Name: Playbook - Morgan Olson - Hercules Back Day 🗡️
Uploaded: 2023-08-09T06:54:15.784Z
Duration: 70 min
Description: Hercules Back Day 🗡️

Marcelita

Loved this one! TRX warmup was a nice change up!

Kelly Backes

April

Yeoooooo I freaking loved this back workout 🏋️‍♀️ 🔥🔥🔥💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼✨✨

Annamaria

Anna

LOVE the renegade rows!! Will definitely feel this one tomorrow 😆🔥

Natasha

Great start 💪🏼 and a good workout 👍🏻

Claudia Becher

Julia

Got back after a month of not being able to work out, and man it feels good. To say consistency from the past has paid off. Momo you do a great job! 💯🔥

Gbrla Prds

Dropped weight to focus on form… loved it

Kallie 

Awesome workout. Still learning movement mechanics but great workout to learn!

Alex

Moving up in weight and feeling bulletproof. Excited to focus on back more in the future!

Mads

GOAL
Thicken that back and improve that posture

DETAILS
1. Holding a TRX strap in each hand, lean back and maintain tension through the strap.
2. Squeeze your butt and begin the movement by squeezing your shoulder blades back.
3. Pull your body toward the handles, bending at the shoulder and elbow until your elbows are bent at 90 degrees and your upper arm is aligned with your ribs.
4. Slowly lower your body back down while keeping your feet in place the entire time.

CUES
- Proud Chest
- Right Triangle
- Initiate From Shoulder Blades

TRX Row

GOAL
Ultimate v-taper and upper back 

DETAILS
1. Holding a TRX strap in each hand, lean back and maintain tension through the strap.
2. Squeeze your butt and begin the movement by squeezing your shoulder blades back, while the elbows come away from the body. 
3. Pull your body 
4. Slowly lower your body back down while keeping your feet in place the entire time.

CUES
- Proud Chest
- Right Triangle
- Initiate From Shoulder Blades

TRX Wide Row

TRX Rows Warm Up!

GOAL 
Upper back demolition without any lower back stress

DETAILS
1. Set bench to 45 degree incline. 
2. Waddle over it with two DBs.
3. Slightly retract your shoulder blades. Begin the rep by squeezing back with your shoulder blades.
4. Squeeze the elbows back towards your belly button and pull your chest up to nearly upright.
5. Stop once your elbow is bent at 90 degrees and at your ribs, then slowly lower the dumbbell back.
6. Try to squeeze your shoulder blades at the top of each row.

CUES - Proud Chest
- Elbows to Belly Button 
- Initiate with Shoulder Blades

Seal Rows

GOAL
Scapular depression aka lat work for a wider back and narrow waist 

DETAILS
1. Place a dumbbell standing up on a flat bench.
2. Lie perpendicular to the bench (torso across it as in forming a cross) with only your shoulders lying on the surface.
3. Grasp the dumbbell with both hands and hold it straight over your chest at arms length. Both palms should be pressing against the underside one of the sides of the dumbbell. This will be your starting position, make sure the weight is secure.
4. While keeping your arms straight, lower the weight slowly in an arc behind your head while breathing in until you feel a stretch on the armpit.
5. At that point, bring the dumbbell back to the starting position by depressing your shoulder blades, using the arc through which the weight was lowered and exhale as you perform this movement.
6. Hold the weight on the initial position for a second and repeat the movement. 

CUES
- Initiate with Scapula 
- Squeeze Your Butt
- Slightly Bend Elbows

Dumbbell Pull Overs

GOAL 
Sculpted upper back 
 DETAILS  1. To begin, lie down on an incline bench with the chest and stomach pressing against the incline. Have the dumbbells in each hand with the palms facing each other (neutral grip).
2. Extend the arms in front of you so that they are perpendicular to the angle of the bench. The legs should be stationary while applying pressure with the ball of your toes. This is the starting position.
3. Maintaining the slight bend of the elbows, move the weights out and away from each other (to the side) in an arc motion while exhaling. Tip: Try to squeeze your shoulder blades together to get the best results from this exercise.
4. The arms should be elevated until they are parallel to the floor.
5. Feel the contraction and slowly lower the weights back down to the starting position while inhaling.

CUES
- Retract & Depress Shoulder Blades

Seated Dumbbell Rear Delt Flys

Seal Rows and Rear Delt Flys

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
Thicker back for better posture and a better life

DETAILS 
1. Stiffen up your hamstrings and slightly bend your knees. 
2. Stiffen up your back and get a proud chest. 
3. Try to angle the sternum up towards the ceiling. 
4. Begin by squeezing your shoulder blades together.
5. Finish by pulling the elbows towards the belly button. 
6. Squeeze hard at the peak. Then slowly come back to start. 
7. Keep lower back arched the whole time. 

