Name: Playbook - Flourish Fit - Wk 4 | Elevate Total Upper Burn 2
Uploaded: 2024-04-24T20:26:56.799Z
Duration: 50 min
Description: Wk 4 | Elevate Total Upper Burn 2

This was exactly what my upper body needed today, especially my back 🙏

Annika

Mindy

Nicole

Follow these movements to help warm-up & activate your muscles before you begin your workout.

Complete reps on each side 

Form tips:
- hand below shoulder, knees below hips
- place your fingertips behind your ear
- drive your elbow up toward the ceiling 
- focus on moving through your upper and mid back

All 4’s Thoracic Rotations

Exhale as you drive up
Inhale as you lower

Form tips:
• begin with hands below shoulders 
• maintain a neutral spine
• drive hips up as you squeeze your core 
• lower slowly 

❌ avoid arching your spine or letting your core collapse at the bottom of the plank

Push-back

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

Warm-Up

Gym: Cable Machine
Home: Long Band 

Complete reps on both sides 

Form tips: 
• lock shoulders back, abs tight, and spine is neutral 
• make sure your scapula is locked in before you row
• drive your elbow down and back 
• squeeze your mid back and release with control 

❌ don’t hunch your shoulders up 
❌ don’t use your whole body or lean back to row the weight 

✅ do lead with your elbows keeping them tight by your sides 
✅ do keep your chest open for better back engagement

Single Arm Seated Row

Hold for 3-4 seconds 

Gym: Cable Machine 
Home: Long Band 

Form tips: 
• slightly lean back keeping glutes & core flexed for balance 
• roll shoulders back and down to lock them in place 
• pull the cable/band toward your face as you pull your elbows apart 
• hold for 3 seconds and release with control 

❌ don’t round your shoulder forward 
❌ don’t drive your elbows up

✅ do focus on pulling with your upper back

Kneeling Face Pull with Hold

Complete reps/time on both sides 

Form tips: 
• knees in 90 degree angles
• knee & toes pointing straight forward 
• lock in your core 
• during the hammer curl, keep your elbow locked in place
• press up directly over your shoulder 

❌ don’t lean to the side as you press 
❌ don’t swing the weight up 

✅ do keep your body in a straight line by flexing your glutes, core, and arms
✅ do control your body and slow down

Kneeling Single Arm Hammer Curl to Press

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

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 included (6 reps each way)

Form tips
• stand with good posture *shoulders back 
• keep your core locked in 
• keep a slight bend in your elbow to protect your joints 
• starting position with weights up at the top 
• think about scooping the weights as you raise back up 
• drive weights together and squeeze your chest at the top 

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

✅ do focus on isolating your chest

Isometric Underhand Chest Raise

Complete reps on both sides 

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 tricep 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

Single Arm Tricep Press Down

Arm Burn 🔥

Equipment: use dumbbells or kettlebells 

Form Tips: 
• begin by locking in - roll shoulders back engaging your back muscles, lock in your core, and stand in good posture 
• walk back and forth keeping your upper body and back locked in the entire time 

❌ don’t let shoulders round forward 

✅ do grip the weights tightly for better muscle engagement 
✅ do focus on your back and abs

Bonus Finisher 🧚 Farmers Walk

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Held my wall sit for 3 minutes and was SHAKING

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It’s been a while since I was at the gym. This workout was great! I’m not feeling too sore either 🤩

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I really appreciate all the tips helps me think about core and correct form!

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I loved this workout! I really focused on slowing down the movements and I felt that burn 🔥🧡

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15 weeks pregnant and feeling awesome after this! Such a great program

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Great way to end the week!! Ready for Mar 18!!!

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That Bulgarian Split Squat Superset hurt so good 😅

Quads were shaking too bad do do the finisher 😅

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Beat my wall sit from last week! Almost died 😅 but I did it 🙌🏼

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I feel my upper body getting stronger and more toned, and I love it! 💪🏻🩷

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Great arm work out! Defined arms comingggg 💪🏼

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Amazing! Love the leg press superset 🔥

Alex

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Nice and quick workout with a bit of focus on upper body and also getting heart rate up.

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This was a toughy… almost gave up but worth it in the end !!!

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Loved this workout. Challenged me and I was exhausted by the last two workouts but it was a good exhausted!!

Awesome!! Really felt the burn😮‍💨

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Live workout will be up by Wednesday! You’re gonna love this one 🥵🫶🏽

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Woo great workout .. but how can I avoid working my upper traps as much (have so much tension there already)

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