Name: Playbook - Hannah Bower - Pull 7.25.24
Uploaded: 2024-08-21T18:30:24.256Z
Duration: 35 min
Description: Pull 7.25.24

That hamstring curl is a killer. Great morning session to start my day

Nada Alabbar

Humbling for sure- ugh great challenge today

Paula Kane

Delaney

Enjoyed it and glad I made it until the end. Also enjoyed the core workout.

Dominique

Monica

Love the core finisher. Even if I couldn’t finish it I still love being reminded to work my core. Especially after having my little boy

Anne

Can’t decide if my abs or thighs burn more 😂

Taylor

You will need a barbell, rack, band, and dumbbells for this workout.

As always equipment modifications and substitutions are included in movement descriptions.

Recommended reps: 8-10
Recommended sets: 1
Recommended band tension: light

Substitution: Use a light pair of dumbbells for bent over reverse flys, can also use cables 

Form:
-Start standing with your ribs stacked over your pelvis and feet firmly planted in the ground
-hold your band folded in both hands, or
Your cables crossed 
-lift your hands shoulder level out in front of you
-as you begin your pull, engage your scapula by retracting your shoulder blades together
-pull your wrists apart keeping a slight bend in your elbows
-pull until your arms are out at a T position 
-wrists stay level with your shoulders
-release the tension in the band or cable by adducting your arms back together
-repeat

Banded Pull-Aparts

Recommended reps: 5-10
Recommended set: 1
Recommended weight: none 

Modifications: lay on a bench or edge of bed/sofa, one arm at a time 

Substitutions: laying Y raises 

Form:
-start laying facedown on the ground with your arms extended out in front of you 
-begin by lifting your arms off the ground as far as you can with your thumbs facing the ceiling 
-from there circle your arms to that they reach towards your feet 
-then twist your wrists so that your thumb faces the ground
-this will allow you to circle your arms back towards your glutes 
-then you will place your hands on your lower back or thighs (Palms face the ceiling)
-from here, drop/relax your elbows so that they fall towards the ground as far as range of motion allows
-you should feel a stretch in your scapular and rear delt muscles  
-lift and repeat in opposite order

Prone Scapular Circles and Stretch

Optional Pull Day Corrective Warm-Up

Recommended reps: 8-10
Recommended sets: 3-4
Recommended weight: heavy 

Modifications: lower weight and increase reps 
Equipment substitutions: dumbbells, kettlebells  
Substitutions: romanian deadlift, sumo deadlift, stiff leg deadlift,  
For a more in depth review of form for deadlifts watch the tutorial video in the start of this highlight.

Forms
-start standing with your ribs stacked over your pelvis and with a barbell or heavy weights at your feet. Place the bar just above your feet, close to your shins  -First bend your knees until your shins touch the barbell, this is the angle at which you will hinge to grip the bar - as you grip the bar, do not lower or lift your glutes, maintain original position -engage your lats at the same time you appropriately engage your core, keep your weight distributed throughout your feet, do not lean forward onto your toes  -keep your spin neutral and head neutral (dont want chin tucked hard or arching upward) -begin to extend your knees to standing -Pull the bar up keeping a neutral spine, shifting your weight back and appropriately bracing core  -Reach full extension; but do not pushy our hips forward, keep hips under ribs -lower the weights to the ground and repeat

Deadlift

You will need an optional bar and pair of dumbbells for this superset

Recommend reps: 8-10
1 rep= 1 full rep and 1/2 rep 

Modifications: don’t have a rack, but have a pull-up bar? Then perform 1 1/2 pull-ups with as much or as little support needed.

