Name: Playbook - Morgan Olson - Chest and Shoulders 😝🙌
Uploaded: 2024-01-21T02:10:11.547Z
Duration: 75 min
Description: Chest and Shoulders 😝🙌

Mads

Best chest / shoulder workout of all time! 🔥🔥🔥

Kelly Backes

Stef

Kallie 

Reaaally had to dig deep for this one 🥵😵

Alex

Wow! That shoulder boulder but was excellent! Feeling all of it

Fetch

Gbrla Prds

Alaina

Diana

Hitting all the chest and shoulder muscles today!  💪🏼 
When you start to feel the burn 🔥 that’s when we need to dig deep and find a way to finish!

GOAL
Lock it in for a bulletproof upper body 

DETAILS
1. Lay on the floor holding dumbbells in your hands. Your knees can be bent. Begin with the weights fully extended above you.
2. Lower the weights until your upper arm comes in contact with the floor. You can tuck your elbows to emphasize triceps size and strength, or to focus on your chest angle your arms to the side.
3. Pause at the bottom, and then bring the weight together at the top by extending through the elbows.

CUES
- Proud Chest
- Squeeze Triceps
- Keep DB at or Below Nipple Line

Dumbbell Floor Press

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

Dumbbell Front Raises

GOAL
Develop that pressing strength aka chest, shoulders, triceps, and abs. Wow yep, abs #AbsinEverything

DETAILS
1. Keep a straight line from head to toe, abs tight and knees straight.
2. Gradually bring your chest to the floor, then press the floor away to return to your starting position.
3. Don't drop your neck, you aren't bobbing for apples. You are dominating some good shit. 

Pro-Tip: Elbow mechanics is key, keep them either close to the ribs or a few inches away from your ribs. 

CUES
- Plank Position
- Elbows Go Back
- Feet Together
- Elbow 45 degrees Away from Body

Push Up

Dynamic Warm Up 😎

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 
Love this - chest is the best for confident posture and proud chest 

DETAILS 
1. Retract shoulder blades and externally rotate your shoulders.
2. Proud chest. Squeeze from your chest to press. 
3. Slowly lower.
4. Pause at bottom. 
5. Repeat. 
 CUES
- Proud Chest
- Right Triangle

Hammer Grip Incline Bench Press

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
Target your upper chest and upper back for ultimate confident posture and proud chest 
 DETAILS 
1. With your hands wide apart, support your body on your toes and hands in a plank position. Your elbows should be extended and your body straight. Do not allow your hips to sag. This will be your starting position.
2. To begin, allow the elbows to flex, lowering your chest to the floor as you inhale.
3. Using your pectoral muscles, press your upper body back up to the starting position by extending the elbows. Exhale as you perform this step.
4. After pausing at the contracted position, repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.

CUES
- Proud Chest 
- Externally Rotate Shoulders 
- Squeeze Between Shoulder Blades

Wide Push Up

Cable chest flys and wide push ups

GOAL
Lateral shoulders with better angle 

DETAILS
1. Set up a low cable with handle. 
2. Pick 5-10lbs, lean and grab the pole. 
3. Depress shoulder blades and relax. 
4. Squeeze shoulder to lift handle to shoulder height.
5. Lower slowly. 
6. Repeat. 

CUES
- Proud Chest
- Retract & Depress Shoulder Blades

Leaning Cable Lateral Raise

GOAL
Back of shoulder art. We love it and want some more of it. 

DETAILS
1. Set a cable high with handle.
2. Squeeze from the back from your shoulder. 
3. Keep arm straight. 
4. The farther the handle passes the hip, the the more rear delt you target. 
 
CUES
- Proud Chest
- Squeeze Rear Delt

Rear Delt Cable Squeeze

GOAL
Obliques and upper back 

DETAILS
1. Perfect side plank aka squeeze glutes. 
2. Grab a 2-5lb dumbbell and rear delt fly it back to parallel. 
3. 10 reps each side. 

CUES
- Shoulder Blade Retraction & Depression

Side Plank Rear Delt Flys

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

Pro-Tip: I recommend doing single arm raises in an alternating fashion. 

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

Alternating Underhand Dumbbell Front Raise

Shoulder boulders!

GOAL
Build a defined, started upper chest and shoulder to look stronger, more defined with confident posture 

1. Pick appropriate weight.
2. Lean chest forward and retract shoulder blades. 
3. Brace body and extend from the chest. 
4. Try to maintain the right Triangle throughout the movement and exhale on the press. 
5. Keep chest forward the whole time. 

CUES
- Lean Chest Forward
- Right Triangle 
- Retract Shoulder Blades

Dip Machine

GOAL
Strong scapular function and upper back

DETAILS
1. Stand erect with a plate in each hand (palms facing your torso), arms extended on the sides.
2. Lift the plates by elevating the shoulders as high as possible while you exhale. Hold the contraction at the top for a second.
3. Slightly bend the elbows back. Lower the plates back to the original position.
4. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Note: use dumbbells if you don’t have plates. 

CUES - Squeeze Shoulders up to Ears
- Mind Muscle Connect

Chest and Shoulders 😝🙌

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