Name: Playbook - Morgan Olson - W1/D4 Back Day Baby 💪🏼
Uploaded: 2025-01-30T02:16:18.041Z
Duration: 60 min
Description: W1/D4 Back Day Baby 💪🏼

Jessica

Jensen

Betina

Haeley Hefner 

I love you. That is all. 🏋️‍♂️🍩💪🏻🫵🏻

Faith

Kris

Modifying where needed.
Not weighting up on plank.
Them face pulls suck lol
Overall feeling good with most.
Going light on shoulders still on that rotator cuff but that's ok!!!! 
😊😁😁😁😊😊😊💪🏻

Tina McCoy

Ooh bro it’s hot in the shed today!! 🥵🤣🔥🤙🏻

Kylie

Woah did superset C make me feel like a badass! 💪🏻

Rachael

I really enjoyed completing this workout after my 12 hour shift at the hospital. I love these workouts. I feel motivated to do them after my long days

Sydney

I can’t wait to see how sore my back is tomorrow. I can’t get enough of these workouts!

Michelle

I moved a bit slow on these, but got a good burn. I’m so glad you made an at home version of the challenge!

Talena

Just half. Have to leave the house real quick! I'll finish the other half when I get back. Ugh. I'm loving this workout!

Had to be creative being at home… did the plank with a backpack filled with bottles of soap #soapisheavy

Morley

I struggled with the resistance band workouts since it’s super difficult to find good spots for attaching them when I’m working out at home! otherwise it was a great workout

Ilona

my arms wow. They're like jellyfish. and the lats 🥵

Jade

Loved all of the exercises! Definitely a great workout

Jess

Holy!!! Feeling it today even with lighter weight and resistance!! Those reverse crunches at the end got me good! I find myself procrastinating almost everyday, but once I do it feel fucking great and accomplished!!!

Mercedes

Good workout today. Definitely feeling it.

Shania

Malin

Casey Reed

Yowza, so far soood; having to modify reverse crunches and burpees a little bit but it’s all good 👍🏼

MsMary

Rachel

I love back day! It’s something that I never knew was important to me until I started noticing change. I love it because it makes me feel stronger and challenged. Several challenging moves and I liked the little ab push at the end. Great workout, as always, Morgan. Thank you. 💖

Nicole Lee

So good! Got corny out on second to last round and could only do 4 rounds instead of 5, but I feel SO good 🤙🏽🔥

stefani

Really good pump and managed to get threw it without hitting myself in the face with the resistance bands so overall win 💪🏼

Kellie Webb

First time using resistance bands.  Feels powerful.  7/10.

Will

It’s hard to do work outs with the bands. I have no where to mount them and I even broke one of mine!🥺💪 I guess that’s kind of my problem but is there any way you can give alternatives just in case some one can’t use the band?

Rebekah

That was fabulous. Starting to love back day now that you've taught me good form and how to engage and isolate the muscles. I feel it in my back, not just my arms like I did when I was just flailing weights around. 😂
Question: as far as at-home workouts (like this and DB Fighter), what's the best way to bulk up my sad little traps? Is it the resistance band pulldowns and face pulls? Farmer's carry? What else? Thanks!

Miles

Kareen

Day 4 and I am a robot, from head to toe 🤖😅🙌

Efjan

Mads

Those banded face pulls at the end were bullshit 😂 in a good way of course!

Melissa

Back:
- Warm-Up 3 x 30sec (no rest) 
- Arm swings 
- Superman 
- Good mornings 
- A1 DB bent over rows 4 x 15 
- A2 DB lat pull overs 4 x 12 (30-sec rest)
- B1 Resistance band pulldown 4 x 15 (30-sec rest) 
- B2 Resistance band push downs 4 x F
- B3 Weighted plank 4x30 sec
- C1 Seated dumbbell rear delt flys 5x12
- C2 Superman 5 x F (30-sec rest) 
- C3 Lat Row 5x12
- D1 Banded face pulls 4 x 15 reps 
- D2 Reverse Crunch 4 x F (rest 20 sec)

GOAL
My favorite warm up exercise for shoulder joint space and stretching the chest

DETAILS
1. Stand.
2. Swing the arms using momentum.
3. Stretch the chest as the arms open up.
4. Position thumbs back towards each other for external rotation and better stretching.

CUES
- Thumbs Out
- Swing 
- Get Groovy with It

Arm Swings

GOAL
Retract the back side of your body for better posture and muscles

DETAILS
1. Lay on stomach with palms facing down. 
2. Begin by squeezing from your glutes and raising arms up. 
3. Lift arms and legs as high as you can, initiating from spine and glutes. 
4. Lower hand height if you’re shrugging up. 

