Name: Playbook - Morgan Olson - Chest Pump
Uploaded: 2024-01-21T02:10:11.646Z
Duration: 65 min
Description: Chest Pump

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Minimal rest on the compound movement. 5 sets of 10 with 25 seconds rest. Go for pump and push yourself. Dropset the last set on Smith Machine Bench.

GOAL 
Great pump, chest strengthener and build ultimate confident posture  

DETAILS
1. Place a flat bench underneath the smith machine. Now place the barbell at a height that you can reach when lying down and your arms are almost fully extended. Once the weight you need is selected, lie down on the flat bench. Using a pronated grip that is wider than shoulder width, unlock the bar from the rack and hold it straight over you with your arms locked. This will be your starting position.
2. As you breathe in, come down slowly until you feel the bar on your middle chest.
3. After a second pause, bring the bar back to the starting position as you breathe out and push the bar using your chest muscles. Lock your arms in the contracted position, hold for a second and then start coming down slowly again. Tip: It should take at least twice as long to go down than to come up.

CUES
- Right Triangle 
- Proud Chest

Smith Machine Bench

GOAL 
Great pump, chest strengthener and build ultimate confident posture  

DETAILS
1. Place a flat bench underneath the smith machine. Now place the barbell at a height that you can reach when lying down and your arms are almost fully extended. Once the weight you need is selected, lie down on the flat bench. Position hands to where the elbows will graze your ribs as you lower the bars.
2. Unlock the bar from the rack and hold it straight over you with your arms locked. This will be your starting position.
3. As you breathe in, come down slowly below your sports bra/nipple line. 
4. Keep elbows close to body and send back towards your hips. 
5. After a second pause, bring the bar back to the starting position as you breathe out and push the bar using your triceps. 

CUES
- Right Triangle 
- Proud Chest
- Elbows Close to Ribs

Smith Machine Close Grip Bench

GOAL
Isolate the chest for confident posture and a striated chest

DETAILS
1. Set cables to shoulder height.
2. Begin by taking a lunge stance. 
3. Proud chest, slightly bend elbows, and externally rotate your shoulders.
4. Start with handles touching together and squeeze your chest as hard as possible. 
5. Slowly release and lower back. Keeping elbows slightly bent and the tension in the chest.
6. Squeeze the handles back together. 
7. Don’t overpower with your shoulders. Aka don’t shrug. 

CUES
- Proud Chest
- Sternum Up
- Externally Rotate
- Squeeze from Your Chest

Cable Chest Flys

GOAL
Dumbbell press with rotation 

1. With back on bench, get a proud chest and lock in the dumbbells with elbows at 45 degrees from your body.
2. With an underhand position, begin to press the dumbbells overhead while rotating your shoulders internally. 
3. After a second pause at the top, begin to lower the dumbbells to the original position by rotating the palms of your hands towards you. 
4. Lower slow, pause and press to repeat. 

CUES
- Proud Chest
- Strong Press 
- Slow Negative

Incline Bench Arnold 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

GOAL
Isolate the front deltoid and build those babies to have density to create a rounded, sculpted look 

DETAILS

1. Start with the dumbbells at the hip and raise to eye level. 
2. Keep shoulder blades retracted with a proud chest. 
3. Slow and controlled. Really think about flexing the shoulder and not overpowering with the pec or trap. #Contract

CUES
- Proud Chest
- Don't Shrug Up
- Breathe
- Grunt

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