Name: Playbook - Hannah Bower - Week 3 Day 3 Spring Training : Upper Body
Uploaded: 2026-06-14T19:47:01.425Z
Duration: 35 min
Description: Week 3 Day 3 Spring Training : Upper Body

Kiki

It wasn’t the scheduled workout today. But I wasn’t feeling motivated and I remember loving this workout the last time. So I added in a mile and a half walk and and extra round of each exercise. Happy Sunday! Start your days strong!!

Stephanie

Seratus reach in any form is pure evil! Brilliant workout

Hana

Today wasn’t as hard as other days but it’s another brick in the consistency wall!

Delaney

Nice workout- skipped the finisher because my wrists were hurting. Went heavier on my chest press and tricep pull downs!!!

Paula Kane

another good one, that’s for sure!!!💪🏼

Brianna

Brittney

Went up in weight for the chest press. Felt strong and the goal posts felt like a goooood stretch today

Taylor

Cheyenne

Great upper body and warm ups found useful.

Dominique

Rediscovering my love for a cable machine!

Morgan

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You will need a light-medium and a heavy pair of dumbbells or barbell, and bands or cables for this workout.

Always be sure to read descriptions for modifications or substitutions. Please keep an eye on sets and reps with this workout!

Use this warmup to prepare for push-ups and pull ups.

Reps are up to you, move through these movements as long or as short as feels good.

Recommended reps: as feels good 

Modifications: limit range of motion, use a band or support with feet on a bench/chair 
Substitutions: scapular pushups 
Form: -start hanging bar (with or without assistance) with your wrists facing away from you -Spine, head, and neck are all neutral and in alignment -Begin by retracting your shoulders, Retracting is when you engage your shoulder girdles/scapula to come together to meet in the middle of your back -This will lift your torso upward and is the starting motion of a pull-up -Pause at the top of the rep -Then you will protract your shoulders by thinking about spreading your shoulder blades as far apart as they can be from one another -This will lower your torso, and is the motion of lowering from a pull-up -Continue to retract and protract for set amount of reps

Scapular Pull-Up and Push-Up

Y Position (thumbs up)
T position (thumbs up)
Bent T position (wrist down)
Bent T position Rotator Cuff
M position (wrists up)

Modifications: lay on a bench and start with your arms lower and raise to parrallel

Form:
-start laying on the ground face down
-out stretch your arms out at a 45 degree angle (Y position) with your thumbs pointed towards the ceiling
-Keeping your body still, lift your arms off the ground as far as they will go. 
-perform for suggested reps or for however long feels good
-then you will move your arms out to a T position (out directly to the side).
-keep your thumbs pointed upward and lift off the ground as high as you can for recommended reps
-Then you will bend your elbows at a 90 degree angle and keep your wrists facing the ground
-lift as high as you can for suggested reps
-from there, lay your bent elbows down on the ground and instead of moving your arms off the ground, you will move just your wrists (this will target rotator cuff)
-Finally you will lay your arms down by your side at a 45 degree angle with your wrists facing the ceiling
-lift as high as you can

Varied Y Raises

Modifications: limit range of motion

Form:
Start kneeling with your hands placed on the ground 
-take one hand and pick it off the ground 
-from there you will reach it underneath your torso while you drop your shoulder as low to the ground as range of motion allows
- pause and feel the side body stretch 
-then you will unwind your arm and instead of placing on the ground you will reach it towards the ceiling 
-see if you can vertically stack your shoulders on top of each other to get a torso stretch

Thoracic Mobility

Pull-Up/ Push-Up Warmup

Recommended reps: 
Regular: 6-8
With assistance: 8-10

Modifications: perform with assistance (machine feet or bands), eccentric dip. 

