Name: Playbook - Flourish Fit - Wk 12 | Elevate Glutes & Legs 1
Uploaded: 2024-04-24T20:26:58.159Z
Duration: 50 min
Description: Wk 12 | Elevate Glutes & Legs 1

Nicole

Leslie Clark

Use these movements to help you warm up & activate your muscles before beginning your workout.

This move is great for improving mobility before your workout 

Form tips: 
• keep heels and toes planted 
• drive knees forward into a squat and feel a stretch in your hip flexors & ankles 
• drive knees back and feel a stretch in your hamstrings & glutes

Frog Squat Stretch

Beginner: don’t sink as low
Advanced: can go deeper into the stretch 

Form tips:
• keep knees in line with your toes 
• use your glutes to help you shift each way 
• take your time and listen to your body

Lateral Lunge Stretch

Form tips: 
- heels and toes planted hip width apart 
- chin tucked, ribs locked down and core is tight 
- drive up pushing through your heels 
- at the top of the bridge, drive knees out using your outer glutes 
- return back down slowly keeping the tension in your glutes the entire time 

*if you feel it too much in your quads your feet might be too close to you
*if you feel it too much in your hamstrings your feet might be too far away from you 

❌ don’t arch your back as you drive up 
❌ don’t let your knees cave in at the top 

✅ do keep your ribs tucked to avoid placing the load on your spine

Glute Bridge to Abduction

Warm-Up

Start w/ hip thrust (4 seconds up), then go straight into hip thrust (4 seconds down), then go straight into kas glute bridge. Repeat for the sets given.

Advanced: barbell or dumbbell
Beginner: dumbbell or bodyweight 

*4 second count as you drive up, regular speed as you lower 

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, 4 Seconds Up

Advanced: barbell or dumbbell
Beginner: dumbbell or bodyweight 

*Regular speed up, 4 second count as you lower

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, 4 Seconds Down

Advanced: barbell or dumbbell
Beginner: dumbbell or bodyweight 

• Movement starts at the top of the bridge 
• Only lower halfway - keeping tension in your glutes 
• This is a very slow and controlled movement (not as explosive as a hip thrust and shorter range of motion to isolate the glutes) 

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 

❌ don’t arch your back or flare your ribs at the top (stay tucked)

Kas Glute Bridge

Hip Thrust Combo (read description)

Complete reps on both sides

Advanced: dumbbells
Intermediate: body weight 
Beginner: modification *only go as low as you feel comfortable to 

*watch the end of the video to see how to get into position 

Form tips: 
• front foot - heel planted and toes gripping the ground, toes pointed forward 
• back foot - resting 
• lock in your core and keep your spine neutral 
• slightly lean forward as you allow your hips to unlock and drive back. 
• let your knee unlock and slightly drive forward, staying in line with your toes 
• push the ground away using your front foot to drive back up 

❌ don’t round or arch your spine 
❌ don’t let your knee cave in 
❌ don’t use your back leg to help you drive up 

✅ do focus on using your glutes and quads 
✅ do lower with control and drive up through your heels

Bulgarian Split Squat

Gym: leg curl machine 
Home: long band 

Form tips: 
• drive hips down on the bench or floor 
• keep your core locked in to protect your spine 
• flex ankles so feet are activated 
• drive up using your hamstrings 
• release with control keeping the tension in your hamstrings the entire time 

❌ don’t let your hips lift up as you curl 
❌ don’t swing your legs up 

✅ do isolate your hamstrings and move with control 
✅ do keep your head down to avoid straining your neck

Hamstring Curl

Gym: leg extension machine 
Home: shown in video 

Gym Form Tips: 
• flex ankles so feet are activated and toes pointed forward (not in or out) 
• sit in good posture with abs locked in 
• drive up thinking about using your quads 
• keep just a slight bend in your knee at the top 
• lower with control 

Home Form Tips:
• flex ankles so feet are activated and toes are pointed straight up (not facing in or out) 
• keep quads flexed 
• press back against wall and keep core locked in 
• just tap heel, don’t completely rest your leg down between reps

Leg Extension

This is a bonus finisher & optional to complete 

Total reps include both sides (complete as many as possible in a row before resting. If you need to rest, pause for a few seconds and jump back in until all reps are completed)

Advanced: weighted 
Beginner: bodyweight or modification 

Form Tips: 
• Toes and knees pointing forward
• Good posture, neutral spine, and lock in everything from your hips up 
• Your focus is always on the leg that is forward 
• Plant your front foot with heel down and gripping the floor with your toes for balance 
• as you lower, allow your knee to come forward as you drive your hips back 
• push up through your heel, focusing on your glutes and quads 
• step together between each lunge to reset 

❌ 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

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