Fitness Coach Lindsay Parker in Two-Piece Workout Gear Tells You How to Get "Strong Not Skinny"

Lindsay Parker is a fitness coach with a large following on Instagram. She has that following because she shares a lot of her workouts and tips on her page. Parker recently shared a video of herself doing weight training exercises. In the caption, she talked about how to change your body. "Why your body isn't changing. Either nutrition is off, or training is off. It's pretty easy to tell which is which. if your goals are fat loss and you're not seeing fat loss then you either need to drop your calories down more or it's time to return to maintenance for post diet recovery. If you want to see muscle and it's not showing up, then you need to sit at maintenance and eat more and make sure your training Is truly hard and testing you! I dont think people aren't seeing changes because they aren't doing enough sets. I think they aren't seeing changes because they aren't doing enough HARD SETS."

In her Instagram video, Parker is seen doing different strength training exercises. According to The Mayo Clinic, exercises like these can help with bone density and weight loss. "By stressing your bones, strength training can increase bone density and reduce the risk of osteoporosis. Strength training can help you manage or lose weight, and it can increase your metabolism to help you burn more calories."

Parker is also seen doing lunge squats on platforms with a kettlebell. Lunges have a lot of benefits. ACE Fitness states, "Lunges work the biggest muscles in your lower body — mainly the quadriceps, gluteus maximus, and the adductor magnus (the muscle in your inner thigh). Other muscles that come into play are the hamstrings, gluteus medius, calves, and core stabilizers, says Susane Pata, content strategist for the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and NASM-certified personal trainer based in Miami. It doesn't matter what lunge variation you do, as all of these muscles will be targeted, says Jonathan Olonade, a corrective exercise specialist and NASM-certified personal trainer with Life Time in Cinco Ranch, Texas."

Parker is also seen doing RDLs with a barbell in her Instagram video. NASM states that the exercise has a lot of benefits. "A Romanian deadlift is a hip-hinge pattern that works the hamstrings and glutes. It is a form of deadlift with noticeably less bend in the knee, leading to greater hamstring engagement than traditional deadlifts. The move was introduced to the masses in the 90s by Romanian weightlifter Nicu Vlad (an Olympic and World Weightlifting champion) and his coach Dragomir Cioroslan. The two invented the move to help Nicu strengthen his back for the clean and jerk. Today, RDLs are commonly used to strengthen the posterior chain, using the core muscles to stabilize and the hamstrings and glutes to drive the movement."

Parker does a lot of lower body workouts to stay in shape. One thing she enjoys doing is the squat. She shared her tips for improving squats in this Instagram video. Parker captioned the post, "This was recorded at 24 weeks pregnant. It's crazy to think I'm now 39 weeks along and it could be any day now our little girl comes. Hopefully this video on squats and making them more glute dominant 🍑Have a wonderful week!"

Another lower body workout that Parker enjoys doing are cable glute kickbacks. She shared this video on Instagram of herself doing them. Parker captioned the post, "Upper Glute Max exercises that will be in my new glute and delts emphasis training program that starts next week. Here are some tips I personally use to set up and teach my app users 💪🏻 🍑.🌟Click on link in bio to join my program that starts this MONDAY OCT 28TH!"