CUES
- Squeeze from Glutes
- Exhale on Up

Supermans

GOAL
No, it doesn't include bae with a cup of coffee and waffles in her hand. But, do these often and they will produce the same amount of happiness #BootyAF

DETAILS
1. Get an upright, proud chest and feet in squat position. 
2.  Slightly bend your knees and push em out a little, aka external rotation to active your glute medius. Nail that setup.
3. Stiffen up your back and brace your abs. Flat back, you know what that is. 
4. PUSH THOSE HIPS BAAACK. Feel the stretch and pressure in the back of your legs. Yep, those are your hammies. Say good morning to them.
5. Hinge at the hip. Depth is dependent on your ability to maintain a flat back. 
6.  Stand and squeeze that azz. 

CUES
- Flat Back 
- Shoulder Blades Pinned
- Brace Abs
- Reach Hips Back
- Squeeze Your Butt

Good Mornings

Warmup

GOAL
Thicker back and confident posture 

DETAILS 
1. With your feet hip width, knees soft, and back flat, shift your hips back until your chest is facing the floor.
3. Hold one dumbbell in each arm, reaching toward the floor to start, then pull your arms toward the ceiling - bending at the elbows and shoulder until your elbows are bent to 90 degrees and your upper arm is aligned with your ribs.

CUES 
- Right Triangle
- Proud Chest 
- Shoulder Blade Retraction & Depression

Dumbbell Bent Over Row

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

Superset A

GOAL
Wider back for that strong look

DETAILS
1. Resistance band set on a high anchor. 
2. Take a knee. 
3. Lower chest but retract shoulder blades as you pull. 
4. Retract and depress shoulder blades. 
5. Squeeze from elbows. 

P. S. Ignore the lower back fat. We all got it lol. 

CUES 
- Proud Chest 
- Right Triangle

Resistance Band Overhead Pulldown

GOAL
Wider back for a tighter waist and strong look

DETAILS 
1. You will start by grabbing band and using a wider than shoulder-width pronated (palms down) grip. Step backwards two feet or so.
2. Bend your torso forward at the waist by around 30-degrees with your arms fully extended in front of you and a slight bend at the elbows. If your arms are not fully extended then you need to step a bit more backwards until they are. Once your arms are fully extended and your torso is slightly bent at the waist, tighten the lats and then you are ready to begin.
3. While keeping the arms straight, pull the bar down by contracting the lats until your hands are next to the side of the thighs. Breathe out as you perform this step.
4. While keeping the arms straight, go back to the starting position while breathing in.

CUES
- Proud Chest
- Squeeze Armpits

Resistance Band Straight Arm Pushdown

GOAL
Goddamn this is tough. But honestly we need weight to carve some abs in. Go as heavy as possible for the time allotted. 

DETAILS
1. Get on your hands and knees.
2. Add a weight plate or dumbbells on your mid back.
3. Have someone assist if needed.
4. Get in a perfect plank position.
5. Feet together, squeeze your butt and exhale through the pain.

CUES 
- Squeeze Butt
- Crunch Abs into Spine
- Hollow Rock

Weighted Plank

Superset B

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

GOAL
The holy grail of rowing. It focuses on scapula retraction and spinal extension #BangForYourBuck

DETAILS

1. With the and hand resting on a bench, let the dumbbell fall directly below that boulder shoulder of yours. 
2. Stiffen/extend your spine. Rounding of the spine inhibits proper shoulder blade retraction/depression.
3. Square up your shoulders.
4. Initiate the first inch of the movement by squeezing/depressing your armpit. Think of "crunching" your armpit to your hip. 
4. Pull elbow to hip, think like you're starting a lawnmower like the little badass you are.
4.When pulling, keep the right triangle bend in your elbow. 

Pro-Tip: Dumbbell moves in an arc or "C" shape from below shoulder to front of hip.

CUES
- Initiate with Scapula 
- Chest is Squared Up
- Flat Back

Dumbbell Single Arm Lat Row *Heavy*

Superset C

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

DETAILS
1. Resistance 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

Banded Face Pulls

GOAL
One of my favorite lower ab exercises - use that mind muscle connection to tuck your pelvis and contract the lower abs

1. Lie down on the floor with your legs fully extended and arms to the side of your torso with the palms on the floor. Your arms should be stationary for the entire exercise.
2. Move your legs up so that your thighs are perpendicular to the floor and feet are together and parallel to the floor. This is the starting position.
3. While inhaling, move your legs towards the torso as you roll your pelvis backwards and you raise your hips off the floor. 
4. Hold the contraction for a second and move your legs back to the starting position while exhaling.

