Name: Playbook - Caroline Drury - W1/D6 Hamstrings & Glutes (RPE 7)
Uploaded: 2025-10-17T10:19:04.904Z
Duration: 45 min
Description: W1/D6 Hamstrings & Glutes (RPE 7)

Francesca

Wow the end really got my little tushy!!!🤗

Shanna

Mighty Powerful Beauty Booty Workout😅😅😅

Jennifer

A great workout for the glutes ! Ouch ! 😊

Tina 🇫🇷🇬🇧

Valerie

I had a lot of difficulty with this workout because of my lower back issues. Substituted some other moves but not sure I addressed the hamstrings

Julie Hughes

Severine

Praying for consistency. No excuse since finding your app.

Loree

Love your workouts. At one point I was almost in tears and wanted to stop. But I fought through it

Sandra Meyer

Rachael 🇹🇹🇬🇧

Lisa B🇨🇦

That was a great workout!! 🏋️‍♀️ I had to switch days…I did day 6 today as I’m upstate and didn’t have everything I needed for the day 5 workout 🏋️‍♀️ so I’ll do that one tomorrow when I’m back in the city!!! I love these workouts soo much!!!

Deb Stanton

Betsey

Kathy McCabe

Wow - feeling the glutes after those kickbacks!

Doris

Love how you point out common mistakes so form can be improved! So helpful!

Jamie

Jill

Said it before and I will say it again. Most favorite app! Thank you Caroline 🏋️‍♀️🥳❤️

Jacqueline Mathusek

Denise

Great and effective workout. My first time doing any kind of deadlift!  Love RDLs but wondering if I was going too low. I really enjoyed this workout!

Sandra 🇨🇦

Candace

Hi Caroline, just finished this insane cardio blasting workout! Loved every minute of it and I can practically feel the calories burning away! Great job!

CHERYL

Monica

Allyson

Mavis

Made it to block 2! Did not miss a workout for 4 wks but missed a few cardio’s. Consistent with my 10k steps a day

Jackie

Karen Kay 🇺🇸

Leslie

Rosa

Dang that Glute Bridge- gonna have to get stronger! But I did it!

Julie

Love this and your videos are such a help!

Thank you for helping me find my way back to what I love. This was my favorite day.  I like the exercises, added my own music, have all the equipment finally, like checking the boxes, wasn’t distracted by my own list or needs of others, didn’t answer my phone! Feels good!!

Tara Lucas

WOWZER those kickbacks were killers! But loved doing them. Thanks so much for creating such a great app!💖

Cindy

Iris

Brenda

Kimberly Carlton

It was awesome! So thankful you did this app! I’m loving it!

Natalie

Glutes on fire thanks to Caroline's exercise explanations in the videos! I always felt deadlifts only in my back but today was allll glutes🔥

Jackie Sass

Remedios

Diane

Sadie

A day dedicated to the back of the legs, the hamstrings, and the glutes.

3 sets
15 reps
controlled tempo
45 seconds rest

SUBSTITUTION: If you don't have kettlebells, you can do this with a dumbbell, holding it at one end to swing it. 

- Start with the kettlebell on the ground in front of you
- With chest lifted and core engaged, bend at the waist
- Lift the kettlebell off the ground allowing it to swing back between your legs
- Drive your hips forward, propelling the kettlebell forward and up
- Stopping just in front of the shoulders 
- Allow the kettlebell to swing down and back between the legs, moving immediately into the next rep
-This is NOT a pump with the legs; it is a hinge at the hips

Dumbbell or Kettlebell – Swing

3 sets
8 reps
controlled tempo
60 seconds rest

- Grab the dumbbells while keeping your arms straight
- Push your chest out and don’t lift your head to look up
- Let your gaze move naturally with your spine movement, gazing straight ahead when you are standing upright
- Inhale as you initiate the deadlift by pressing through your heels and engaging your upper body and legs
- Extend your knees and hips simultaneously as the dumbbells pass your knees, and continue up to a standing position with the dumbbells by your sides
- Maintain your neutral back throughout the lift, taking care not to hyperextend your lower back at the top of the repetition

**Remember! The deadlift is a PUSH with the legs, not a pull with the back!

Dual Dumbbell - Deadlift

3 sets
15 reps
controlled tempo
60 seconds rest

- Keeping the dumbbells glued to your legs, slowly lower the dumbbells with a slight bend in your knees, hinging at the hips and keeping your back straight
- Lower the dumbbells until you feel a slight stretch in your hamstrings
- Drive your hips forward and use your hamstrings and glutes to power back to standing
-The goal of the Romanian deadlift is to get the hips back as far as safely possible, NOT to get the chest as close to the floor as possible.

