Name: Playbook - Hannah Bower - Lower Body 10.17.24
Uploaded: 2025-07-14T19:26:48.589Z
Duration: 55 min
Description: Lower Body 10.17.24

Another great workout! Perfect for a beautiful Saturday 😄

Kathryn

Taylor

this might be my favorite workout!!! 👏🏼

Katie

Progressive overload: increase weight on main strength, increase volume on accessories.

You will need a barbell (optional), weights, band, and slider (cardboard) for this workout

You will just need yourself for this warmup

Recommended reps: 5-10 per side

Modifications: limit range of motion, remove the chest opener

Form:
-start in a deep duck or yogi squat (feet flat, knees pointed outward, booty to heels, ribs stacked over pelvis).
- If it feels good use your elbows to press your knees further outward to open up your hips.
- Then you'll keep your feet and knees where they are at, place one hand on the ground and then reach one hand up toward the ceiling 
-open your chest and twist torso as much as range of motion allows 
-pause, lower, repeat on the other side

Duck Squat Chest Opener

Recommend reps: 5-10 per side 
Modification; remove the reach 

Form:
-start in a plank pose where your hands are planted in the ground underneath your shoulders 
-feet are planted behind you 
-bring one knee forward and plant your foot as close to the outside of your hand as possible 
-lean your weight forward 
-from there, extend your opposite arm of your forward knee up towards the ceiling opening your thoracic cavity (stack your shoulders on top of each other)
-pause at the top of the rep 
-lower your arm, place your foot back to staring 
-And before repeat on oppose side you will shift your hips and your weights as far back over your heels as you can into a downward dog 
-pause here, and then shift your weight forward repeating the lizard lunge on your other side

Downward Dog To Lizard Stretch

If you want more support and education with diaphragmatic breathing, engaging and relaxing your pelvic floor, and engaging your TA correctly, then I HIGHLY suggest getting the pregnancy and postpartum education guide. 

Form:
-Start laying on your back with feet flat and knees bent 
-begin by taking a 360 degree inhale.
-During the inhale portion of the breath, think 360 degree expansion, so your ribcage expands first and then into your back (360 degree expansion)
-This will allow your belly to naturally rise slightly the last half of your breath while you deliberately and actively lengthen/soften your pelvic floor. 
-As you exhale, press into your glutes and heels driving one knee up towards the ceiling to begin your glute bridge, you will exaggerate the exhale sound and begin lifting/contracting the pelvic floor. This is the deliberate deep core activation portion. Remember that while the pelvic floor is beginning to lift, wrap your TVA toward the midline of your body as you zip it up from your hip bones to rib cage wrapping tighter as your exhale breath is coming to an end.
-on your inhale you will lower your hips and being your foot back to the ground while you relax and release your pelvic floor 
-The deep core activation starts from your hip bones and slowly cinches its way inward until the top of your rib cage is left to zip. It’s an even draw in of the abdomen.
-The Intentional Core Breath slow, deliberate, and controlled movements. These movements should almost be exaggerated. Be deep in your breaths and strong in your activations. Do not rush this breath work.
-Perform for one to two minutes.

Glute Bridge Marching + ICB

Corrective Warmup

Recommended reps: 6-8 per side 
Recommended weight: medium-heavy (last 2-3 reps should be a challenge)

Don’t have access to challenging weights? Increase reps to 8-12, slow down tempo, add pauses, add half reps 

Modifications: remove the elevation, perform with weights on back 

Equipment substitutions: dumbbells, kettlebells, body weight 

Substitutions: static reverse lunge, step ups 

Form:
- Start with the barbell on your back, or dumbbells in a suitcase hold 
- ribs are stacked over your pelvis, feet firmly planted on the ground or your safe surface 
- Step back with the first foot and safely place it on the ground first 
-lower down until knees are 90 degrees
-press through your glute to press to standing rather than pushing off that back leg 
- Repeat on the opposite side

Elevated Reverse Lunge

Recommended reps= 5-8 per side 
Recommended intensity: as explosive as you can 

Modifications: lower the height, remove
Jump 

Superstitions: reverse lunge knee drive 

Form
-start standing in front of a safe surface with your ribs stacked over your pelvis and feet firmly planted on the ground 
-place one foot on your sage surface 
-press down into your elevated foot and begin to drive your back knee up and forward at a 90 degree angle 
-continue to press through your foot while driving your knee so that you jump off the box 
-jump as high as you safely can 
- Land softly with a bend in your knee and lower your back leg to the ground 
-repeat

Power: Explosive Knee Drive

You will need an optional barbell (or dumbbell) and pair of weights for this superset

*reminder* weight Hannah uses is for demonstration purposes, please choose appropriately challenging weights. 

