Name: Playbook - Morgan Olson - 5x5 Leg Strength
Uploaded: 2024-01-21T02:10:12.227Z
Duration: 70 min
Description: 5x5 Leg Strength

Ummmm wow I must practice my balance way more

Ashley

Beck

Oh wow, those split lunges and pistol squats! Serious.

Fetch

Cat cows having looking me like a cat throwing up a hairball 😅

Mika

GOAL
Pump those legs with a compound move

DETAILS
1. Feet under hips
2. Show that chest off with your chest up and ribs tucked
3. Knees slightly out. 
4. Squat with weight in heels. Feels like a mix between a deadlift and squat
5. Lower until weights touch the ground if you have big enough plates. If not, go mid shin. 

Pro tip: Don't stand up fully at the top so you keep constant tension on your quad.

CUES
- Up, Down
- Breathe
- Knees Push Slightly Out
- Weight on Heels
- Flat Back

Trap Bar Deadlift

GOAL
Thoracic mobility + improve posture 

DETAILS
1. Begin on your hands and knees
2. Round your back, tuck your chin + squeeze your glutes 
3. Arch your back, look up + retract your shoulder blades 

CUES
- Focus on the Shoulder Blades
- Push Away from Floor
- Squeeze Shoulder Blades Back + Down

Cat Cow

5x5 Strength

GOAL
A lunge but like even harder. Aim to keep your hips even and overload the legs

DETAILS
1. Start with one knee on the floor, and the front foot on a weight plate or low box.
2. Starting with your hips and knees bent at 90 degrees.
3. Press the floor away and stand straight up, keeping your feet in place.
4. Hold a dumbbell at your sides, keeping your arms straight the entire time.

CUES
- Chest Over Knee
- Brace Abs
- Mind-Muscle Connect

Dumbbell Deficit Split Lunge

GOAL
Core killer + hip loading for booty 

DETAILS
1. Get in sumo stance with legs, toes straight forward or slightly turned out. 
2. Begin on one side and grab a dumbbell on the other side. 
3. Start the descent by pushing your hips back, knee out. 
4. Chest can come over the knee for balance. 
5. Pause at bottom of squat. 
6. Slide over and drive from the bottom of the other squat position. 
7. Drive from mid-foot to stand. 
8. Repeat on one side, keeping tempo in check and pushing hips back. 
9. Reps are total. 

CUES
- Hips Back
- Core Engaged + Stable
- Pause
- Stay Low

Kettlebell Sliding Lateral Squat

GOAL 
Cardio? Yes. Hip balancing? Yes. Intense face maker? Yes. 

DETAILS
1. Grab a box that allows for you to control this movement. Aiming for a height where your hip and knees are parallel. 
2. Begin on one leg. Straighten the other one. 
3. Find balance. 
4. Sit hip back into a single squat. 
5. Move slow and controlled. Use arms to balance. 
6. Lower softly to box. 
7. Sit for a moment. Get the chest upright. 
8. Drive from your leg to stand. 
9. Repeat. Reps are per side. 

Note: use a trx or higher box if needed. 

CUES 
- Knee Slightly Out
- Hips Back
- Balance

Pistol Squat to Box

GOAL
Increase coordination, flush lymph, strengthen your fast twitch muscle fibers, and increase speed #SoAthletic

DETAILS
1. Feet together.
2. Grab rope with wrists slightly in front of hips.
3. Thumbs face away from the body, shoulders are relaxed, and chin is neutral.
4. Hop low and quickly on your toes will whipping the rope with your wrists. 
5. Let the rope rotate around your body and jump as the wrists slap down.

Pro-Tip: The more relaxed you are, the longer you can keep your natural rhythm.
Pro-Tip II: Drop the rope. Jump low and fast and slap your hands on the front of your thighs. Double tap them to practice double unders. This simulates the timing and coronation needed to jump rope. After warming up with this, carry the same rhythm but just add the rope. 

CUES
- Hips In Place
- Posture is Upright AF
-Ribs Tucked

Jump Rope

Stability superset

GOAL
Ab ripper X 

DETAILS 
1. Pulley is set to shoulder height. 
2. When arms extended, the handle should be in line with the cable. 
3. Begin by bracing your core. 
4. Squeeze glutes. 
5. Rotate from side to center. 
6. Move from core to initiate movement. 

Reps are per side. 

