Name: Playbook - Hannah Bower - Lower Body 10.21.24
Uploaded: 2025-12-03T15:39:08.701Z
Duration: 60 min
Description: Lower Body 10.21.24

Felt so good after a week off from holidays and being sick!! Feels good to be back 🙌🏼

Kathryn

Delaney

Paula Kane

Loving the power movements in this program!!

Katie

CristinaLS

Very humbled by the wall sits for 45 seconds, but I am feeling stronger with each daily workout!

Jessica

Taylor

Amy Ball

Julia

You will need a barbell (optional), elevated surfaces, dumbbells, and a band for this workout

You will just need yourself and a safe surface

Recommended reps: 5-10 per side, per direction 

Modifications: limit range of motion, stand and place a foot onto a bench or chair 

Form:
- Start in a kneeling position. Ribs are stacked over pelvis, chest tall, and shin and foot firmly planted on the ground 
- Keep your chest up and hold dumbbell(s) at your shoulders (front racked) or down in front by your inner thigh 
- Place one of your feet a few inches in front by firmly planting your foot on the ground 
-begin to lean forward by driving your knee over your toes 
- it is okay to lean forward in a hinge motion if you would like 
-toes and knees can point forward or slightly outward, but they cannot fall inward 
- Press through your quads and keep your torso still as you push back to kneeling
- Complete desired reps then take your front leg and place it laterally out to the side as close to 90 degrees as feels good 
-then you will perform the same motion only in a side lunge position

Kneeling Foward and Side Lunges

Recommended reps: 5-10 per side

Modifications: lower box or bench height, limit range of motion 

Substitutions: 90/90 swivel bends, static pigeon stretch 

Form:
-start by placing one foot on an elevated surface, you’re other foot firmly planted on the ground 
-place your hands on your stable surface 
-from there, let your elevated knee fall outwards to the surface at a 90 degree angle so that your side shin is flush with the surface 
-from there, keeping your chest tall, lower and bend your back leg to touch your knee to the ground. 
-you should feel a big stretch in your IT band and piraformis 
-lower as far as range of motion and come back to starting

Dynamic Pigeon

Recommended reps: 10 

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

Form:
-Start on your hands and knees, hands under shoulders and knees under hips.
-Start by taking a 360 degree inhale.
-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 off your knees so that you are in a bear plank position at the same time that you 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 contract, 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.
-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.
-then as you lower your knees back down to the ground inhale relax and let go so that you are ready to exhale on your next rep 
-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.
- inhale: relax PF and TA
-exhale : engage PF + TA

Bear Plank Taps + ICB

Corrective Warmup

Recommended reps: 5-8
Recommended intensity: as powerful as you can 

Modifications: limit intensity

Substitutions: explosive squat jumps

Form:
-start seated on a chair or bench with your chest tall and ribs stacked over pelvis 
-begin by engaging your hip flexors to lift your feet off the ground a few inches while you bring your arms to a 90 degree bend ready to swing
-then you will set them on the ground 
-as you press your feet to the ground press your hands down to help explode and push through your feet to jump as high as you possibly can 
-land back on the ground, and then sit your hips back to sit back on the bench
-completely pause and stop your motion before you go into your next rep

Power: Seated Explosive Jumps

Recommended reps: 5-8
Recommended weight: medium-heavy  

Don’t have access to appropriately challenging weights? Increase reps to 10-12

Equipment substitutions: dumbbells , kettlebell, 

Modifications: remove blocks, limit range of motion

Substitutions : good mornings

Form:
-start standing with your feet slightly more narrow than hip width distance apart, chest tall with your ribs stacked over pelvis
-have either bocks, stacked plates, or a shin high level surface on either side is your feet for your plates to hit 
-hold your weights down by your side or your barbell in front of you
-perform a deadlift by hinging at the hips (think about pushing your butt back)
-appropriately engage your core and your scapula AS you hinge forward to manage pressure
-think about your glutes touching the back wall and your weight being distributed to your heels 
-hinge until your weights hit your surface, causing this movement to stop. Keep tour weights close to your shin 
-pause
-push through your hips keeping a neutral spine to come back to standing

