Name: Playbook - Hannah Bower - Optional De-Load Week Workout 4
Uploaded: 2025-07-08T00:56:35.778Z
Duration: 20 min
Description: Optional De-Load Week Workout 4

This is my new go-to 😂 every once in a while I get hooked on a certain workout and repeat it on those days when I really have no motivation - this is it. It's quick, and movements I enjoy. Paired it with a 30-minute steady run, perfect Sunday sweat!

Katie

Challenging but a good break after the last 8 weeks! Underestimated the burn I would get. Eventually, I'll learn 😉 saving for vacation! A good way to get some movement in without taking too much time/equipment.

Kiki

Loved it! Happy Mother’s Day to you two!!

Brittney Howell

Feeling SO good after this.  Didn't realize how hard I was pushing my body and mind.  This week has been. Wonderful way to work AND give my body and mind a little break.  So good!  Thank you!

Rebecca

Welcome to the final day of this deload week💛

You will just need a light to medium pair of weights or band for this superset

Recommended time: 30-45 seconds
Recommended weight: medium to heavy 

Modifications: can do rows first and then deadlifts 

Equipment substitutions: barbell, kettlebell, bands 

Form:
-start standing with your feet hip width distance apart, chest tall, ribs stacked over pelvis and weights held down by your thighs
- Hold the weights with your palms facing towards you
-Hinge at the hips by shifting your weight into your heels and pressing your glutes back to have a forward lean
-begin to lower your weights to mid-shin level with a bend in your knee
-instead of extending back to standing, you will keep your spine and neck in a neutral position to row your weights up to your chest and squeeze your back muscles at the top of the rep 
-whenever you are in a hinge position, appropriately engage your core and scapula to manage intra-abdominal pressure
- lower your weights back to shin level maintaining your hinge position
-extend back to standing

Deadlift to Row

Recommended time: 30-45 seconds 
Recommended weight: light to medium 

Equipment Substitution: kettlebell, band or Bodyweight 

Modifications: can perform seated

Form:
-in a standing position, keep your chest tall and ribs stacked over pelvis and plant your feet firmly on the ground 
-hold your weights down by your side  
-begin to lift your arms laterally out to the side with your wrists facing away from you 
-do not lock out your elbow, keep a slight bend 
-keep your weights by your side, you do not want them coming forward past your side body, (a good way to do this to stand against a wall and keep the back of your hands touching the wall)
-raise the weights overhead 
-keeping your weights behind or in line with your side lower

Snow Angels

Deadlift to Row ss Snow Angels

Recommended time: 30-45 seconds
Recommended weight: medium to heavy 

Equipment substitutions: dumbbells, kettlebell, band 

Modifications: standard deadlift, goblet squat 

Form: for more in depth review, see tutorial highlight 
- Start with feet wider than hip width and toes pointed slightly out
-chest is tall and ribs are stacked over pelvis
-hold your weights down in front of your thighs
- Appropriately engage your core and lats to retract your shoulders AS you perform your squat
-maintain this bracing position as you squat down by hinging your hips back and keeping your weight distributed to your heels
- keep your weights close to you as you lower into your squat
-at the bottom of your squat or as low as range of motion allows pause
- extend your knees while keeping your chest and torso still to come back to standing
-repeat

Sumo Squat

Recommended time: 30-45 seconds
Recommended weight: light to medium 

Equipment Substitutions: kettlebells, bands, or Bodyweight 

Form:
-start standing with your feet hip width distance apart. Can go a little wider if that feels good on your hips
-start with a tall chest, ribs stacked over pelvis, feet firmly planted on the ground
-hold your weights up by your shoulders 
-lower into a squat by hinging your hips back and bending your knees. Continue to keep a tall chest tall and your core appropriately engaged to manage pressure
-your knees may go over your toes, that’s okay, what’s important is making sure your knees point forwarded or outward, but never inward
-find your depth for your range of motion, pause, and extend back to standing
-as you are extending back to standing you will press your weights overhead
-be sure to watch for sings of rib flare and appropriately engage your core to manage pressure when weights are overhead

Squat to Press

You will need a light pair of weights for this superset.

