Name: Playbook - Michael Smith - SHOULDERS
Uploaded: 2024-05-02T21:31:53.604Z
Duration: 60 min
Description: SHOULDERS

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- Set up an incline bench at a comfortable angle. Grab a pair of light dumbbells.
- Sit on the incline bench, ensuring your chest and upper back are supported by the bench, and your feet are planted firmly on the ground.

Y raise:
   - Raise your arms straight out in front of you, forming a "Y" shape with your body.
   - Keep your arms straight with a slight bend in the elbows.
   - Squeeze your shoulder blades together as you raise your arms.
   - Hold for a moment, then lower the dumbbells back down.

I raise:
   - Lower your arms to your sides.
   - Raise your arms out to the sides until they are parallel to the ground, forming an "I" shape.
   - Maintain a slight bend in the elbows and squeeze your shoulder blades.
   - Hold briefly, then lower the dumbbells.

W raise:
   - Start with your arms down by your sides, palms facing your body.
   - Bend your elbows to a 90-degree angle, bringing your forearms up and out to the sides.
   - Form a "W" shape with your arms and squeeze your shoulder blades.
   - Hold for a moment, then lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.

- Perform 10-12 repetitions of each exercise in sequence (Y, I, and W raises).
- Rest briefly if needed, then repeat the circuit for a total of 2 sets.
- Maintain controlled movements and focus on engaging the rotator cuff muscles throughout the exercises.

Y-I-W Raise

[ Warm Up ]

- Pick a couple of dumbbells and stand with a straight torso and the dumbbells by your side at arms length with the palms of the hand facing you
- While maintaining the torso in a stationary position (no swinging), lift the dumbbells to your side with a slight bend on the elbow and the hands slightly tilted forward as if pouring water in a glass
- Continue to go up until you arms are parallel to the floor
- Pause for a second at the top
- Lower the dumbbells back down slowly to the starting position
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions then DROP to a lighter weight and complete the desired reps to finish the set

Lateral Raise Dropset

- grip the bar shoulder width apart
- from the starting position, apply force into the rack with the barbell and drive up overhead while keeping in strong contact with the rack
- fully return to the starting position each rep

Scrape the Rack Press

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

- Sit on the pec deck fly machine with your stomach against the pad
- Grasp the pec deck handles ensuring your upper arms are parallel to the floor
- Push the handles back together as you contract your back and squeeze your shoulder blades
- Hold this contraction for 1 second
- Release back to starting position with control
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions

Reverse Pec Deck Fly

- Straddle the cable and hold the rope with your palms facing each other 
- Raise your arms forward and up until shoulder height, pausing at the top
- Lower with a slow controlled motion

Cable Front Raise - Rope

superset:

- Select the weight on a low pulley machine and grasp the single hand cable attachment that is attached to the low pulley with one hand
- Face away from the pulley and put your arm straight down with the hand cable attachment in front of your thighs at arms' length with the palms of the hand facing your thighs
- While maintaining the torso stationary (no swinging), lift the arm laterally with a slight bend on the elbow and the palms of the hand always faces down
- Continue to go up until you arm is slightly above parallel to the floor 
- Pause for a second at the top
- Lower the arm back down slowly to the starting position
- Complete desired reps then repeat on the opposite side

Cable Lateral Raise

- 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

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CHEST

Great workout, really enjoyed the exercises. It’s great thinking about the contraction and how the reps feel during my session.

Alex

BACK

Best leg day i’ve had in a long time, love it!!

Alex Smith

Just completed my first workout, I got the program to finally follow a structured plan. 60 min Leg Workout was fire !

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