Dead Stop Romanian Deadlift

You will need a bench and a pair of weights and optional elevated surface

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

Modifications: can perform Bodyweight,
Lower height, remove internal rotation  

Substitutions: reverse lunge 

Form:
-start standing a few inches in front of a box, bench, or safe surface 
-stand tall with ribs stacked over pelvis and a weight in one hand
-place the foot opposite to the hand with the weight firmly on the surface
-before you start your step-up twist your shoulder and your weight so that your weight is in front of your opposite shin which should also be planted on the bench 
-lean and hinge forward at the hips so that your Bodyweight is hovering over your foot
-without jumping or pressing off your back foot, press through your glute to come to standing
-as you are standing up, untwist your shoulders so they are straight and pointing forward 
-lower down slow and controlled while also perform another internal rotation so that by the time your back foot is on the ground the weight is in line with your plated opposite foot 
-perform all reps on one side before moving to the other

Internal Rotation Step-up

Recommended reps: 8-10
Recommended weight: medium to heavy 

Modifications: keep chest upright, remove weight , remove elevation 

Substitutions: walking lunges 

Form:
-start in a split stance position: one foot out in front of another planted on a safe surface, chest tall, ribs stacked over pelvis, toes and knees pointing forward
-hold your weight or weights down by your side 
-hinge forward at the hips, keeping spine neutral, shoulders retracted, core engaged 
-with a hinged forward position, lower into a lunge position 
-pause at the depth of your rep
-engage your core and Glutes as you push up to standing 
-perform reps on one side first

Elevated Forward Leaning Stationary Lunge

Internally Rotated Step-Up ss Elevated Stationary Lunge

You will need a weight and optional elevation/bands.

The Bodyweight leg extension will demonstrate all the ways to modify this movement.

Recommended reps: 10-12
Recommended weight: medium to heavy

Modifications: remove elevation, lighter weights, suitcase hold

Substations: standard squat,  
Equipment substitutions: barbell, kettlebell, band, cables 
Form: Start standing with your heels elevated on a safe surface (can use dumbbell handles) and feet as wide as your surface will allow -chest tall with ribs stacked over pelvis -core is appropriately engaged to manage any pressure -Hold your weight with both hands underneath your chin in a front racked position -Begin to lower into a goblet squat by hinging your hips back and bending your knees -keep your knees pointing slightly outward or straight ahead, but never falling Inward  -lower into a deep squat make sure to keep your glutes and hips low
-continue to keep your chest tall especially as your weight is pushed into your toes because of the elevation, this will target your quads -press through your feet back to standing position

Heels Elevated Goblet Squat

Hannah will demonstrate all the forms/modifications of this movement in this video. This is the first time we are programming the full range of motion bodyweight leg extension.

If you’ve been participating in the past few challenges and bridge programs go ahead and try standing. 

If this is a new movement, perform on your knees (shown in video)

Recommended reps: 10-12
Recommended weight: as much or as little support as you need

Modifications: shown in the video. Standing with hands high, standing with hands at hip level, no hands, bodyweight on knees without support, banded on knees, banded glutes to heels, limited range of motion glutes to heels

Form: 
-optional* station a band or multiple bands, at midline level height while your on your knees, to a steady object
-in a standing position with your chest tall and shoulders retracted, lean your whole torso backward at the same time you will bend your knees forward, you will want to feel like you are folding yourself
- it is very important to engage your core and keep your torso stable as you lower down 
-go as far as range of motion allows
-engaging your core, hip flexors, and quads keep your torso straight as you extend back up to standing

Full Range Bodyweight Leg Extension

Heels Elevated Goblet Squat ss Bodyweight Leg Extensions

You will need a wall and an optional booty band for this superset.

The goal is to have little to no rest between your wall sit and your skaters

Recommended time: 30 seconds
Recommended weight: booty band

Modifications: have your hips higher than your knees, hold onto a band or ledge for support

Substitutions: air squat

Form:
-Start with your back against a wall and lower until your knees are 90 degrees
- Place a band around your thighs (optional) and think about driving your knees away from each other
- Once you are in your seated position, hold static for the recommended time.

