Name: Playbook - Eliza Katoa - Total Upper Body Shred
Uploaded: 2024-04-14T21:11:07.633Z
Duration: 60 min
Description: Total Upper Body Shred

Elise

Karen

Sarah

Geia

Angie

❗️For a shorter workout: do 2 sets instead of 3 and / or feel free to cut down the burnout or skip it all together. 

❗️For the burnout, feel free to cut it out or skip it all together. It's just bonus cardio today! 

❗️feel free to modify any movement that you don’t have equipment for

Lie on your mat on your stomach. Extend your arms out wide at shoulder level. 
Turn your head to look at your left fingers so your right ear is on the ground. 
Lift your left leg off the floor and bend the knee. 
Take the leg across the body towards your right fingers. It doesn’t matter if it doesn’t make it all the way, but try to pull away from your hips and twist your spine to enhance the stretch. 
Take a deep breath at the end of the posture before you release back to the starting pose. 
Repeat on the other side.

Scorpions

Cat cow

Setup: Get into a quadruped position with the knees under the hips and the hands under the shoulders with the spine in a neutral position. For the first position, place one hand on the upper back or back of the neck. Do not pull down or put pressure into neck with hand.

Action: Begin to rotate leading with the eyes, head and shoulder as far as possible down toward the hand. Then reverse the motion leading with the eyes, head and shoulder rotating upwards as far as possible. Maintain position of opposite arm with elbow extended while moving in both directions and keep the lumbar, thoracic and cervical aligned during rotation. For second position, change the hand position and place it on the low back with the palm facing up. Repeat the exercise with the hand in this position.

Return: Bring the hand back to the start position under the shoulder returning to the full quadruped position after the exercise.

Quadruped T-Spine Thoracic Rotations (15 reps each arm)

Child’s Pose To High Plank Single-arm Reach

Bend in half and place both hands on the floor. Alternate opening up one arm up and open that chest to the opposite wall. Alternate sides.

floor touch rotations

Start in a high plank position. Lift your hips slightly and engage your core. Walk your hands up to your toes and bend in half. Feel a deep stretch in your hamstrings. From here, walk your hands back out to a high plank position. Repeat!

Inchworm plank

Step 1: Attach one end of a resistance band to sturdy object about stomach level. Grab the other end in your right hand with an overhand grip.
Step 2: Next, turn around so the attached end is behind your back. Stand tall and bring your right elbow up so that your upper arm is in line with your shoulder. Bend your elbow 90 degrees so your forearm is perpendicular to the ceiling. This is the starting position.
Step 3: Begin exercise by rotating your forearm down so that your forearm is parallel to the ground, or until you feel a comfortable stretch in your shoulder. Slowly reverse movement back to starting position.

Band shoulder internal rotation (20 each arm)

Fasten an elastic band at elbow height. Grab the band, step away and stand sideways to the band.
Grab the band with your arm that is on the opposite side from the band’s attachment point. Keep your upper arm close to your side, and bend your elbow to 90 degrees.
Rotate your upper arm externally (outwards) against the resistance of the band, as far as possible.
Reverse the movement, and repeat for reps.

Band external shoulder rotations (20 each side)

- Stand holding a band forward of your shoulders
- Pull your arms apart and back adding tension to the band
- Release and repeat

inhale: think down and out, ribs expand and core fills with air and pelvic floor relaxes 

exhale: pull band apart and think up and in. Pelvic floor gently lifts/contracts, bring muscles core muscles together. Think about “zipping up” those core muscles.

Resistance band pull aparts

Grab a resistance band, loop it under your feet, and hold it in each hand, with your arms at your hips. 

Pull the band just up to chest level, flaring your elbows out to the sides. Pause, then reverse the movement.

Band upright row

Upper Body Warmup

- Grab the V-bar with a neutral grip 
- Pull down towards the top of your chest
- Keep your elbows close to your body 
- Engage your lats as you pull
- Extend your arms to return the bar to starting position

V-bar close grip lat pulldown

- With a close grip pull the attachment in towards your body
- Keeping your body neutral and core engaged
- Elbows drive towards your hips, squeezing your lats and shoulder blades
- Pause at contraction then slowly return to starting position

Seated close grip cable row (increase weight each round)

- Position a bar in a rack to about waist height
- With your heels on the ground with your arms fully extended  
- Your body should be straight hanging underneath the bar 
- Flexing the elbow, pull your chest towards the bar, retract your shoulder blades
- Pause at the top then return yourself to starting position

Inverted row

- Bring your elbows down to the ground 
- Keep your core engaged
- Try not to move your hips back and forth 
- Extend one arm then the other

Up down planks *modify on an incline

Superset

*can use cable machine rope attachment and do this same movement 

Step 1. Stand erect with the chest up and the shoulders back. The elbows should slightly in front of the body, with the elbows flexed.

Do not allow the elbows to get pull up too high in front, but rather think about keeping the strength on the triceps and maintain a strong upright position.

Step 2. Hand Placement

Depending on the special bar/rope/band you are using, your grip may vary.

The hands can be in the neutral position when using bands or the rope. 

Coach’s Tip: Be sure to keep the chest up and the elbows slightly in front of the body.

Step 3. Push Down

When ready, extend the elbows so that they straighten, making sure to not let the shoulders and chest up not allowing it to fall forwards.


Step 4. Squeeze

Once you have reached to bottom and fully extended position, pause briefly and flex the triceps to maximally contraction them.

Notice how the hands are slightly off the body at the bottom position.

Band tricep push down *can use cable rope

- Hold a barbell in front of your body palms facing you
- Raise your elbows up and to the sides, pulling the bar towards your chin
- Keeping the bar close to the body
- Pause at the top, elbows no higher than the shoulders
- Return the bar back to starting position

Barbell or Dumbbell upright row with a 2-seconds pause

Set both pulleys at the bottom of the machine and select the desired weight. Grasp both handles with a neutral grip and take a step forward to split the stance. Press the handles to lockout while flexing the pecs and extending the elbows. Keep a slight bend in the elbows, move entirely at the shoulder joint, and slowly allow the arms to open while the pecs stretch. Return to the starting position by flexing your pecs and bringing the handles together at chest height. Slowly lower back to the starting position and repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Always keep a slight bend in the elbows. Ensure you maintain some tension in your abs and don’t allow your lower back to arch excessively.

Low Cable Pec Fly

- Hold a single handle from a low pulley attachment
- Raise your slightly bent arm laterally to shoulder or head height

Cable Lateral Raises (10 per arm)

- Hold the rope with your palms facing each other - Keep your core engaged
- Engage your biceps as you curl up
- Pause at the top and lower slowly

Cable rope hammer curls

Stand tall, shoulders back and core engaged as you walk on an incline.

10-20 minutes of low intensity cardio of choice

OPTIONAL BURNOUT  - optional cardio 10-20 min

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