Name: Playbook - Heather Watkins - Week 3 Day 4: Shoulders + Back + Core
Uploaded: 2024-04-23T23:11:47.894Z
Duration: 45 min
Description: Week 3 Day 4: Shoulders + Back + Core

Really enjoyed this workout! Actually could do things I have not been able to in the past! I feel way stronger than I have ever before!

Savannah

Upped my weights & feeling stronger 💪🏼

Cindy

Kandice

Week 3 Day 4: Upper Body - Shoulders & Back with Core 

Remember proper core engagement and breathing is crucial for all movements especially core specific - if you have diastasis recti, reach out to ensure you are avoiding movements that are not safe for you. You can also substitute a postpartum specific core workout in place of these! 

Make yourself proud & don’t forget to let me know how much you crushed it! You got this! 
🤜🏼🤛🏼

Light - moderate weight for shoulder press, this is just to get the blood flow going!

- Stand holding a dumbbell in each hand, elbows forward of shoulders
- Press the dumbbells overhead
- Lower the dumbbells

DB standing shoulder press

Warmup:

- Lean forward slightly 
- Keep a slight bend at the elbow throughout the movement 
- As you bring the rope/bar down engage your lats

Cable straight arm pulldown

Supinated Row

Superset:

Bent arm lateral raises

- Hold both dumbbells in front of your body palms facing you
- Raise your elbows up and to the sides, pulling the dumbbells towards your chin
- Keeping them close to the body
- Pause at the top, elbows no higher than the shoulders
- Return back to starting position

Dumbbell upright row

Single Arm Shoulder Press

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 and back towards your pocket, 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

- Keep a slight bend at the elbow
- Raise your arms into a quarter Lateral raise for 7 total reps 
- Lower with a slow and controlled movement
- Raise your arms up midway for lateral  raise for 7 total reps 
- Lower with a slow and controlled movement
- Raise your arms into a full lateral raise for 7 reps

DB Lateral Raise 21’s

Finisher:

- Hanging from the bar, keeping your legs extended 
- Raise up while keeping your core tight to form an “L” with your body
- Lower legs back down
- Avoid swinging

Hanging leg raises

- Pull your knee toward your chest while rotating your upper torso 
- Bring your opposite elbow to your knee 
- Repeat on the opposite side
- Focus on engaging your core

Bicycle crunches

- Lying face down on the ground, arms and legs extended
- Raise both your arms and your legs 
- Engaging your glutes as you lift
- Pause at the top
- Lower back to starting position

Supermans

Core Finisher:

Week 3 Day 4: Shoulders + Back + Core

Allison

my arms have never hurt more! definitely a challenge for the first day! i loved it !!

Makayla

It definably kicked my butt! I work out six days a week and it felt like I wasn’t in shape at all to be honest. It’s the cardio that really gets me though, but I will keep pushing!

Week 1 Day 1: Upper Body + Cardio Conditioning

Me legs are noodle…..I fell leaving the gym…..it’s fine I’m fine 😂😂😂💀

Crystal Gibson

Whitney

Week 1 Day 2: Lower Body

Week 1 Day 3: Low Intensity Steady State

Olivia Lester

Week 1 Day 4: Shoulders + Back + Core

Casey

Week 1 Day 5: Glutes

That one kicked my butt! But in such a great way!!

Omgoodness. Anyone else think this was hard.  I do HIIT at the gym but this may have kicked my but more!

Mindy Denton

Week 1 Day 6: Full Body AMRAP

I was able to bump up my weights today!! I love being able to tell i’m physically getting stronger!

Week 2 Day 1: Upper Body + Cardio Conditioning

Week 2 Day 2: Lower Body Build

I needed that after leg day! 👟✔️🙌🏻

Week 2 Day 3: LISS

Love this one! The core circuit was 🔥🔥

Week 2 Day 4: Upper Body + Core

Tomorrow is officially cancelled.  I’m feeling the burn 🔥

Sasha

Week 2 Day 5: Lower Body - Glute Focus

Week 2 Day 6: Full Body EMOM

Taylor

Definitely going to feel that one in the morning! 🥵

Lana Scherer

Week 3 Day 1: Upper Body + Cardio Conditioning

My legs are jello after that! Felt good though 🦵🏼

That finisher was tough after all those lunges 😜

Going to Feel that one in the morning....

Week 3 Day 2: Lower Body Build

Love that I can switch up workouts and do what’s convenient for me!

Week 3 Day 3: Low Intensity Steady State

Still working on the leg raised glutes. 🤷🏻‍♀️. heather makes those box jumps look so easy…..😂

Week 3 Day 5: Lower Body - Glute Focus

Whew! Finally able to do the lemon 🍋 squeezers!!! 👊🏻
Glutes still on fire 🔥 from yesterday 🍑

Week 3 Day 6: Full Body - Tabata

Week 4 Day 1: Upper Body + Cardio Conditioning (Gym)

Week 4 Day 2: Lower Body (Gym)

Week 4 Day 3: Low Intensity Steady State

Back and core day are one of my favorites!

Week 4 Day 4: Shoulders + Back + Core (Gym)

Week 4 Day 5: Glutes (Gym)

Week 4 Day 6: Full Body AMRAP

Loved the cardio conditioning on this one!!

Week 5 Day 1: Upper Body + Cardio Conditioning

Week 5 Day 2: Lower Body

Christine Jones

That felt awesome after an intense leg day!

Week 5 Day 3: LISS

Week 5 Day 4: Upper Body + Core

Week 5 Day 5: Lower Body - Glute Focus

Week 5 Day 6: Full Body EMOM

Week 6 Day 1 (Gym): Upper Body + Cardio Conditioning

The stair master after all of them lunges 😮‍💨💪🏼

Morgan Baker

Week 6 Day 2 (Gym): Lower Body Build

Week 6 Day 3 (Gym): Low Intensity Steady State

Shoulders on fire 🔥 
Loved the Core finisher!

Week 3 Day 4: Shoulders + Back + Core

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