Name: Playbook - Morgan Olson - Deadlift Builder [Effective Legs]
Uploaded: 2026-06-04T14:17:22.597Z
Duration: 60 min
Description: Deadlift Builder [Effective Legs]

Nicole

Mads

Elina

I don’t have a gym so I had to make a lot of adjustments AND some of the leg exercises killed my back. What are some protective exercises I can do?

Naima

GOAL
Bulletproof back, abs and glutes 

DETAILS
Set-up :
Feet = under your hips
Hands = right outside your shins

1. Start standing upright and get a big breath, reach down to grab the bar and stiffen up your back with the leverage of the barbell. Imagine you have a steel bar as a spine and you can't break/bend it.
2. Brace your abs like you’re about to sneeze and begin to drive your legs into the ground. As you are driving up, keep that bar as close to your legs as possible. Almost drag it up your legs.
3. Stand up fully and squeeze your glutes. Shoulders are just behind the bar, not way back like you tryna limbo.
4. To return to floor, start by pushing the hips back. Push them back until
the bar reaches just above the knee, THEN you can break fully at the knees and return to the floor.
5. Lower the bar by bending at the hips and keeping it close to your body.

CUES
- Paint Thighs with Bar
- Squeeze Armpits 
- Flat Back

Conventional Deadlift [Go heavier each set]

GOAL
Absolute torture but that under butt gets cheeked up 

DETAILS
1. Use a bench or split squat device to station one leg on. 
2. Step squat width apart and not too long length wise. 
3. With dumbbells in each hand, descent into a split squat. 
4. Hip back. Drive up. 
5. Then hinge over into a staggered stance deadlift. 
6. Keep back flat, avoid rotation, push hips back, + squeeze butt to rise. 
7. Squat + hinge = one rep. 

CUES
- Hips Back
- Stable Feet
- Knee Out 
- I’m Sorry

Bulgarian Squat to Hinge

GOAL
If you have good knees, welcome to a quad cryer. If you don’t, swap for leg extensions #Burner

DETAILS
1. Stand on a raised object. 
2. Toes down, knees push forward. 
3. Stay upright + SQUEEZE from quads. 
4. Slow on negative. 


CUES
- Upright Chest 
- Knees Forward
- Slow Negative

Cannonball Squat

GOAL
Pre-exhaust those legs before heavy squats and/or build the ‘tear drop’ look without too many tears of pain #JkItHurts

DETAILS
1. Begin in a seated position on the leg extension machine. Knees are just off the edge of the seat.
2. Weight pad is resting above ankles.
3. Use the quadriceps to extend your legs fully as you exhale. 
4. Inhale on the negative and go down slowly if you a real savage. 
5. Pulse reps can be added. 

CUES
- Squeeze from Quads
- Slow Negative
- Hold Hips Down

Leg Extensions

Quad Shred

GOAL
Lower back health which is key to life, lifting, good sex, and getting old #ExtensionsForLifeExtension

DETAILS
1. Hinge at the hip and give everyone that million dollar view they don't deserve. 
2. Hang all the way down and initiate the movement by squeezing your glutes.
3. Squeeze your butt and hamstring and raise to be in line with your legs.
4. Hold for a second at the top and slowly lower all the way down. Repeat. 

Pro-Tip: If you walk into the gym and your back hurts, hang off the end of this and wiggle that spine #SideToSide. Hang at the bottom and warm up by just extending a few inches up then coming back down to a relaxed position. Do a set of 30 and feel those lower lumbar say "hayyyy gurrrrl." 

CUES
- Squeeze Yo Ass
- Hinge At the Hip
- Tuck Your Ribs

Back Extensions

GOAL
Sculpt those hamstrings without lower back pressure, aka isolation exercise #HamTings

DETAILS
1. Tuck your pelvis into the hip pad. 
2. Point your toes like a ballerina. The weight will just feel heavier, you're welcome. If you flex your toes, you tryna lift with your calves...don't do that. 
3. Get in a full length leg stretch then curl the weight by squeezeing from your hamstrings with a controlled negative.
4. Exhale on the curl, inhale on the negative

CUES
- Slow Negative
- Stay Focused 
- Relax the Toes
- Tempo is Life

MODIFICATIONS
One legged - say bye-bye-bye to those imbalances. Add in quarter reps, pulses, and holds for the ultimate life-altering experience.

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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

Arms [the look day]

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

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

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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Anna

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 🔥

Loadout: Lower Body

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

Arms [From IG]

X-Rated Back

These new workouts have been 🔥🔥🔥

Proud [Chest] + V-Lines

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 💪🏽

Love when I take time for an intentional workout and this one was perfect!

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Shoulder from IG

I don't think she is watching anymore but back day best day

She’s Watching Back Day 🥵

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

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