Name: Playbook - Morgan Olson - Arms + Ab Pump
Uploaded: 2024-01-21T02:10:11.932Z
Duration: 60 min
Description: Arms + Ab Pump

Hand slipped! 5 stars🔥🔥🔥 This one is literally saved in my favorites!

Kris

I’m absolutely in love with my body, and I have never once felt this euphoric. Thanks Momo!

Mads

This workout is 🔥🔥✌🏻💪🏻💪🏻

Louis

GOAL
There are more modifications to this than there are girls on your phone. There's no "one way" to curl, just some key principles. Get some blood flow to your biceps #CurlsForTheGirls

DETAILS
1. Begin the rep with your dumbbell supine aka palm is facing up towards the ceiling. 
2. Fully stretched out like a kitten in the sun, begin curling one arm by contracting the bicep. 
3. Bring the dumbbell just above elbow height and return to a fully stretched position. Hand can turn in at the bottom if pressure on the elbow is uncomfortable.  

Pro-Tip: Watch that your shoulder doesn't lift the weight. If you start raising your elbows forward and away from your rib cage, that is a sign your shoulder is being a controlling bitch. Instead, isolate that bicep. 

CUES
- Elbows Close to Body
- Don't Front Raise the Weights
- Initiate from Bicep not Shoulder
- Squeeze
- Full Stretch

Dumbbell Supine Curls

GOAL
Triceps that scream strong

DETAILS
1. Proud chest. 
2. Push hips back slightly and lean torso forward at 30 degrees. 
3. Isolate elbows by pushing them forward and squeeze from you triceps to extend.
4. Keep elbows in place and repeat. 


CUES
- Right Triangle 
- Proud Chest

V-Bars Pushdown

Blood Flow

GOAL
Concentrate those biceps to ultimate AK-47 status #CODlife

DETAILS
1. With an EZ curl bar in hands with hands just outside shoulder width, stand tall. 
2. Chest is upright. Begin by squeezing from biceps. 
3. Curl to just above 90 degrees. Squeeze. Then fully extend your arms.
4. Think of arcing away from you vs straight up. 

Pro-Tip: Don't ego lift this one. 

CUES
- Kegel Yo Biceps
- Shoulders Back
- Full Stretch

EZ Bar Curl

GOAL
Concentrate those biceps to ultimate AK-47 status #CODlife

DETAILS
1. With an EZ curl bar in hands with hands just inside shoulder width, stand tall. 
2. Chest is upright. Begin by squeezing from biceps. 
3. Curl to just above 90 degrees. Squeeze. Then fully extend your arms.
4. Think of arcing away from you vs straight up. 

Pro-Tip: Don't ego lift this one. 

CUES
- Kegel Yo Biceps
- Shoulders Back
- Full Stretch

Narrow Ez Bar Curl

GOAL
Load your elbow and triceps to increase your lockout strength #ElbowStrength

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. You can either finish the rep fully or keep the elbow slightly bent and cycle back into the next rep. They both have their benefit. 

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

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

Dumbbell Skull Crushers

Heavy Superset

GOAL
There are more modifications to this than there are girls on your phone. There's no "one way" to curl, just some key principles. Get some blood flow to your biceps #CurlsForTheGirls

DETAILS
1. Begin the rep with your dumbbell supine aka palm is facing up towards the ceiling. 
2. Fully stretched out like a kitten in the sun, begin curling one arm by contracting the bicep. 
3. Bring the dumbbell just above elbow height and return to a fully stretched position. Hand can turn in at the bottom if pressure on the elbow is uncomfortable.  

Pro-Tip: Watch that your shoulder doesn't lift the weight. If you start raising your elbows forward and away from your rib cage, that is a sign your shoulder is being l controlling. Instead, isolate that bicep. 

CUES
- Elbows Close to Body
- Don't Front Raise the Weights
- Initiate from Bicep not Shoulder
- Squeeze
- Full Stretch

GOAL
Focus on targeting that brachialis to contribute to arm thickness more so than just your biceps #SecretSauce

DETAILS
1. Begin the rep with a neutral/hammer grip and fully stretched arm. 
2. Elbow should be slightly in front of your hip, putting more stress on the bicep. 
3. Contract your bicep to raise the weight to your elbow. Curl slowly and focus on the squeeze. Relax the shoulder and just squeeze blood into your bicep.

Pro-Tip: Elbows don't flale, chest isn't overly activated, and you aren't rotating the weight at all. Straight up, straight down. 

