Name: Playbook - Flourish Fit - Wk 6 | Day 4 | Lower Body #2
Uploaded: 2024-04-24T20:26:57.728Z
Duration: 50 min
Description: Wk 6 | Day 4 | Lower Body #2

Rachel

Great workout! Love the workout finishers makes the burn more intense🔥

Faith

Follow these movements to help activate your muscles before you begin the workout. 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.

Complete reps on both sides

Form Tips:
• elbows below shoulders
• knees below hips 
• lock in abs and hips 
• kick your heel straight back driving through your glutes 
• slightly point toes out as you kick for better glute engagement 

❌ don’t arch your spine as you kick back 
❌ don’t move your hips as you kick back 
❌ don’t rush through the movement 

✅ do focus on driving through your glutes 
✅ do squeeze your glutes at the top and lower with control

Kneeling Kick Back

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 

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

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

Banded Lateral Walk

Activation

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

Complete right after your last set of split squats 

Complete reps on both sides 

Advanced: regular 
Beginner: 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 
• only come halfway up and then drop back down, keeping tension in your muscles the entire time 

❌ 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 Pulses (split squat finisher)

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: hold dumbbell, kettlebell 
Beginner: bodyweight 

Form tips:
• feet more narrow than hip width and toes just slightly pointed out 
• heels elevated and toes planted and gripping the floor
• spine neutral and abs are locked in 
• drive knees forward and hips back 

❌ don’t let your back round at the bottom of the squat 
❌ don’t squeeze your butt and tilt your pelvis forward at the top 

✅ do slow down and control your body 
✅ do focus on your quads

Elevated Heel Narrow Goblet 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

Superset

Complete reps on each side

Gym: cable machine 
Home: long band 

Form tips: 
• slightly hinge at your hips
• lock in your core & hips 
• keep your spine in a neutral position 
• begin with knee bent 
• drive through your heel as you kick back 
• leg will straighten as you kick back 
• flex your glute at the top of the kick and return with control 

❌ don’t arch your back as you kick
❌ don’t swing your leg back too fast 

✅ do keep everything from your hips up locked in 
✅ do focus on driving through your glutes

Standing Glute Kick-Back

Complete 10 reps in each stance = 30 reps total 

Advanced: weighted 
Beginner: bodyweight

Form tips: 
• knees always driving in the same direction as toes 
• heels and toes planted 
• shoulders back, abs locked in, neutral spine
• pulse slowly, only coming halfway up 

❌ don’t let your knees cave in 
❌ don’t round your back 

✅ do focus on your quads, inner thighs and glutes 
✅ do move slowly, controlling each pulse

Squat Pulse (Narrow, Reg, Wide) finisher

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