After a great leg session yesterday let’s train upper body today !

This training is focused on shoulders, back and triceps 

Let’s do it guys 💪🏾

- To begin, seat yourself on the rower. Make sure that your heels are resting comfortably against the base of the foot pedals and that the straps are secured. Select the program that you wish to use, if applicable. Sit up straight and bend forward at the hips.
- There are three phases of movement when using a rower. The first phase is when you come forward on the rower. Your knees are bent and against your chest. Your upper body is leaning slightly forward while still maintaining good posture.Next, push against the foot pedals and extend your legs while bringing your hands to your upper abdominal area, squeezing your shoulders back as you do so. To avoid straining your back, use primarily your leg and hip muscles.
- The recovery phase simply involves straightening your arms, bending the knees, and bringing your body forward again as you transition back into the first phase.

Rower Machine

- Lie on the floor face down and body straight with your toes on the floor and the hands wider than shoulder width for a wide hand position and closer than shoulder width for a close hand position. Make sure you are holding your torso up at arms length.
- Lower yourself until your chest almost touches the floor as you inhale.
- Using your pectoral muscles, press your upper body back up to the starting position and squeeze your chest. Breathe out as you perform this step.
- After a second pause at the contracted position, repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.

Push-up

Warm-up

"- For this exercise you will need access to a low pulley row machine with a V-bar. Note: The V-bar will enable you to have a neutral grip where the palms of your hands face each other. To get into the starting position, first sit down on the machine and place your feet on the front platform or crossbar provided making sure that your knees are slightly bent and not locked.
- Lean over as you keep the natural alignment of your back and grab the V-bar handles.
- With your arms extended pull back until your torso is at a 90-degree angle from your legs. Your back should be slightly arched and your chest should be sticking out. You should be feeling a nice stretch on your lats as you hold the bar in front of you. This is the starting position of the exercise.
- Keeping the torso stationary, pull the handles back towards your torso while keeping the arms close to it until you touch the abdominals. Breathe out as you perform that movement. At that point you should be squeezing your back muscl

Seated Row Machine

"- Choose a flat bench and place a dumbbell on each side of it.
- Place the right leg on top of the end of the bench, bend your torso forward from the waist until your upper body is parallel to the floor, and place your right hand on the other end of the bench for support.
- Use the left hand to pick up the dumbbell on the floor and hold the weight while keeping your lower back straight. The palm of the hand should be facing your torso. This will be your starting position.
- Pull the resistance straight up to the side of your chest, keeping your upper arm close to your side and keeping the torso stationary. Breathe out as you perform this step. Tip: Concentrate on squeezing the back muscles once you reach the full contracted position. Also, make sure that the force is performed with the back muscles and not the arms. Finally, the upper torso should remain stationary and only the arms should move. The forearms should do no other work except for holding the dumbbell; therefore do not try

Dumbbell Row

Circuit 1

"- Start by sitting tall, with your hands slightly wider than shoulder width apart on the lat pulldown bar, and legs locked in.
- Without leaning back, pull the bar behind your neck and squeeze your shoulder blades together before reaching back toward the ceiling."

High Row Machine

"- While standing upright, hold a barbell plate in both hands at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions. Your palms should be facing each other and your arms should be extended straight out in front of you. This will be your starting position.
- Initiate the movement by rotating the plate as far to one side as possible. Use the same type of movement you would use to turn a steering wheel to one side.
- Reverse the motion, turning it all the way to the opposite side.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions."

Bus Driver

Circuit 2

- Facing a high pulley with a rope or dual handles attached, pull the weight directly towards your face, separating your hands as you do so. Keep your upper arms parallel to the ground

High Cable Row

- While holding a dumbbell in each hand, sit on a military press bench or utility bench that has back support. Place the dumbbells upright on top of your thighs.
- Now raise the dumbbells to shoulder height one at a time using your thighs to help propel them up into position.
- Make sure to rotate your wrists so that the palms of your hands are facing forward. This is your starting position.
- Now, exhale and push the dumbbells upward until they touch at the top.
- Then, after a brief pause at the top contracted position, slowly lower the weights back down to the starting position while inhaling.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Military Press

Circuit 3

- Maintaining the slight bend of the elbows, move the weights out and away from each other (to the side) in an arc motion while exhaling. Tip: Try to squeeze your shoulder blades together to get the best results from this exercise.
- The arms should be elevated until they are parallel to the floor.
- Feel the contraction and slowly lower the weights back down to the starting position while inhaling.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Seated Reverse Fly

"- Adjust the machine and select an appropriate load. Seat yourself facing the machine with the base of your upper arm against the pad.
- Maintain a neutral spine with your chest up and head looking forward. This will be your starting position.
- Initiate the movement by moving your upper arms laterally, away from the midline of the body. Continue until your upper arms are parallel to the floor.
- Pause briefly, and then return to the starting position."

Cable Lateral Raise

Circuit 4

- Stand tall, abs engaged and upper arms locked at your sides.
- Press the rope attachment down until your elbows are straight, pulling the rope apart as you press down.
- Bend the elbows and not the shoulders to return to the starting position.

Tricep Pushdowns

- Stand tall, abs engaged, arms folded behind your head
- Stretch your arms up and fold them with the dumbbell in your hands
- Think of contracting the triceps during movement

Overhead Tricep Extensions

Circuit 5

- Stand with your feet hip width apart, jumprope behind you, and handles in each hand.
- Begin with slow, small circles and jump over the rope as it goes underneath your feet.
- As you feel more comfortable, speed up.
- Stay light on your toes and focus on keeping a good rhythm.

Jump Rope

- Start standing tall, hands by your sides.
- Hop out so that your feet are hip width, and bring your arms overhead.
- Hop back to a standing position and bring your arms to your side.

Jumping Jacks

- In the lunge position, the right bust and the abs engaged
- The dumbbells in the hands, carry out movements of the racing arms, control the movement
- As soon as you are comfortable on the move try to be more dynamic

Week 2 Day 2 Shoulders / Back / Triceps

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