Name: Playbook - Michelle Schwartz - W10/D1 Classic Lower Body Strength
Uploaded: 2024-04-30T14:53:44.397Z
Duration: 45 min
Description: W10/D1 Classic Lower Body Strength

Okay, we're bringing back the format from last week and I want you to go heavy on these exercises!

This is a classic strength workout with back to back sets of the same exercise to overload your muscles to build strength. 

What you’ll need: 
- dumbbells
- band
- bench 

TIMING: 
Do the allotted reps of the exercise. 
Rest for 45 seconds between sets. 
Complete 4 sets in a row.

- hold the dumbbell at your chest with back flat and core engaged 
- Push your hips back as you lower down 
- Reach parallel and hold for 2 seconds 
- Press through heels to come back up

Dumbbell squat + pause

- Stand with your feet shoulder width apart and knees slightly bent and raise one leg off the floor
- Hinge at your hips sending one foot back keeping your hips parallel to the floor. 
- drive through your foot on the ground to stand tall 
- do left then right back to back, then rest for 45 before completing the next set

Dumbbell Single Leg Deadlift (7 reps per side)

- Keep your chest up and hold dumbbells at the shoulders or by your sides
- Step back and bring your knee down until both legs are at 90 degrees
- Step forward back to the initial position 
- Complete desired reps then repeat on the opposite side

Alternating Dumbbell reverse lunge (7 per side)

- Place the dumbbell on your hips
- Push through your heels to raise your hips
- Squeeze your glutes as you come up
- Pause at the top

Dumbbell glute bridge

- Place band just above your knees
- Flex the hips to 45 degrees and the knees to approximately 90 degrees 
- Initiate the movement by abducting your top leg
- Push your knee away from the midline of your body                                                                                        
- Maintain contact between your feet throughout the movement
- Complete desired reps then repeat on the opposite side

Banded clamshells (8 each side)

Place one leg on a bench or chair right so runs your knee. 
Place your forearm on the ground then exhale and lift up. 
Hold for time engaging your low abs and adductors (inner thighs). 
Repeat on opposite side.

Copenhagen plank (30 sec per side)

W10/D1 Classic Lower Body Strength

I didn't know you could work this hard and not ☠️ Been following since the early pp series. Feel grateful to be feeling this good. Thank you for these killer workouts 💪

Mike

Awesome workout!! Great to change it up a bit and just enough for me.🙌🏻☺️

Nancy Schwartz

Sari

W1/D1 Tabata HIIT

That was a challenge! I’m going to be sore 💪

Loved it! Arms are jelly right now and loooooved the ab exercises 👏🏻👏🏻

Chelsea

Mrehan Elshehawy

W1/D2 Upper Body & Core

That took a lot of mental toughness. Always feel stronger after 💪

Lifting in high reps is so challenging for me! But I really enjoyed this workout. Can’t wait to try it again soon and improve my timing ( less breaks :))

The Bulgarian was hard but when it’s hard it’s working!!:)

W1/D3 Full Body Light Lift

Loving each and every workout, engaging new muscles and working hard!  Thanks Michelle!💖

I really like the variety of moves and the challenge level of this workout.

W1/D4 Lower body burner 🍑💥

Victoria

W1/D5 Cardio and Core Sizzler

I love being able to track each set and I found the timing was accurate!

Jaclyn

It definitely takes more than 40 mins … it took 1 hour 20 minutes from me to complete it 💪

W2/D1 Resistance Band - Full Body Strength

Teresa

That was sweaty and challenging! I only made it 2 1/2 rounds but I’m looking forward to trying this again and getting more rounds 💪🥵

I did only 2 circuits because I got sick but that was my part, hopefully it’ll be a part of another week soon!

W2/D2 HIIT IT

This was good! I definitely felt my muscles working but wasn’t out of breath

W2/D3 Upper Body Push vs Pull

It felt so good to accomplish this workout! I had a lot of distractions from my kids but I still got through it 😁

W2/D4 Full Body Pyramid Workout

Still working at my push ups and planks but great workout!

LOVED it!! Took me 35 minutes. Felt it everywhere. Killer workout!!

W2/D5 Dumbbell HIIT

Another awesome workout!  Great lower body burn!🔥

Reallllly great workout. Felt the burn so good 🍑

W3/D1 Lower Body Tri-sets

W3/D2 Core and Run Intervals

Started this feeling unmotivated but finished strong!

I really like the low key but challenging moves in this workout.

W3/D3 Lazy Girl Lower Body

That was great! I only got through two rounds in 30 minutes and that was all I made time for. Just two rounds was very challenging!

W3/D4 Cardio & Strength Intervals

I am in Egypt and forgot my bands 😏 so I did only the body weight part and combined it with one of the ab finisher

W3/D5 Bodyweight/Bands Travel Workout

W3/D6 Rest day stretch and walk

Ok I love this one!!!! So hard but SO good 🔥🔥

W4/D1 HIIT

W4/D2 Upper Body strength

Azeza

Still only three rounds here but I was able to increase from 2  kilos in each exercise 💪

W4/D3 Full Body Lift

Great! How do I modify for my DR? For the bicycle crunches?

Nice and light and also got some sweat out of jt

W4/D4 HIIT

Loved this workout.  And the stretching at the end was sooo good.  I don’t usually take the time to stretch.  Felt amazing and great way to end.

W4/D5 Lower Body Booty Focus

W5/D1 Bodyweight HIIT

W5/D2 Full Body

W5/D3 Lower Body Lift & core

Wow! Great challenging workout. Sweating so much! Managed to crank it in during my little one’s nap.

W5/D4 Tabata HIIT

Loved this one. Tough but feeling so good to have gotten it done!

W6/D1 Full Body Lift

It was good. I used my inside bike instead of running. Great workout overall!

Aura

Great workout .. would be good to have an alternative for running when you can’t leave the house

W6/D2 Core and Cardio

Ok love this one!!! Felt the muscles really working but liked that it was slower paced. Felt the burn 🔥🍑

W6/D3 INTENSE Rep-Based Lower Body

Really loved this one!!  Just enough push!  I’m good and sweaty!😅

W6/D4 HIIT

W6/D5 Upper Body

W7/D1 HIIT progression

40 minutes from start to finish. Loved the burn and the intensity at the end! Feeling good!

W7/D2 Lower Body Supersets

About 15 minutes w/o warmup. Loved getting the heart rate up a bit to recover from the last strength workout.

W10/D1 Classic Lower Body Strength

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