Name: Playbook - Michael Smith - BACK x CHEST
Uploaded: 2024-05-02T21:31:53.589Z
Duration: 90 min
Description: BACK x CHEST

Crazy pump. Love how the exercises are structured.

Mike

Alfonso

Syed

Erik

Devon

Pump pump pump! Love these antagonist muscle group workouts

Christopher

Josh De La Cerda

Devon Jackson

Add bench degree angles and also mention things to avoid during certain exercises to further decrease injury risk

Amir

KotsJay

it was brutal I loved it can’t wait for more and for the journey ahead thank you justmerk 🤘🏾

Fernando Garcia

Devonte

Malcolm

🔥🔥🔥until I got to the pull-ups 😂. I wasn’t ready boss

DragonFly3Cold

Craig Johnson

Peter Maina

Stephanie

John

Was great haven’t felt a great chest pump like this and time to tension was perfect

Yadriel

Victor Lopez

Jonathan Smith

Victor

Billie Davis

Joseph

Cardio done first thing in the morning before your first meal.

Aim to keep your heart rate at 70% of your maximum heart rate [220 - age in years] for the full time.

Bike/Stairs/Jog/Incline Treadmill

Session I: Fasted Cardio

- Lying on an incline bench, Hold light dumbbells in each hand
- Extend and raise your arms in the shape of a “Y” formation (thumbs upward) 
- Then bring them down to form a “T” (thumbs down)
- Follow with the last movement by putting your arms in the shape of a “W” by shrugging and squeezing your shoulder blades together and raising your arms like a field goal, rotating your thumbs pointing behind you

Y-T-W Raise

Session II: Warm Up

Perform one set of each exercise back to back followed by the suggested rest time.

- Squeeze arms togther in front of your chest
- Maintain a tight core and get a good stretch

Cable Fly

- Hold the bar with your palms facing away from you
- Pull yourself up bringing your elbows to your ribs
- Pause at the top engaging your back 
- Lower slowly until you arms are fully extended

Pull-Up

superset: Fly x Pull-Up

- Lie back on a flat bench. Using a medium width grip (a grip that creates a 90-degree angle in the middle of the movement between the forearms and the upper arms), lift the bar from the rack and hold it straight over you with your arms locked
- From the starting position, breathe in and begin coming down slowly until the bar touches your middle chest
- After a brief pause, push the bar back to the starting position as you breathe out (Focus on pushing the bar using your chest muscles)
- Lock your arms and squeeze your chest in the contracted position at the top of the motion, hold for a second and then start coming down slowly again (Ideally, lowering the weight should take about twice as long as raising it)

Barbell Bench Press

- Stand astride the bar and bend at the hips to take a neutral grip on the v-bar (make sure the handle is pressed ask the way up to the plates)
- Ensure that your back remains flat
- Perform the movement by flexing the elbows and retracting the shoulder blades, pulling the weight to your chest
- Pause at the top, return to the starting position

Landmine Row

- Lie back on an incline bench with a dumbbell in each hand atop your thighs, palms of your hands will be facing each other
- Then, using your thighs to help push the dumbbells up, lift the dumbbells one at a time so that you can hold them at shoulder width
- Once you have the dumbbells raised to shoulder width, rotate your wrists forward so that the palms of your hands are facing away from you
- Be sure to keep full control of the dumbbells at all times
- Then breathe out and push the dumbbells up with your chest
- Lock your arms at the top, hold for a second, and then start slowly lowering the weight (Ideally, lowering the weights should take about twice as long as raising them)

Incline Dumbbell Bench Press

- Stand in front of your box or bench, then squat or bend down and place both hands on either side of it with your fingers pointing forward
- Your hands should be about shoulder-width apart
- Once your hands are in the right position, step your body back into a plank position, one leg at a time
- Make sure your body is in a straight line, your head is aligned with your spine
- Looking a few inches ahead of you, rather than down at the box, can help keep your body straight
- Bend your arms as you slowly lower your chest toward the bench 
- Straighten your arms, pressing yourself back up into plank position

Incline Push-up

superset: Bench Press x Push Up

- Set a cable pulley to the highest setting and attach a rope
- Grab the rope and take a few steps back away from the cable so there is tension in the cable (can be done kneeling as shown out standing)
- Bend forward at the hips with your torso leaning forward
- Arms are extended out in front of you with a slight bend in your elbows
- Using your lats, pull the rope in an arching motion to bring the rope to your hips
- Slightly bring your torso back up a bit as you’re pulling and keep your elbows in a position throughout the entire movement
- Focus on squeezing your lats as you pullover
- Then reverse the motion and control the rope back to the starting position as you lean your torso back towards the ground

Straight Arm Lat Pulldown

- Attach a D-handle and position yourself as you would for a regular lat pulldown
- Reach up and grasp the handle with a neutral grip (palm facing in), with your torso fully erect, arm fully extended and chest out (You may need to stand up first to pull the handle to you, then sit down on the seat)
- With your working arm fully extended, lean back 10–15 degrees and look straight forward
- Drop your shoulder by depressing your clavicles, and avoid pinching or shrugging your neck
- Squeeze your shoulder blades together, take a deep breath and pull the handle to your upper chest, focusing on the lats and pulling your elbow back and down
- Pause, then slowly release the bar back to the start
- Complete desired reps then repeat on the opposite side

Single Arm Lat Pulldown

superset: Bent x Straight Arm Lat Pull Down

BACK x CHEST

Franco

Gregory

Miguel

WELCOME TO SEASON II

Steven

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Isiah

Bro your Leg workouts were intense. Do you have any tips to warm up the knees, like any workouts to make your knees stronger?

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