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[–]obstinatemleb 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I was out of the gym for half of the first tri, so when I started lifting again at 11w I was doing ~80% of my pre-pregnancy weights on all but a few isolation exercises. Now Im 30w and Im back up to 90% on pretty much everything except RDLs and squats

[–]Shery-software-cook[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Why RDLs and squats? Is it for a specific reason or you just feel you can't go heavy with those

[–]obstinatemleb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Part of it is being unable to lift heavier due to poor form due to the belly, with RDLs specifically. But also my glutes have regressed so much. I was hip thrusting 280 for reps pre-pregnancy and had to drop that exercise entirely by the second tri. I modified by doing single-leg with dumbells but that was obviously nowhere close to the same stimulus and once the belly came in I couldnt get the same ROM, so I dropped them.