Name: Playbook - Heather Watkins - W1/D5 Lower Body - Hamstrings & Glutes
Uploaded: 2024-04-23T23:11:47.705Z
Duration: 40 min
Description: W1/D5 Lower Body - Hamstrings & Glutes

Legs are on fire from quads/glutes day still! This was a challenge.

Ashley

Upped the weights. Forgot how much I loved this one! 🔥🥵

Mallory

A day late thanks to the flu BUT Got her done!

Lynsey

Those pulsating squats had me burning! And I don’t know how you do it Heather but each challenge I’ve been in has only gotten better and better ❤️ Love it!

Megan Stevens

Kayler

Abby

Christine Jones

Olivia Lester

Erin

Shelby

Taylor

Whew! That was a workout!! My booty and legs are shaky!

Jennifer DeVore

Michelle Reynolds

Mandy

Claire

Katie Stagner

Amber

Lindsey

Hannah

Allison

Bridget

This is a lower body day with a Hamstring and Glute focus! 

Make sure that you warmup prior to starting, select challenging weights and stretch well after! Let me know how much you crushed it! 💪🏼

- Begin with your hands and feet hip width apart
- Lower the dumbbells toward ground pressing your hips back while keeping slightly bent knees
- Stand straight back up pressing hips forward

Romanian deadlift (DB’s)

- From a standing position take one giant step back 
- Drop your back knee towards the floor until both legs are bent at 90 degrees
- Stand back up to the starting position
- 10 per leg

Reverse Lunge

Superset:

- Support upper back on a bench and the dumbbell across your hips
- With both knees bent to 90 degrees 
- Lower your glutes to the floor and press back up to starting

DB hip thrusts

- After the weighted hip thrust, do banded/bodyweight. 
-Support upper back on a bench and the band around your thighs
- With both knees bent to 90 degrees 
- Lower your glutes to the floor and press back up to starting

Banded hip thrusts

- Stand in a wide toed out stance 
- Hold a heavy dumbbell between your legs in front of you
- Lower into a squat, touch dumbbell to the ground
- Stand up to full extension

DB sumo squat

- Stand in a wide toed out stance 
- Lower into a squat and pulse for time or reps

Sumo squat pulses

- Bring your heels towards your glutes
- Extend back out with a slow controlled motion
- Focus on your hamstrings

Lying hamstring curls with a stability ball

- Hold the dumbbell between both feet
- Bring the dumbbell toward your glutes 
- Focus on the mind muscle connection with your hamstrings

(alternative to stability ball) Dumbbell hamstring curls

- Place the heel of one foot on an elevated surface 
- place palms down on ground, lift core/glutes off the ground and extend, squeeze glutes at the top and return to starting position 
- 10 per side

Heel Elevated SL Glute Bridge

- Start with kettlebell on the ground in front of you
- With chest lifted and core engaged bend at the waist
- Lift KB off the ground allowing it to swing between your legs
- Drive your hips forward propelling KB forward and up
- Stopping just in front of the shoulders 
- Allow kettlebell to swing down and back between the legs
- Moving immediately into the next rep

Kettlebell swing

Glute Finisher:

W1/D5 Lower Body - Hamstrings & Glutes

Michele

Jerica

It was so good! I am so excited I found your app. I did have a question about the workout. I’m not sure if I’m doing it right!

Madison

W1/D1 Shoulders, Triceps, Chest & AMRAP

Katelyn Thiele

LaGena

Did it outside in TX humidity. I’m sweating!!

W1/D2 Lower Body - Quads & Glutes

Allison Rhymer

Does working 11 hours in Urgent Care count?

Riley

W1/D3 LISS

I think this might be one of my favorite ab/arm workouts so far!!

Melissa Watson

W1/D4 Back, Biceps & Core

"That sucked"-my 10 year old😆 we are sweaaaaatyyyyyy!!!

Kasi

W1/D6 Full Body EMOM

Feeling all shoulder/tricep pump 💪🏼

Amelia Pyles

Loving the AMRAP at the end of these arm days

Lacie Fallin

W2/D1 Shoulders, Triceps, Chest & AMRAP

Had to use a baby as weight, but felt good! 🤣

Sarah

Rhonda

W2/D2 Lower Body - Quads & Glutes

Kandice

W2/D3 LISS

I was having a problem with counting during the plank to sit back so I changed it to my knees.