Dumbbell - Romanian Deadlift

A "superset" is an exercise sequence where you do the prescribed exercises one after another. 

In this superset, you will do:

A - Dumbbell - Glute Bridge
15 reps
controlled tempo - but with a 2s pause at the top!
No rest; go directly onto B

B - Banded - Quadruped Kickback
15 reps on each side = 30 reps total
controlled tempo
60s rest, then got back to A

Repeat this superset 3 times.

You can do this at home with your back on a chair, sofa or ottoman.

- Perform glute bridges holding a dumbbell at the hips.

Dumbbell - Glute Bridge

- Place the band just above your knees
- Go on your hands and knees, back neutral, abs braced
- Keep your face down so your neck is in line with your spine
- Do not arch your back
- Take one leg and drive it up, maintaining the 90 degree angle and the foot should end with the sole facing the ceiling
- Lower slowly
- To increase the intensity you can hold the extended position longer and do the exercises slower

Banded - Quadruped Kickback

Glutes Superset 1

W1/D6 Hamstrings & Glutes (RPE 7)

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Heather

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Stephanie

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Laura

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Tavia

Great! Beautiful day here in Calgary. Got in over 13,000 steps in 3 separate walks — two with dogs and one by myself after dinner.

Cindy Roberts

W1/D1 Cardio

Whew.  Proud of myself today. Last time we did the split squats and that super set I only did 2 sets.  I did 2 this time and forced myself to go back and complete the 3rd as I knew I could.

Jen 🇨🇦

Just what I needed coming off of Block 24…felt like a Deload day.👍🏼

Milo

W1/D1 Quad Focused (RPE 7)

I’m sticking to the program with exactness this time. Only 15 minutes of cardio- not 30 or 45. Coach says 15 is enough so that’s all I did. 15 minutes of a walking aerobics video. Quick, got my heart rate up, and I feel refreshed not gassed. Now to focus on my nutrition- one meal at a time. Only focus on today.

Carrie

It’s hilly up here so I easily got my pulse rate up!  Yay!  Day 2 of cardio is done !  Did I mention the bear at our house as I came back down the street??? That gets my pulse rate up, too 😀

Decided to do 30 min Cardio even tho I’m recovering from a sinus cold 🤧

W1/D2 Cardio

Found second set of triceps really challenging after doing dips.  Dips are tough when you have a high BMI.

Super frustrated.  Just signed up, but only one of the exercises has a video and when there is a superset only the first exercise is explained.

Sarah

This was my first workout, coming back to the app and I loved it.

W1/D2 Chest, Triceps & Core (RPE 7)

Lorna

Lorrie

W1/D3 Cardio

Got the app working and love the videos and the “digestible” workouts.

Angie

W1/D3 Glutes & Shoulders (RPE 7)

Switched my Day 3 with day 4 since moving the Dock out was such a physical activity.

Great. Went for a walk while my husband had a treatment. Sunny, 29 C, logged 7,000 steps and so good for my mental health.

W1/D4 Active Rest Day

WOW . Subbed for pull ups cuz no equipment. Don’t know what I did, or at least what it’s called…lol- just went thru it. 
Also did bicycle cruched for leg raises. Sweaty & Smiling☺️

W1/D5 Back, Biceps & Core (RPE 7)

Out along the Hudson River with my son ….way to get my pulse rate up when he comes along!

30 minutes on the treadmill - too smokey from BC wildfires to walk outside in AB! Good thing I made friends with my treadmill 😁🚶‍♀️👍

W1/D5 Cardio

Had a hard time getting my heart rate up after a sleepless night. So maybe not cardio for the whole time but did my best.

Out for 21 minutes of cardio in the hills!  Average pulse rate was 123!! Yay!

W1/D6 Cardio

Did some steps on my walking pad. Gonna get outside for some FL Sunshine in a few!

Moderate exercise bike session, lots of other movement today.

Even Though it’s an active rest day, I’m heading out for at least 15 minutes of cardio

W1/D7 Active Rest Day

This is really helpful to me. Thanks Caroline.

