Name: Playbook - Flourish Fit - Wk 6 | Elevate Total Upper Burn 1
Uploaded: 2024-04-24T20:26:56.698Z
Duration: 50 min
Description: Wk 6 | Elevate Total Upper Burn 1

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

Erica

Annika

Mindy

Montana

Laurel

Nicole

Leslie Clark

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

Complete for 10 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

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 

❌ 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

Underhand Bent-over Row

Advanced: full chin up or banded chin up 
Intermediate: banded chin up or floor assisted chin up 
Beginner: floor assisted chin up or underhand grip lat pull down variation 

Form tips: 
• keep your spine neutral, shoulders back, and core tight 
• as you pull, keep your elbows tucked close to your sides 
• keep your chest out with shoulders rolled back 
• release with control, keeping the tension in your back 

❌ don’t flare your elbows out 
❌ don’t round your shoulders & chest forward 

✅ do focus on driving your elbows into your sides 
✅ do go through the full range of motion, going all the way up and all the way back down

Chin Up (+modifications)

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

Every raise = 1 rep

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

Alternating Forward & Lateral Shoulder Riase

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

Total reps include both sides (7 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

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

Form tips: 
• keep elbows tucked 
• push weight straight out in line with your chest 
• think about squeezing your elbows together as you press out for better shoulder & chest activation 
• also squeeze the weight as you press for better muscle activation 
• keep core locked in

Seated Press Out

Arm Finisher🔥

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This was my first true workout since having a baby and I feel AMAZING!!

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I used heavier dumbells today and it felt good! Love seeing some progress 💪🏻💪🏻

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Held my wall sit for 3 minutes and was SHAKING

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

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

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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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Laura

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

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