Recommended reps: 5 Right, 5 Left, 5 together
Recommended time: 30-45 seconds 
Recommended weight: light 

Modifications: perform just bicep curls or hammer curls

Form:
-start in a standing position, chest tall, feet hip width distance apart 
-hold your weights so that your wrists  face the ceiling 
-keep your elbows close to your sides and your torso completely still 
-curl your weights to halfway
-keep one arm in an bicep iso hold while the other arm performs 5 full range of motion bicep curls
-once the reps are complete, switch sides and iso hold on the other side
-after each side performed 5 curls, you will curl both arms together for 5 reps

5-5-5 Bicep Curl

Recommended reps: 5 Right, 5 Left, 5 together
Recommended time: 30-45 seconds 
Recommended weight: light 

Modifications: perform standard tricep extension


Form:
-start in a standing position or seated position with your chest tall and ribs stacked over pelvis
-keeping your torso still press your weights overhead
-be sure to keep a slight bend in your elbows
-keep one arm extended overhead while you perform 5 tricep extensions on one side
-repeat on the other side with your arm overhead
-after both sides have performed their reps perform 5 reps together

5-5-5 Tricep Extensions

Bicep Curl ss Tricep Extension

You will just need yourself for this superset

Recommended time: 30-45 sec
Recommended weight: none 

Modifications: place hands on a bench 

Form:
- Start in a bear plank position, hands underneath shoulders, knees underneath hips, 
-toes firmly planted on the ground, core appropriately engaged to manage pressure hips square, and back is not arched/sagging or rounded/poked
-keep your torso still as you lift one hand to touch your opposite shoulder 
-lower and repeat on the other side

Bear Plank Shoulder Taps

Recommended time: 30-45 sec
Recommended weight: bodyeweight


Substitutions: standard crunch 

Form:
-start laying on your back 
-lift your legs into the air so that your hips are at a 90 degree angle and your toes are pointed to the ceiling 
-holding a weight or use bodyweight
-pretend a string is attached to your chest 
-as you crunch, think about lifting your entire chest off the ground 
- do not round your shoulders to crunch
-reach the weight to touch your toes, don’t let your feet swing, keep them still
-lower your chest

Toe Touches

Bear Plank Shoulder Taps ss Toe Touches

Optional De-Load Week Workout 4

Summer Burn| Week 9 Day 2| Functional Strength & Core

It may be a de-load week but we’re still getting a sweat in!

Summer Burn| Week 9 Day 1| Power + Athleticism

Love this! Trying to incorporate more mobility.  This def made me crack and pop in the right places where I was tense and tight. 🙌🏻💖🔥

Michelle

Summer Burn| Week 8 Day 5| 40 Min Mobility: Follow Along

This one is one of my all time favorites. It will make ya 
✨ glisten ✨

Jordan

Although I read carefully the instructions as you asked for, I found the videos confusing 😮‍💨

CristinaLS

Summer Burn| Week 8 Day 4| Full Body Conditioning Flow

Michelle 

Summer Burn| Week 8 Day 3| Functional Strength + Core

They were not lying. I did sweated and my legs were burning in the end 🥵 🔥

Dominique

Sheina

The AMRAP + the TABATA will make you sweat. If you’re not sweating by the end of it, you didn’t give it your all. 

This one was fun!

Summer Burn| Week 8 Day 2| Metabolic Conditioning

Andrea

It was intense and I catch my breath and I took it slow. I enjoyed moving around.

Summer Burn| Week 8 Day 1: Power + Athleticism

I am done with week 7. I enjoyed the core.

Summer Burn| Week 7 Day 5: Core + Recovery

Angela

I was fooled and it did kicked my butt. I still did what I can.

Summer Burn: Week 7 Day 4| Full Body Conditioning/Flow

So perfect for needing a quick effective workout after a long day! 💪

Chelsea

I enjoyed learning new things and got through it.

Perfect little workout, especially when traveling.

Summer Burn| Week 7 Day 3| Functional Strength & Core

Kelsey

Stephanie

Summer Burn| Week 7 Day 2l Metabolic Conditioning

Dripping with sweat after those KB swings!