Substitutions: bench dips (feet on the ground or elevated), chair dips ( hands on either side of a chair, bench or dumbbells) 

Form:
- Keep your elbows close to your body
- Come down until your arms are at about 90 degrees
- Push through your hands extending your engaging your triceps to come up

Weighted dips

Recommended reps for first 3 sets: 4-6
Recommended reps for final set: 12-15
Recommended weight for first 3 sets: heavy
Recommended weight for final set: medium

Don't have access to heavy weights: slow down tempo, increase reps, add a pause, add resistance bands

Modifications:  Can do this on a bench with barbell, bands, kettlebell 

Form:
-start lying on a flat surface or a bench
-lift both weights overhead, keeping your shoulders engaged and a slight bend to your elbows 
-do not lock out or hyper extend your elbows when they are overhead 
-lower down both arms by bending your elbows at a 45 degree angle 
-do not bend directly outward at a 95 degree angle 
-press your arms back up

Floor Press + Drop Set

You will need a cable or a band for this superset

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

Don’t have access to challenging weights/band? Increase reps to 12-15 (add a pause, slow down tempo)

Equipment Substitution: band

Modifications: can perform one arm at a time

Substitution: face pulls, bent over row 

Form:
- Start in a seated position, ribs are stacked over pelvis 
- grip your cables or your band which should be overhead 
- with your arms extended overhead and with a slight bend in your elbows, engage your triceps, lats and scapula to pull your elbows towards the ground 
- appropriately Brace core to manage any pressure you may have 
-once your elbows are near your rib cage pause for 1-2 seconds
-gently release controlling the eccentric movement back to starting

Seated Lat Pull-Down

Recommended reps: 8-10
Recommended weight: medium

Substitutions: Y raises, Shoulder Press, Rear delt pulls/fly 

Equipment substitutions: bands, cable, can use dumbbells for a y raise or read delt fly or pull 

Form:
-start seated in front of a cable machine or a band tied to a safe surface
-grip your band or cables with your wrists facing away from you
-If you are using cables, be sure they are crossed, if you are using band be sure one end is looped through a pole to create the cross
-bend your elbows at a 90 degree angle
-retract and engage your scapula keeping a tall chest
-from there left your arms up and out in a large Y motion
-pause at the top of the rep
-lower and repeat

Serratus Reach

Seated Lat Pull-Down SS Serratus Reach

You will need a cable or band for this superset (dumbbells also work)

Recommended reps: 8-10 per side 
Recommended weight: medium to heavy  (last 2-3 reps should be a challenge)

Don’t have access to challenge band/weights? Increase reps, add a pause, slow tempo, 1-2 reps 

Modifications: limit range of motion 

Equipment substitution: bands, dumbbells (on incline bench)

Substitution: drag curl 

Form:
-start in a standing position, chest tall, ribs stacked over pelvis and feet firmly planted in the ground 
-hold your cable/band in one hand and then step forward so that there is tension in the cable and your hand is behind your hips 
-keep your elbows close to your sides and your torso completely still 
-using your bicep, curl the cable to your shoulder 
-squeeze your biceps at the top of the rep
-lower controlled
-keep elbow and torso still 
-repeat on the other side

Extended ROM Bicep Curl

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 Pull Down

Extended ROM Bicep Curl SS Tricep Pull-Down

You will need yourself for this ladder finisher (keep an eye on time). Read modifications for the ISO pushup as well!

*tip* take brief pauses of rest if you need to.

Recommended time: 60 sec, 45 sec, 30 sec, 15 sec

Modifications: can go on knees, can go hands elevated on chair or bench, can even do hands on wall (this is how michal performed these during testing). 

Form:
- Start in a pushup position, hands underneath shoulders, toes tucked, hips neutral, core appropriately engaged to manage pressure glutes, and quads engaged.
- Bend your arms at a 45 degree angle or right by your sides, as long as it is not a 90 degree angle, and bend down a couple of inches to the halfway point
- Hold this position keeping your body tight

ISO push up hold

Recommended time: 60, 45, 30, 15 seconds 
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 Tap

Finisher

You will need a wall for these exercises. These are so important and we’ll be repeating them this training phase from the ignite challenge!