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W2/D0 👊 Intro to Block 1 - Week 2

Walked on my walking pad last light while watching tv because the day got away from me. No excuses👟

Yay!  Got it done late tonight after going to a celebration of someone s life…he died yesterday and so it seemed all the more important to take care of myself…

W2/D1 Cardio

Good workout.  Tough but I can do it tough, not I am going to give up tough!  Will feel that tomorrow or the next day.

Rose

W2/D1 Quad Focused (RPE 8)

W2/D2 Cardio

I’m lifting so much lighter but since it’s more reps than I’m used to, I have to drop. I usually do 6-10 reps. This is tough though!!!

Sherry

W2/D2 Chest, Triceps & Core (RPE 8)

Elliptical 20min sprints 1 min on 1 minute off

6 km on exercise bike. Now on to weight training.

Oh man!  I keep forgetting to slide the completed slide when I do my cardio!

W2/D3 Cardio

Today everything was complicated. Equipment issues, work got in the way! But I adapted, overcame. It may not have been my best session - but it was another one done & it Counts. Small wins over time.

W2/D3 Glutes & Shoulders (RPE 8)

Awesome 30 mile ride in Maine with Amanda

W2/D4 Active Rest Day

Better the second time around ! Great wkout🌻

Done! Proud that I showed up! Hardest part is getting thru the gym doors

Found this really tough today as I increased the weights. Glad it’s done!

W2/D5 Back, Biceps & Core (RPE 8)

50 minute spin class — lots of sweaty fun!

1 hr walk in the rain combining day 3 and 5

W2/D5 Cardio

Done! Looking forward to an active rest day tomorrow.

This pushes me to get it in. I need the accountability. Seeing it unchecked won’t do! Did 20 minutes of incline walk with intervals of jogging.

W2/D6 Cardio

Debbie

Elena Iakovleva

Wooza! This one got my heart rate up & left me with Shaky LEGS🌻🥰

W2/D6 Hamstrings & Glutes (RPE 8)

Getting Ready for a Family Dinner with my Mom , Adult kids & a few Grands🥰🌻💙💙

I switched my active rest day to today, Friday and will do the scheduled workout tomorrow.

Another great day of Vimeo g with Amanda!!!

W2/D7 Active Rest Day

W3/D0 Mindset Focus: Casting a Vision For Yourself

W3/D0 Nutrition Focus: Consistent Breakfast

Can progressive overload be something in macros? Like planning more at one time if you’re new and you’ve just been planning one day at a time I think that’s where my focus is gonna be this week.

Love Caroline’s workouts. They are progressive, well thought out on her part, and takes the wondering “what should I do next” out of mix for me. She’s actually the one doing the heavy lifting! 😉😂

Cheryl

W3/D0 👊 Intro to Block 1 - Week 3

W3/D1 Cardio

Increased weight and that certainly sneaks up on you!

W3/D1 Quad Focused (RPE 8.5)

W3/D2 Cardio

Feeling great, pushing myself, shaking at the end of some of these sets, but not too much and in a good way. On to Cardio!!! I even took some videos to send in for a review

On week 3 of block 1 and I haven’t missed a day! Increased my weight this week!

Mary Lee

Able to increase weight for 2 sets then back to lower for 3rd. Arms like jelly!

W3/D2 Chest, Triceps & Core (RPE 8.5)

Did some cardio today wasn’t allowed to work out yesterday or today due to blood work so I’m getting back at it tomorrow but did a good almost 3 mile walk. Florida is a free sauna right now.

Perfect day for cardio along the Hudson River!!

Great - now on to EMOMS while away from home! 😁💪

W3/D3 Cardio

Great Workout !!!!Third Time was the Best💪🏻🌻

Amazing!!!! 🤩 so effective. Versatile. The burn 🔥 is ALWAYS there. Love love love

Erin 🇨🇦

W3/D3 Glutes & Shoulders (RPE 8.5)

1 hour walking in the mountains!! 😁🏔️

W3/D4 Active Rest Day

Michelle FisherMayr

Jenivere

W3/D5 Back, Biceps & Core (RPE 8.5)

A gorgeous cardio along the Hudson River again..with the smell of fall 🍁in the air!!! I love it!!!

W3/D5 Cardio

W3/D6 Cardio

Finally had time at this training to get in a workout before work feels so good

Will increase weights and/or reps on all next time

W3/D6 Hamstrings & Glutes (RPE 8.5)

W3/D7 Active rest day.  Just finished, it is a beautiful fall morning in Indiana. Much needed rest day for my sore muscles.  Onto W4/D1 tomorrow ❤️

W1/D6 Hamstrings & Glutes (RPE 7)

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