Name: Playbook - Morgan Olson - EPIC Back Workout 🔥
Uploaded: 2024-01-21T02:10:11.663Z
Duration: 80 min
Description: EPIC Back Workout 🔥

Alaina

Happy Monday! Let’s crush it with a back day. 

Wide Grip Lat Pulldown: dropset the last 2 sets.

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
Abs…washboard. Pretty much the works

DETAILS
1. Keep your hands underneath your shoulders, locking the knees and squeezing your glutes.
2. Keep your lower back flat by pulling your belly button into your spine and squeezing your abs.
 CUES
- Crunch Abs into Spine
- Squeeze Azz

High Plank

Superset

GOAL
Wanna look like Wonder Woman with a wide back down to a small, tapered waist? Pull down more. 

DETAILS
1. Get your sternum facing up towards the ceiling #GirlsGoneToTheGym
2. Grip the bar wide, whatever that means for your arm length. 
3. BEGIN the rep with shoulder blade retraction. 
4. Externally rotate aka show your arm pits.
5. Exhale and pull bar to just below your chest. 
6. When pulling, your elbows should be slightly behind the bar/your spine. 
7. Release and control the negative. Repeat. 
Pro- Tip: As you pull down squeeze those armpits. Also don't let elbows go in front of the bar. 

Why do elbows have so much to do with this shit? Because proper elbow mechanics = proper scapula mechanics. Also, breathe. Exhale on pull, inhale at top. 

CUES
- Pull with the Elbows
- Show the Armpits
- Squeeze the Pits
- Shoulder Blades Back and Down
- Proud Chest

Wide Grip Lat Pulldown

GOAL
Lat attack for a stronger back and tighter waist

DETAILS
1. Kneeling with a cable on high. 
2. Grab with arm and opposite knee is up. 
3. Full stretch and begin by pulling the elbow towards your hip.
4. Think about depressing your shoulder blades not just pulling.
5. Pull elbow towards belly button. 
6. Release slowly. 
7. Repeat with either a proud chest or slightly bent forward. 

CUES
- Squeeze Armpit
- Right Triangle

Kneeling Cable Row

Max reps until failure each set. Lighter weight on the wide grip row. Squeeze in between shoulder blades.

GOAL 
Upper back squeeze - ignore the lower back thickness, that shit only goes away for a photoshoot cut lol

DETAILS
1. Wide grip bar on cable.
2. Stiffen legs and arch spine.
3. Sternum up towards ceiling 
4. Begin by squeezing elbows back towards your spine.
5. Squeeze hard and lower slowly.

CUES
- Proud Chest
- Right Triangle

Cable Wide Grip Row

GOAL
Wider back for smaller hips and waist

DETAILS
1. Set resistance. The heavier = the easier. 
2. Arms straight and wide grip. 
3. Externally rotate your shoulder. Think of showing your arm pits.
4. Begin by retracting your shoulder blades back and down.
5. Squeeze the elbows out and think of tucking them into your pockets. 
6. With a proud chest reach the top, lower slow. 
7. Repeat. 

CUES
- Show the Armpits
- Shoulder Blade Retraction & Depression
- Proud Chest

Assisted Pull Ups

Do plate push, sled or air dyne. Do what you have

GOAL
Carve those v-lines in babyyy

DETAILS
1. Standing tall, hold the end of a barbell in both hands at chest height, and keep your arms straight.
2. Brace your core as you slowly move your arms to the left or right, toward your hips.

CUES
- Crunch Abs into Spine
- Proud Chest
- Move from Core

Landmine Windshield Wipers

GOAL
Leg burner and calorie burner 

DETAILS
1. Turf, plate & push. 
2. Hips down and dig with your feet. 
3. Swap for sled push if you don’t have this or another conditioning piece such as 10 min boxing, row, or sprint intervals. 

CUES
- Hips Down
- Dig

Plate Push

GOAL
Isolate that elbow for bicep life 

DETAILS
1. Begin the rep with a supine and fully stretched arm. 
2. Contract your bicep to raise the weight to your elbow. Curl slowly and focus on the squeeze.
3. Relax the shoulder and just squeeze blood into your bicep.
4. Do recommend reps and switch arms. 

CUES
- Squeeze Bicep
- Exhale on the Pull

Dumbbell Preacher Curl

Triple set

GOAL
Focus on targeting that brachialis to contribute to arm thickness more so than just your biceps #SecretSauce

DETAILS
1. Begin the rep with a neutral/hammer grip and fully stretched arm. 
2. Elbow should be slightly in front of your hip, putting more stress on the bicep. 
3. Contract your bicep to raise the weight to your elbow. Curl slowly and focus on the squeeze. Relax the shoulder and just squeeze blood into your bicep.

Pro-Tip: Elbows don't flale, chest isn't overly activated, and you aren't rotating the weight at all. Straight up, straight down. 

CUES
- Elbows Close to Body
- Relax the Chest
- Shoulder Blades Pinned
- Squeeze at the Top

Rope Curls

GOAL
Strengthen the lower abs for supreme injury prevention, lifting strength and pelvic control #PelvicStrong

DETAILS
1. On a dip bar, extend arms and actively press away from it.
2. Create as much space between the ears and shoulders as possible. 
3. Stack your body in a perfectly straight line, abs crunched, butt squeezed, and toes pointed.
4. Begin the rep by lifting the toes up to hip level. 
5. Actively crunch your abs while keeping your hips under your shoulders, don't let the hips tuck back behind your body. 
6. On the descent, control the negative and pray to the ab Gods to power you through at least 10 reps. 

CUES
- Feet Together
- Control Descent
- Exhale on Crunch
- Hips In Line With Body
- Crunch Belly Button In

Dip Bar Leg Raise

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Sarah

Mads

Jacki

Big Back Day! 😎

I’m absolutely living for these older workouts right now! Back is absolutely destroyed! 🔥🔥🔥

Kelly Backes

Big BACK Day! ⛰

Loved the lift! Would also love if there was a little plank or cardio worked in to bring movement into the workout!

Deenaalee

Anne

Back Day Baby! 😝

Gbrla Prds

Nicole

Diana

Big Back Boulders ⛰

Alaina Loguidice

Roro

Elena

Renee

Back Builder 😎

DBarnes

Big Back Builder! 😝

i rushed just to get a quick workout in but i’m still feeling pretty great after this one

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