Name: Playbook - Morgan Olson - Monday Legs 🤌🏼
Uploaded: 2024-01-21T02:10:12.098Z
Duration: 65 min
Description: Monday Legs 🤌🏼

Jordan

Easing back into legs after a slight injury last week— feels good

Ever Stokes

Cori

Gbrla Prds

Lori

Substituted bike sprints for Air Dyne, still killer.

JT Tilton

A good reset to get back in a routine again 💪🏽

Annamaria

🔥 low key burner. Did xtra time on the air dyne. 〰️💦

Felt like a “mellow” Monday leg day, Mmm. Gonna feel those glutes!

Fetch

Do glute bridges on the ground and squeeze from butt. 

Tilt pelvis towards belly button.

GOAL
Strengthen your external rotators for healthy knees, lower back and butt 

DETAILS
1. Lying on your back, bend at the knees, and press the bottom your feet together.
2. Drive your knees toward the floor.
3. Press into the floor with your feet to raise your hips, and squeeze your glutes at the top of the movement.
4. As you press, exhale gently to engage your abs, putting less pressure on your lower back.

CUES
- Squeeze from Glutes
- Tuck Your Pelvis & Chin 
- Push Knees Out

Frog Pumps

GOAL
The benefits remain endless. Lockout strength, mass on booty, dimple reducer, and awkward eye contact opportunities

DETAILS
1. Lying on your back either on a bench or on the floor.
2. Bend at the knees, and plant your feet into the floor.
3. Press into the floor with your feet to raise your hips, and squeeze your glutes at the to initiate the movement.
4. Exhale gently to engage your abs, putting less pressure on your lower back.

CUES
- Initiate with Squeeze of Booty
- Drive from Heels
- Knees Over Ankles

Bodyweight Glute Bridge

GOAL
Build ab strength relative to your body weight 

1. Start in supine position.
2. Arms extend overhead.
3. Legs extend and press together.
4. Eliminate space below lumbar spine by contracting the abdominals. 
5. Rock in this position minimizing movement at the hip and shoulder.

CUES
- Point Toes
- Hollow Rock 
- Crunch Belly Button into Spine

Hollow Rock

Glute pump

GOAL
Stop that quad loading lunge and sit back into the hips for glute work and team no knee pain

DETAILS
1. With barbell on back, retract shoulder blades and get a proud chest.  
2. Initiate the movement by taking a step back. Reach your hips back and lower the chest slightly over the knee. Contacting the back leg through only the ball of the foot, descend until your knee nearly touches the ground. 
3. Lower slow, load the hip and then to stand drive from the front leg, not back. 
4. Do desired reps on one side, then switch. 
 CUES
- Hip Loading
- Proud Chest

Barbell Reverse Lunge

GOAL
Even out those hips and challenge your posterior chain #gains

DETAILS
1. Stand tall, with a dumbbell in each hand.
2. To start, place one foot backward so that the ball of your foot is in line with your heel.
3. Raise the rear heel and try to feel most of your weight on the front foot.
4. Keep even pressure through your front foot, and reach your hips backward, letting the front knee slightly bend as your hips go back and the dumbbells moves toward the floor.

CUES
- Flat Back
- Brace Abs
- Squeeze Armpits

Dumbbell Staggered Stance Deadlift

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

GOAL
Leg and ab killer 
 1. Hold a dumbbell at chest height, 1-2' away from your body.
1. Stand tall, shoulders relaxed and contract your abdominals.
2. To down, bend your knees and let your hips follow, maintaining even pressure throughout your foot.
3. Maintain a tall posture the entire time.
4. To stand, think about pressing the floor away.

CUES
- Flat Back 
- Reach Hips Back
- Brace Abs 
- Proud Chest

Goblet Squat

Superset

GOAL
Calorie burner
 
DETAILS 
1. Push and pull with your shoulder blades. 
2. Brace your abs and push max effort.

CUES
- Welcome Death

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