CUES
- Don’t Shrug
- Proud Chest
- Brace Abs

Cable Torso Rotation

5x5 Leg Strength

Intense but loved and hated it every second of it.

Isamar

Yesenia

I’ll get a kb class later today ✌🏻#tuesday🐝🧡👍🏼

yangBAE

Quad Killer

Paula

Nicole

Natasha

Quad, Glutes & Calves

Mads

Abby

Legs Demolition

Chasity

Rayssa

Posterior Chain Demolition

Sarah

Lindsay

Christian

Glute/Hamstring Focus

Kallie 

You’ve made me love leg days so much I do them twice a week…

Yana

Ryan

Heavy Legs 🦵🏼

I love that there’s calves workouts sprinkled in here

Vanessa

Bunny 🐰❤️

Hamstrings, Glutes & Calves ✊🏼

Indigo

Leg Burner!

Devan

Dominika

Leg Day Baby! Power Moves!  💥🏋️‍♀️

Leg Day Baby 🔥

Killer workout 🔥can’t feel my legs 🥵

Katherine

Kick Boxing Leg Day 🥊🥋

AMANDA

Diana

Maurice

Legs 🔥🔥🔥

Leg Destroyer! 😈

Leg Day Killer! 😈

Heavy Leg Day Builder 👊

Chelsea

Why does leg day always make me wanna vomit 🤮

Legs

I needed this!!!! Keep serving five star level shit! 💪🏽

T.green

Didn’t make it to the jumping part of jumping lunges haha. Good burn!

Alaina Loguidice

Strong Legs All Day! 🏋️‍♀️

my fave so far. I was able to modify it to get around a shoulder injury

Heavy Leg Day! 😈

Leg Day Baby! 🇺🇸

Gabby

Janie

Glutes and Hams! 😆 🍑

Steff

Linny

Lower Body Strength! Glutes On Fire

Amazing. Struggling to walk home though 😂

Emily

Haley

LEG DAY BABY! 😈

Judith

Did I fucking deadlift outside during a thunderstorm? Yes, yes I fucking did.

Salsa

Lower Body Blaster 💥

I died a little but feeling great🙌🏼

Bekki

Thiccc Leg Day! 😝

Love to start the week by rolling down the stairs bcs my legs gave way 😎 (its a monday here)

Yvoone Tia

Leg Day Baby!

Lauren

Huge Leg Day Pump!

Exactly what I needed on Monday morning 👊🏻✅

Lower Body Builder

Emma

Lower Body Pump! 😝

It went well the workout was perfect and just made me realize how long I haven’t been in my gym I didn’t know where any of the machines were anymore

Soto

Lower Body Blast! 😎

Ashley Gonzalez

Gracie

Huge Leg Day! 🏋️‍♀️

Andreia

Robyn

Legs On Fire! 🔥 🔥🔥

So intense on the legs, gassed by the time I finished the sumos

M3000

Powerful Leg Day! 😆😅

Lower Body Strength 🦿

Sweaty like a wildabeast, according to my gf

Explosive Leg Day! 🧨

Great workout, but the front squats nearly killed me😂

Lisa

Krissa

Naima

Huge Leg Day! 😝

Christine

Sometimes I can’t finish it but I do my best!

Julianne

Kelly Gamache

Lower Body Builder 🏋️‍♀️

Lilia  Bustamante

taryn

Gaby

Lower Body Killer! Quad Focused 🏋️‍♀️

Used to hate leg day but now I look forward to it! I love seeing how much weight I can move with muh leggies and I make my way through the program.

August

Back on our regular schedule after a couple days off 💪🏼

Fighter Leg Day ❤️‍🔥

Just the right level of “Bambi legs” post workout 🦌

Zwei

Massive Leg Pump 💪🏼

Did it yesterday but it didn’t show as complete. Oh well!

Leg Smasher 💪🏼

Definitely a good back to the gym leg workout!

Lindsey

Lyric

Talk about shakey like work out going to be feeling this in the morning 💪💪🦵🦵

Shakey Leg Day

Ever Stokes

Glute Builder 💪🏼

Those damn Bulgarian Splits suck  🤣🤣🤣

Tina McCoy

Gassed Leg Day 😒

Gonna be feelin them hammies mañana baby!

Leg Shaker

Quick and effective. Substituted leg press for bridges cuz I do not have a leg press machine at home

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