Cerebral Palsy

Rationale : With cerebral palsy, gym has been shown as proven method to help manage this disability by strengthing muscles, control, and mind to muscle connection that allows the disabled to have better control over their symptoms. So muscle hypertrophy range (8-12) will be used, combined with lighter reps to fully prioritize the benefits exhibited.

Note: Lighter weight should be used to avoid injury and develop mind to muscle connection

Disability note: machines will be used for mostly all exercise to help with stability and lower the factors of injury


Push (Chest, Shoulders, Triceps)


Flat chest press machine – 3 reps of 10 to 12 reps

Incline chest press – 2 sets of 10 to 12 reps

shoulder press machine – 2 sets of 10 to 12 reps

Lateral raise machine – 3 sets of 8 to 10 reps

Tricep pushdowns – 2 sets of 10 to 15 reps


Pull (back and biceps)


Lat pulldown machine – 3 sets of 10 reps

Machine rows – 3 sets of 10 to 12 reps

T-bar row – Chest supported* – 2 sets of 10 to 12 reps (elbows flared)

Low to high row machine – 3 sets of 8 to 10 reps

Incline curl machine – 2 sets of 10 to 12 reps


Legs


Leg press machine – 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps

hack squat machine – 2 sets of 10 to 12 reps


Leg extension machine – 2 sets of 10 to 15 reps


hamstring curls – 2 sets of 10 to 12 reps


Dietary note: Factoring in all the high rep exercise, make sure to increase carb and protein level to account for calories burned by the higher rep range



Rest Day
Repeat 2x a week