Don’t have a bar or a rack? Do you have a table/island that can hold your weight? Those work great? Don’t have that? Dumbbell rows, lat pull downs, reverse fly 

Other modifications: add bands for assistance, pull-up machine, can place one or both feet on a bench/safe rack in front for assistance, , spotted eccentric pull-up 
* Substitutions: eccentric pull-up,standard dumbbell/barbell row 
* Equipment substitutions: barbell/rack, coffee table/island for inverted row 
* Form: -Start at the top of an inverted row with your chin/chest at the top of the bar (with or without assistance) with your wrists facing away from you, this is the same set-up for an eccentric pull-up if you choose to do on a bar 
-Feel free to step your feet in or use bands for the initial pull to the top. Remember to focus on retracting your shoulder blades as you pull -Spine, head, and neck are all neutral and in alignment, same with an eccentric pull-up 
-You will also be appropriately engaging your core to manage pressure (same with eccentric pull-up ) -Lower 1/2 or a 1/4 of the way down 
- briefly pause 
-pull your elbows to the ground to lift your chest back to the bar 
-lower all the way down 
-lift your chest back to the bar, repeat

1 1/2 Inverted Row

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

Equipment Substitution: barbell, kettlebell, band 

Modifications: can perform one arm at a time, can place knee or hand in a bench, can place chest on a incline bench 

Form:
- Start in a standing position, feet firmly planted on the ground and chest tall
- Hinge forward at the hips by shifting your glutes back until your chest is at a 45 degree angle 
- with your weights in hand, wrists facing each other and weights pressed against each other, pull your elbows to the ceiling and your weights to your ribs/sides 
-you want to keep your elbows close to your body to get a narrow row motion
- while you are rowing appropriately brace your core to manage pressure while in the hinge position and engage your lats AS you row and squeeze your shoulders together as you pull 
-lift the weights to armpit level and then lower maintain core control

Bent Over Narrow Row

1 1/2 Inverted Row SS Narrow Row

You will need a pair of dumbbells for this superset.

1 rep= 1 hammer curl, 1 standard curl, 1 angled curl 
Recommended reps: 6-8
Recommended weight: light 

Equipment substitutions: dumbbell, band

Form:
-start standing with your core engaged, shoulders retracted, and a weight in each hand 
-start with a hammer grip (wrists face each other)
-curl the weights to your shoulders keeping your torso still and elbows close to your body
-lower the weights down 
-flip your wrists so that they face the ceiling 
-curl the weights to your shoulders keeping your torso still and elbows close to your body
-lower the weights down
- keep your wrists towards ceiling, but move your hands 45 degrees outward keeping your elbows near your body 
-curl the weights to your shoulders keeping your torso still and elbows close to your body
-repeat

3 Way Bicep Curl

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

Equipment Substitution: kettlebell, band 

Modifications: can use a bench to support chest

Form:
- Start in a standing position, feet firmly planted on the ground and chest tall
- Hinge forward at the hips by shifting your glutes back until your chest is at a 45 degree angle 
- with your weights in hand, wrists facing each other and weights pressed against each other, pull your weights apart keeping a slight bend to your elbows 
-the goal is to pull until the weights are parallel with your shoulders
-at the top of your range of motion pause for 1-2 seconds
-appropriately engage core during the fly motion and while in hinge position to manage any pressure you may have
-maintain control as you lower to starting

Bent Over Reverse Fly

3 Way Bicep Curl SS Reverse Fly

Recommended reps: til failure 

Equipment modifications; cable machine, hamstring curl machine, laying on your stomach and curling a band, dumbbell, kettlebell 
Substitutions: glute bridge walk outs, can also perform your curl in any direction (laying on your back with a stability ball or foam roller), a seated hamstring curl machine, a prone (laying on stomach) hamstring curl machine, or with a band/dumbbell 
Form: -Start laying on your back and place your feet on your stability ball -Appropriately engage your core and glutes as you drive your heels downward to lift your hips as high as you can -Keep your hips still and stable -From your glute bridge position, curl your heels towards your glutes as far as range of motion allows -Extend your knees back to starting position keeping your hips high -repeat

Hamstring Curl

The stability ball is optional, can do this flat on the ground

Recommended reps: 5-10 per side 
Recommended weight: none 

Modifications: remove stability ball, place feet on the ground, limit range of motion

