7 Exercises To Do With Someone Else

Following on from yesterdays article on 7 reasons you need a training partner, here is SPC’s 7 top exercises you can do with someone else!

You can do these exercise with more than one person. You could even get the whole household involved!

Partner Pyramid Squats

• You rest whilst your partner is performing a squat
• Start with one rep each
• Increase the reps all the way up to 10 and back down again
• Only rest when your partner is performing the exercise
• You can increase the number of squats you do over time to challenge yourselves

Side To Sides

• Use any object in your house – a medicine ball works well but use anything you can find
• Rotate on both sides
• Start with 10 reps per side before swapping
• Try not to get dizzy! Aim to do 4-5 sets with 30s rest

Partner No Jump Burpees

• You rest in the extended plank position whilst your partner is performing a no jump burpee
• Do 10 reps each before restingAim to complete 5 rounds in total
• You can increase the number of burpees you do over time to challenge yourselves
• Add in a jump to the burpee if you have no knee or lower back issues (avoid if you do)
• Notice we bring our legs to the outside of our bodies to limit the strain on the lower back

Partner Leg Raises

• Both start lying on the ground
• Bring your legs off the ground (about 2-5 inches off the floor)
• Stay in that static positions whilst your partner performs the rep
• Aim to complete 10 reps each before lowering your legs to the ground
• Use your hands below your back to help support yourself

Partner Sprints

• Hold your hands at 90 degrees for your partner to aim to hit on each rep
• You can either sprint or march on the spot depending on your conditioning level
• Aim to do 30s on, 30s off
• Rest whilst your partner is performing the exercise
• Complete 5-10 rounds each

Partner Hip Thrusts

• An advanced exercise!
• If you have the strength having performed hip thrusts with weights before, try this!
• Rest your partner across your hip bone
• Progress to a point where none of their body is in contact with the floor
• Aim to do 5 sets of 12-15 reps
• Squeeze your glutes as hard as possible on each rep

Team Conditioning Circuit

• You can both perform this together at the same time!
• Start with 30s of each exercise before progressing to 45s and then 60s of each exercise
• Rest 60-90s between rounds and complete 5-10 total rounds depending on your fitness level

Grab members of your household and give these a go! They are a great way to help inspire and motivate you all to train.

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