Recommended reps: 5-8 per side (count the dips)
Recommended weight: none 

Modifications: limit range of motion, only perform the twist, only perform dip

Substitution: laying thoracic windmills, scorpions 

Form:
-start kneeling against a wall 
-I suggest started with your right leg forward and your left leg backward. Your left leg will be the one up against the wall
-place your hands behind your head 
-twist your torso so that your chest is parallel with the wall 
-then you will untwist all the way until you open your chest away from the wall
-try and get your right elbow to touch the wall
- from here, dip your upper body as far down as you can. Think about your elbow touching your knee 
-lower as far as range of motion allows, keeping your back on the wall or as close to as you can 
-lift back up 
-repeat

Kneeling Thoracic Twists + Dip

Recommended reps: 10-12
Recommended weight: none 

Modifications: step away from the wall, limit range of motion

Substitution: snow angles (arms straight)

Form:
-stand or sit against the wall with your chest tall and back pressed against the wall
-lift your arms to a goal post position meaning your elbows are bent at a 90 degree angle
-keeping your back and arms touching the wall see if you can extend your hands overhead by straightening and lifting your elbows
-your back/arms may come off the wall at spots, that’s okay, just do your best to keep your body touching the wall
-lower to goal post position
-repeat

Wall Supported Goal Posts

Corrective Exercises

Week 3 Day 3 Spring Training : Upper Body

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Summer Sizzle| Week 3 Day 3| Power & Athleticism

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

Summer Sizzle| Week 3 Day 1| Power + Athleticism

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

This is a challenging workout for gym users and doesn’t relocate a realistic gym set up. I had to skip the treadmill intervals because the treadmill location is not near a location where I could complete the other exercises.

Jessica

Dead and dying but happy about it 🥵 The sweat is pouring down my face

Rachel T

Erin

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

I love the combination of strength training with core!!!

Hannah

jessica

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

Veronica

I had to take a 2 day break after the week 2 day 1 workout because I was sooo sore! This was so challenging today.. those jump squats at the end wowwww

Alexandra

Summer sizzle| Week 2 Day 2l Metabolic Conditioning

Eugenia

Laura

Summer Sizzle| Week 2 Day 1: Power + Athleticism

Did this over the lifting since I’m having muscle fatigue

Summer Sizzle| Week 1 Day 5: Core + Recovery

Felt easy but I’m very sweaty so I know I pushed it! Quite pleasing to have it feel easy but still get some good work done

I thought this was gonna be easy peasy but boy I was wrong!  Talk about a sweaty mess! 🥵 ♥️

This was sooo fun and wow dripping sweat yet again!

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

Killer! Even got a dude fist bump in the middle!

Kelsey

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

Loved this workout! Can’t wait to increase weight on those db thrusters 😈

My favorite!!! I loooove a HIIT workout and this checked all the boxes 🤩

Sweaty mess. I told myself “maybe 8 rounds”, but once I got there I knew I could push through. I modified the box jumps and push-ups on the 5h round so I think that helped give me a bit more stamina. But boy, by those last 2 rounds I was getting gassed. Surprised myself by getting Tabata done pretty easily too. Gonna be sore tomorrow!

Summer sizzle| Week 1 Day 2l Metabolic Conditioning

Took a week off for deload and the first actual week of summer and this was such a good welcome back! Looking forward to this program

A week behind and loved this one!! Great way to start the week!💪

Rose

Ended the week with this workout and it was the perfect start to the weekend 🙌🏼

NEW! Summer Sizzle| Week 1 Day 1| Power Athleticm

Glad to get this one done on the earlier side today!! Can’t believe I finished this program even with all the set backs! Can’t wait to start Enough tomorrow!!