Substitutions; crunches 

Form:
-start laying flat on the ground with your arms extended out to a T beside you and your knees bent in the air at a 90 degree angle 
-lower one foot keeping a 90 degree bend 1-2 inches above the ground or as far as range of motion allows while you manage core pressure 
-once you reach 1-2 inches above the ground with a bent knee or hit range of motion, engage your core to pull your knee back to starting position 
-repeat on the other side

Marches

Recommended reps: 5-10 per side 
Recommended weight: none 

Modifications: remove stability ball, place feet on the ground, limit range of motion

Substitutions; bent knee marches, crunches 

Form:
-start laying flat on the ground with your arms extended out to a T beside you and your knees bent in the air at a 90 degree angle 
-lower and extend one foot 1-2 inches above the ground or as far as range of motion allows while you manage core pressure 
-once you reach 1-2 inches above the ground with a straight leg or hit range of motion, engage your core to pull your knee back to starting position 
-repeat on the other side

Extended Marches

Recommended reps: 5-10
Recommended tempo: slow 

Modifications: remove stability ball, limit range of motion

Substitution: alternate one leg at a time 

Form:
-start laying on your back 
-knees bent at 90 degrees in the air, core engaged, and hands behind your head
-if you have access to a small Pilates ball, place it under the small of your back 
-keeping your core appropriately engaged and a 90 degree bend in your knees, lower down BOTH your feet to touch lightly the ground 
- keeping your core appropriately engaged, lift your knees back up to 90 degrees 
-repeat

Knees Together Lower Deadbug

Recommended reps: 5-10 per side 
Recommended weight: light to body weight 

Modifications: remove stability ball, place feet on the ground, limit range of motion, perform just upper or lower body reaches 

Substitutions; standard marches 

Form:
-start laying flat on the ground with your arms extended straight to the ceiling and feet flat on the ground with bent knees 
-appropriately engage your core to lift your legs to 90 degrees in the air 
-keep your weight directly overhead 
-lower and extend one foot to the ground about 1-2 inches off the floor, or as far as range of motion allows while you manage core pressure 
-once you reach 1-2 inches above the ground with and extended leg or hit range of motion, engage your core to pull knee back to stating position to a 90 degree angle 
-repeat all reps on one side before switching

Weighted Extended Marches

Recommended reps: 5-10 per side 
Recommended weight: light to body weight 

Modifications: remove stability hall, place feet on the ground, limit range of motion, perform just upper or lower body reaches 

Substitutions; marches 

Form:
-start laying flat on the ground with your arms extended straight to the ceiling and feet flat on the ground with bent knees 
-appropriately engage your core to lift your legs to 90 degrees in the air 
-keep your knees bent 
-lower one arm and the corresponding opposite foot to the ground or as far as range of motion allows while you manage core pressure 
-once you reach the ground or hit range of motion, engage your core to pull your arm and knee back to stating position 
-repeat all reps on one side before switching

Deadbug

Recommended Reps: 5-10
Reps are counted by pull overs (times the dumbbell goes over your head)
Recommended weight: medium to heavy

Modifications: remove ball, perform place one foot on the ground, limit range of motion, perform weighted deadbug (one arm at a time)

Substitutions; standard dumbbell pullover (remove the dead bug) 
 Equipment substations:  band, cable, kettlebell 

Form:
-start laying flat on the ground with your arms extended straight to the ceiling holding your weight (or band) and knees bent at a 90 degrees with your feet in the air -appropriately engage your core to manage pressure as you begin to lower the weight down towards your head  -as your arms are lowering the weight, you will extend on of your legs out and down towards the bench as far as range of motion allows
-keep a slight bend in your elbows and your knee
-extend only as far as range of motion and core control will allow
-engage your tva to draw your knee back to 90 degrees at the same time you pull your dumbbell overhead
-alternate which leg extends outward each rep

Deadbug Pullover

Recommended reps: 5-10 per side 
Recommended weight: light to bodyweight 

Modifications: remove the ball, remove the weight, place your hands on the ground out in a T position to add stability and support 

