30 minute beginner quadricep workout with sliders at home
Here's everything you need to try our 30 minute beginner quadricep workout with sliders at home. For each circuit, complete each exercise one after the other and repeat it for 3 rounds before continuing on to the next circuit.
- Circuit 1
- Sliding Reverse Lunge
- Circuit 2
- Mountain Climbers with Sliders
- Side Plank with Reach Through
- Deadbugs
Circuit 1
Complete this round 3 times.
Sliding Reverse Lunge
Complete 8 repetitions
Coaching Tips For Sliding Reverse Lunge
Follow these cues to perform Sliding Reverse Lunge correctly:
- Slowly slide one leg back bringing the back knee to the floor
- Keep the front knee fixed over the ankle
- Keep torso angle slightly forward but in a fixed position throughout.
Circuit 2
Complete this round 3 times.
Mountain Climbers with Sliders
Complete 15 repetitions
Mountain climbers with sliders are an excellent anterior core exercise that should be performed by both athletes and general population clients.
Benefits of Mountain Climbers with Sliders
The main benefits of mountain climbers with sliders is gaining both strength and endurance in the anterior core muscles. It may also give some secondary benefits for beginners who are not adapted to taking their own body weight in the top of press up position.
How To Do Mountain Climbers with Sliders
- Start in the top of press up position with the feet on sliders.
- Keep one leg straight while you bring the other knee towards the chest.
- Once the knee is as close to the elbow as able, alternate the legs and bring the other knee to the chest while you straighten the other leg.
- Ensure a tight core position is held throughout the movement.
Coaching Tips For Mountain Climbers with Sliders
Follow these cues to perform Mountain Climbers with Sliders correctly:
- Maintain a slightly rounded back throughout in order to keep tension in the abdominals
- Move slowly with control.
Side Plank with Reach Through
Complete 8 repetitions
The side plank with reach through is a great resisting rotation exercise that brings some dynamic movement to the traditional side plank.
Benefits of Side Plank with Reach Through
The main benefit of the side plank with reach through is its ability to create adaptation in the obliques. This exercise can be a great way to build some dynamic core work into a training programme rather than just focusing on the traditional static holds.
How To Do Side Plank with Reach Through
- Start in a solid side plank position with the hips high, the feet stacked on top of each other and the elbow below the shoulder.
- Bring the hand under the body and touch the floor based on your range.
- Rotate the body and hips so they face the floor as much as able when reaching under the body.
- Bring the body slowly back to the starting position and reach the hand towards the ceiling.
Coaching Tips For Side Plank with Reach Through
Follow these cues to perform Side Plank with Reach Through correctly:
- Keep hips and shoulders inline
- Lock the elbow and do not allow it to bend.
Deadbugs
Complete 10 repetitions
Coaching Tips For Deadbugs
Follow these cues to perform Deadbugs correctly:
- Ensure lower back is pressed into the floor
- Do not lower the leg so far that your lower back comes off the floor, only go as far as able while holding a good position.
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This workout was made by Sean Klein
Sean Klein
