Name: Playbook - Brad and Jess Gouthro - March 25: Strong And Lean Gainz - Gym
Uploaded: 2023-03-24T15:18:21.248Z
Duration: 45 min
Description: March 25: Strong And Lean Gainz - Gym

Follow the warm up first. Complete all the exercises in Circuit A in circuit format. Follow the same protocol for Circuit B and C. Finish with the cool down.

Follow these moves for the sets and reps indicated before your workout.

1. Hold the ends of the jump rope in each hand.
2. With your feet hip-width apart, slightly bend your knees, and push the balls of your feet through the ground to jump up, point your toes to the ground, and with your hands by your waist, quickly rotate your wrists to make small circles to revolve the rope around your body.
3. Land softly on your toes, and quickly push off again from the balls of your feet. The idea is to jump over the rope as quickly as possible with a slight hop. Don’t think of jumping as high as you can, think about bouncing on the balls of your feet.
4. To make it harder, do double unders. This is when the rope revolves under your feet twice within one jump. Once again, the idea is not to just jump higher, the speed comes from the quick rotation of your wrists.

Speed Jump Rope

Tempo: 2121
1. Stand against a wall ensuring your butt, back, arms, and head touch the wall.
2. Now in a slow and controlled manner, raise your arms over your head.
3. Then lower your arms by bending your elbows until they are close to your sides.
4. Do your best to ensure your shoulders, elbows, and wrists maintain contact with the wall throughout the movement.
5. You should feel a contraction in your shoulders and back.

Wall Slides

Tempo: 1010
1. While standing, place your hands at chest level and hold onto a sturdy object for balance.
2. With your chest up and looking straight ahead, swing one leg out to the side away from the body as high as you can, then reverse the swing back down and across of your stationary leg.
3. Complete all the reps with one leg, then switch legs and repeat.

Standing Side To Side Leg Swing (10/leg)

Warm Up

Complete all the exercises in circuit format.

Tempo: 3010
1. Lie down with your back flat on a bench.
2. Hold a pair of dumbbells and extend your arms over your chest with your palms facing forward.
3. Firmly plant your feet into the floor to maximize your pressing strength.
4. Lower the dumbbells under control by bending your elbows, squeezing your shoulder blades together, and bring the dumbbells to the outside of your chest.
5. Initiate the pressing movement by contracting your chest, pushing your back into the bench, and feet through the floor.
6. Once your arms are fully extended, lower and repeat.

Dumbbell Flat Bench Press

Tempo: 2011

1. Place one knee and hand from the same side on a flat bench, with the opposite leg firmly planted into the floor.
2. Grip the dumbbell with your other hand, palms facing in, and ensure you have the form locked down with a flat back and neutral neck.
3. Contract your abs and muscles in your back, and bend your elbows to pull the dumbbell to the outside of your chest.
4. Under control, lower the dumbbell until your arm is fully extended, then repeat.
5. Switch arms after your complete all your reps.

Dumbbell One Arm Row (10/arm)

Tempo: 1010
1. With a shoulder width stance, hold two dumbbells at your sides with a palms in grip.
2. Ensure your shoulders are pulled back, chest up, and core is engaged throughout the entire movement.
3. Take one step forward with one leg, then bend your knees to lower your body towards the ground until your front thigh is parallel to the ground and your back knee is just 1 inch above the ground.
4. Ensure your front shin is also perpendicular to the ground. Do not allow your front knee to lean past your toes.
5. Press your feet through the ground to push back to standing, then repeat with the other leg. Repeat.

Alternating Dumbbell Forward Lunge (8/leg)

Tempo: 1010

1. Stand in front of a bench or step, holding a pair of dumbbells with your arms by your side, palms facing in.
2. Step up onto the bench and press your foot through the bench to straighten your leg, while lifting the other leg up.
3. To work on balance, don’t allow your other foot to make contact with the bench. Just let it hang off the bench.
4. Slowly lower you leg back to the starting position and place both feet on the ground.
5. Alternate legs and repeat.

Alternating Dumbbell Step Up (6/leg)

Circuit A

Tempo: 2011
1. At a cable machine, set both pulleys to a middle position approximately at chest level.
2. Grab both handles with your hands and step out from the cable machine to ensure you can lift through the full range of motion. The further you step away from the cable machine, the more challenge it will be to remain stable.
3. With your arms extended to the side, sweep your extended arms in front of your like you’re about to give another person a hug.
4. As your hands come close at chest level, pause for a moment to really accentuate the squeeze.
5. Then under control, slowly reverse the movement back to the starting position with your arms parallel to the ground.
6. Repeat.

