Name: Playbook - Flourish Fit - Week 5 | Upper EMOM + Core
Uploaded: 2024-04-24T20:26:57.950Z
Duration: 35 min
Description: Week 5 | Upper EMOM + Core

Viry🌸

Montana

At the start of the minute complete the reps/time given. The remaining time of that minute is your rest. At the start of the next minute begin the next exercise. Completed each exercise in the round, then repeat for the rounds given.

Advanced: full push up or modification #1
Beginner: modification #1, #2, or #3 

Form Tips: 
• begin in a straight arm plank position with hands below shoulders, neutral spine, and abs locked in.
• as you lower, slightly tuck elbows as your let your upper body fall forward over your hands 
• drive back up when triceps are parallel with the ground (*doesn’t apply to modification #2) 

❌ don’t arch your back 
❌ don’t flare your elbows out wide 
❌ don’t look up 
❌ don’t do half reps 

✅ do focus on using your chest and arms 
✅ do think about pushing the ground away from you to help push you back up 
✅ do go through the full range of motion 

Modification #1
• drop to knees, still keeping your spine neutral and hips down 

Modification #2
• lower to the ground with control, then roll up out of the push up slowly using the ground for assistance 

Modification #3
• drive your hips up using your upper body to push and return to a straight arm plank with control

Push Up

Form Tips: 
• abs locked in and shoulders back 
• feet planted for stability 
• begin with the weights directly over your chest and arms straight 
• as you lower, slightly bend and tuck your elbows to protect your joints. 

❌ don’t straighten your arms at the bottom 
 
✅ do think about squeezing your elbows together as you lift the weights back up 
✅ do lower slowly with control to protect your shoulders
✅ do think about using your chest 

***you can perform this move laying on the ground if you feel more comfortable doing so or don’t have a bench

Chest Fly

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

Lateral Shoulder Raise

Total reps include both sides (8 reps each way)

Form tips
• thumbs pointing up
• starting position with weights up and keeping biceps flexed the entire time, one side lowers at a time 
• 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 before returning up

Hammer Curl, 2 Up 1 Down

Advanced: regular 
Beginner: modification 

Form tips:
• begin in a plank position with hands below shoulders, abs locked in, and hips down 
• grip the ground with your fingertips 
• hop feet toward chest and back into the plank 

❌ don’t look up 

✅ do land softly on your feet 
✅ do keep your core locked in the entire time to protect your spine

Plank In-Outs

EMOM

Complete each exercise then repeat for the rounds given.

Advanced: keep same 
Beginner: use the modification 

Form tips:
• hands below shoulders 
• spine neutral and abs tight 
• drive your knee into your outer elbow 
• squeeze your obliques
• return to starting position 

❌ don’t arch your back 

✅ do keep your core braced the entire time 
✅ do breathe through the movement

Spider Tucks

Advanced: regular 
Beginner: modification 

Form tips: 
• place fingertips behind ears 
• feet planted hip width apart (think about keeping them glued to the ground) 
• tuck and roll up off the ground beginning with shoulder blades coming off first 

❌ don’t use your legs/hips to help you up 
❌ don’t jerk yourself up 

✅ focus on using only your core to pull you up 
✅ lower with control

Sit Up

Form Tips: 
• hands placed below shoulders 
• knees placed tight below hips
• feet hip width apart 
• knees hovering about 2 inches off the ground 
• keep your spine neutral 
• lock in your core and squeeze 

❌ don’t round or arch your back 
❌ don’t lift your knees too high off the ground 

✅ do keep breathing 
✅ do think about flexing your core tighter every time to exhale

Bear Plank

Form Tips:
• keep legs as straight as possible 
• reach straight up towards your toes (only go as high as you can) 
• return slowly with control back down 
• always return your head back to the floor to avoid straining your neck 

❌ don’t jerk yourself up 
❌ don’t rush 

✅ do focus on using your core to pull you up 
✅ do breathe through the movement *breathe out as you go up, and breathe in as you return back down* 
✅ do squeeze for a second at the top

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