Name: Playbook - Heather Watkins - Friday (Home): Back Biceps + abs
Uploaded: 2024-04-23T23:11:47.048Z
Duration: 38 min
Description: Friday (Home): Back Biceps + abs

Olivia Lester

Melissa Watson

Back & Biceps - Pull day! 

Two main strength movements: 
Dumbbell Pullover & 
Bicep Curls 

You’ll see changes in rep range, tempo, etc over the next several weeks as well as encouragement to increase your weight where you can. Make sure to keep track in your strength log to reference for intentional progression! 

optional ab circuit at the end — feel free to do this at another point in the day if needed! 💥

-Begin on all fours in the tabletop position.
Place your knees under your hips and your hands under your shoulders.
-Maintain a neutral spine by engaging your abdominal muscles.
-Draw your shoulder blades together.
-Raise your right arm and left leg, keeping your shoulders and hips parallel to the floor.
-Lengthen the back of your neck and tuck your chin into your chest to gaze down at the floor.
-Hold this position for a few seconds, then lower back down to the starting position.
Raise your left arm and right leg, holding this position for a few seconds.
Return to the starting position. This is one round.

Bird dog

- Begin on your hands and knees
- Round your back and tuck your chin
- Arch your back and look forward

Cat Cow

Banded Bicep Curls

Warmup:

Start lying on your back with knees bent and a light weight in hand. Keeping your feet and knees hip-distance apart, lift your hips high into a bridge and extend your arms with the weight in both hands above your chest. Hold your bridge position with your hips as you lower the weight overhead, toward the floor. Then, return it back above your chest and repeat.

Pullover with bridge

- Begin with a dumbbell in both hands
- Curl dumbbells towards your shoulders 
- Slowly lower down until arms are extended

DB bicep curls

You need a bench or a sturdy thigh-high platform to lean on when doing the exercise, so secure that first and place a dumbbell on the floor to one side of it. Put your left leg on the bench and grab the far side with your left hand, then bend over so your upper body is parallel with the ground. Reach down and pick up the dumbbell in your right hand with a neutral grip (palm facing you), then hold it with your arm extended, keeping your back straight.

Bring the dumbbell up to your chest, concentrating on lifting it with your back and shoulder muscles rather than your arms. Keep your chest still as you lift. At the top of the movement, squeeze your shoulder and back muscles. Lower the dumbbell slowly until your arm is fully extended again. Do all your reps on one arm before switching to the other side.

Single Arm Bent Over Row

- Slight bend in the elbows
- Flex shoulders out into a Y 
- Pause at the top of the motion engaging your rear delts
- Lower with a slow controlled motion

Bent over fly

Superset:

- Complete given # of reps with one arm while holding opposite arm at the halfway point
- Switch and complete given # of reps with opposite arm

Static hold bicep curl

- Hold the dumbbells with your palms facing each other
- Curl the dumbbells up engaging your bicep as you curl

Hammer curls

- Hold the dumbbell with your arm extended
- Pull straight up leading your elbow & keep dumbbell close to your body 
- Get underneath the dumbbell when it goes over your head
- Extend your arm
- Alternating arms each rep

Dumbbell alternating snatches

- Start in a plank position 
- Drive your knees towards your chest one at a time back and forth 
- Increase speed as you feel comfortable

Mountain climbers

Begin by lying on your back on the ground. Your knees should be bent and your arms folded with hands behind neck. This will be your starting position.
To perform the movement, tuck the knees toward your chest, As you do so, flex the spine, bringing your arms back over your head to perform a simultaneous crunch motion.
After a brief pause, return to the starting position.

Bent leg crunch

Lay down with your back on the ground and your knees bent and pointed towards the ceiling.

With your arms on your side raise your shoulders slightly off the ground.

Using your abs rotate your right hand down to your right foot and then back up.

Then do the same thing with your left hand.

Alternate back and forth for the desired amount of repetitions.

Heel touches

6 minute Ab AMRAP:

Friday (Home): Back Biceps + abs

Lacie Fallin

Lordy you have smoked my lower body today!!!  Loved it!!!

Samantha Parsley

Sara

Monday: (Home) Hamstrings & Glutes

Heather Sue

New strength group—🥵 new challenge! Loved it!

Shaunti

Monday: (Gym) Hamstrings & Glutes

Jessica

Did a quicker circuit-style and lowered weights a teensy bit {due to time} and WOW 🤯 still a great burn!!

Tuesday (Home): Shoulders Chest Triceps

Tuesday (Gym): Shoulders Chest Triceps

Did my LISS earlier in the week & tacked this onto full body — loved this circuit!!

Wednesday: LISS & Core Circuit

Katelyn Thiele

Thursday (Home): Quads & Glutes

Thursday (Gym): Quads & Glutes

Friday (Gym): Back Biceps + abs

Perfect for a Saturday morning of starting over with my journey!

Saturday: Optional Full Body Conditioning

I started this week over because I didn’t complete it and was quickly reminded how brutal this workout is! Jello legs for days!

Definitely feeling the burn this morning!!

I had to modify the reverse plank. I did a regular plank with leg lifts. I still felt the burn.

Abbie

Saturday: Full Body Conditioning

Mandi

Took the last 2 days off due to illness but this perked me right back up!!

That looked much easier than it was for me!!!  Good butt kick on this Saturday morning.

My arms were noodles by the end and I had to make some modifications but it was a good workout! 🏋️

Megan Stevens

Hannah

That core workout was no joke. Now enjoying a walk on this beautiful day!

Devon

Katharine

Almost dropped my weights with that finisher. Woah!

3 way raises got me good at the end!! 🥵

Tonja Peterson

Christine

Holy cow- those curtesy bench step overs were KILLER

Sunday Funday 🥳 Really enjoyed this one!!

Friday (Home): Back Biceps + abs

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