Middle Cable Fly

Tempo: 1011
1. Lie down on your back, place your hands on the side of your head, with your knees bent at a 90 degree angle.
2. Lift your shoulders and upper back off the floor while crunching across your body to touch one elbow with the opposite knee while straightening your other leg.
3. Pause to contract your abs to feel a good squeeze, then straighten the bent leg while bending your other knee towards your chest and twist your upper body to touch your knee with the opposite elbow.
4. That’s one rep.
5. Continue alternating sides and repeat for reps.

Bicycle Crunch (10/side)

Tempo: 1010
1. Get in push up position, with your hands directly below your shoulders, legs straight, and abs turned on.
2. As you lower into the push up, bring one knee to the outside of your elbow on the same side.
3. As you push yourself back to the top of the push up, straighten your leg and repeat the same movement with the other side.
4. That’s one rep.

Spiderman Push Up (6/side)

Tempo: 2011
1. Stand between a cable crossover machine with your feet shoulder width apart and set the cable pulley so the handles are close to parallel to your shoulders.
2. Reach across your body with one arm to grab the cable crossover machine handle on the opposite side, then repeat with the other arm so you’re holding both handles.
3. With a slight lean back to keep your chest upright, lock down your upper torso and pull your arms to the sides to form a “T” with your body while squeezing your shoulder blades together. At this point your arms should be parallel to the floor.
4. After a slight pause, under control, slowly reverse the movement back to the starting position and repeat.

Standing Reverse Cable Fly

Circuit B

1. Hold the ends of the jump rope in each hand.
2. With your feet hip-width apart, slightly bend your knees, and raise one foot in front of you, a few inches off the ground.
3. Push the ball of your planted foot through the ground to jump up, point your toes to the ground, and with your hands by your waist quickly rotate your wrists to make small circles to revolve the rope around your body.
4. Land softly on your toes, and quickly push off again from the ball of your foot.
5. The idea is to jump over the rope as quickly as possible with a slight hop. Don’t think of jumping as high as you can, think about bouncing on the balls of your foot.
6. Repeat all the reps on one leg, then switch legs abs repeat.

Single Leg Jump Rope (Left Foot)

Single Leg Jump Rope (Right Foot)

1. Hold the ends of the jump rope in each hand.
2. With your feet shoulder width apart, slightly bend your knees, and raise one knee high while the rope goes under your foot.
3. On the next revolution of the rope, raise the other knee as if you were running in place.
4. Repeat.

High Knees Jump Rope

Jump Rope Finisher

Follow these moves for the sets and reps indicated after your workout.

1. Sit on the ground with your legs extended and hands behind you to support your body.
2. Place the foam roller underneath your calves while crossing one leg over top of the other.
3. Use your arms to slowly move your calves forward and backward over the foam roller.
4. If you roll over a particular spot that feels extra tight and tender, hold it on that spot for 5-10 seconds to try and work it out.
5. Switch legs and repeat.

Foam Roller Calf Massage (20 sec/leg)

1. Sit on the ground with your legs extended and hands behind you to support your body.
2. Place the foam roller underneath your hamstrings while crossing one leg over top of the other.
3. Use your arms to slowly move your hamstrings forward and backward over the foam roller from the bottom of your glutes to the top of the back of the knee.
4. If you roll over a particular spot that feels extra tight and tender, hold it on that spot for 5-10 seconds to try and work it out.
5. Switch legs and repeat.

Foam Roller Hamstring Massage (20 sec/leg)

1. Lie face down on the ground, with your quadriceps on top of the foam roller.
2. Cross one ankle over the other to provide more pressure on the quadricep.
3. Use your arms to slowly move your body forward and backward over the foam roller from your hip to your knee to hit all areas of the quadriceps.
4. If you roll over a particular spot that feels extra tight and tender, hold it on that spot for 5-10 seconds to try and work it out.
5. Cross the opposite ankle over the other ankle and repeat on the other quadricep.

Foam Roller Quadriceps Massage (20 sec/leg)

1. Sit down on the floor with a foam roller behind you.
2. Place your hands interlocked behind your head, knees bent, feet planted into the floor, with your upper back back on top of the foam roller.
3. Press your feet through the floor and contract your glutes and abs to raise your butt so your upper torso is parallel to the floor.
4. Use your feet to slowly roll forward and backward on top of the foam roller over your upper back then stop rolling once you reach your middle back as you want to be careful rolling over your lower back to prevent injury.
5. Once you find a tight spot, hold the pressure on the trigger point, then release.

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