Form:
-start laying on your back with your knees together 90 degrees in the air 
-hold a single weight over your chest 
-begin to lower both knees down to one side keeping them together and maintaining their 90 degree angle 
-at the same time you will also be lowering your weight to the opposite side while maintaining an extended arm with a slight bend 
-you’ll feel a stretch and twist in your torso
-lower as far as range of motions allow, then engage your obliques and TVA to pull your knees and your weights back to overhead
-repeat

Weighted Laying Windmills

Recommended reps: 5-10 per side
Recommended weight: none 

Equipment substitutes: foam roller, small toy ball, rolled up towel, twenty2 nutrition container 😜

Form:
-start laying on your side with your small ball between your knees 
-make sure your hips are evenly stacked upon each other
-squeeze your knees together at the same time engage your TVA and pull up your pelvic floor 
-then release the tension release and relax your TVA and pelvic floor

Laying Adductions

Core Finisher

Pull 7.25.24

Cheyenne

I really love the opening stretches! And my arms were shaking at the end! Great workout!

Tiffani

Full Body Strength 9.10.24

Katie

First day back after a week vacation is always rough. 😅

Lower Body 9.9.24

Optional Cardio 9.7.24

Great workout to start the week! Thanks so much!

Intan

Love this one.  Def a new fave. 👊🏼🙌🏻💪🏼

Michelle

Hannah

Full Body HIIT 9.6.24

That finisher was brutal! Decided to do the bike because I haven’t done a bike for 10 years lol! Not my fave! But it was a good burn!

Olivia

Upper Body Strength 9.5.24

Awesome, quick full body after a road trip vacation!

Kelsey

Maggie

longer runs 3 days a week prepping for my half marathon means full body lifting days! 💪🏼

Brianna

Full Body Strength 9.3.24

Really sweated it and legs are on fire 🔥 Enjoyed the jump exercise especially the emom one.

Eugenia

Didn’t have time to fit in all rounds but I’m still shaking. This was deceptively tough!

Nikyla

Lower Body Strength 9.2.24

Ashley

I actually really enjoy this cardio workout.

Courtney

Optional Cardio 8.31.24

Absolutely drenched! 🥵 
Felt good to be back in the gym with minimal weights but still targeting allllll the things

Morgan

Aubrey

🤜🏻🤛🏻 it was really nice! Good sweat

Full Body HIIT 8.30.24

🔥 love how strong I feel after this one 💪🏼

Lacy

Upper Body Strength 8.29.24

This one always gets me. One of my favorite full body workouts.

Margaret 

Full Body Strength 8.27.24

I cannot believe I completed it. Legs and core burning.

My core is burning 🥵! Great workout 💪🏻

Lower Body Strength 8.26.24

Jennifer

Optional Cardio 8.24.24

Great way to start a day! Love it 🤜🏻🤛🏻

The sweat is REAL 😅 such a tough one. I’ve only been able to complete 2 rounds.

Chelsea

Full Body HIIT 8.23.24

perfect upper body day to feel a good pump 💗

Upper Body Strength 8.22.24

Kathryn

Lora-lea

Full Body Strength 8.20.24

Wasn’t going to workout today but so glad I did!! 💪🏼🔥

Lower Body 8.19.24

Enjoyed the cardio and booty burn out! Just what I needed after letting my left arm fully heal.

Optional Cardio 8.17.24

It's inconvenient not to have the break timer already set to 20 seconds...I thought it would be harder but instead I did 4 rounds! 😎

Kiki

Loved this one!! Also love the new format of showing previous weights and reps!

Great workout. Just what I needed and enjoyed it a lot.

Full Body HIIT 8.16.24

My shoulders are on fire! I have a goal of being able to do an unassisted pull up some day, but for now I’m glad I can even do them with bands. 🙌🏼

Enjoyed the cardio at the end and the regaining strength in upper body.

Upper Body Strength 8.15.24

2 mile recovery run and some full body strength to finish the week!

Full Body Strength 8.13.24

Krista

Lower Body Strength 8.12.24

Whoa dignity! 90 seconds on the assault bike brought my heart rate to 169 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

Hung on to the treadmill for dear life on that one 😂😂

Optional Cardio 8.10.24

Perfect workout to do on vacation when you want to get a little something in but don’t have a ton of equipment. I substituted the devils press for burpees. 4 rounds in 20 minutes and I feel great!