CUES
- Crunch Abs into Belly Button 
- Knees Up to Ceiling

Reverse Crunch

Superset D

W1/D4 Back Day Baby 💪🏼

It's informative, providing an overall view of the programme

I know it is not Jan. 3rd, but today, Aug. 1st is mine & I am so excited to start this program.  It has literally been 1yr since my breast cancer diagnosis and I fought that battle & won...THANK GOD! Now it is time to train & get back in shape! I believe MoMo's program is the best for me!

Shon

I am ready to make a change in my life.. I am late to this challenge but I’ll make the best effort

Claudia

Photoshoot Fresh Challenge Intro

Emma

My god this was a tough workout, but good!

Katie

W1/D1 New Years Legs 🎉

Elise

This one was really fun and the sprints at the end were 👌🏻🥵🥵🥵

Swan

W1/D2 Chest + Shoulders 💪🏼

Wouldn’t say it was an arm burner really, but was a great workout 💪🏻

Rachel Hanna

Great sesh but more full body than arms. Resistance band moves a bit more finicky than they’re worth.

W1/D3 Arm Shred 🔥

I had to carry my dog for the last few mins of the hike hahaha

45 minutes on the Row surprisingly felt so good !!

W1/D5 Hike day baby 💪🏼

Alex

W2/D1 Leg Day Baby 🔥

Definitely going to feel this in the morning!

W2/D2 Chest + Shoulder Destroyer 😈

last supine db curls had me praying for my life

W2/D3 Arms + Shred 🦾

W2/D4 Back Builder 💥

Solid spin session today followed by an ocean swim. Loving Saturdays! 🌊🌊👊🏻👊🏻

Love these hike days. Took a walk with my dog in a snowstorm and followed it up with 50 minutes cycling indoors.

W2/D5 Hike Day🔥

I think my legs are getting stronger! Exciting! 🥰 They are shaking though haha

Literally the best trainer or app i ever had

Kelly

W3/D1 Legs 😈

4x30 bench dips at the end? bye im a goner

No words. Just busy breathing and sweating ✌🏼🥵

W3/D2 Chest and Shoulder Pump 🦾

Had to do the half burpees in 3 sets, but a great way to end the workout with your heart pumping!

W3/D3 Back Burner 🥵

W3/D4 Arms + Shred 🔥

90 minutes in Santa Paula 
7 pools
Some rock climbing 
Realized that doing ab exercises on my tailgate of truck hurts back vertibrae
Not gonna do that again 😊🤣💪🏻🤙

Sneaky little ab workout out. Well played bro. Well played!🔥👊🏻🤙🏻

i know I'll thank u later but right now.... for gods sake

W3/D5 Fat Burning Hike Day 🔥🥾

W4/D1 Leg Shredder with Deplete🔪

My shoulders were toast after circuit B hahaha

Dani

W4/D2 Chest and Shoulder Destroyer 😈

W4/D3 Back Burner 🔥

The shaking in the last set of skull crushers though 💀

Nup. Had to bail out of that. Shoulder still fucked. Off to do some leg work instead. Pivot!

W4/D4 Arms + Shred 🦾

Finally got out for a 3 mile walk after being snowed in for 4 days! It felt sooooo good to get the heart pumping and legs moving. I don't like being cooped up at all!

Did a hike with my doggo at Wildcat Canyon

W4/D5 Full Body 😈

Whew wee! Finishing with the jump ropes…had to find my second wind. 🙌🏾🙌🏾

Good, although I can tell the insides of my thighs are going to cramp up at some point later tonight 😅

W5/D1 Legs with Deplete 💪🏼

I fell on my face at the end...well...almost 😂🥵

Those failure sets at the end though 🥵

Doubling up to keep up with the challenge and feeling it!

W5/D2 Chest and Shoulders 🔪

Holy 🔥🔥 18s rest... Was not prepared for that 😅💪

Susanna

I don’t have a bag for punching so I had to modify, otherwise a good workout!

W5/D3 Back Builder 😈

Rosalba

I have done this exercise twice now and I think it’s my fave!!!

Loved this whole challenge so much! Thank you!!

W5/D4 Arms + Shred 🦾

Going through something that is so stressful it puts a dark cloud over everything. have the energy to look after my wife, work & that’s it.Hopefully next week will bring good news but right now 1 hour on the spin bike with some heavy tunes helped. Thanks bro 👊🏻🙏🏻

Been struggling with injuries for the last week so been doing walks and ocean swimming. Jumped to a hike day for a solid spin sesh to test out the bod. All going well I’ll be back into the weights tomorrow.

W1/D4 Back Day Baby 💪🏼

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