TrainersEye · Session of the Day · Pilates · #002

Pilates The Hundred & Long-Lever Anti-Extension

Continuous IAP under long levers — hundred pumps, double-leg reach, teaser control · Track · Foundation (neutral vs imprint, light springs)
Target ≈ 50 minDate  Body Weight  Session RPE cap 7/10Coach: MMSx Team of Experts
Warm-Up · RAMPPhase 1 · Breath & centering · TA + pelvic floor · 5-7 min
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1Box Breathingpelvic floor gently pre-set on the exhale — never gripped10 lateral breaths
2Box Breathingchoose the pelvis: neutral or gently imprinted — then keep itpelvic clock × 8
3Cat-Cowribs knitted, waist long — the cylinder never bulges2 × 8
Phase 2 · Spinal Articulation & Decoupling8-10 min · vertebra by vertebra · imprint where flexion loads
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1Roll-Up — vertebra by vertebrapeel one vertebra at a time — no segment skips× 6 slow
2Pelvic Curl — articulated bridgeexhale on the effort — breath drives the movement× 6
3Corkscrew — small controlled circlesneck long and easy — eyes on the knees, never crank the chin× 5
Phase 3 · Primary Mat/Reformer Engine20-25 min · Reformer springs on card · no machine? use the band/slider option printed with each move
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1The Hundredhundred: 5-count in, 5-count out — pump from the back of the arms50 pumps
2Ab Wheel Rolloutribs knitted, waist long — the cylinder never bulges× 8
3Hundred with Magic Circleneck long and easy — eyes on the knees, never crank the chin× 6
Progression: Foundation rule: learn imprint vs neutral before load — ribs knitted, pelvic floor gently pre-set on every exhale. Reformer: lightest workable springs; floor: lightest band. Neck tension = head down or hands behind head.
Phase 4 · Extension, Rotation & Slings10-12 min · extension long not high · slings both sides
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1Glute Bridgeextension grows LONG, not high — pubic bone stays down× 6
2Back Extensionreach through the crown as you lift — length before height× 6 (or 3 breath-holds)
3The Saw — rotate & reachrotate the ribs, anchor the pelvis — hips face forward× 5/side
Phase 5 · Decompression & Parasympathetic Reset4-6 min · psoas & rec-fem lengthening, spinal traction, breathwork
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1Happy Babysteady breathing rhythm60 s
2Thread the Needleneck long and easy — eyes on the knees, never crank the chin45 s/side
3Box Breathingpelvic floor gently pre-set on the exhale — never gripped10 slow 3D breaths
Coach notes: Log every load and every time box — next week's card asks for 2% more.
Whole Session TimeFirst warm-up minute → last second of the cool-down
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TrainersEye · MMSx Authority Institute · Session of the Day · Written by the MMSx team of certified professionals
Control is the method — exhale on effort, cylinder never bulges, extension long not high; no machine? every reformer move on this card carries its band/slider conversion. Stop at any lumbar, SI or neck strain. Scale load to your level, stop at pain, follow the BPIT Principle of Intensity and NASM/ACSM/ACE safety guidance. Educational — not medical advice.