Wall Sit

Recommended reps: 5-10 per leg (or 10-20 total)

Modifications: slow down the movement 

Substitutions: curtsy lunge, lateral lunge, Cossack squat 


Form:
-start standing with chest tall, ribs stacked over pelvis, and feet hip width apart
-begin to jump laterally so that your weight lands on the side in which your are moving 
-lower down into a side lunge by hinging at your hips and dropping your torso (still keeping it neutral)
-drop low enough for one of your hands to touch the ground 
-then immediately press through your feet to jump laterally to the other side 
-land with bent knees and an appropriately engaged core 
-touch the ground, repeat

Skaters

Finisher

Lower Body 10.21.24

This workout feels humongous!!! Super high volume. It might be just me though 😂 if I push the weight in back squats and sumos, I don't much left in the tank for the single leg high volume stuff, WOOF!

Miranda

I so wish I had more time for this one today… I’ll be coming back to it!

Wrapped| Week 4 Day 5| Lowerbody

I took my time and did all of it. I enjoyed the stretches, mobility core and also running at the beginning.

Dominique

Wrapped| Week 4 Day 3| Deep Core + Mobility

Will definitely go heavier on the finisher next time. Still felt it though 🙌🏻

The workout is bomb, but let’s be real…. that thoracic stretch is always clutch!

Wrapped| Week 4 Day 4| Upperbody

Rose

Wrapped| Week 4 Day 2| Upper Body

Woo always get nervous about leg workouts!! But love getting them done!

Andrea

I know my quads hate to see this workout coming

Rachel T

Wrapped| Week 4 Day 1| Lower Body

Those drop set Bulgarians got the glutes burning! Loved it!

I loved this. I didn’t get to finish due to some hip discomfort but overall it was a challenging workout!

Jaime

Those depth drops are harder than they look. And the med ball twists are harder too only because you’re trying to keep your balance at the same time. I really enjoyed the mobility at the end. One side was definitely tighter than the other. Killer workout. - I’ll be doing this one again!

Chelsi

Wrapped| Week 3 Day 5| Lowerbody

Love the incremental pause lifts! Very effective!

Wrapped| Week 3 Day 4| Upperbody

I enjoyed it and did all of it through even the optionals this time. I find it very helpful and informative.

This is always a welcome stretching session each week!

Wrapped| Week 3 Day 3| Deep Core + Mobility

I enjoyed it and I did felt my body fighting against it especially the shoulder press trying not to arch my back.

Christy

Hannah’s alter ego should be Hanz and Franz because she’s here to pump 👏 you up!

Wrapped| Week 3 Day 2| Upper Body

I enjoyed it and it got easier but I still do feel it.

Zarah

Wrapped| Week 3 Day 1| Lower Body

Whew! Loved the last set with the bridges and copenhagens!! 
I was/am in a funk today and was hoping this would help and it did! Not as much as I wanted but now I’m too tired to be ambiently annoyed so calling it a win 🏆

Morgan

I enjoyed it and finished after midnight! My legs definitely are on fire 🔥

I’m love a good lift! Jello legs are the best!

Stephanie

Wrapped| Week 2 Day 5| Lowerbody

Kelsey

I enjoyed it and I did felt my arms burned in the end. I am glad I had it saved in my favorites to be able to complete it.

Wrapped| Week 2 Day 4| Upperbody

Mindset 3: Motivation

Completed yesterday but forgot to finish in app. Did stairs rather than run and was short on time so had to rush a bit but still enjoyed it!

This workout included such beautiful ranges of motion! Really felt like self care 💕

Sally

Just focused on the hip mobility. It’s 🔥

Michelle 

Wrapped| Week 2 Day 3| Deep Core + Mobility

I think I’ve been converted to liking running??? I did the sprints and then just kept going? Never saw myself as a runner but I’m here for it honestly 🏃🏻‍♀️💨

I got it done and really enjoyed it! Upper body soar and tired.