Tiana

Some stuff was new to me and I enjoyed it.

Summer Burn| Week 7 Day 1| Power Athleticm

I’m done with week 6 and I enjoyed it that helped me decompress from work and refreshing.

Summer Burn| Week 6 Day 5| Pelvic Floor  + Cardio

Felt it burned in the end and definitely gained. 🔥

Always my favorite day with the cardio core

Summer Burn| Week 6 Day 4| Functional Strength + Core

Really enjoy the core emphasis in this one

Just what I needed for first workout of this week. Still behind but I’m doing it at my own pace.

Summer Burn| Week 6 Day 3| Power & Athleticism

Upped weight in everything! Surprised myself because I wasn’t feeling particularly strong today. I’m literally stronger than I think 🥰

Morgan

Summer Burn| Week 6 Day 2| Functional Strength & Core

Lindsay

Beatrice

Modified a lot. Shoulders bugging me and I’m not sure why so mostly did body weight but still got sweaty

Summer Burn| Week 6 Day 1| Power + Athleticism

Emilia

I enjoyed the stretches and mobility. Just what I needed for the start of my day.

Brooke

Summer Burn| Week 5 Day 5| 40 Min Mobility: Follow Along

Spicy and efficient! Did the 3 min EMOM and had about 30-40 seconds at the end of each round except the last round when I was struggling. Got through the second circuit in about 12min if the rest periods aren’t counted and 15 with 45 sec rest after each set

Summer Burn| Week 5 Day 4| Full Body Conditioning Flow

Will 100000% be feeli by those Supermans tomorrow! 🙇🏻‍♀️

That first circuit is one of my faves. Was dripping sweat by the end. Needed that!

Summer Burn| Week 5 Day 3| Functional Strength + Core

Increased weight and got an additional round in from 4 to 5! Feels good to be moving!

Shawnia

Love this one! Almost 6 sets and am sweatyyyy 🥵

Summer Burn| Week 5 Day 2| Metabolic Conditioning

Reading the comments I was prepared to sweat but HOT DAMN 🥵 🔥 just what my mind and body needed 💪

Summer Burn| Week 5 Day 1: Power + Athleticism

Just what I needed at the start of the day.

Felt good to stretch out the aches and pains

Summer Burn| Week 4 Day 5: Core + Recovery

Loved this! Upped weight for just about everything and felt good!

Summer Burn: Week 4 Day 4| Full Body Conditioning/Flow

Definitely started to lose grip strength in the second circuit at the 3rd set. Had to give up on the hanging tuck ups because I could literally not hold on! 🥹

Shoulder hurt with the hanging core work so I changed that to leg lifts

Summer Burn| Week 4 Day 3| Functional Strength & Core

Dying! Love these workouts. I can’t finish within the minute most of the time, but I’ll get there!

Hannah Sanchez

Summer Burn| Week 4 Day 2l Metabolic Conditioning

Amber

Cassidy

Summer Burn| Week 4 Day 1| Power Athleticm

Courtney

Always love mobility at the end of the week. 😍

Summer Burn| Week 3 Day 5| Pelvic Floor  + Cardio

I have not been motivated at all these last couple weeks with illness and just tired of working night shift. I feel like I’m going backwards on my progression.  One day at a time.

Started the night before then finished after midnight. Just what I needed.

Summer Burn| Week 3 Day 4| Functional Strength + Core

I loved this! The bi weekly Pilates really served me for this and it was nice to feel rather than see the work I’ve been doing!!!

This was a good deload week workout that still challenges!

Summer Burn| Week 3 Day 3| Power & Athleticism

Running on low fumes today so this one didn’t hit as much since I didn’t push myself as hard but I’m glad I got some movement in either way

Really enjoy this one for the simplicity!!

Definitely upped my weights and felt great to see the progression in a few weeks!

Summer Burn| Week 3 Day 2| Functional Strength & Core

Completed this Thursday but forgot to finish in app!

Might be low impact but not low on sweat 🥵 loved it!