CUES
- Elbows Close to Body
- Relax the Chest
- Shoulder Blades Pinned
- Squeeze at the Top

Hammer Curls

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

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

Hypertrophy

GOAL
Isolate that elbow for bicep life 

DETAILS
1. Begin the rep with a supine and fully stretched arm. 
2. Contract your bicep to raise the weight to your elbow. Curl slowly and focus on the squeeze.
3. Relax the shoulder and just squeeze blood into your bicep.
4. Do recommend reps and switch arms. 

CUES
- Squeeze Bicep
- Exhale on the Pull

Dumbbell Preacher Curl

GOAL 
Amazing, just amazing. Great way to overload the triceps, chest and shoulders while getting a lot of volume 

DETAILS 
1. Stand facing a Smith machine bar or sturdy elevated platform at an appropriate height. 
2. Place your hands next to one another on the bar.
3. Position your feet back from the bar with arms and body straight. This will be your starting position.
4. Keeping your body straight, lower your chest to the bar by bending the arms.
5. Return to the starting position by extending the elbows, pressing yourself back up.

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

Incline Close Grip Push Ups

Isolate

GOAL
We’re thickening the density of your abdominal wall for a proper 6-pack. My favorite exercise for abs, ever. 

DETAILS
1. Use a close grip attachment and pick a challenging weight. 
2. Get on your hands and knees and walk back about 6 feet from the machine. 
3. Squeeze your elbows around your head. 
4. Hover over the space ahead of you. 
5. Begin by crunching the belly button into the spine. 
6. Find your balance and isolate the ab crunch. 
7. Avoid pushing the hips back towards your feet as you crunch. 

CUES 
- Hollow Rock
- Hover

Cable Crunch

GOAL
One of my favorite lower ab exercises - use that mind muscle connection to tuck your pelvis and contract the lower abs

1. Lie down on the floor with your legs fully extended and arms to the side of your torso with the palms on the floor. Your arms should be stationary for the entire exercise.
2. Move your legs up so that your thighs are perpendicular to the floor and feet are together and parallel to the floor. This is the starting position.
3. While inhaling, move your legs towards the torso as you roll your pelvis backwards and you raise your hips off the floor. 
4. Hold the contraction for a second and move your legs back to the starting position while exhaling.

CUES
- Crunch Abs into Belly Button 
- Knees Up to Ceiling

Reverse Crunch

Ab Builder

Non-stop. Ultimate blood flow to abs for that 6-pack abs.

GOAL
6-pack body weight edition, just make sure to crunch your abs and not sit up with your neck #ProTips

DETAILS
1. Lay on your back with your knees bent.
2. Begin my crunching your abs into your spine with your wrists dragging up your quads.
3. Crunch up to raise your wrists up to the knees.
4. Move slow and work from the abs not momentum.

Wrist to Knees

GOAL
Lower ab shredder - lift with the abs, not the hips 

DETAILS
1. Lay with your legs straight up, point your toes like a ballerina and glue your lower back to the floor.
2. Keeping your arms straight by your sides, or under your hips, slowly lower your legs to the floor until your lower back begins to arch. 
3. Mind muscle connect to your abs and crunch your abs to return to the starting position.

CUES
- Hollow Rock 
- Crunch Abs into Spine

Lying Leg Lifts

GOAL
Get those V-line obliques by looking like a weirdo #WorthIt

DETAILS
1. Lay on your back. 
2. Bend your knees and place heels far enough where you have a good range of motion on the movement.
3. Crunch your abs into your spine and slightly elevate the shoulders off the ground.
4. Straighten out your arms and begin by touching your ankle with one arm. 
5. Move slow and intentionally aim to contract the obliques. 
6. Repeat on the other side.

Ankle Biters

GOAL
V-lines baby 
 DETAILS
1. On your butt, bend your legs at the knees.
2. Get a proud upright chest. 
3. Twist your torso and punch through with the fist.
4. Hold the contraction for a second and move back to the starting position while breathing out. Repeat on the other sides.

CUES - Proud Chest
- Squeeze Abs
- Exhale on the Punch

Torso Twist

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Arms + Ab Pump

Charlie

I was craving tearing my arms apart….this did the trick😂🔥

Annamaria

Ashley 

Arms and Abs 🔥🔥🔥

Erin

yangBAE

Summer Shredded Arms and Abs 😉

Rascal

Nancy

Arms and Abs Killer 🔥

Angela

Yooooo 🔥🔥🔥 that arm pump is blessed!

Breen

My go-to vacation workout, easy and to the point! Love hitting arms while away!!

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