Name: Playbook - Hannah Bower - Lower Body 11.21.24
Uploaded: 2025-12-03T15:39:08.539Z
Duration: 60 min
Description: Lower Body 11.21.24

Did not want to work out today but I’m so so glad I did!! Felt good (except for my wrists in front squats 😂).

Kathryn

Kiki

I enjoyed it and did made it to the end! I also sweated it off.

Dominique

up to triple digits in my front squat!!!!!!!!! 🤯🤯🤯

Paula Kane

Was sick for over a week. This was my 2nd day back. Killed it. Love the crosshack squat. Thanks Hannah 💗

Michelle 

Went lighter due to a pulled muscle. But felt great.

Taylor

Stephanie

Happy Thursday! Just know I’m cheering for you as loud as I can!

This has been my warmup for about 10 years.

5 reps of everything, just once through.

Recommended reps: 5-10 per side 

Modifications: limit range of motion 

Substitutions: 90/90 swivels with bend 

Form:
-start seated in the ground with your ribs stacked over your pelvis and your sit bones firmly planted in the ground 
-have your feet firmly planted on the ground with bent knees
-seated straight begin to lower your knees maintaining their bend to the ground so that your front and back legs are bent at 90 degrees 
-be sure to keep your ribs stacked over pelvis through this exercise 
-from here lower your torso down as far as you can while reaching your hands as far forward as you can 
-begin to walk or swoop your hands a couple so that your torso follows your hands as reach towards your opposite leg in a circular reach, extended as far outward as possible,
-pause at the depth of your stretch 
-swoop your hands back so that your torso is pointing over your front shin 
-then lift your chest, stretch your hand up and over to get a full torso stretch 
-repeat

90/90 Around The World

Recommended reps: 5 per side 
Recommended sets: 1
Recommended weight: none 

Modifications: place your hands down on the ground for more stability, limit range of motion 

Form:
-start seated on the ground with your ribs stacked over your pelvis, your sit bones firmly planted on the ground and your legs extended out at 45 degree angle 
-take one foot and place it flat on the ground so that your knee is bent
-keeping your chest stacked over your pelvis (don’t let it fall backwards) lower your knee inward as for as range of motion allows 
-ONLY go as far as feels good
-lower to your depth and then externally rotate it back to starting position 
-repeat reps on both sides

Seated Internal Rotation

Recommended reps: 5-10 per side
 
Form:
-Start laying on your back with a block between your knees 
-begin by taking a 360 degree inhale.
-During the inhale portion of the breath, place your hands on the side of your ribcage and direct your breath into your hands (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 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.
-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.
-on your next inhale actively release and relax your pelvic floor lowering your glutes to the ground 
-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.

Marching With Intentional Core Breath

Corrective Warm-Up

Recommended reps: 6-8
Recommended weight: medium-heavy 

* don’t have access to heavy weights? Increase rep range to 12-15, add a pause, slow down tempo, increase range of motion, add half reps, add bands 

Modifications: limit weight, limit range of motion, squat to chair 
Substitutions: dumbbell goblet squat 

Form: (for more in depth see tutorials video) 
- Start standing in front of your bar or weights. - Depending on your hip anatomy, your feet will be anywhere front shoulder width apart or slightly wider than shoulder width.   -Toes are straight ahead or slightly turned out, but never inward -Think about ribcage stacked over pelvis keeping a tall chest.. Knees are aligned over your ankles.  - Begin to squat by hinging at the hips while you bend your knees. - Think about shifting your hips and glutes to the back wall and about shifting your weight into your heals, do not let your weight come forward to your toes. -Continue to press knees away from each other. Think about spreading the ground apart between your feet. -Lower until hips are parallel with the ground or as far as range of motion allows - As you stand, continue to keep your knees from falling inward, you can think about allowing your knees to push outward a bit. -You want to move in one solid flow. Chest + hips raise at the same time!
-Keep chin and head neutral throughout (no tucking or arching your chin), keep upper chest tall and neutral (no rounding)