Kathryn

RECLAIM| Phase 3| Week 4 Day 5| Upperbody DELOAD

Feeling good! Can’t wait to start Enough!!

RECLAIM Phase3| Week 4 Day 4| Lower Body| Deload

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

So glad this deload week is lining up with my period 😊 makes it easier to convince myself to do a workout when I don’t it won’t be too hard.

Love those Z sits both challenging and provide lots of feedback

RECLAIM Phase 3| Week 4 Day 2| Upper Body DELOAD

A great deload day! Very sweaty, but felt good!

Hit a PR on the single leg press! Not too bad for a deload day!

Reclaim Phase 3| Week 4 Day 1| Lowerbody DELOAD

Felt stronger than I thought I would today! Was on vacay so didn’t do any of these workouts, but still did 2 rucks and 2 walks while away. Feels good to get back in to it!

Dedra

RECLAIM| Phase 3| Week 3 Day 5| Upperbody Athletic + Power

Felt good to crush this workout before vacay! This week lined up perfectly with my cycle so feeling extra strong 💪🏼💪🏼

Did nooooot want to move today but turned my brain off and got after it. Feeling better than when I started for sure

Pleasantly surprised with my increase and weight and performance all around 🤩

RECLAIM Phase3| Week 3 Day 4| Lower Body Athleticism + Power

I did the warm up, 8k + 9 min sprints and the core exercises. I'm exhausted and happy for it!. 🤜🏻🤛🏻

Completed last night but forgot to finish in app. 12mph is VERY fast for my little legs to go but I DID do it 🏃🏻‍♀️💨

lol she said, “sorry if these rolling V-ups give you ptsd” 😂

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

Upper body is never my fave but I love this workout!

Deja

RECLAIM Phase 3| Week 3 Day 2| Upper Body Strength + Power

Upped my weights in most of the exercises and still felt like I could’ve gone heavier! Feeling goooooddd today!!

🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Opted for Spanish squats. My quads are on fire!!

Michelle 

Sweaty 😓 great one for the middle of the week

Reclaim Phase 3| Week 3 Day 1| Lowerbody Strength + Power

I am getting better at it and upping the weight in some including landmine ones.

The around the world lateral shuffle I find fun to do 😁

RECLAIM| Phase 3| Week 2 Day 5| Upperbody Athletic + Power

I enjoyed it. Intense and simple at the same time.

Didn’t increase weight as much as I feel like I could’ve because my knee was bothering me today but still felt good to get this one done!

RECLAIM Phase3| Week 2 Day 4| Lower Body Athleticism + Power

Couldn’t push myself as hard until the last 20 seconds since I had my 3yr old riding his strider and he wasn’t going that fast 🤣 but did what I could!! I loved it still!

Kayla 

I enjoyed core and cardio. Enjoyed most of it.

Julia

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

I am enjoying it and learning about getting more comfortable and confident in the movements while being stacked.

My push presses are feeling so much better 💪🏽🔥

RECLAIM Phase 3| Week 2 Day 2| Upper Body Strength + Power

I just got done with reclaim you march challenge and was wanting more workouts from Hannah! It was great!! I loved it. Although I have bands at home, my gym doesn’t have the bands like in her videos so I’ll have to bring mine from home next time! I did everything without bands at a slower tempo and I just love love loved it!! Soo good!! 10/10 recommend!

It’s been really hard mentally to stay consistent recently. I’m so glad I convinced myself to just do it today! Felt so good!

I definitely feel it in the glutes and certain areas. I took my time in the exercise. I enjoyed it until the end.

Reclaim Phase 3| Week 2 Day 1| Lowerbody Strength + Power

Courtney

I enjoyed learning new things and took my time on this one.

Whew! Always a little rough doing new exercises, the workout doesn’t feel as smooth but I’m excited to keep going and improving on everything! Felt good to move today, listened to my body and had an unplanned rest day yesterday.

