Chrishell Stause's trainer shares a glimpse into the Selling Sunset star's fitness routine

Chrishell Stause's trainer shares a glimpse into the Selling Sunset star's fitness routine

Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause is working on her fitness, and her trainer just shared a series of behind-the-scenes snippets of her workout on Instagram that show she's not messing around.

“When you look good, you feel good,” writes NASM-certified personal trainer and Power 8 CEO Ocho in the caption of a recent post about Stause, who will star in an upcoming Lifetime movie airing next year. "Me and @chrishell.stause have been putting OT into preparing for the Emmys and upcoming projects she has and it's safe to say MISSION COMPLETE ✅😅."

The post includes several videos of the 41-year-old reality TV star working out poolside using a yoga mat, kettlebells, dumbbells and, at one point, a table for support. There are four videos of Stause doing Ocho's "Top Four Moves," which are available on his online program Body By Ocho, according to his caption. “You don’t need a lot of equipment, you just need structure,” he writes and encourages followers to try the full-body exercises.

In the first video, Stause uses her hands to crawl forward into a plank before doing a push-up and crawling back into a squat. She then grabs a kettlebell and stands up, bringing the kettlebell to her chest with her elbows extended to her sides, performing a high pull before lowering the kettlebell back to the floor and repeating the movement.

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This move is "great for your triceps, chest, and back," says Albert Matheny, RD, CSCS, co-founder of SoHo Strength Lab and advisor to Promix Nutrition. The kettlebell high pull works the biceps, triceps, and shoulders, and "the squat works the hamstrings, quads, and glutes," he explains. "It's a varied set of movements and a good way to get your heart rate up while using a good amount of muscle."

You might consider this step if you're short on time and want "a quick but efficient workout," says Chrysten Crockett, NASM-certified personal trainer and founder of Get Fit with Chrys. "It's also a great way to raise your body temperature faster and essentially help you burn fat because you're using more energy to move and activate so many different body parts at the same time."

In the second clip, Stause does kettlebell deadlifts before placing the weight on the floor and doing a jump squat. Then she picks up the weight again and repeats the movement. "It's a great move and does a lot of lower-body work," says Matheny, noting that the exercise targets the abdominals, glutes and leg muscles. Crockett calls this set a “leg burn.”

Next, Stause places her knees on a pad on the floor and sits on her heels with a long resistance band wrapped around her waist and attached to a post behind her. She holds a dumbbell in each hand for overhead presses as she lifts her hips and pushes them forward until they are aligned with her knees. Finally, she lowers them back down to tap her heels with each rep.

"This is a different version of a glute bridge and the bands add an extra element of resistance," says Matheny, adding that it targets the glutes, chest, shoulders and trapezoids. “The band puts more tension on the glutes and challenges the muscles to step out of their comfort zone,” explains Crockett. “The more resistance you add, the more you can challenge, grow and sculpt your muscles,” she adds.

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In the last video, Stause does one-arm dumbbell rows. She maintains a wide stance, standing on her toes while bending forward with a flat back, resting one hand on a table while the other arm lifts the weight up and down. "When she extends her arm, not only is she using her lat muscle to bring the dumbbell up, she's also engaging her deltoid and core to stabilize herself," explains Crockett. "The icing on the cake is that her heels are elevated, meaning she's also engaging her calf muscles and hamstrings during this move."

Overall, performing strength training exercises that target multiple muscles at once is an effective technique, according to Matheny. "Many people think that strength training should be separated from cardio, but when you're doing movements like this and using a bunch of different muscles at the same time, it's very cardiovascularly challenging," he says. (See: What Are Compound Exercises? Plus Why They Should Be a Staple in Your Workout)

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