Name: Playbook - Morgan Olson - Pause Squat Work 🍑
Uploaded: 2026-06-04T14:17:23.445Z
Duration: 60 min
Description: Pause Squat Work 🍑

Deb Livingston

Wow the chair squats JESUS the shirt not had me rolling

Laia

Kat Rosario

Nora

I changed the last exercise with leg press for hamms, for glutes and for calves because the machine was busy and got a three for one 🤣

Yana

Legs is on fire ,I had a good workout mahalo coach 🤙🏼💪🏽

Tishana

Felix

Sussn

Short but good 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Julia

I underestimated this one. I added some kettle bell swings and leg extensions (not many!) and had wobbly legs walking down to the change rooms afterwards. 😅

Emilia

My phone sucks and won’t let me give you 5 stars every time I try😭😭😭 GREAT WORKOUT

Cameron

There are some moves in this workout that are not beginner friendly. There’s a movement that’s made complicated for now good reason when there could just be more movements involved. This was the first workout I’ve done in the fighter series that I really didn’t like and will sub in my previous leg day routines for.

Steph

All the things I hate/love in one session! 😆🔥

Kelly Backes

Jessie Wang

I did some modifications but still love it

Anna

Short sweet the squat with the kettle bell was weird no clue if i did that right

Tyra

Hit a PR on squats today, wasn’t pretty but it happened 🥊

Mads

Those Bulgarian split squat/lunges get me every time. 💀 I both hate and love them lol.

Ashley

Perfect! Just absolutely perfect! Started the wobbles with the pistol squats

Shaking... that stability set is a killer 🥲🔥

Alex

That middle finger during the Bulgarian hip hinge 🖕🏽😆

Salsa

Try to go perfect form, deep in squat with a pause. Go lighter on this. RPE: 7-8

GOAL
Compound movement that hits it all

DETAILS
1. Place barbell on your back and create a shelf by squeezing your shoulder blades back and down.
2. Proud chest, with feet shoulder width.
3. Start by reaching the hips back and pushing the knees out.
4. Lower slowly and until the hips break parallel. 
5. Stand by driving the knees into the floor and squeezing your glutes.

CUES
- Proud Chest
- Brace Abs
- Knees Out

Barbell Squat (Pause at Bottom)

Do body weight pistols if weighted is too challenging or causes knee pain.

GOAL
Core killer + hip loading for booty 

DETAILS
1. Get in sumo stance with legs, toes straight forward or slightly turned out. 
2. Begin on one side and grab a dumbbell on the other side. 
3. Start the descent by pushing your hips back, knee out. 
4. Chest can come over the knee for balance. 
5. Pause at bottom of squat. 
6. Slide over and drive from the bottom of the other squat position. 
7. Drive from mid-foot to stand. 
8. Repeat on one side, keeping tempo in check and pushing hips back. 
9. Reps are total. 

CUES
- Hips Back
- Core Engaged + Stable
- Pause
- Stay Low

Kettlebell Sliding Lateral Squat

GOAL 
Single leg squat but make it hard.. for that joint health + cardio. 

DETAILS
1. Grab a box that allows for you to control this movement. Aiming for a height where your hip and knees are parallel. 
2. Begin on one leg. Straighten the other one. Holding a kettlebell in both arms. 
3. Find balance. 
4. Sit hip back into a single squat. 
5. Move slow and controlled. Use arms to balance. 
6. Lower softly to box. 
7. Sit for a moment. Get the chest upright. 
8. Drive from your leg to stand. 
9. Repeat. Reps are per side. 

Note: use a trx or higher box if needed. 

CUES 
- Knee Slightly Out
- Hips Back
- Balance

Weighted Pistol Squat to Box

Stability Work

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
Anti-cankle life - I got thick ankles so I need to do extra. 

DETAILS
1. Stand tall with appropriate weight.
2. Hang heels on edge of platform. 
3. Begin by fully stretching the heel down.
4. Pause. Squeeze calves up to raise on tippy toes. 
5. Slowly lower to full stretch. Repeat. 
6. Do pulse reps to hit failure. 

CUES
- Full Stretch
- Exhale on Up

Standing Calf Raise

Pause Squat Work 🍑

Kallie

Another One [Arms + Abs]

Regina

Back Blitz

Upper Frame [Shoulders]

The Leg Day You Didn’t See Coming

Shelley

Arm Day from IG

Asher 

Work Shoulders

3D-Back

Mina

Marina

Sore n Simple Legs 🥵

Arm Slayer 🗡️

massive pump. increased weight on multiple exercises and found a new base. love seeing progress.

Zander

Back + Biceps [BUILD]

did back squats instead and paired it with a 1.5 mile run for abs and calves/ankles.

Leg Engagement

I’d love some shorter workouts on the fighter feed. I find they always take me longer than the estimated time and finding it hard to fit the whole workout in amongst full time work, looking after dogs etc.

Arms [Situation]

Squeeze Ur Blades

Melody

6-Pack + Shoulders

Marta

Testosterone Booster Legs

Make it a Habit [Arm Day]

That was a ton of fun and an EPIC workout!!

Mandy

Scapular Execution [Back + Down]

I skipped stuff cuz I’m full of cheesecake

Shay

Chest + Abs [New Warm Up…]

Nice and short. My fave exercise for calves too

Eleonore

Leg [Glute Vibes]

Biceps + Lower Abs

That was AMAZING! It was a ton of fun and my back is dead!

Dead Stop [Back]

love seeing a chest pump, so euphoric. the cable crunches were insane

Heavy n Pressed Chest

Motivation was at an all time low this am, but discipline prevailed. 💪🏼

Glute/Back/Abs [Legs]

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

Leg [Quad Vibes]

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.

Leg [Base Vibes]

New fave - such a good arm pump 💪🏼🔥

Arm Day: Pump & Destroy

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.

[Activation] Leg Day

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!

Not bad for a post break up work out 🧰 is ⛽⛽⛽

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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