Name: Playbook - Heather Watkins - Week 5 Day 4: Upper Body + Core
Uploaded: 2024-04-23T23:11:48.058Z
Duration: 45 min
Description: Week 5 Day 4: Upper Body + Core

Cindy

Week 5 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! 

Let’s get stronger today!  🤜🏼🤛🏼

- Start standing with your feet together.

- Forward fold with straight legs, and place your hands on the floor.

- Walk your hands out until you are in a plank position with shoulders over your wrists.

- Walk your hands back in toward your feet, keeping your legs as straight as possible.

-Roll back up to a standing position, with control.

Inchworm

As you jump up from the squat position, bring your legs together and pencil your arms up with the ball in your hands.

Then squat low, touching your hand to the ground. Repeat.

Jump taps

Warmup:

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

DB standing shoulder press

- Hinge forward holding the dumbbell with two hands behind your head
- Bend at the knee slightly
- As you come back up you should feel it in your hamstrings

DB good morning

Superset:

- Squeeze your shoulders then pull the cable towards your face

Cable face pulls

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

Barbell upright row

- Chin and chest up 
- Focus on pulling through your elbows and not allowing your arms to overpower

Assisted pull-ups

Bent arm lateral raises

Lateral Raise 21’s

Finisher:

- Lay on your back with your legs elevated 
- Point your toes forward
- Move your legs up and down rapidly
- Keep core tight and activated

Flutter kicks

Lie on your back with your arms down by your sides.

Lift both of your legs a few inches off the ground and separate them slightly into a “V” shape. 

Engage your core and press your lower back into the floor.

Keeping both legs straight, bring your legs together and cross your right leg over the left. Widen your legs into a “V” again, and then bring your legs together again, this time crossing your left leg over the right.
Continue alternating until you’ve completed all reps.

Always keep your lower back pressed into the floor. If it starts to arch, lift your legs up to reduce tension on your core.

Scissor Kicks

- Place your arms extended by your sides 
- Raise your legs until you reach 90 degrees
- At the top raise your hips off the ground

Reverse crunch

Core Finisher:

Week 5 Day 4: Upper Body + 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!

Savannah

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

Kandice

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

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!

Upped my weights & feeling stronger 💪🏼

Week 3 Day 4: Shoulders + Back + Core

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 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 5 Day 4: Upper Body + Core

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