Name: Playbook - Delaney Mestey-Jones - W1/D2 Glutes and Hamstrings
Uploaded: 2023-03-21T22:34:48.570Z
Duration: 35 min
Description: W1/D2 Glutes and Hamstrings

This workout will feature a series of hinge movements to focus in on your gluteal muscles and hamstrings. It is structured as such:
Warmup, Activation, Resistance and Recovery.

Treadmill incline walk

- On one knee with the opposite leg extended in front of your body
- Heel to the ground and toes pointed up to the ceiling with your extended leg
- Hinge forward at the hips bringing your chest down towards your extended leg

Kneeling hamstring stretch

- Stand with feet shoulder width apart
- Lower in to the bottom of a squat pushing your hips back and down
- Stand up out of squat to full hip extension keeping your chest up
- Your knees should be inline with your toes

Air squats

- Stand in a split stance one leg forward and your opposite foot straight back
- Bend your front knee so that it is at about a 90-degree angle
- Press down and drive the hips forward until you feel a stretch from the front of your hip
- Hold the stretch for about 20 to 30 seconds

Forward lunge stretch

- Start with a shoulder width stance 
- Leap laterally and let your opposite leg cross
-cross behind you
- Upon landing, immediately push off in the opposite direction
- Repeating back and forth for time or reps

Skaters/lateral ski jumps

- Place band just above your knees
- Flex the hips to 45 degrees and the knees to approximately 90 degrees 
- Initiate the movement by abducting your top leg
- Push your knee away from the midline of your body                                                                                        
- Maintain contact between your feet throughout the movement
- Complete desired reps then repeat on the opposite side

Banded clamshells

- Stand with your legs shoulder width apart
- Flex your knee and kick your heel up toward your glutes
- As one leg comes down, flex your other knee and kick your other foot up toward your glutes 
- Swing your arms as if you were jogging
- Increase speed as you feel comfortable

Butt kicks

- Push your hips back as you come down
- Raise your arms for balance
- Touch the box and come back up

Chair squat

- Hinge forward holding the dumbbell with two hands
- Bend at the knee slightly
- As you come back up you should feel it in your hamstrings

Dumbbell good morning

- Begin with dumbbells in each hand and feet hip width
- Press hips back and lower dumbbells down until mid shins
- Lift back up to standing and press hips forward

Dumbbell RDL

- Begin with dumbbells in each hand
- Step forward with one foot and lower down until knees are 90 degrees, rise half way, lower back to 90
- Push through front heel and stand back up 
- Work both sides

Dumbbell double walking lunges

- With feet shoulder width apart and hands overhead 
- Bend at the waist and lower hands towards the toes

Hamstring stretch -  toe touch

- Holding your legs extended up
- Sit up and reach for your toes with both hands

Lying toe touches

Cool Down

W1/D2 Glutes and Hamstrings

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