Name: Playbook - Morgan Olson - Chest Express
Uploaded: 2026-06-04T14:17:23.822Z
Duration: 60 min
Description: Chest Express

Breeezy

Great chest pump and loved ending with abs💪🏽🔥

Stephanie

Anna

DYING. howww it didn't seem like that much! Love it! Intense

Quinn

Brianna Carter

Feeling strong asffffff 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼🔥🔥🔥

Annamaria

So glad to be back on heavier weights and really pushing through the workout!

Mads

Yasssss. First workout back after the challenge

Kallie

Hailey

GOAL
Death. Jk…power, fat burning cardio + you may or may not see the light #Ouch

DETAILS
1. Grab the handles of the ski erg and set resistance dial between 7-10. 
2. Start your stokes by using your hips and legs to drive the power. 
3. First position squat position, get on toes, tall reach.  
4. Second, drive down into a squat with a follow from your arms. 
5. Focus on using the hips. 
6. Drive up, throw your hips back and down and follow with arms. 

Swap for row erg, air dyne or sprints if your gym doesn’t have this. 

CUES
- Breathe
- Strong Core
- Tip Toes 
- Leg Drive

Ski Erg

GOAL
What is this name…luckily the power + coordination you’ll develop will have this tongue twister the least of your worries 

DETAILS
1. Start in a lunge position with a med ball (8-14lbs)
2. With left leg forward, swing the ball up around throwing on the outside of forward leg.
3. Catch ball and alternate legs. 
4. Repeat the throw on other side. 

CUES
- Powerful Throw
- Knee Pushes Out
- Exhale on Throw

Alt Lunge Med Ball Slam

GOAL
Get those movement mechanics warmed up by sitting those hips baaaack #GoodForm

DETAILS
1. Set rope to lowest height. 
2. Walk forward about 3 steps.
3. Wide stance for balance. 
4. Keep rope close to groin. 
5. Send hips back with knees slightly bent. 
6. Back is flat thru entire movement with chin tucked. 
7. Stand + squeeze your glutes. 
8. Lean slightly forward to maintain balance. 

CUES 
- Hips Back 
- Flat Back
- Knees Bent 
- Squeeze

Rope Hip Hinge

GOAL
Wake up with rotation + power #CNS

1. Set cable to lowest height. 
2. Get in a staggered stance (ex left foot fwd, right arm row)
3. Bend knees to feel grounded. 
4. Rotate opposite arm forward and back while rowing back. 
5. Think of pulling as hard and quick as you can. 
6. Rotate through the upper back. 

CUES
- Staggered Feet
- Rotate
- Exhale
- Power 
- Tuck Chin

Lawnmower Row

CNS Warmup 1

Aim for 9 RPE on bench press and do slow tempo on push ups.

Do worm push ups if needed.

GOAL
You're only as good as your weakest arm. Unilateral pressing to develop strong pecs, shoulders, and triceps 

DETAILS
1. Start sitting upright on a bench. Dumbbell on each knee with a 90 degree elbow.
2. Use your knee to hike the weights up to your chest height as you lay back on the bench. 
3. Immediately press out of the first rep, that may be the trickiest part.
4. Elbows are 45 degrees angle your body and you got that right triangle in yo elbow. 
5. Control the weight as it descends. Lower elbows to parallel or just below for happy shoulders and strength building.
6. As you're pressing up, squeeze the chest.  
7. Wrist is directly over elbow. And wrist is neutral. 

CUES
- Heels Grounded
- Elbows Just to Parallel
- Shoulder Blades Back and Down
- Wrists Neutral

Dumbbell Bench Press

GOAL
Core stability, chest burner & rotator cuff stabilizer 

DETAILS 
1. Get in a perfect plank position.
2. Hands on bosu ball.
3. Begin push up by squeezing your shoulder blades back and down.
4. Externally rotate by thinking about pushing your elbows down your hips and thumbs away from each other. 
5. Lower and then rise by squeezing your chest and extending your elbows.

CUES
- Shoulder Blade Retraction & Depression
- Feet Together
- Squeeze Butt

Bosu Ball Push Ups

4x8 Heavy

GOAL
Strong like bull [not recommended if you have neck issues/over dominant traps or bad posture. Swap for incline dumbbell press]

DETAILS
1. Proud chest, hands placed outside shoulder width. 
2. Get the forearm vertical by tucking your elbows and depressing your shoulder blades.  
3. Stiffen upper body. 
4. Drive with elbows up. 
5. As you press up, drive your head through the bar when it passes your forehead. 
6. Externally rotate aka show the armpits at the top. 
7. Exhale and lower slowly back to your chest. 
8. Complete 4 strict press and then 4 with a dip and drive. 

CUES
- Proud Chest
- Tuck Elbows
- Externally Rotate

Military Press to Push Press (4+4)

GOAL
Build + sculpt those shoulders

DETAILS 
1. Stand tall, squeeze butt, tuck ribs. 
2. Lateral raise up from shoulders, don’t shrug. 
3. Adduct weights in, moving from the shoulders. Try to protract slightly aka a rounding the shoulders. 
4. Abduct the weight out. 
5. If you’re shrugging thru the movement, lighten the weight. 
6. Go back to the beginning. 

CUES
- Protract Shoulder
- Arms Slightly Bent
- Slow + Controlled

Dumbbell Square Raises

Bulletproof Shoulders

GOAL
Tricep crusher in a pressing movement 

DETAILS
1. Lay on a bench. 
2. Squeeze shoulder blades back and down.
3. Bring the weights together and at the top. 
4. Push them together, squeeze your chest as hard as you can. 
5. Lower slowly by pushing elbows down towards our hips. 
6. Squeeze your triceps to press up 

CUES
- Lower Weights Below Nipple Line
- Elbows Close to Ribs
- Elbows Towards Hips

Hex Press

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

Load the triceps and work shoulder blade protraction with minimal equipment 

1. With a bench or couch behind you, have hands at shoulder width, with finger tips away from your body.
2. The legs will be extended forward on top of the other bench. 
3. Slowly lower your body into the right triangle with shoulder blades retracted. 
4. Using your triceps to bring your torso up again. 
5. Create space between your shoulders and ears at the top of the movement. 
6. Repeat. 

CUES
- Right Triangle 
- Squeeze Triceps
- Proud Chest

Bench Dips

3x10

GOAL
Get the volume of push ups without strict form while taxing the abs and shoulders

1. Lay stomach down on the floor. 
2. Position hands in close grip push up position.
3. Retract shoulder blades and externally rotate.
4. With elbows close to the body, press up into a plank position by pressing the upper body up first, then following with the lower body.
5. Finish in a perfect plank position by squeezing your butt, feet together and crunching the abs.
6. Slowly lower to the starting position. 
7. Repeat as needed. It’s a bit of a ‘worm’ movement.
 CUES
- Proud Chest
- Right Triangle 
- Exhale on the Press

Close Grip Worm Push Ups

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

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

Steel-Plated Chest

Eléna

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did not wanna workout today, but glad i did!

Nikki

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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 🔥

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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

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

Ruby

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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This heartache really took its toll time to get back it 💪🏽

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Momo… split and hinge? 🔥😭 loved and hated it deeply and absolutely needed this beasty workout.

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