Name: Playbook - Flourish Fit - Week 3 | glute focus
Uploaded: 2024-03-15T16:02:36.251Z
Duration: 45 min
Description: Week 3 | glute focus

Alyssa

Hit a new deadlift PR today!! Feeling strong 💪🏻💪🏻

Autumn Walter

Daisy

Kari-Lee

Jasmin

I felt like I finished this one so fast! Maybe it is just me but it seemed very quick. Still a good one though!! 🥱

Claire

Advanced: barbell or dumbbell
Beginner: dumbbell or modification 

Form tips: 
• feet hip width apart, toes pointed forward 
• knees in-line with toes through the entire movement 
• heels planted and toes gripping the ground 
• barbell: weight should begin right over shoe laces or an inch or two away from shins. Holding the weight right outside of legs (forearms and knees should be touching) 
• dumbbell or modification: weight should begin right between toes. Holding weight right between legs (elbows and knees touching) 
• lock into place before lifting: hips down and back, neutral spine, shoulders back, and abs locked in *check these points before every rep 
• drive through your heels, keeping your toes planted until you are standing straight up 
• as you lower, slightly drive hips back and down until you are in the same position you started in
• the weight should always move in a straight line up and down keeping it close to your body the entire time 

❌ don’t round your back when lifting 
❌ don’t tilt your pelvis forward into a butt squeeze at the top 
❌ don’t think about using your upper body to lift the weight 
❌ don’t let the weight swing/move away from your shins/feet as you lower 

✅ do think about pushing the ground away from you as you lift up 
✅ do move with control and lower slowly to protect your body and focus on mind to muscle connection 
✅ do keep everything from your hips up locked in place (shoulders back, neutral spine, abs locked in)

Deadlift

Reps are to be completed on each side before going to the next set 

Advanced: barbell or dumbbell
Intermediate: dumbbell or bodyweight
Beginner: bodyweight or modification 

Form Tips: 
• Toes and knees pointing forward
• Good posture, neutral spine, and lock in everything from your hips up 
• Focus on driving through the leg that is forward 
• Keep your front foot planted, driving through your heel and gripping the floor with your toes for balance 

❌ don’t let your knee cave in or fall out 
❌ don’t use your back leg to drive up 

✅ do think about using your glutes and quads 
✅ do slow down

Split Squat

After the first exercise go straight into the second exercise with minimal rest & then same for the third. Then rest once all exercises are complete and repeat for the sets given.

Advanced: barbell or dumbbell
Beginner: dumbbell or bodyweight 

Form tips: 
• shoulder blades on bench/box
• chin tucked 
• feet hip width apart with toes pointed forward, heels planted and toes gripping the ground 
• feet should be right below knees at the top of the thrust (if they are too far forward you’ll feel it more in your hamstrings, if they are too far back you will feel it more in your quads & knees)
• keep knees in line with toes as you drive up and lower 
• abs locked in and ribs locked down to protect your spine 
• squeeze your glutes at the top and lower with control 

❌ don’t arch your back at the top 
❌ don’t let your knees cave in 

✅ do go through the full range of motion (using a weight you can do so with) 
✅ do keep your core tight the entire time to protect your spine

Hip Thrust

Advanced: barbell or dumbbell
Beginner: dumbbell or bodyweight 

Form tips: 
• shoulder blades on bench/box
• chin tucked 
• feet hip width apart with toes pointed forward, heels planted and toes gripping the ground 
• feet should be right below knees at the top of the thrust (if they are too far forward you’ll feel it more in your hamstrings, if they are too far back you will feel it more in your quads & knees)
• keep knees in line with toes as you drive up and lower 
• abs locked in and ribs locked down to protect your spine 

***squeeze your glutes at the top and only lower halfway, then drive back up. 

❌ don’t arch your back at the top 
❌ don’t let your knees cave in 
❌ don’t rush the pulses or bounce up and down 

✅ do keep your core tight the entire time to protect your spine 
✅ control each pulse keeping the tension in your glutes the entire time

Hip Thrust Pulses

Advanced: barbell or dumbbell
Beginner: dumbbell or bodyweight 

Form tips: 
• shoulder blades on bench/box
• chin tucked 
• feet hip width apart with toes pointed forward, heels planted and toes gripping the ground 
• feet should be right below knees at the top of the thrust (if they are too far forward you’ll feel it more in your hamstrings, if they are too far back you will feel it more in your quads & knees)
• keep knees in line with toes as you drive up and hold at the top 
• abs locked in and ribs locked down to protect your spine 
• squeeze your glutes at the top as you hold 

❌ don’t arch your back at the top 
❌ don’t let your knees cave in 

✅ do go through the full range of motion (using a weight you can do so with) 
✅ do keep your core tight the entire time to protect your spine

Hip Thrust Hold

Tri-Set

3 steps, 3 pulses, repeat back and forth 

Form tips: 
• shoulders rolled back, spine neutral, abs locked in 
• slightly sink down to begin by driving hips back and knees forward 
• toes and knees pointing forward 
• drive knees out to step and plant your foot 
• move slowly on the pulses keeping tension in glutes and continue driving knees out against the band 

❌ don’t let knees cave in 
❌ don’t point toes outward as you step laterally 

✅ do keep tension on the band by driving knees out 
✅ do keep glutes flexed

Banded Lateral Walk to Pulses

Week 3 | glute focus

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!

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

Barbora

Week 1 | glute focus

Olivia

Week 1 | upper accessory + abs

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Nicole

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!

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

Week 3 | glute focus

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