Wrapped| Week 2 Day 2| Upper Body

Increased weights, feeling sluggish after the holiday so this felt good to be intentional about. Did both the knee CARs and 90/90 swivels bc I’m not quite sure I’m doing the CARs right 😅

Thank you Hannah for this post turkey day sweat! (Yes I know I’m behind on days 🙃)

Fabulous!!  Had to modify the curtsy lunges by decreasing the height and body weight, same
With the step ups. There darn joust won’t cooperate.  But amazing workout. Lifted heavier and added a set.  ❤️❤️❤️

Wrapped| Week 2 Day 1| Lower Body

Lisa

Brittany Carteaux

Wrapped| Week 1 Day 5| Lowerbody

I enjoyed it and learned some new things and my arms did burned in the end.

Loved it!!  Upper body will be sore today 🥰🥰

Wrapped| Week 1 Day 4| Upperbody

I loved this! The pvc pipe mobility definitely was surprising how well I felt things given a little extra feedback! Excited to continue to grow

Erin

Love really
Focused mobility, breath and core work! I definitely need to more of this!!

Brook

Wrapped| Week 1 Day 3| Deep Core + Mobility

Very impressed with myself on those sprints!! Wasn’t sure I still had the 10mph sprints in me post vacay but I did!! Also really needed that thoracic mobility at the end after some 10hour flights. Feeing much more limber but expecting to be sore tomorrow 🤪

The timer on the AMRAP - I wish there was a way to hear the minute cues on the timer

Noelle

Wrapped| Week 1 Day 2| Upper Body

Jaci Jo Krogman

This felt so good! Just got back from a 3 week vacation and came back with a cold but really wanted to get back in the gym and back on routine so I told myself I’d try, took it easy and felt so good!! Definitely could go heavier but didn’t wanna push too hard first day back

NEW! Wrapped| Week 1 Day 1| Lower Body

Increased hip thrust from 240 to 275! And got 25 push-ups (on toes) in 45 seconds - up from 20. 💪🏻

Janessa Orwig

Max Testing Week: Hip Thrust + Push-up

I enjoyed the test and gotten more gain definitely in both since last time.

I don’t have leg press at home so tested with suitcase deadlifts and that increased from 155 to 165.

And for pull-ups. I have not yet conquered a full unassisted pull-up but when I first tested 12 weeks ago I could barely hold my chin above the bar for 3 seconds. Today I held it for a full 10 seconds and felt super strong right up to the end! HUGE progress!

Leg Press stayed at 425 but I wasn’t struggling as much as I was at the start. That equals a win!

Chin ups: 3 full pretty ones and 2 eccentric. 
Thats a slight increase of 200% 😎

Max Testing Week: Chin Up + Leg Press

A great refresher videos before doing them.

Traditional Deadlift: 170 lbs - 14% increase 

Bench Press: 160 lbs. - 7% increase

Max Testing Week: Bench Press + Deadlift

I enjoyed being challenged in the end. I really pushed myself through.

I’m always amazed when I do these! I know I’ve put on muscle and feel stronger but testing it is so eye opening to how much my body has changed in 12 weeks. 

Squat increased from 170 to 190.
Military press increased from 80 to 100.

Max Squat: 165 lbs. - 10% increase 
Max Military Press: 65 lbs. - 8.33% increase

LETS. GOOOOOO!!

Max Testing Week: Squat + Overhead Military Press

11/10/25: Single Arm Row- 50 lbs 11% increase from the start

I did good for getting back into it after being off and on sick last month.

Max Testing Week:  Row + 1 Mile Run

Phase 3 Athleticism| Week 4 Day 5| Upper Body + Sprints

Added a couple sets on some bc I was feeling good!

Hannah….we have to talk. I almost cursed you out on the split lunge box jump superwoman move. I’m not there yet. I cannot do that move at all LOL. I did try tho 🥲
However, the rest was really good 😛

This one felt hard today, but I did it anyway!

Phase 3 Athleticism| Wk 4 D4| Glutes, Hamstrings & Adductors

Great range of motion. I need to work on my balance !

