Name: Playbook - Heather Watkins - W5/D1: Arms, Chest + Core
Uploaded: 2024-04-23T23:11:47.954Z
Duration: 45 min
Description: W5/D1: Arms, Chest + Core

LaGena

Carissa

Mandi

MELISSA HARRIS

Last 5 reps of finisher were killer!! 🔥

Sarah

Loved the core movement incorporated into this workout!!

Amber

Christine Jones

Jessica

Now I have to go wash my hair! 😂🤦🏼‍♀️💪🏼

Melissa Watson

Julie

Arms are going to be jello for the rest of the day!

Audrey

Mandy

Hannah

V sneaky placing the plank at the end of bis and tris. All the shaking!

Michelle Reynolds

Claire

Sara

Love the core added in throughout. Arms and core are on fire! 💪🏼

Mallory

Happy Monday! We are working biceps, triceps chest and our core today! 

These are set up in circuits where the first two movements are your upper body lifts and following is a core movement! Remember to engage your core during every lift!

- Hold the dumbbells with your palms facing away from you
- Curl the dumbbells up keeping your elbows in and engaging your bicep 
- Lower with a controlled motion
- Curl the dumbbells up with your forearms at 45 degrees 
- Lower with a controlled motion

Alternating dumbbell Traditional to Wide curls

- Hinge forward keeping a bend at your knee
- Holding dumbbells in each hand and arms bent to 90 degrees at your sides
- Extend your arms engaging your triceps
- Lower back to starting position

Dumbbell tricep kickbacks

- From a seated position with knees bent and feet off the floor
- Keep your back straight and lean back to 45 degrees 
- Clasp hands together in front of your core
- Twist your torso from side to side
* 30 total reps

*Russian twists

- Start in a T side plank hold
- Raise your upper leg
- Lower it back to the starting position and repeat
- 12 per side

Side plank + leg raise (postpartum alternative)

Triset:

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

Hammer curls

- From a high plank position, hands under shoulders 
- Bending at the elbows, lower your chest towards the floor 
- Elbows should be going back towards your feet and staying close to your body 
- Extend your arms to come back up

Tricep push up

Sit on the floor with your knees bent and your arms extended behind you.

Raise your hips to lift your glutes off the ground (table top position) and hold this elevated position.

Keeping your right arm and left leg stable on the ground, lift your left arm and right leg off the ground so they touch.

Lower your left arm and right leg and now repeat the movement on the other side, lifting your right arm and left leg.

*Crab toe touches

-Sit on your butt with your hands firmly on the ground behind you 
-Extend your body into a reverse plank position
- Alternate leg raises

Reverse plank hold w/ alternating leg raises (postpartum)

Single arm chest press + other arm + full lying chest press = 1 rep

Chest Press Complex

- Lay down on bench or floor with a dumbbell in each hand
- Place the dumbbells together side by side and press them up over your chest  
- Keeping the dumbbells squeezed together lower them back to your chest

Dumbbell narrow chest press

- Elbows under shoulders and hands out front
- Keep entire body tight as you hold position for time

Plank

- Lift your legs so your knees are directly over your hips
- Slowly lower one arm and extend opposite leg until they’re just above the floor
- Bring them back to the starting position 
- 10 per side

Dead bug (postpartum alternative)

Try to do these 20 reps with as few break as possible!

Using weights, jump back into a plank and hop back up. Standing straight up curl your weights into your chest and repeat

Burpee with hammer curls

Finisher:

W5/D1: Arms, Chest + Core

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

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!!

Allison

W1/D4 Back, Biceps & Core

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

Ashley

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

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

Lynsey

W1/D5 Lower Body - Hamstrings & Glutes

"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

Bridget

W2/D1 Shoulders, Triceps, Chest & AMRAP

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

Erin

Rhonda

W2/D2 Lower Body - Quads & Glutes

Kandice

Lindsey

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 🏆 💪🏼

Kayler

Added to the favorite list! 🤪💪🏼♥️

W3/D5 Hamstrings & Glutes

Becca

Wow 🥵 but I will be adding to my favorites!

W3/D6 Full Body Conditioning

W4/D1 Shoulders, Triceps, Chest & AMRAP

those frog squats were so deceiving! 🔥 🥵

W4/D2 Lower Body - Quads & Glutes

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

W4/D3 (Home) LISS

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

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

W5/D2: Lower Body

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 🥵

Megan Stevens

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!👌🏻

W5/D1: Arms, Chest + Core

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