Amanda

this was my first workout after coming back from holiday… It was really hard!! I did 4 laps in 26 minutes but then I had to stop because I couldn't do it anymore! Anyway, pretty satisfied.. I'll get back to my strength and endurance!

Full Body HIIT 8.9.24

Upper Body Strength 8.8.24

Imani

Full Body Strength 8.6.24

Arpita

Loving seeing little improvements of things I wasn’t able to do 2 years ago. 🙏🏼🙌🏼

Lower Body Strength 8.5.24

Optional Cardio 8.3.24

Oh my!! That was WAY harder than I had anticipated. Only did 2 rounds because of heat and time. 🔥🥵

Full Body HIIT 8.2.24

did this one again today! it was a great pump after my 3 mile run💪🏼

Upper Body Strength 8.1.24

Super excited about the new training phase. Great start after vacation to hit a bit of everything!

Uber modified and not finished- my body is cranky! Listening to it and going for life long habits over “crushing” every workout. This was enough for today 🙏

Full Body Strength 7.30.24

First weighted workout in a while. Did not disappoint 👏🏼

Virginia DelBondio

Easy to do in gym and made me very sweaty haha

Alexandra

NEW TRAINING PHASE: Lower Body 7.29.24

Optional Cardio/HIIT 7.27.24

Lol what an ending to the guide! My goodness! Definitely noticed an improvement:)

Maddie

Shannon

The perfect mix of strength, mobility and cardio! Absolutely dead but also SO ALIVE!!

Full Body HIIT 7.26.24

I absolutely LOVE this finisher. The whole workout is so much fun and that is by far my favorite finisher.

back on the grind! training for a half marathon, so yesterday was a run day💪🏼

Lower Body 7.23.23

I almost didn’t do this today. But it felt pretty good!

mary kate

Great start to a long weekend! Burning 🔥 arms

Loci no the condition. It should be called sweaty condition during the summer

Push 7.21.24

This was an awesome 5am workout session before work. I love these cardio/HIIT days. Simply great for ending the workout week.

Jojo

Optional Cardio/HIIT 7.20.24

Such a great workout. Excellent full body combos.

This was a killer! I took my time and focused on using my core for all workouts and boy!!! Spicy!! Them duck walks though 🥵 #killerworkout

Deylin

Full Body 7.19.24

I loved this upper body workout. I am getting stronger which makes upper body days more enjoyable.

Got as much done as I had time for today!

wow am I sore! No heavy lifting for a week and a half has me FEELING this week. 💪🏼

Pull 7.18.24

40 minutes, legs are dead and feeling like a million bucks! Happy weekend! 💪🏼

Lower Body 7.16.24

This was great!! Excellent start for the week. I am also noticing that I am getting slightly stronger which is awesome because my upper body is really weak.

quick one before work, but still a burner!!!💪🏼

Push 7.15.24

I absolutely love love love this HIIT workout. It is so much fun, I get to move my whole body, and work on my stamina. I also make sure not to use light weights to up the difficulty a little.

Optional Cardio/HIIT 7.13.24

Been off my normal consistent routine - so to fit in a nice HIT felt great!

Christine

Anessa

Full Body 7.12.24

Jessica

Enjoyed it and sweated off the condition part!

Pull Day 7.11.24

One of my favorite leg days. I love supersets and this workout has the best supersets. I’m a little worried I won’t be able to go up and down the stairs tomorrow 🤪.

I watched my legs shake in the mirror during those RDLs😅

It’s been a minute since getting a good lift in. Sickness, vacations, summer, and just life. But finding other ways to be active through it all, even if it’s not lifting 💗

Lower Body 7.9.24

Emilia

Can’t wait to feel this for the next 3 days 🫠🤪🤪

Megan

Push Day 7.8.24

I absolutely loved this workout. My endurance in running is improving and I am so happy about it because I am not a runner but always wanted to be.

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