Danielle Kusenberger is a rising star in the fitness industry, having made her mark at just 19 years old. She has competed in various fitness competitions and now runs her own successful coaching business. Known for sharing workouts on Instagram, Kusenberger recently collaborated with Sierra Ashe, performing hamstring curls and offering tips on other exercises that have helped her clients stay fit and confident.
1. She Does Hamstring Curls
As you can see from her Instagram post, Kusenberger likes to do hamstring curls. Asphalt Green states that this is very beneficial. “Hamstring curls are a great way to balance the muscles that you work when you’re doing leg extensions. This exercise is also good for people with sedentary jobs who don’t get a lot of walking in. Even pro cyclists can benefit from using this machine, since biking works the quads so heavily and doesn’t do as much for the hamstrings.”
2. She Does RDLs
Kusenberger likes to do RDLs to stay in shape. She shared her tips for doing them in this Instagram post. “Your glutes aren’t growing because your form sucks….It’s true - I’ve been there too so let me help you out. Start here👇🏼 - Hips and glutes move on a horizontal line. - Abduct the knees out so hips can abduct as well. Abduct = open up. Toes should be slightly pointed out to allow for this to occur as well. - Knees shouldn’t lean back with body. They should stay above the ankle until the bar hits around shin or below knees then, knees should push out aka abduct out and may move slightly forward depending on the person. - Hips have to be open in order to prioritize glutes in an RDL. Sending training vids in DM for free help and feedback, let’s fix your training right now.👀😎”
3. She Believes In Confidence
Kusenberger is a big believer in having confidence, and she wants her clients to have it as well. She talked about this in the caption of this post. “Confidence is nothing without security…. And most people aren’t taught how to become secure. Hint as to why I became a coach. You don’t want to be skinny, you want to be secure. And security comes with learning how to love yourself, how to show yourself value, and honestly, how to not care about outside opinions. I don’t want to teach you just how to be confident in your body. I want to teach you how to be secure; in your mind, choices, actions, word, body, life, etc. From my past self to you. At any shape and size you are still left with yourself. Work on the inside, the actual human just as much as you do the outside.”
4. She Does Hip Thrusts
Kusenberger shared her hip thrust tips in this Instagram video. She captioned it, “Nobody wants a saggy butt.🍑So if you have one, lets crank some hip thrusts and grow glutes that pop.😭🔥The biggest issue I see is people wanting to thrust the bar… ❌😵🙅♀️We want to keep our spine neutral, meaning we are NOT going to hump the bar, in fact, the bar is just going to LAY ON YOU as you keep hips tucked. Your spine from your back to hip should stay aligned the entire time. We aren’t tryna use out back, we’re tryna build our boootay.🥵 Toes pointed slightly out, knees driving out, and glutes workin! How I program hip thrusts for myself: - 3 sets of a triple rest pause every set.”
5. She Does Lateral Raises
Kusenberger likes to do lateral raises to stay fit. She shared this video of herself doing cable lateral raises at the gym. Kusenberger captioned the post, “Your traps are the only thing that gets pumped when you lateral raise?🥵- Lean your body away from the cable and think about your leading your elbow outward as it drives upward. - Hand should always be below elbow on the concentric aka on the way up, you don’t want your hand leading upward as your elbow is dipped below the hand. That can cause strain in your muscle. - I prefer to lateral raise slightly in front of the body for more front and lateral raise stimulation. - A slow eccentric on the way down creates highee resistance within the muscle producing more breakdown within the muscle fibers, and with proper recovery plus nutrients this promotes more growth!! Stay tuned for more on how to level up your training and your physique!! 🤗🔥You deserve all the success and I’m here to help you with that!”
Anne Luise Freitas/Instagram
Anne Luise Freitas/Instagram
