Name: Playbook - Hannah Bower - Upper Body Strength 8.1.24
Uploaded: 2024-08-21T18:30:24.235Z
Duration: 40 min
Description: Upper Body Strength 8.1.24

Arpita

Kiki

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

Brianna

Brook

Didn’t want to do it but feel strong after!

Chelsea

3 mile run and another upper body pump💪🏼 Good way to end the week! Hello weekend😊

Enjoyed the beginning until the end. Felt the burn and very straightforward.

Dominique

Taylor

Rachel S.

Love the simplicity. Upper body is not my favorite to train so I appreciate a quick, uncomplicated workout! The conditioning at the end 🔥🥵

Katie

Sarah

You will need an optional bar as well as dumbbells, band, and a bench for this workout.

You will need a bench or stable surface for this warmup

Recommended reps: 5-10
Recommended pause: 3-5 seconds

Modifications: weight is optional 

Substitutions: hands on the wall chest opener 

Form:
-Start in a hip thrust position. Heels driving into the ground with feet hip width apart, knees at a 90 degree bend, core is appropriately engaged to manage any pressure you may have, glutes engaged hips elevated.
-Maintaining this position, press a weight overhead.
-From there lower the weight behind your head
-keep a slight bend in your elbows 
-lower as far as you can opening your chest and stretching your thoracic cavity 
-pause at the depth of your rep for 3-5 seconds 
- begin to Pull that weight from behind your head back to over head while keeping hips high 
-Repeat while maintaining hip thrust position

Pullover Stretch

Recommended reps: 5-10
Recommended pause time: 3-5 seconds

Form:
-start seated on the ground with your shoulders pressed against a stable surface (bench, chair, bed)
-place your hands behind your head and point your elbows out
-lean back keeping your elbows wide and opening your chest and elbows as far as you can
-pause for a few seconds at the depth of your stretch 
-then left your chest and close your elbows as far as you can in a crunch 
-repeat

Thoracic Crunch

Recommended reps: 5-10
Recommended weight: none 

Modifications: limit range of motion/reps, perform on the ground 

Form:
-start on your knees with your elbows on a stable surface chest level 
-with an inhale you are going to very slowly begin to arch your back a single vertebra at a time pressing your elbows into the bench 
-think about dropping your chest to the ground 
-go slow
-go as far as range of motion allows
-then you will exhale expanding each vertebra at a time again 
-think about pressing your back into the ceiling 
-repeat

Bench Cat Cows

Corrective Warm-Up: Upper Body

Recommend reps: 8-10

Modifications: don’t have a rack, but have a pull-up bar? Then perform 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: pull-up,standard dumbbell/barbell row 
* Equipment substitutions: barbell/rack, coffee table/island for inverted row 
* Form: -Start hanging from a bar with your feet either in a bench or flat on the ground
-place a weight in your chest 
-begin to pull your chest to the bar, think about driving your elbows to the ground  -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 )
-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

Inverted Row

You will need a pair of weights for this superset and an optional bench

Recommended reps:8-10
Recommended weight: medium
Recommended pause: 3-5 seconds

modification: remove pause
Equipment Substitution: kettlebell, band, cables 
Form: -in a standing or seated position place your feet flat on the ground hip width distance apart -ribs stacked over your pelvis -hold your weights down by your side   -without moving your torso begin to lift your arms laterally out to the side keeping a slight bend in your elbow -do not lock out your elbow, keep a slight bend  -once your hands are parallel with your shoulders, pause this T position for 3 seconds maintaining parallel  -then lower the weights down so that they are resting on the front of your thighs  like you did in the starting position  -repeat

Pause Delt Raise

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

Modification: full range of motion, perform standing 

Substitutions: standard bicep curls

Form:
-start seated with your ribs stacked over your pelvis and your weights in your hand (wrists face the ceiling)
-begin to curl the weights to your shoulder without moving your torso 
-briefly pause when the weights are at shoulder level engaging your biceps 
-you will then lower slow and controlled until the weights hit your thigh 
-do NOT lower past your thigh, always keep a bend in your elbow 
-perform curls for the recommended amount or reps 
-

Partial Rep Bicep Curl

Pause Delt Raise SS Partial Bicep Curls

You will need a cable machine or band for this superset

Recommended reps: 8-10

Equipment Substitutions: dumbbells, kettlebells, band

Substitutions: tricep kickbacks, skull crusher, overhead tricep extension

Form:
-start standing in front of your cable, or band, close to the the tension
-chest is tall and ribs are stacked over pelvis
-grip your equipment with your wrists facing each other
-pin your upper arms to your ribs and side body
-from here, lower your wrists down keeping your torso still
-lower until your elbows are at extensions
-pause and engage your triceps
-control the tension on the way back to starting
-repeat

Tricep Extension

Recommended reps: 10-12
Recommended sets: 3-4

Equipment modifications: bands work great! 

Substitutions: Dumbbell Y raises 

Form:
-start standing in front of a cable machine or band that’s tied to a safe surface 
-grip the cable or band so that your thumbs face the ground and your pinky faces the ceiling 
-pull so that there is tension in the cable 
-keep your elbows wide as you pull the cable towards your face 
-think about retracting and engaging your scapula as you pull 
-pull your elbows as wide as you can 
-once you hit as far as range of motion allows, briefly pause 
-then release the rep slow and controlled

Face Pulls

Face-Pulls SS Tricep Extensions

You will need a dumbbell, this superset is meant to have no rest

Recommended time: 30-45 seconds

Modifications; remove elevation 

Substitutions: plank shoulder taps

Form:
-start on your hands and knees parallel to a safe elevated surface 
-keep your hands underneath your shoulders and knees under your hips 
-engage your core to appropriately manage pressure 
-press through your hands and toes to lift your knees a few inches off the ground 
-keeping your spine neutral begin to walk your hands and feet laterally up onto your surface 
-continue to walk sideways until both hands and feet are off the surface on the other side
-walk back towards the other side
-keep torso still no twisting

Bear Walks

Recommended time: 30-45 seconds per side 
Recommended weight/resistance: light to medium 

Modifications: can place bottom knee down (shown in video)

Substitution: kneeling windmills 

Form:
-start laying on your side with your forearm flat on the ground and ankles stacked on one another 
-press into your forearm and the side of your bottom foot to help lift your hips, thighs, and torso up off the ground 
-make sure that your elbow is underneath your elbow 
-have your shoulders stacked upon each other and your hips stacked upon each other 
-with your top hand, grab your weight and begin to press it overhead 
-maintain integrity of your side plank 
-press until your weight is overhead 
-lower slow and controlled without twisting your torso 
-repeat

Side Plank Shoulder Press

Bear Walks SS Side Plank Shoulder Press

Upper Body Strength 8.1.24

Cheyenne

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

Tiffani

Full Body Strength 9.10.24

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! 💪🏼

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 

Delaney

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.

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! 😎

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

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

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 🙏

Paula Kane

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

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

Nada Alabbar

Humbling for sure- ugh great challenge today

Pull 7.25.24

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.

Optional Cardio/HIIT 7.6.24

I really like this circuit. I’m out of breath, dying and drenched in sweat and that is exactly the type of workouts I enjoy 😂.

It’s been a while since I’ve done HIIT 😮‍💨💦

Took a few weeks off to dedicate to Pilates practice and this kicked my butt! Thought I went light in weights but by round 3 I could already feel my hamstrings getting sore 🥵

Upper Body Strength 8.1.24

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