Name: Playbook - Morgan Olson - Arm Day from IG
Uploaded: 2026-06-04T14:17:21.734Z
Duration: 75 min
Description: Arm Day from IG

Trace

Definitely a challenge when out of shape. But good work out.

Anna

Deb Livingston

Kallie

Shelley

Ruby

Focus on your elbow positioning. 

If you find the volume is too high cut sets from 4 to 3 and 3 to 2. 

Focus on the squeeze: summer arms loading.

Aim to hit about failure on every set and do quick pump reps.

GOAL 
Boulder upper back and scapular health

DETAILS
1. Stand tall.
2. Grab the ends of resistance bands with your thumbs pointing away from each other.
3. Begin by slowly pinching between your shoulder blades and depressing your shoulders. 
4. Keep thumbs out and avoid shrugging.
 CUES
- Depress & Retract Shoulder Blades 
- Thumbs Out
- Slow

Resistance Band Pull Aparts

GOAL 
Bicep pump with constant tension 

DETAILS
1. Stand on a band.
2. Create handles out of the band or underhand grip it.
3. Begin by pushing the elbows forward. 
4. Squeeze from your biceps. 
5. Lower slowly and repeat.

CUES
- Proud Chest
- Right Triangle 
- Squeeze from Bicep
- Thumbs Out

Resistance Band Curls

GOAL
Tricep sculptor  

DETAILS
1. Standing upright with the torso straight and a very small inclination forward, bring the upper arms close to your body and perpendicular to the floor. Slightly push hips back.
2. Using the triceps, press straight down until the arms are fully extended perpendicular to the floor. The upper arms should always remain stationary next to your torso and only the forearms should move. Exhale as you perform this movement.
3. After a second hold at the contracted position, wrists slowly up to the starting point. Breathe in as you perform this step.
4. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

CUES
- Squeeze from tricep
- Proud Chest
- Hips Back

Banded Tricep Extensions

Banded Warm Up

Do worm push ups if needed.

Fast explosive reps on the wood chop

GOAL
Athletic advantage, injury prevention and oblique shredder

DETAILS
1. Set up a resistance band to the lowest height [note you can also set to shoulder height or above for other angles]. 
2. Grab the end with both arms extended. 
3. Start with shoulders, hips, and feet square/straight forward. 
4. Rotate the torso away from the anchor point, keeping the hips square. 
5. Then, chop that wood by rotating torso towards your hip and slightly towards the ground.
6. Squeeze abs & exhale. Return slowly to start position. Repeat. 

Pro-Tips: Ribs are tucked and you compress/crunch your abs a little. Back foot pivots as you chop. Hips can rotate or stay stationary, whichever gives you a better ab squeeze. 

CUES
- Squeeze Butt
- Rotate Torso
- Tuck Ribs
- Crunch Ribs to Hip Slightly
- Straight Arms Whole Time

Resistance Band Wood Chop

GOAL 
Get those horse shoe triceps and striated front shoulder 

DETAILS 
1. Place your hands directly below shoulders and squeeze butt.
2. Begin by lowering down and pushing the elbows back towards hips.
3. Retract shoulder blades as you lower.
4. Squeeze triceps to go back to starting position.

CUES - Right Triangle 
- Squeeze from Triceps 
- Strong Plank Position

Close Grip Push Ups

warm up 2

GOAL
Use gravity and eliminate momentum to blast those muscle fibers to shreds #Shredz

DETAILS
1. Grab those dumbbells in each hand, lay chest forward on an incline bench and scoot up to where you get a good strong position at the top. 
2. While straddling the bench, let the weight pull your arms to a dead hang. 
3. Begin to curl the weight up, only hinging at the elbow.
4. Use your spidey focus to keep the elbow directly below the shoulder and not letting that fucker creep back. Don't shorten the range by pushing the elbow back behind your shoulder. 
5. Now squeeze that ish.

Beware: Beware of web-like material squirting out of your wrists after these curls. So worth it. 

CUES
- Squeeze
- Stationary Elbow
- Elbow Directly Below Shoulder
- Control That Negative

Spider Curls

GOAL
Usually after a hard set. Make sure you push that elbow forward + squeeze out as many reps as you have left #ElbowsFirst

DETAILS
1. Grab those dumbbells in each hand, lay chest forward on an incline bench and scoot up to where you get a good strong position at the top. 
2. While straddling the bench, let the weight pull your arms to a dead hang. 
3. Start with one arm pushing your elbow forward. Keeping the shoulder chilled as much as you can. 
4. Alternate + dead hang. 
5. Now squeeze that ish.

Beware: Beware women will flock from your unlocked Spidey Senses. 

CUES
- Squeeze
- Stationary Elbow
- Elbow Directly Below Shoulder
- Control That Negative

Alternating Hammer Spider Curls

GOAL
A lil twist to the skull crushers - finish with the palm forward + keep the elbows more behind your chin #Crushed

DETAILS

1. Lay flat on a bench, with a dumbbell in each hand.
2. Keep your palms facing each other and bend at the elbows so the dumbbells go toward your head, keeping your hands far enough apart that the dumbbells go to your ears.
3. Wrists are neutral and not getting broken by the weight.
4. Extend by squeezing the tricep + twist so your palm is forward.

