Name: Playbook - Morgan Olson - Biceps + Lower Abs
Uploaded: 2026-06-04T14:17:21.549Z
Duration: 75 min
Description: Biceps + Lower Abs

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

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

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

Joint Warm Up

GOAL
Build a chest that fights back and bulletproof those serratus muscles your body forgot existed
#PushWithPurpose

DETAILS
1. Use parallet bars if you have for a deeper negative. 
2. Lower yourself slow, squeezing your shoulder blades as you go down. 
3. Press up hard, and at the TOP, push even further. Round your upper back, push the ground away from you like it personally offended you. That extra push is the protraction.
4. You should feel your shoulder blades spread apart at the top, round the lower back as well to hit a hollow rock position 
5. Reset the shoulder blades on the way down, let them squeeze back together naturally as your chest opens up.
6. Exhale on the push and protraction, inhale on the way down.

CUES
- Round Shoulder Blades at Top 
- Round Lower Back at Top 
- Hollow Rock at Top

PRO-TIP
Slow it down to a 3 count on the way down and hold that protraction at the top for 2 seconds.

Serratus Push Up

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

Weekly Must

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…just keep those elbows in place 

DETAILS
1. Lay on a flat or incline bench, with an EZ-Curl bar in your hands.
2. Grab the EZ-Curl bar and extend overhead. With elbows by chin, lower the bar slowly to behind forehead.
3. Squeeze your triceps to extend the weight up. 
4. Keep your elbows and shoulders in place. 
5. Pause at top and then repeat. 

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

EZ Bar Skull Crushers

Volume

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. Twist your palm face down. 
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

Reverse Spider Curls

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

Power First

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

Rope Curls

Gas Out

GOAL
Increased difficulty but don’t just sit forward, sit up toward the ceiling 

DETAILS
1. Lie flat on your back on a decline bench with feet locked in and plate in hands 
2. Lower slowly with plate on chest 
3. Squeeze forward AND up. Raising the plate if you cray cray like dat 
4. Keep chest up and proud towards ceiling. Extend arms fully, don’t round forward too much. 
5. Slowly lower and bend arms again. 

CUES
- Squeeze from Abs 
- Chest Up

Decline Sit-Up with Plate

GOAL
Increased difficulty but don’t just sit forward, sit up toward the ceiling 

DETAILS
1. Lie flat on your back on a decline bench with feet locked in
2. Place hands behind the neck and initiate move from abs. 
3. Squeeze forward AND up. 
4. Keep chest up and proud towards ceiling. 
5. Slowly lower. 

CUES
- Squeeze from Abs 
- Chest Up

Decline sit up

GOAL
Sculpt those v-lines with rotation + static hold

DETAILS 
1. Proud chest aka sternum up towards ceiling. 
2. Chin slightly up. 
3. Lower back and keep plate below sports bra. 
4. Squeeze abs and SLOWLY rotate with your torso. 
5. Plate follows. 
6. Hit the end position, squeeze your abs to return to center. 

CUES
- Static Hold
- Squeeze Abs 
- Proud Chest

Decline Russian Twist

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
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

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Eleonore

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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

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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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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

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

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Anna

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Valeria

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My back definitely looks and feels the best!

Louis

Double XX Back

shoulders and arms are dead in the best way

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Ruby

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Natalia

Emerson

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