Name: Playbook - Adam Swanson - Arms
Uploaded: 2023-05-07T17:44:42.709Z
Duration: 60 min
Description: Arms

Mike Fowler

23/03/22

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*4 second negative. 2 second squeeze at the top*

- Lock your shoulders down and keep your elbows pressed to your sides and slightly in front of you throughout the entire movement.
- Leading with the palms of your hands, contract you’re biceps and curl the weight up to the top.
- Hinge at your elbows, don’t let your shoulders take over this movement. 
- Hold the squeeze at the top and slowly fight against the resistance on the way down.

Barbell Curls (4:0:1:2)

- Sit on a Lat Pulldown Machine facing away from the cable stack.
- Scoot your butt towards the front of the seat slightly and then lean back to create that “slight incline” angle.
- Press the backs of your arms against the two pads.
- Sit up tall and complete full range motion curls from this position using the pads for greater isolation in your arms!

Seated DB Incline Hammer Curls (On Pulldown Machine)

*Hold the squeeze for 2 seconds on each rep*

- Keep your elbows pointed up.
- Only hinge at your elbows. Keep you upper arms/shoulders locked into place at all times.
- Try to minimize as much leaning back as possible. Stay upright.

High Behind Head Curls

*Reps are PER ARM*

- Lock your shoulders into place.
- Maintain a neutral grip on the dumbbell throughout the entire movement.
- Focus on curling the dumbbell across your torso, trying to bring the bottom of the dumbbell up to the opposing pec. 
- Allow your biceps and forearm to do all the work and don’t “swing” with your shoulders.

Pinwheel Curls

Bicep Compound! 🔥

- The reason for the two ropes is the increase the range of motion and get a greater contraction (squeeze) on your triceps at the end of the movement.
- Keep your shoulders locked.
- Allow your elbows to work as a hinge and keep all the tension on the triceps.
- Really exaggerate both the stretch and the contraction.

Dual Rope Pushdowns

- Lock your upper arm/shoulders into place.
- Hinge at your elbows only and let your triceps do all the work.
- Squeeze hard at the bottom of each rep.

Banded Tricep Pressdowns

Tricep Compound Set! 🔥

- Grab on to the metal cable base for stability.
- Just hinge at your elbow and let your triceps do all the work.
- Fully extend at the bottom for maximum contraction and allow the weight to stretch your Triceps at the top.

One Arm Rope Pushdown

- Lock your shoulder/upper arm into place.
- Just hinge at your elbow to let the triceps do all the work.
- Fully lock out at the end of the movement to really contract the triceps.
- Do not let the weight pull your arm back and force you to use your shoulders to push forward. If this starts happening, lower the weight.

One Arm Bent Over Tricep Extension

Tricep Compound Set #2! 🔥

- Start with your arms angled behind your head towards the back wall.
- Lock your shoulders/upper arms into place.
- Just hinge still the elbows allowing your triceps to control the weight down into a full stretch.
- Press into a full lock out to squeeze your triceps at the top.

Lying DB Extension (Elbows Pointed Back)

- Start with your arms locked straight out ahead of you pointed towards the ceiling.
- Lock your shoulders/upper arms into place.
- Just hinge still the elbows allowing your triceps to control the weight down into a full stretch.
- Press into a full lock out to squeeze your triceps at the top.

Lying Dumbbell Extensions (Elbows Pointed Straight Up)

- Start with your arms angled in front of you.
- Lock your shoulders/upper arms into place.
- Just hinge still the elbows allowing your triceps to control the weight down into a full stretch.
- Press into a full lock out to squeeze your triceps at the top.

Lying Dumbbell Extensions (Elbows Pointed Forward)

Lying Extension Mechanical Drop Set

- Very important to set this up so that your back is rubbing against the bench. DO NOT press away from the bench or your shoulder joints will take some unwanted strain.
- Lock your elbows in and point them behind you as you lower yourself! 
- Pressure on the palms!

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