Name: Playbook - Flourish Fit - Week 2 | upper accessory + abs
Uploaded: 2024-03-15T16:02:36.173Z
Duration: 45 min
Description: Week 2 | upper accessory + abs

Getting so much stronger love it!!!!! Never could so plank now do 4x30s and its just second week done xx

Barbora

Nicole

This was killer! Hoping to be able to increase the weight starting next week!

Kayleigh

Was in a rush today, but that work out felt AMAZING.

After the first exercise go straight into the second exercise with minimal rest. Then rest once both exercises are complete and repeat for the sets given.

Form tips
• stand with good posture 
• keep your core locked in 
• keep a slight bend in your elbow to protect your joints 
• lead with your elbow, not the weights 

❌ don’t swing your arms 
❌ don’t use your whole body to raise the weights 

✅ do focus on isolating your shoulders

Alternating Forward & Lateral Shoulder Riase

Form Tips:
• place fingertips behind ears
• abs locked in 
• drive up, squeezing your upper back and driving elbows up 
• keep glutes flexed 
• hold for a second at the top before lowering 

❌ don’t lose tension in your core or it will place the load on your spine 

✅ do breathe through the movement

Back Extension

Superset

Gym: use cable machine 
Home: use long band 

Form tips
• shoulders back, abs locked in, and neutral spine 
• lock your elbows into place my your sides in a 90 degree angle 
• drive the cable/band straight down and flex your triceps at the bottom 
• release slowly keeping your elbow locked in place 

❌ don’t let your elbows come forward 
❌ don’t do half reps 

✅ do focus on isolating your triceps 
✅ do go through the full range of motion, squeezing and flexing your tricep when your arm is straight

Tricep Press Down

Form tips
• stand with good posture 
• keep your core locked in 
• keep elbows locked in place as you pivot your forearms around them 
• squeeze and flex your triceps at the top 

❌ don’t let your elbows flare out 
❌ don’t arch your back

✅ do lower the weight with control 
✅ do focus on using both arms equally

Overhead Tricep Extension

Form tips
• stand with good posture 
• keep your core locked in 
• keep elbows locked in place as you pivot your forearms around them 
• squeeze and flex your biceps at the top before lowering 

❌ don’t swing your elbows forward
❌ don’t use your whole body to lift the weight 

✅ do focus on isolating your biceps to lift the weight 
✅ do go through the full range of motion, lowering the weights all the way back down

Bicep Curl

Total reps include both sides (8 reps each way) 

Form tips
• thumbs pointing up 
• stand with good posture 
• keep your core locked in 
• keep elbows locked in place as you pivot your forearms around them 
• squeeze and flex your biceps at the top before lowering 

❌ don’t swing your elbows forward
❌ don’t use your whole body to lift the weight 

✅ do focus on isolating your biceps to lift the weight 
✅ do go through the full range of motion, lowering the weights all the way back down

Alternating Hammer Curl

Hold for time: 20-60 seconds depending on fitness level 

Advanced: on elbows
Beginner: modification on hands 

Form Tips:
• elbows (or hands if using modification) directly below shoulders 
• spine in a neutral position 
• hips locked in and flexing glutes & quads 
• feet hip width apart 
• squeeze your core from front to back, keeping it flexed the entire time 

❌ don’t arch your back or lift your hips in the air 
❌ don’t look up 

✅ do keep breathing and squeeze your core tighter every time you breathe out 
✅ do shift your body slightly forward over your elbows/hands for better core activation

Plank

Form tips: 
- place finger tips behind ears
- knees in a 90 degree angle 
- bring your shoulder blades and hips off the ground at the same time, squeezing your core 
- release until you are back in your starting position 

✅ do breath through the movement, exhale as you crunch and inhale as you release

Double Crunch

Total reps include each side (10 each way) 

Form tips: 
- feet planted hip width apart
- tuck your chin and roll your shoulder blades off the ground
- use your obliques to reach side to side 
- breathe through the movement

Heel Reaches

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Week 2 | upper accessory + abs

Finally found the split explanation.  Thanks for your help.

Teen

Excited to incorporate these exercises into my workout routine.

Gabbi

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Katie DeMoss

This was my first workout post pandemic (no really, since March 2020 😱) and my legs are FEELING it! Such a great workout - I’ve missed this so much.

Great first workout! Loved being able see how to do them and all of the tips. Looking forward to getting stronger and doing these moves better.

Alexis

Week 1 | Total Lower

Loved the modification for chin ups very helpful!

Killer 💪🏼💪🏼 can’t wait to see what’s to come!

Alyssa

So good! Hit everything so good! Feeling so powerful

Montana

Week 1 | push/pull upper

Perfect mix of everything after a stressful and sore day.

Pro tip: go slowwwww on the abs 🥵🥵🥵

Wow amazing workout! This one definitely got me sweating in the best way!😅💪🏻

Lyndsey

Week 1 | Full body EMOM + Ab challenge

Great start to my Saturday! My 🍑 is feeling HUGE!

Actually doable for total beginner even with all equipment! Thank you

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Vjeka

Totally did the split backwards last week but excited to go for it the other way this week!

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Grace Baldini

I always underestimate those hamstring bridges at the end… they don’t play

Jaime

Week 2 | Total Lower

Surprised myself and made it through 21/30 push ups without modification!! 1% better everyday!

Jasmin

did anybody else struggle through the push up finisher? because my arms were shaking, whew

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