Any trainer will tell you that their clients are always asking for more core and glute training. We try to talk to you about flexibility and functional training and teach you about your rhomboids and you respond like you’ve just spent $200 to go see Van Morrison and he wants show you his new stuff and refuse to play Brown Eyed Girl. So for those of you who just want us trainers to stick to the hits, I give you the Butts & Guts Challenge.
But this is a Butts & Guts Challenge with a twist. We all know that you can’t ‘spot reduce’, right? RIGHT? If you’ve read a magazine in the past 15 years you will have heard the news that crunches won’t give you a six pack, dips won’t get rid of the fat under your arms, the Thigh Master won’t slim your thighs (sorry, Suzanne):
To achieve all of these desired results, you must reduce body fat. You reduce body fat by consuming fewer calories than you expend. So I’m afraid you just have to to ‘eat right and exercise’ – which is the most unwelcome fitness advice ever (and doesn’t sell SHIT. Suzanne knows it). So this Challenge adds the ‘eat right’ to the ‘exercise’, including a nutritional component to the four week progressive glute and core training program. So not only do you get stronger glutes and abs…you actually have a chance of actually seeing a difference in your body. How’s that for a hit?
Save the Challenge to your phone by downloading here:
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FAQs:
I eat one-legged Glute Bridges for breakfast. How can I make this harder?
I’m so glad you asked! If you are an experienced exerciser, I want you to double the number of sets and do 10-20 jump squats in between each round. The jump squats are great plyometric training for the glutes and the high intensity cardio is going to rev up your metabolism and keep the calories coming off.
I’m scared. How can I make this easier?
Take your time to get through each exercise. There is no benefit to rushing and you’ll get better results by going slow. Take more break days and repeat the first week until you are ready to move on.
What the heck is a Bug Crunch?
Videos of me crunching and planking and kicking all below. 🙂
If you have any other questions, leave a comment below and I’ll get back to you. And feel free to forward to anyone who likes a good challenge!
Thanks Oonagh! Very polished looking site, and you’re looking great out by the lake!
Thanks, Andrew! 🙂
Ugh. I’ve been NO sugar and NO grains and generally super low carb since July. The Internets calls it a LCHF diet (low carb, high fat)I haven’t lost a single inch, or a single pound. I’m too vain to really care much about the long term benefits, so I’ve started weight training now. Some days this makes me want to kill people. You’re so right though, you can’t just sit on your ass eating bacon because you’ve cut out sugar and wheat. My goal is Obama arms by Christmas so I can look in the mirror and remember why I don’t need to eat cookies. I love this portable workout you’ve created. Now I have no excuses.
Hey Cat! I’m so glad you like it! Please keep me posted on how it’s going and how the diet is working out! Obama arms at Christmas – let’s do this! xx
Awesome website! you make the meal prepping look very easy, i will be doing exactly what you laid out tommorow! i have been working out and meal prep for a awhile now, needed some new ideas and motivation.
Thanks so much, Tanis! Glad you are finding it helpful! 🙂
Question on the one legged Glute bridge. Is it 20 each side? Same for the Side Planks
Yup! Each side!