Angela

W2/D4 Back, Biceps + Core

Feeling better and back at it! 💪🏼🙌🏼
Another favorite added to the list! Hello glutes/quads! 😍😳

Great workout! I really enjoyed this one ;-)

Ashley Drury

W2/D5 Lower Body - Hamstrings & Glutes

Phew! 🥵 Loved the exercise progressions on this one!

I love these quick workouts when need some extra sleep. The sweat is drippin' 😲

Hailey

W2/D6 Full Body TABATA

Stepped out of my comfort zone and actually used the hotel gym to workout since we will be here all week! Feeling confident 💪🏻

Dominated skullcrushers 
4 rounds of AMRAP 
🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵

Chelsea

W3/D1 Shoulders, Triceps, Chest & AMRAP

Keeping up with these guys in this gym definitely had me sweating bullets this morning! 🥵

Lana Scherer

W3/D2 Quads & Glutes

Did an in person dance2fit class with my girls 💃

W3/D3 LISS

Danielle Hankins

W3/D4 Back, Biceps & Core

Had to up my reps for flute bridges because I need heavier weights and a heavier band but I guess that’s a win 🏆 💪🏼

Added to the favorite list! 🤪💪🏼♥️

W3/D5 Hamstrings & Glutes

Becca

Wow 🥵 but I will be adding to my favorites!

Mandi

W3/D6 Full Body Conditioning

W4/D1 Shoulders, Triceps, Chest & AMRAP

those frog squats were so deceiving! 🔥 🥵

Audrey

W4/D2 Lower Body - Quads & Glutes

This treadmill has really come in handy! 👌🏻🙌🏼

W4/D3 (Home) LISS

Jessica

W4/D4 Back, Biceps + Core

Feeling strong! Upped all weights for everything! 👌🏻💪🏼🙌🏼

W4/D5 Lower Body - Hamstrings & Glutes

Wow! Came into it thinking I’d need to probably stop midway after a long weekend of hosting some out of town friends, but I got it done! 💪🏻

W4/D6 Full Body Circuit Pyramid Style

Carissa

W5/D1: Arms, Chest + Core

I struggle staying on the ball. Uuugh otherwise my calves are burning.

W5/D2: Lower Body

Sara

Got it in a work tonight walking the hospital! 🤪

Lachelle

W5/D3: LISS

Loved the change up on exercises! 💪🏻

W5/D4: Shoulders, Back & conditioning

This one was a complete butt kicker. Definitely took 40 minutes to finish. 🥵

Michaela

This workout challenged me SO much! I don’t know if it’s bc I took the weekend off, or if it’s bc I upped my weights. I’m gonna go with both! 🤦🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤪💪🏼

W5/D5: Lower Body

I shaved off almost 3 minutes since last time!! Feels amazing!!

W5/D6: Full Body Conditioning

Loved this core! Also, we no longer do “girl push ups” in this house! 💪🏼👌🏻😂

W6/D1: Arms, Chest + Core

I love this set up! It’s the first time I’ve picked up my heavier weights in a long time but I also just ordered a big fan for my garage off Amazon because I’m soaked in sweat 🥵

W6/D2: Lower Body

W6/D3: LISS

Shoulders are on fire, loved this workout! 👌🏻💪🏼

Finishers - death to arms - 60 on burnout

W6/D4: Shoulders + Back

W6/D5: Lower Body

Tabata got me like 🥵 love the quick and effective workouts!

W6/D6: Full Body Tabata Style

I love a good arm burn to start the week!

W7/D1: Arms, Chest + Core

So sweaty and the booty is burning!! 🔥🍑

W7/D2: Lower Body

Always thankful for LISS after a tough lower body!!

W7/D3: LISS

W7/D4: Shoulders, Back & conditioning

I almost fell during that last set of jump squats... but I didn’t! 🤪😱💪🏼

W7/D5: Lower Body

Dripping 🥵 but another favorite! 💪🏻

Did NOT want to do this today! My body has been so sore this week and energy has been lacking trying to get back into a routine again after traveling. But I feel SO much better🤩 So thankful for these challenges and the extra little push to keep me going!

Karly

Killer full body workout! Sweat is dripping!

W7/D6: Full Body EMOM

W8/D1: Arms, Chest + Core

W8/D2: Lower Body

Dancing, 5 minute walk abs air squats x100.

W8/D3: LISS

Took a day off yesterday, catching right back up! Will do lower body after dinner!👌🏻

W1/D5 Lower Body - Hamstrings & Glutes

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