CUES
- Proud Chest
- Right Triangle 
- Depress & Retract Shoulder Blades

Close Grip Cable Row

Back Circuit

GOAL
Pull back to strengthen your retraction muscles aka traps, rear delts, erectors

DETAILS
1. Cable band is set to right at shoulder height.
2. Retract scapulas back by pulling with your elbows. 
3. At the end of the rep, your wrists are slightly above your elbows. It's almost a half scarecrow position or like a "Put your hands up" type position.
4. Control the negative and return to the start keeping your shoulder blades retracted. 

Side note: This is a very weak position and harder than just a typical row so don't be afraid to go lighter and more for blood flow.

CUES
- Retract & Depress Shoulder Blades
- Wrists above Elbows
- Proud Chest

Face Pulls

GOAL
Lat squeeze that feels awkward but good. This one will help you depress your shoulder blades

DETAILS
1. Set a cable pulley to high setting and use a handle attachment. 
2. Stand perpendicular to the cable and stand tall. 
3. Begin by squeezing your arm pit.
4. Squeeze the handle down towards your hip by depressing your shoulder blades. 
5. Externally rotate your shoulder throughout the movement aka try to show the armpit as you press down. 
6. Slowly come back up.  
7. Limit range of motion if you’re having a hard time feeling this one. Focus on your shoulder blade movement, not what your handle is doing. 

CUES
- Squeeze Armpit
- Proud Chest 
- Externally Rotate Shoulder

Single Arm Cable Pushdown

Finisher

GOAL
Death. Jk…power, fat burning cardio + you may or may not see the light #Ouch

DETAILS
1. Grab the handles of the ski erg and set resistance dial between 7-10. 
2. Start your stokes by using your hips and legs to drive the power. 
3. First position squat position, get on toes, tall reach.  
4. Second, drive down into a squat with a follow from your arms. 
5. Focus on using the hips. 
6. Drive up, throw your hips back and down and follow with arms. 

Swap for row erg, air dyne or sprints if your gym doesn’t have this. 

CUES
- Breathe
- Strong Core
- Tip Toes 
- Leg Drive

Ski Erg

GOAL
Lower ab and 6-pack developer.

DETAILS
1. Lay with your legs straight out in front of you.
2. As you raise your legs, reach your fingers toward the ceiling to pull your upper body off the floor.
3. Slowly lower yourself back and try not to use momentum.

CUES
- Crunch Belly Button into Spine
- Point Toes 
- Exhale on the Up

V-Ups

GOAL
That lat squeeze for a v-taper look

1. In a wide stance hinge over with a flat back. 
2. Depress your shoulder blades to flex your lat. Do this by squeezing your armpit to your hip. 
3. Pull elbow to your hip. 
4. Squeeze your lat, return weight. 
5. Alternate each side. 

Reps are total. 

CUES
- Flat Back
- Depress Shoulder Blades
- Squeeze Armpit

KB renegade rows

Conditioning

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Wendy

Couldn’t get the best out of the spider curls - it killed me for the last cardio part

Xaris

Marina

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Been having some lower back pain so I’ve had to modify some, but I def feel rejuvenated after taking five days off!

Naima

Good one. Made me happy in the morning.🫶🏻

Sadie

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Good workout to use to get your heart rate up!

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Damn beefy arms club for days!! Pump is so good on this one

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I really really liked it, good workout 🖤

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Love it so much, we’re doing the next leg day after!

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Wasn’t able to get through the whole thing this morning but absolutely loved the bit I got done!

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I couldn’t rly confidently do 3 of the exercises. :(

Never done pin squats before. I like that you’re adding new things!

Fuck this one in particular 🤣🤣🤣
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It’s been a while, but I just love your workouts. They push me like I need to be pushed.

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Walking down the stairs after this is wild

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I got dirty looks throughout this whole session and I’m just gonna tell myself I made all the insecure cis dudes jealous of the INCREDIBLE pump 😂

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Mela

One of my favorite, love the amount of exercises, keep like that 🖤

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Went light and focused on form with my shoulder injury.

Lauren

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Great. Thanks. The holiday gave you a good headspace for new programs 😎

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Sarah

Great workout, one of my favorite so far 🖤

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Harley

Really tough! Needed to take mods on the military press and on the final deficit push ups. Chest was too tired out!!

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summer

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