Reclaim Phase 3| Week 1 Day 1| Lowerbody Strength + Power

Loving the little changes in phase 3! Felt really good today!

I enjoyed the upper body and things changed up. I also enjoy the stretches and cool down.

One of the best upper body workouts! 🤜🏻🤛🏻

RECLAIM| Phase 3| Week 1 Day 5| Upperbody Athletic + Power

Did not want to workout today but so glad I did!!

I enjoy lower body and I find it helpful.

RECLAIM Phase3| Week 1 Day 4| Lower Body Athleticism + Power

What a great workout, I also did the running twice! Inspired 🫶🏻

Wow that was good! Did 2 rounds of the treadmill work 👌🏻

Okay those rolling v ups did piss me off at first but once I got in motion no one could tell me shhhhh 🤪🤘🏻
I did struggle to roll from Superman back to my right side without a little finger push but I’ll work on it

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

Felt good to get this done today! Definitely didn’t get as many workouts in this week as I had hoped, but next week is a new week!

I'm seeing some muscles 😱😍 I'm feeling so strong girls!!!

So loved every second of that. Feel so powerful!!!

RECLAIM Phase 3| Week 1 Day 2| Upper Body Strength + Power

We just did a little bit of errry thang today. Finally got connected with me PF which was really cool and strange at the same time.

Optional| HIIT & Mobility/Recovery

Some are challenging but I really enjoyed it.

Much needed core workout after week I had

Ooohh weee.  First time doing this and it has some really sneaky tough moves!  May be a new fave workout.

Reclaim| Bonus Advanced Deep Core (optional)

Reclaim phase 2| Week 4 Day 3| Deep Core + Cardio

My kids were screaming the entire workout but I still feel better getting it done! Here’s to a quick and easy bedtime😅

Shelby

Kept it about the same as last week as I found I had a bit more in the tank than I thought I did coming into my workout today so I increased sets and reps where I felt it and got a god sweat in!

Thank goodness it’s de load on spring break! Working out with 4 under 6 isn’t not easy 😅

Zarah

Reclaim phase 2| Week 4 Day 1| Lower Body Strength| Deload

Hey I finally tried the deficit with the box, instead of grabbing my leg and hey it felt so good. I was able to do it with great balance and form. 🤜🏻🤛🏻

Got it done and feeling great! This might be my favorite routine of this phase

Lowered the weights and heights but it all still felt good!

RECLAIM Phase2| Week 4 Day 4| Lower Body Athleticism| Deload

RECLAIM| Phase 2| Week 4 Day 5| Athletic Upperbody| deload

Might be lower weights and less reps, but she still will make ya sweat!

Decreased sets but kept weights and reps about the same and am already shaky 🤪

RECLAIM Phase 2| Week 4 Day 2| Upper Body Strength| Deload

These kinds of workouts make me feel like a professional athlete 🤜🏻🤛🏻 I love it.

RECLAIM| Phase 2| Week 3 Day 5| Athletic Upperbody

I enjoyed it and it makes sense to take it slow instead is rushing to maintain posture. I find it to be helpful is what I need.

Did not have time for the cool down today! But holy moly I’m dead 💀💀💀 woke up early and did a ruck with the hubby too. Great lower body day today!

That post period strength man 😂💪🏻😅

RECLAIM Phase2| Week 3 Day 4| Lower Body Athleticism

Completed yesterday but forgot to finish in app. Good day to switch things up because my body was hurting

This was a nicely timed workout as I needed to give my body a break from lifting.

Reclaim phase 2| Week 3 Day 3| Deep Core + Cardio

Added weight to my OH presses! Was a struggle at the end but felt good! My arms are dead 🩵

Lauren

Overhead press has always been so hard for me to progress but I’m finally noticing improvements here!

RECLAIM Phase 2| Week 3 Day 2| Upper Body Strength

Whew! That was a good one! Was able to increase my weight a little in the DL and hip thrusts! 💪🏼

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