Loved the break from all the plyo but no less of a sweaty mess than normal. 🥵 😂

Janessa Orwig

Summer Burn| Week 3 Day 1| Power + Athleticism

Loved this! Had both of my sons join in; they play club soccer and wrestle and they both struggled through the mobility. Trying to teach them to be intentional with their breaths and movements! We will be returning to this!

Krista

Dina

It was good. As a former dancer, it was interesting to see how mobile I still am in some areas even while being SO tight in other areas from being postpartum. I really appreciated it. Thank you!

KaLinda

Summer Burn| Week 2 Day 5| 40 Min Mobility: Follow Along

Love all the mobility exercises that you have in place….

Arpita

Think I could have gone from 4 min to 3 which was surprising because I really thought I’d be dragging today due to soreness but I had about 1:35 at the end of each EMOM. Got through circuit b in about 14 min with round 3 being the fastest after I found the flow.

Loved the 3 or 4 min EMOM!! Sooo good! 🔥

Summer Burn| Week 2 Day 4| Full Body Conditioning Flow

Slow burn! 🔥 
Those Superman’s about had me dead and I usually love a Superman! Humbling

My legs were quivering at the end of that. 3 mile run before probably didn’t help. But man those Superman’s burn it all out

Summer Burn| Week 2 Day 3| Functional Strength + Core

Loved this one! Burpees are a love/hate. Love because they work so well, hate because they work so well 🤣

Brianna

Julia

Summer Burn| Week 2 Day 1: Power + Athleticism

I always forget how impactful and good it feels to slow down and do some mobility. Some great work in there

Summer Burn| Week 1 Day 5: Core + Recovery

chio

Steph

Summer Burn: Week 1 Day 4| Full Body Conditioning/Flow

been such a busy couple weeks but finally a solid lift in! this felt amazing!!!!

Summer Burn| Week 1 Day 3| Functional Strength & Core

Brittany

Love the EMOM! The single leg hops were WILD 🔥🥵

Summer Burn| Week 1 Day 2l Metabolic Conditioning

NEW! Summer Burn| Week 1 Day 1| Power Athleticm-5.12

Love this one! Still wishing these were a tiny bit shorter time wise but loving the strength + conditioning piece!

MADE myself do this. That mental strength training though

Wk2/Day 3 PHASE 1 |2.20.25 | Quads, Glutes & Adductors

Whew! This went both faster and harder than I expected! I usually think of arm days as being slower and lower heart rates but this had me shaking and sweating! 🥵

The finisher is such a fun challenge! 5 mins for me

Wk2/Day 3 PHASE 1 |2.21.25| Chest, Triceps & Delts

That last drop sequence about took me out! Hamstrings WILL be feeling that tomorrow. Tried to go lighter in some areas as I’m planning a long run tomorrow and don’t wanna be too sore but still kicked my butt!

It was good but I will need to add more to the warm up.

Kass

Wk2/Day 1 PHASE 1 | 2.17.25|  Glutes, Hamstrings & Adductors

Didn't get to the 7 mins amarap but did the rest

KRYSTAL

Did half the workout coming off the flu but still feeling like a badass! 💪

Wk2/Day 2 PHASE 1 | 2.18.25| Back, Biceps & Delts

🥹🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵
Did this after a 2.5 mile run and whoooooo boy! Had to use more assistance with sissy squats than normal which was slightly disappointing but think that’s just due to fatigue from the run

Single leg squats killed me… but I was giving the full variation of sisy squats a go and succeeded for one round, little wins

Janine

Amanda

Wk 4 1.30.25 Quads, Glutes & Adductors   

Great workout! My shoulders and chest are shaking!

Shiloh

This series was fun! Looking forward to revisiting these exercises in the future!

Wk 4 |1.31.25| Triceps & Delts 

Fantastic workout! Didn’t mind doing legs tonight, kept my weights the same and see how my recovery feels.

WK 4| 1.27.25| Glutes, Hamstrings & Adductors

Great workout! Enjoyed this upper body one!

got it done with a 2 mile recovery run!!🏃🏼‍♀️‍➡️

Wk 4 |1.28.25| Back, Biceps & Delts  

Can’t believe I got through that. I didn’t feel like working out but hit some new PR’s to my current progress. Feels good!

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