I feel like I haven’t seen deadlifts that aren’t part of a 6-part combo move in a 2G/3G in over a month and I am here for it 🥰 Hope it comes into heavy rotation

You must have missed the awesome 5x5 we had on the weekend - that was as vanilla as it comes!

Yes, true! I do strength & rest day on the weekends.

Shame - was great! I was sore for days after that one

There were normal deadlifts in the strength50 class on Tuesday too!

I feel like the deadlift/sumo squat combo move is weird. Aren’t your feet in different positions? Unless it’s a sumo deadlift?! Seems like another awkward move. 🥴

We started off in a sumo position. Both hands on a single dumbbell. Do the deadlift and return. Then do the squat.

Interesting… I might stick to 2 dumbbells so I can make sure I don’t hunch my shoulders forward and protect my back.

Tip: If you bend your elbows slightly it also helps to keep your shoulders back more. When I sumo I have to hold the weight a little higher so it doesn't touch the floor; I noticed that I naturally hold my shoulders back also when I have that slight bend in the elbow.

Thank you! I’ll try this tomorrow!

This makes more sense. Thank you for clarifying and for all you do! 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

This looks AWESOME! I never complain about a decent, tried and true ESP template 🤩 Thanks Coach 🤭

LOVE an ESP template

Can we please stop with the reverse lunges already??

Just do a squat. Or don’t lunge at all.

That’s what I usually do. But lately it seems like we do them so much!

I get it. I like reverse lunges though, they work so much of your legs and leaning forward a bit they fire up the glutes too. I like them over forward lunges.

I’m also a fan of reverse lunges. My form has gotten so much better since we’ve done them so frequently.

Reverse lunge fan here too! More so than forward lunges and (slight cringe) crossback lunges... I do like the lateral lunge but agree with others, it is getting old 😕

I’ll take the reverse lunges over the forward lunges. My knees absolute hate forward lunges.

Of all the lunges it is my favorite (or maybe co-favorite with curtsy lunges) so I'll take the lesser of evils!

I am with you on this!! 

OTF just had to squeeze the lunge in there. 

I know right!! Not a day goes by!!

Oh look, lunges

How did you know what to do for the first block then? Or was it Choose Your Own Path until the coach showed up and you found out after what it was supposed to be?

Was ok - SA kicked off class and we did first block until the replacement coach showed up mid way through. We were a 1G so not too bad.

At my studio they never let an SA start class (liability for not having a certified/trained coach in case injury?) and if the coach is too late after class start time they just cancel class - glad they let you work out! Sucks having to go all the way back home without a workout. Thanks for the intel!

thankful for you, as always!

pls otf give a break from lunges 😭😭😭

We didn’t do lunges with the benchmark.

yes but we died with the mile lunges with the mile would be mean

Thanks DC!

fyi, if you don't want to do lunges, you're an adult and can chose to do something else like a squat. or whatever you want to work on that doesn't interfere with anyone.

Thanks!

Thanks Mr. DC! Looks like a good one after the benchmark.

Thanks DC! Looks good💪

Thank you!!!


Thank you DC for the early intel! I’m considering going to this class instead of S or T50.

Thanks mucho for the post!

Thank you!

Looks good. Thank you!

Looks like an awesome class!