Name: Playbook - Morgan Olson - Chest and Shoulders 😝
Uploaded: 2024-01-21T02:10:11.914Z
Duration: 80 min
Description: Chest and Shoulders 😝

Dope. First day on your programming and I’m stoked AF

Sarah

Fuck I hadn't cursed you out like that in a while... I love it!

Salsa

Nicole

I've been pretty busy with work and starting school haven't been in the gym much but holy shit this burned SO GOOD 💯💯💯

Haley

Maurice

Brit  F

Lars

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

GOAL
Escalate that push up to boulder those shoulders. Swap for incline push ups if needed.

DETAILS
1. Downward dog position.
2. Hips up, palms down, walk the hands in slightly.
3. Begin by diving the head forward to create a tripod position with your hands and head.
4. As you descend, push the elbows back towards your hips.
5. Do not let the elbows flare out - if they do, this exercise is too difficult. Work on lat strength and shoulder presses.  CUES
- Tuck Chin
- Descend Forward
- Elbows Go Back
- Hips Up High 
- On Toes

Tripod Push Ups

GOAL
My favorite warm up exercise for shoulder joint space and stretching the chest

DETAILS
1. Stand.
2. Swing the arms using momentum.
3. Stretch the chest as the arms open up.
4. Position thumbs back towards each other for external rotation and better stretching.

CUES
- Thumbs Out
- Swing 
- Get Groovy with It

Arm Swings

Warm Up

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 
Upper chest pump & stretch 

DETAILS
1. Place an incline bench underneath the smith machine. 
2. Grab the smith machine about thumb distance away where the rough meets the smooth.
3. Externally rotate, squeeze the lats as you lower.
4. Constantly keep tension by squeezing your shoulder blades back and lower the bar middle of chest.
5. Squeeze chest to press up.
6. Exhale on the way up.

CUES
- Right Triangle 
- Proud Chest
- Externally Rotate

Incline Smith Machine Bench

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. Notice my tempo - strong push, slow negative. 
4. Pause at bottom. 
5. Repeat. 
 CUES
- Proud Chest
- Right Triangle

Hammer Strength Decline Press

GOAL
Controlled overloaded chest stretch to tighten boobs and decrease armpit fat 

DETAILS 
1. Raise the dumbbells up like you're pressing them, but stop and hold just before you lock out. This will be your starting position.
2. With a slight bend on your elbows in order to prevent stress at the biceps tendon, lower your arms out at both sides in a wide arc until you feel a stretch on your chest. Breathe in as you perform this portion of the movement. Tip: Keep in mind that throughout the movement, the arms should remain stationary; the movement should only occur at the shoulder joint.
3. Return your arms back to the starting position as you squeeze your chest muscles and breathe out. Tip: Make sure to use the same arc of motion used to lower the weights.
4. Hold for a second at the contracted position and repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.

CUES
- Proud Chest 
- Squeeze Chest to Initiate 
- Slightly Bend Elbows

Dumbbell Flys

Chest Superset

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
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

Shoulder Superset

Get those shoulders popping with vascularity and round sleek muscle definition.

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
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
Refine your mid-trap and rear delts for healthier shoulders than Dr. Oz

DETAILS
1. Hinging at the hip or what have you, get your spine rigid and neutral. Chin tucked.
2. Begin by squeezing your shoulder blades down towards your hips. 
3. Contract the shoulder blades together and squeeze to full range to extend the weight. 
4. Fly away birdy. Slow and controlled.
Pro-Tip: Don't relax your chest if you have a support, think of resisting the pad or your knees and pulling everything back to tighten your erectors, scaps, and mid back up. 

CUES
- Rigid, Extended Spine
- Pinch Shoulders Back & Down
- Chest Angled Up

Chest and Shoulders 😝

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