Phase 3 Athleticism| Week 4 Day 3| Sprints + Core

Kara

Gabi

It may be “shorter” but it’s still 🔥 🔥 🔥

Phase 3 Athleticism| Week 4 Day 2| Chest, Back & Core

Lexi Lou Williams

Phase 3 Athleticism| Week 4 Day 1| Glutes, Quads & Abductors

I love the finisher for this one! I was able to recruit my back way more with the Superman rainbows this week. So much so that I had to drop the weight a bit for the last round 😅

😲 
👆🏻
the face I made when I did 5 full, unassisted pull ups! 😎🥹🎉

Phase 3 Athleticism| Week 3 Day 5| Upper Body + Sprints

Whew this was hard today. Felt unfocused and a lil negative so those split squat jumps had me saying some bad words but the finisher cheered me up ☺️

Phase 3 Athleticism| Wk 3 D4| Glutes, Hamstrings & Adductors

Whew!! Thought I might die but I didn’t and I did the sprints at 11 mph which still doesn’t seem real to me but I didn’t that!!!!!!

Bruh…. This will give you the best sweat sesh and making you feel like you can do ALLLL the things! Great start to the day!

Phase 3 Athleticism| Week 3 Day 3| Sprints + Core

Increased weights in just about everything, 1000% sure I’ll be feeling that tomorrow 🤪

Slow and steady makes ya sweat and the muscles B U R N

Phase 3 Athleticism| Week 3 Day 2| Chest, Back & Core

😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨
First 30min I was feeling pretty good and confident… and then I got the accessories and got my butt kicked!! Felt good tho and hit some prs on the dead stop squat 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

This one has quickly become one of my all time favorites! It’s such a good workout and will make you ✨ glisten ✨ like Glenda!

Phase 3 Athleticism| Week 3 Day 1| Glutes, Quads & Abductors

Phase 3 Athleticism| Week 2 Day 5| Upper Body + Sprints

Arpita Malhotra

Beast mode activated. 🥵 this phase is my FAVORITE.

Jordan

Phase 3 Athleticism| Wk 2 D4| Glutes, Hamstrings & Adductors

Courtney

Ariana

Phase 3 Athleticism| Week 2 Day 3| Sprints + Core

I already know I’m gonna be sore from those plyo pushups again 😅

Got more done than I thought I would! Increased weights in just about everything and kept it pushing! Feeling good, know I’ll feel like mellow tomorrow 😮‍💨

Emily

Phase 3 Athleticism| Week 2 Day 2| Chest, Back & Core

I always leave the gym looking like I don’t know what hit me after your workouts 😆

Upped weights and got my butt kicked but think I could still go a bit heavier for some. Very cool to see and feel the strength built from phases 1&2

Phase 3 Athleticism| Week 2 Day 1| Glutes, Quads & Abductors

I’m over here fighting for my life with these workouts and the grandpas at the gym keep coming up to me telling me I’m kicking butt 😆

Anna

Birthday workout today!! Those Superman’s were the death of me.  Def something to improve on.

Phase 3 Athleticism| Week 1 Day 5| Upper Body + Sprints

Had a lot of people watching the split jump ups! Never knew I had that much power in each leg until today!!💪🏼🫶🏽

Madison

Awesome workout. I had to modify the jumps due to my bad hips. But overall I got a great sweat and feel great

Phase 3 Athleticism| Wk 1 D4| Glutes, Hamstrings & Adductors

Those sprints! Fast and flat felt so much more doable after phase 2 with the 8 percent incline

Omg this hurt so good!! Loved it, I didn’t know I could run that fast!!

Perfect Saturday workout after night shift 🤩🤩🤩

Phase 3 Athleticism| Week 1 Day 3| Sprints + Core

This was an awesome upper body. Love this new program ❤️❤️

Phase 3 Athleticism| Week 1 Day 2| Chest, Back & Core

Got to finish it all but the core! Next time!

Sweaty mess. First workout in 2 weeks because of life.  I feel like I lost all my progress. Extremely frustrating. But I showed up for myself.

Phase 3 Athleticism| Week 1 Day 1| Glutes, Quads & Abductors

Phase 2 FORGE| Week 4 Day 5| Glutes, Hamstrings & Abductors

Phase 2 | DELOAD Forge| Week 4 Day 4| Upper Body + Core

I won’t lie I do this workout at least once or twice a week now. I know it’s a series but it’s so fun to do this full body workout!

Really enjoyed the run today and didn’t have to take any breaks! This deload week has been nice to feel the progress I’ve made in the prior phases with lower weights or reps and it feeling easier

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