Name: Playbook - Flourish Fit - Wk 8 | Day 1 | Glute Focus Lower Body
Uploaded: 2024-04-24T20:26:57.490Z
Duration: 50 min
Description: Wk 8 | Day 1 | Glute Focus Lower Body

Jasmin

Daisy

Annika

Use these movements to help activate your muscles before beginning your 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 
• drive your heel toward the ceiling (imagine you’re pushing the ceiling away from you) 
• keep tension in your glutes the entire time 

❌ don’t arch your spine as you kick back 
❌ don’t move your hips as you kick back 

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

Donkey Kick

Advanced: dumbbell 
Beginner: bodyweight 

Form tips: 
- heels and toes planted hip width apart 
- ribs locked down and core is tight 
- drive up pushing through your heels 
- keep your knees in line with your toes 
- squeeze your glutes at the top and return 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 locked down to avoid placing the load on your spine

Glute Bridge

Activation

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

Complete each variation of the hip thrust in a row, no breaks. Once all 3 variations are complete (12 reps) then rest.

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 

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 only lower halfway, then drive back up. 

❌ don’t arch your back at the top 
❌ don’t let your knees cave in 
❌ don’t rush the pulses or bounce up and down 

✅ do keep your core tight the entire time to protect your spine 
✅ control each pulse keeping the tension in your glutes the entire time

Hip Thrust Pulses

Hip Thrust Combo

Advanced: barbell or dumbbells
Beginner: dumbbells

*hold for 2 full seconds at the bottom while keeping glutes, hamstrings and abs flexed 

Form Tips: 
• Toes and knees pointing forward, hip width apart
• Good posture, neutral spine, and lock in everything from your hips up 
• Focus on driving your hips back towards the corner of the ceiling behind you 
• Keep your feet planted, toes gripping the floor and driving through your heels 

❌ don’t round or arch your back 
❌ don’t keep lowering any further once your hips stop moving back or your back will take on the load 

✅ do think about using your glutes & hamstrings  
✅ do slow down so you don’t use your back to lift the weight

RDL w/ Pause

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.

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

Complete reps on both sides

Advanced: full clam
Beginner: modification, top leg lift only 

Form tips for Advanced: 
• elbow below shoulder
• knee bent in a 90 degree angle 
• try to keep your body in a straight line with hips forward 
• lock in your core 
• drive up through your outer glute, pushing your bottom hip away from the ground 

Form tips for Modification: 
• head resting on hand 
• keep your hips open and in a straight line by placing your hand on your hip 
• feet stacked
• lock in your core 
• focus on lifting your top leg by using your outer glute 

❌ don’t let your hips fall forward or rock backwards 

✅ do focus on only using your outer glutes 
✅ do keep your hips locked in place pointing straight forward to isolate your glutes

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