Note: you can do this on the floor if you don’t have a bench. 

CUES
- Elbows Above Chin
- DB Comes to Forehead
- Wrists Neutral
- Be a Badass Cuz Most Guys Don't Even Do These

Dumbbell Skull Crushers w a Twist

Arm Builder

GOAL
This move will elevate every shirt you own. Making those arms irresistible to every human with eyes.

DETAILS
1. Grab a dumbbell in one hand. 
2. Stand tall, ribs tucked. Pretend your elbow is glued just outside your ribcage
3. Actively curl the weight across the chest, keeping the Right Triangle in your elbow. 
4. Think to push the weight back down with your tricep.
5. Repeat. Each rep squeeze that bicep like you're making lemonade. 

CUES
- Elbow Pinned to Rib
- Squeeze That Lemon
- Control Descent
- Wrist Neutral

Across the Chest Curls [Go heavy]

GOAL
Burn em brah. This is the optimal exercise for building rounder shoulders to trick people into thinking you have a tinier waist #TrickorTreat

DETAILS
1. Grip can vary. Neutral grip for basic life or internally rotate with the dumbbell slightly in front of your hip to target that rotator cuff (lighter weight).
2. Start at the hip and raise up to the shoulders. The dumbbells should be a few inches in front of your body to move in your scapular plane.
3. Elbows are slightly bent and you're initiating the movement with your shoulders.

Pro-Tip: We're going for blood flow on this. No need to get real heavy, just go lighter and check that ego. 

CUES
- Retract Shoulder Blades
- Elevated Sternum 
- Reach Away 
- Tuck Your Ribs

Dumbbell Lateral Raises [Go Light]

GOAL
Tricep sculptor  

DETAILS
1. Stand upright. Hips slightly back, proud chest. 
2. Push elbows forward.  Squeeze the rope down and extend the wrists away from each other. 
3. Keep resistance out of chest by reaching the elbows forward. 

CUES
- Squeeze from Tricep
- Proud Chest
- Hips Back

Rope Pushdown

Next Steps

GOAL
So much concentration required on these you're going to be feeling like Yoda. No dilution needed. Lock in your elbow to prevent shoulder movement and just use that bicep #UseTheForce

DETAILS
1. With a dumbbell, sit down, and lock your elbow on the inside of your knee. 
2. Position your shoulder directly over your locked in elbow.
3. Begin rep by squeezing your bicep, only the forearm moves. 
4. Finish the rep with the dumbbell just above the middle of your bicep. 

Reps are per arm. 

Pro-Tips: Your chest can be tilted up more or level, whatever feels good. 

CUES

- Lock in Elbow
- Relax Shoulder
- Dead Hang
- Squeeze Hard at the End
- Sell Tickets to Gun Show

Concentration Curl

GOAL
Increase hip explosion and shoulder stability for the ultimate athletic physique 

DETAILS
1. Hip-width stance.
2. Grip the center of the dumbbell. 
3. Grasp the weight and begin to stand and squeeze your glutes to explosively open the hips. 
4. Shoulder shrug, followed by a pull under with the arms, keeping the weight close to the body throughout the movement. 
5. Dumbbell is received at the bottom of an overhead. 
6. Complete at full hip, knee, and arm extension with the dumbbell over the middle of the foot.

CUES
- Hard Pop with Hips 
- Squeeze Butt 
- Flat Back

Dumbbell Snatch

Final Countdown

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Marta

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That was a ton of fun and an EPIC workout!!

Mandy

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I skipped stuff cuz I’m full of cheesecake

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Nice and short. My fave exercise for calves too

Eleonore

Alex

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Biceps + Lower Abs

That was AMAZING! It was a ton of fun and my back is dead!

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love seeing a chest pump, so euphoric. the cable crunches were insane

Heavy n Pressed Chest

Motivation was at an all time low this am, but discipline prevailed. 💪🏼

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Dumbbell 💀 crushers Gabe me a run for my tris

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love - had limited time today to get through it but did as much as time allowed. so good.

Steel-Plated Chest

Eléna

Simply Back Day

did not wanna workout today, but glad i did!

Nikki

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Back Widen Squeeze yo SHIT

the ab section was beautiful - loved it. this whole workout was deep asF. burnville.

A-Typical Chest Day

what the… BRUH I AM WEAK. bout crawled out the gym. this was so good. so hard.

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New fave - such a good arm pump 💪🏼🔥

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excellent - workout felt powerful. finished up with 10 min on stair master.

This was tough but huge power 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Valeria

Loved the variation in this - and the ab work for summer prep 😏🔥

Chest Cheat Code 🔥

Loadout: Lower Body

My back definitely looks and feels the best!

Louis

Double XX Back

shoulders and arms are dead in the best way

Still crushing it, added an incline walk to the end for fun.

Ground Zero [Legs]

Natalia

Emerson

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X-Rated Back

These new workouts have been 🔥🔥🔥

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Added a bug set of abs to the end and 16 min incline treadmill. I plan on not being able to walk tomorrow.

You outdid yourself with this one. So much fun and just what I needed for my tight hips.

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I don't think she is watching anymore but back day best day

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