted lower body and core exercises using dumbbells, gliding devices and a stability ball. This is a strength workout, although it does have one cardio move – gliding mountain climbers - but this is for the core rather than pure cardio. Even though it is mainly strength work my heart rate stayed pretty elevated throughout.
The lower body exercises are a nice mix of different moves using all three types of equipment. They are generally not too high rep but just enough to start feeling the work. I really enjoyed the variety here and the time just flew by. The dumbbells used are more moderate, as you are often moving quite quickly and sometimes alternating between different moves.
The core exercises all use the gliding devices and I found these very effective in challenging the whole of my core. They also offer a good cardio effect, as well, which serves to increase the intensity a little further.
Overall, this was an enjoyable lower body and core workout packed full of variety. This was quite different from Cathe’s usual leg workouts and I liked it. This definitely wouldn’t count as a true strength workout for the legs but it’s a great workout to mix things up a little!
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The Workout
Give Me More Legs & Core is a lower body strength and core workout. The routine consists of a mix of different exercises for the lower body and core using dumbbells, gliding devices and a stability ball.
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The Moves
Give Me More Legs & Core is 55 minutes long and originally aired on 27th June 2019 (#254). The workout starts with a 6:30 minute warm-up before moving onto the first lower body move.
Squats – two 15# dumbbells – 16 reps
Deadlifts – two 15# dumbbells – 8 reps
Repeat above two moves
Side slide lunges – one 15# dumbbell & one gliding device – 7 sets (1x 2/2 count & 2x singles)
Single leg deadlifts – two 10# dumbbells (I used 12’s) – 10 reps each side
Plank knee-ins & pikes – two gliding devices – 7 sets
Hamstring roll-ins / hip lifts – stability ball & mat – 16 reps / 8x roll in & hip lift / 8 reps
Marching sumo squats – one 15# dumbbell – 16 reps each way
Static lunges – two 15# dumbbells – 16 reps each side
Crossback slide lunges – two 10# dumbbells & two gliding devices – 8x 3 pulses & 8x singles (repeat on other side)
Spiderman climbers – two gliding devices – 48 reps
Side lying outer thigh lifts – stability ball & mat – 16x point / 16x flex / 16 x pt & flex / 16 leg pushes (add 8 more leg pushes on 2nd side)
Forward lunges – two 12# dumbbells – 13 reps each side
Static pulse lunges – two 15# dumbbells – 23 reps / 15 reps (each side)
Side slide pick up lunges – one 10# dumbbell & one gliding device – 12 sets each side
Straight arm plank crossovers (in plank slide 1 leg out to side then under body, back out & repeat other side) – two gliding devices – 8 sets each side
Hamstring roll-ins / hip lifts – stability ball & mat - 16 reps / 8x roll in & hip lift / 8 reps
Alternating side to side sumo squats – one 15# dumbbell – 24 reps & 4x 3 pulses
Lateral walks – two 10# dumbbells – 4 sets
Sliding back lunges – two 10# dumbbells & two gliding devices – 18 reps alternating / 10 reps each side
Plank moguls (in straight arm plank, slide legs in on angle towards shoulder then step them back out) – two gliding devices – 16 reps
Side lying outer thigh lifts – stability ball & mat – 4 sets of 8 reps (point & flex) / 16x pt & flex / 2 sets of 8x leg circles (forward then backward)
Warrior lunges – 12 reps each side
Pulsing sumo squats (feet forward & jump feet out & in) – 10 sets (8, 4, & 2’s) / 8x singles
Alternating diagonal lunges – two 12# dumbbells – 24 reps
Sliding warrior lunges / high rep lunge taps – one gliding device – 8x warrior & 32x lunge taps (repeat on other side)
Gliding mountain climbers – two gliding devices – 48 reps
Hamstring roll-ins (faster) – stability ball & mat – 16 reps / 12 reps / 8 reps
High hip hold & arm pulls (hold hips up on stability ball & raise / lower arms) – stability ball & mat – 4x slow & 16x fast
The workout ends with a 3 minute cool down and stretch using the stability ball.
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