Name: Playbook - Morgan Olson - Back attack
Uploaded: 2024-01-21T02:10:11.860Z
Duration: 70 min
Description: Back attack

Epic back day! 

Do cluster sets for the seal row. Aka 5 reps, rest 8 seconds. 5 reps, rest 8. 5 reps. Set is complete. Rest for 75 seconds and do another set.

GOAL
Wider back for a tighter waist and strong look

DETAILS 
1. You will start by grabbing the wide bar from the top pulley of a pulldown machine and using a wider than shoulder-width pronated (palms down) grip. Step backwards two feet or so.
2. Bend your torso forward at the waist by around 30-degrees with your arms fully extended in front of you and a slight bend at the elbows. If your arms are not fully extended then you need to step a bit more backwards until they are. Once your arms are fully extended and your torso is slightly bent at the waist, tighten the lats and then you are ready to begin.
3. While keeping the arms straight, pull the bar down by contracting the lats until your hands are next to the side of the thighs. Breathe out as you perform this step.
4. While keeping the arms straight, go back to the starting position while breathing in.

CUES
- Proud Chest
- Squeeze Armpits

Straight Arm Pushdown

GOAL
Lat squeeze with thoracic rotation 

DETAILS
1. Set a cable to a low setting. 
2. Get an athletic stance, opposite foot ahead of the arm rowing. 
3. Full stretch forward then dig the elbow down towards your hip. 
4. Repeat and rotate the shoulder blades as you row. 

CUES
- Pinch Armpit
- Pull to Belly Button
- Right Triangle

Rotational Cable Row

Superset

GOAL
Wider back for a tighter waist and strong look

DETAILS 
1. Grab the pull up bar with arms fully extended and externally rotate your shoulders, think of showing your armpits forward. 
2. Begin by retracting your shoulder blades back to initiate the movement and follow through by squeezing your elbows down towards your hips. 
3. Keep your sternum up towards the ceiling and squeeze your armpits hard. 
4. Try to get chin over bar, exhale and lower slowly. 

CUES
- Proud Chest
- Squeeze Armpits
- Show the Armpits

Wide Grip Pull Up

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

Goal
Slow and control lat development 

1. Add two handles to straight bar. 
2. Set up an incline bench in front of a cable machine. 
3. Fully stretch and sit in bottom of bench. 
4. Pull shoulder blades back and dig with your elbows. 
5. Squeeze your armpits. 

Cues
- Proud Chest at the Top
- Right Triangle

Handle Chest Supported Pulldown

GOAL
Lower back health which is key to life, lifting, good sex, and getting old #ExtensionsForLifeExtension

DETAILS
1. Hinge at the hip and give everyone that million dollar view they don't deserve. 
2. Hang all the way down and initiate the movement by squeezing your glutes.
3. Squeeze your butt and hamstring and raise to be in line with your legs.
4. Hold for a second at the top and slowly lower all the way down. Repeat. 

Pro-Tip: If you walk into the gym and your back hurts, hang off the end of this and wiggle that spine #SideToSide. Hang at the bottom and warm up by just extending a few inches up then coming back down to a relaxed position. Do a set of 30 and feel those lower lumbar say "hayyyy gurrrrl." 

CUES
- Squeeze Yo Ass
- Hinge At the Hip
- Tuck Your Ribs

Back Extensions

GOAL 
Upper back demolition without any lower back stress

DETAILS
1. Set bench to 45 degree incline. 
2. Waddle over it with two DBs.
3. Slightly retract your shoulder blades. Begin the rep by squeezing back with your shoulder blades.
4. Squeeze the elbows back towards your belly button and pull your chest up to nearly upright.
5. Stop once your elbow is bent at 90 degrees and at your ribs, then slowly lower the dumbbell back.
6. Try to squeeze your shoulder blades at the top of each row.

CUES - Proud Chest
- Elbows to Belly Button 
- Initiate with Shoulder Blades

Seal Rows

Back attack

Sarah

Mads

Jacki

Big Back Day! 😎

I’m absolutely living for these older workouts right now! Back is absolutely destroyed! 🔥🔥🔥

Kelly Backes

Big BACK Day! ⛰

Loved the lift! Would also love if there was a little plank or cardio worked in to bring movement into the workout!

Deenaalee

Anne

Back Day Baby! 😝

Gbrla Prds

Nicole

Diana

Big Back Boulders ⛰

Alaina Loguidice

Roro

Elena

Renee

Back Builder 😎

DBarnes

Big Back Builder! 😝

i rushed just to get a quick workout in but i’m still feeling pretty great after this one

Ashley

Thick Back Attack 😏

Solid back day. Added in some biceps for a nice pull day

Kallie 

Tyra

Jess

Wide Back Attack

Back Pump 🔥🔥

I always avoided the heavy bag workouts, but recently I’ve been addicted

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Robyn

Wings 101

Alaina

EPIC Back Workout 🔥

Chasity

Rayssa

Heavy Back

Noabeth

Back & Biceps 🔥

Back Day from IG 😏

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Maurice

Back Day!

Big Back Boulders! 😎

Katherine

Estefany

Back Day Baby! 😎

Huge Back Pump! ⛰

Woo hoo!! I’m glad I did those before it disappeared!🔥🔥✌🏻

Louis

It was great. Having the video guides makes a huge difference

Charlie

Back / Upper Body Pull 👊

Back Builder ⛰

One exercise was repeated through this sequence. Overall makes the exercise way too repetitive and boring. Didn’t feel the back burn I was looking for.

Fucking love your workouts 
It’s muscle paradise

Émilie Véronneau

Back

Maybe it’s just me dealing with a crowded gym all the time. But I love doing supersets. But only if it’s on the same machine. Or it’s a machine and a dumbbell. If it’s 2 different machines, it’s hard to hold it down

Melina

Back Blast 😝

Levi

Back Attack! 😈

It was great! I’ve been missing out on working on those last and today I really did feel them :) it felt so satisfying.

Denise

Back Day! 😈

Made me put in some fucking work 💪🏽

Sophia

Easy to follow workout regiment without complicated exercises

Lois McGuthrie

Loving it. FYI there's a bug in this section, it'll always send me to the first exercise.

Workout is straight to the point — Love it — No wasting time in the gym!

Gracie

POLFLIET

Back Attack 😈

Back Boulders 🏔

I think I just found the courage to go on that one dating mixer tonight.

Salsa

i know I've told you before,  but the app and your programming are 💯

Alex

Back Builder 😝

Leandro Frias

It's always a good day when you get in a MoMo Back Day. 10/10.

Again … challenging and new movements. I like the variety

Megan

Back Day Baby! 🌋

First workout DONE! Thankyou! Videos + explanations are great 😃💪🏻

Redgie

If the gym don’t have that certain equipment what alternative we could replace it with.

Dannelle

Definitely made me feel something I haven’t in a while. And I was surprised by how much I could do given I haven’t worked our consistently in a while

Back Day (upper back thickness) 😎

Found it a bit tricky to get my form right for the superset but will practice it until I get it right. Killer back workout 😎🤙🏽

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