Name: Playbook - Flourish Fit - Week 8 | Upper #1
Uploaded: 2022-06-15T18:46:44.241Z
Duration: 45 min
Description: Week 8 | Upper #1

Chelsea

Sooo good my chest and tris are shaking 😭😂

Courtney

Love the built in timer, love that I can check off my rounds, LOVE that I recognize some of these moves from her IG and now they’re all in one, easy place 😍😍😍 So tough but also modifiable which is awesome

Olivia

Absolutely love these upper body workouts!!

Rachel

Claire

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.

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

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) 
• use your upper body to push the ground away and sit back (push feet into ground to create more tension for your upper body) 
• squeeze your arms and upper back and then return to starting position 

❌ 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 
• keep feet down to create tension for the sit back

Modification #2 
• drive your hips up using your upper body to push and return to a straight arm plank with control

Push-up to Sit Back

*On your last set add a drop set: perform your set like normal, then immediately after reduce the weight by 20-30% and complete 10 more reps 

Advanced: barbell or dumbbells
Beginner: dumbbells 

Form tips: 
• spine neutral, shoulders back, abs locked in 
• bar or weights are right around or below knees 
• drive elbows back toward hips 
• squeeze back at the top of the row and release with control 

*when using dumbbells, rotate the weights as you row up for better muscle activation as shown in the video 

❌ don’t let the weight swing away from your body/knees 
❌ don’t jerk the weight up 

✅ do focus on using your back to lift the weight with control

Overhand Bent-over Row

Superset

press + fly = 1 rep

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 for the chest press keep elbows tucked by your sides 
• as you lower for the fly, slightly bend and tuck your elbows to protect your joints. 

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

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

Narrow Chest Press to Fly

Advanced: perform off bench 
Beginner: perform on ground 

Form tips: 
• begin by rolling shoulders back and locking them in to help activate lats
• keep abs and ribs locked down 
• begin with weight over chest 
• as you lower keep a slight bend in elbows 
• once lats are fully engaged at the bottom, drive back up *thinking about using your lats and keeping elbows tight 

❌ don’t let elbows flare out 
❌ don’t arch your back or lift ribs as the weight falls back 

✅ do keep your lats engaged the entire time 
✅ do move slowly to protect your joints 

*when on a bench, make sure part of your head/neck is resting to avoid straining your neck - it can be slightly tilted back like mine is in the video just so long as it’s resting.

Lat Pullover

Form tips: 
• keep your abs tight and ribs locked down 
• lock elbows into place pointing them straight up toward the ceiling 
• pivot forearms around the the elbow 

❌ don’t let elbows flare out 
❌ don’t let elbows fall back or come forward 

✅ do focus on isolating your triceps to press the weight up 
✅ do lower and move with control for better mind to muscle connection

Dumbbell Skull Crusher

Advanced: legs straight 
Beginner: legs bent 

Form tips:
• place hands right outside of hips
• keep eyes looking forward to keep your neck straight 
• roll your shoulder back and lock in your core
• drive elbows straight back as you lower 
• press up by squeezing your triceps 

❌ don’t hunch/round your shoulders forward 
❌ don’t flare your elbows out as you lower 

✅ do stop lowering before your shoulders start to take over the load or once triceps are parallel with the ground
✅ do focus on your triceps doing the work

Floor Assisted Tricep Dips

30-45 seconds based on fitness level

Advanced: weighted push-back 
Beginner: modification #1 or #2 

Form tips:
• begin in a straight arm plank - hands below shoulders, feet hip width apart, spine is neutral, abs locked in 
• drive your hips up using your upper body and arms to push the ground away 
• find your balance before grabbing the weight (or before reaching for knee if doing modification #1) 
• as you lower, return to a plank position, keeping your abs tight to protect your spine 

❌ don’t arch or round your back 
❌ don’t move too quickly 
❌ don’t go too far down as you return back into the plank 

✅ do grip the floor with your fingertips to feel more stable 
✅ do focus on using your arms and upper back to push back and lift the weight

Weighted Push Back

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