Recommended reps: 6-8
Recommended weight: medium to heavy
Recommended tempo: slow ( 3 second count on the way down, 5 second hold)

Equipment substitutions: dumbbell, kettlebell, booty band, bodyweight 
Modifications: perform without the weight, without feet elevation 
Substitutions: hip thrusts (shoulders elevated) 

Form:  -start laying on the ground with your feet firmly planted in the ground (or on some light elevation)  -perform a pelvic tilt, tilt your hips forward (see tutorial highlight for more in depth review) -lift your hips off the ground maintaining a pelvic tilt  -Appropriately engage your core and your glutes. Feel it in your hamstrings? Tilt your pelvis upwards) -lift as high as you can off the ground, even if it is just an inch or two. Think about driving your feet down to earths core.  -at the highest you can bridge, pause for 5 seconds -lower down on a slow tempo count of 3  -Repeat until reps are complete

Eccentric Glute Bridge + Hold

Reps are per side 
Recommended reps: 8-10
Recommended weight: medium 

Modifications: limit weight used

substitutions: single leg squat to chair, Cossack squat, forward leaning lunge 

Form:
-start standing with your chest tall, ribs stacked over pelvis and feet hip width distance apart, like you would a standard squat 
-Take one leg and step it backwards out at a 45 degree angle so you have a staggered stance
-hold one of your weights on the outside of your front leg and one of your weights on the inside of your front leg
-keep the majority of your weight on your front leg
-begin to hinge forward as you lower into a squat by bending both knees
-use your back leg for as much or as little support as you need
-lower as far as range of motion allows or until knees are around 90 degrees.
-press through your front foot to come to standing.
-repeat

B-Stance Squat

Glute Bridge ss B-Stance Squat

You will need a safe surface, band, and slider (cardboard works great)

Recommended reps: 8-10
Recommended iso hold at end: 10 seconds 

Modifications: perform in the ground, or while on the ground place your back knee or hip down 

Substitutions: inner thigh machine (adductor), inner thigh leg lifts, seated medicine ball adductor squeezes 

Form:
-start in a side plank, elbows or hand laid flat on the ground and your top foot or knee safely placed on a bench chair or sofa 
-press into a side plank by appropriately engaging your core to manage pressure
-keep your hips high and stacked on top of each other
-engage your inner thigh of your bottom leg to lift your foot (if leg straight) or knee (if leg bent) as high as you can.
-it’s okay if it’s only a few inches 
-lower your bottom leg
-repeat
-after your recommended reps, being your knee up to meet your inner thigh one more time, and hold for 10 seconds

Copenhagen Inner Thigh Lifts + Hold

Recommended reps: 10-12
Recommended band tension: light to medium 

Modifications: can perform without band, can perform standing 

Substitutions: side lunge, machine adductor, weighted butterfly’s 

Equipment substitution: a towel, rag, or cardboard works really well 

Form:
-start kneeling with your ribs stacked over your pelvis chest tall, one foot planted on the ground out in front with you the other planted on the ground with a band around your thigh 
-place a slider under your bottom knee (cardboard works great)
-lower your hips down and slide your knee away from your body as far as range of motion allows 
-pause at the depth of your rep 
-then using your inner thigh muscles drag your knee back toward your body as you lift your hips
-repeat

Adductor Knee Slides

Copenhagen Plank ss Kneeling Adductor Slides

A little lost on core engagement and intentional core breathing? Highly recommend the core guide under one time purchases.

Recommend time: 30 seconds

substations: belly bumps (relaxing and drawing rather than cinching)

Form:
-start on your hands and knees, with your hands underneath your shoulders and your knees underneath your hips
-relax and release your pelvic floor and perform a deep 360 degree breath into your rib cage 
- on your exhale, engage your TVA and zip up your core coat engaging your pelvic floor 
-continue to breathe by taking small sips of breath into your ribs or chest, with each exhale draw in your tva tighter and higher
-on your inhales, maintain your cinch rather than relaxing it

Core Cinches

Recommended reps: 5-8 per side   
Recommended weight: light to medium

Equipment modifications: can perform bodyweight

modifications: can perform on your knees, can perform in plank position. 

substitutions: bear plank shoulder taps

Form:
-start in a bear position with your core appropriately engaged to manage any pressure, feet hip width apart, knees bent at 90 degrees and hovering 1-2 inches off the ground, hands underneath shoulders, and hips square
-place your weight outside a few inches away from your hand
-shift your weight into the hand that is closest to the weight so that your opposite hand can reach through underneath your torso to grab the weight
-once you grab the weight, keep your torso square as you pull it through underneath your torso and place it as far outside your body as you can
-then you’ll place your hand down on the ground and your other hand will then reach through to grab the weight
-the goal is to place it just within reach

Bear Plank Reach Through

Core

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I love this one! Sweaty and hard!
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Completed this Thursday but forgot to finish in app!

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Slow burn! 🔥 
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