Front Squat

You will need a safe surface and dumbbell for this workout

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

Modifications: remove elevation, perform as Bodyweight, limit range of motion

Substitutions: curtsy lunge, side lunge 

Form:
- Start in a standing position with a tall chest and ribs stacked over pelvis
-feet are wider than hip-width apart and one foot is placed on a elevated surface 
- hold your weight in one of your hands down in front of your thighs
- begin to bend your knee and shift your hips backwards  
- 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 
- lower as far as range of motion allows, you may feel a stretch in your stretched out leg
- press through your glute back to standing
-perform reps on one side before switching legs

Foot Elevated Cossack Squat

Recommended reps: 8-10

Modifications: hold onto a surface, limit reps, remove pulse 

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 (if you are using weights)
-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 1/4 of the way up and then back down to the depth of your rep to add in a pulse 
-then press through your front foot to come to standing.
-repeat

B-Stance Squat + Pulse

Foot Elevated Cossack ss B-Stance Squat

Modifications are in the description as well as videos!

Recommended reps: 20 (5 together, 5 right, 5 together, 5 left )
Recommended sets: 3-4
Recommended weights: medium to heavy 

If you are performing the dumbbell modification do all 20 reps together

Substitutions: kneeling Bodyweight leg extensions 

Form:
- start Seated on the machine with your your chest tall and ribs stacked over pelvis 
- begin to Extend both of your knees to lift the rack by engaging your hip flexors and your quads
-pause at the top 
- Lower the rack back down by bending your knees
-then perform the recommended reps on just one leg 
-then perform another round of reps with both legs 
-finish off by performing recommended reps on the other leg

Double, Single, Double, Single Leg Extension

Recommended reps: 15 (5 right, 5 left, 5 together)
Recommended sets: 3-4
Recommend weight: medium to heavy 

If you are performing the banded modification all 15 reps will be together.

You can also do a stability ball where you lay in your back and curl the ball towards your glutes, and perform single, single, double)

Form:
-lay in your stomach on your machine 
-with one foot begin to engage your hamstrings and glute so that your heel is curled to your glute 
-pause at the top, then lower 
-perform recommended reps 
-switch sides 
-then perform together

Single, Single, Double Hamstring Curl

Leg Extension SS Hamstring Curl

Recommended reps: 5-10 forward steps, 5-10 backward steps (total)
Recommended widget: light to medium 

Modifications: perform without weight, if you don’t have much room, alternate forward/backward as seen in the video 

Substations: frog squats, duck walk 

Form:
-start in a b-stance squat position with one foot in front of the other and at about a 45 degree angle out to the side, hips are parallel with your knees, glutes are close to your heels 
-hold a weight by your chest in a front racked position 
-keep your chest tall and ribs stacked over pelvis 
-keeping your glutes as low as you can to the ground step forward with one root, you’ll maintain a 90+ degree bend in your knees throughout 
-continue to walk like this, staying as low to the ground as you can for the recommended reps
-continue to keep the foot that steps out first out to a 45 degree angle

Forward and Backward B-Stance Walk

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

Modifications: limit intensity

Substitutions: squat jumps, vertical jump

Form:
-start standing with chest tall, ribs stacked over pelvis, and feet firmly planted on the ground 
-raise your hands over your head, as you lower down into a hinge lower your arms, bend your knees and lower your chest 
-from this position swing your arms forward and jump as high and as far as you possibly can 
-think about leading with your hips 
-land safely and completely come to a stop before your next jump

Power: Broad Jumps

Recommended reps: til failure on both sides 

Modifications: place your bottom knee on the ground for more support, limit range of motion on the twist 

Substitutions: standard static side planks 

Form:
-start in a side plank position with your core engaged 
-hand is underneath shoulders, hips are stacked upon each other, core and glute are engaged 
-keeping your hips driving upward twist your top elbow down to the ground 
-using your obliques straighten back to side plank position.

Side Plank Twists

Power Finisher

Lower Body 11.21.24

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.

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!

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 🔥

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

Delaney

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

Phase 2|DELOAD FORGE| Week 4 Day 3| FullBody Strength

Just what I needed today. Really have loved the running on upper body days

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