Name: Playbook - Morgan Olson - W2/D4 Arms & Abs
Uploaded: 2024-01-21T02:10:11.541Z
Duration: 60 min
Description: W2/D4 Arms & Abs

Going to have nightmares about that incline skull crusher ☠️

Elise

I'm outta shape baaaad. Glad I'm doing this with my gym bud Jordyn!

Drea

It was so good! Feels great to be in the gym again. Arm day is always one of my favourites and the pump for this workout was AMAZING! 🔥🙌🏼

Jordyn

The reverse crunch example and description are confusing, and we don’t have a decline bench so did leg/butt lifts instead.

Tory

Ramya

Please show multiple angles of the exercise

Louis

Great first workout back from vacay! 💪🏽🔥🔥🔥

Natasha

Greta

The programme is great but the app is unstable. It regularly freezes and shuts down. This happened twice in my workout today leading to me having to manually input my notes etc twice.

Jules

Jessica

camille restan

Amber

Jaden

Exhausted myself too early in the beginning with the triset

Avery

Patricia Sessa

Mads

Kylie

Nikki

Angela

Those weighted planks ☠️🥵☠️🥵

Sarah

No joke workout. Arms are swoll. 💪💪

Chelsea

Oh wow. Zapped! Barely made it through that last arm set

Fetch

Biceps dying! Going to be feeling this one for days. So so good.

Adair Dylan

Alden

Shetal

Annamaria

Pre - workout powder plus this routine turns you into Mario Bros catching all the stars 🤣🤣 I'm still shaking 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

Jubel

This is one of the great arm pump! On my way to beefy arms!

Whoo this was hard after a month off! Arms are burning so good 🥵

Only one request: replace the freestyle heavy bag video with a new one that shows all the listed combos at least once. 1-1-2 is ironically one of the ones I’m most confused about for execution and I couldn’t find any videos on it. Also I already forget whether you did this or not, but for each kind of punch/combo, could you explain the form we should have (especially transition from one punch to another)?
Still these are great!!

Djé

Kysha

This workout powered by MoMo’s playlist, “Hard.” 💪🏻

Andrea

Feels even better when you get that vacation pump in 💪🏼

Always an amazing time. Gonna feel this tomorrow!!

Adrienne Furniss

Woah. My arms are jello, veins are poppin. Felt that gooood burn 🦾

Brittany

Hard. Like… HARD. 🥵 but the pump is so good 😏

Alex

Weighted planks? Brilliant. Loved this sesh

It’s really about form and strength in these beginning months

Skylar

That felt so good. I won’t be able to move my arms tomorrow though, haha

Finishing off week 2 strong. Don’t forget to eat those MoMo[Muscle] Waffles for a leptin spike.

GOAL 
Amazing, just amazing. Great way to overload the triceps, chest and shoulders while getting a lot of volume 

DETAILS 
1. Stand facing a Smith machine bar or sturdy elevated platform at an appropriate height. 
2. Place your hands next to one another on the bar.
3. Position your feet back from the bar with arms and body straight. This will be your starting position.
4. Keeping your body straight, lower your chest to the bar by bending the arms.
5. Return to the starting position by extending the elbows, pressing yourself back up.

CUES - Right Triangle 
- Squeeze from Triceps 
- Strong Plank Position

Incline Close Grip Push Ups

GOAL
There are more modifications to this than there are girls on your phone. There's no "one way" to curl, just some key principles. Get some blood flow to your biceps #CurlsForTheGirls

DETAILS
1. Begin the rep with your dumbbell supine aka palm is facing up towards the ceiling. 
2. Fully stretched out like a kitten in the sun, begin curling one arm by contracting the bicep. 
3. Bring the dumbbell just above elbow height and return to a fully stretched position. Hand can turn in at the bottom if pressure on the elbow is uncomfortable.  

Pro-Tip: Watch that your shoulder doesn't lift the weight. If you start raising your elbows forward and away from your rib cage, that is a sign your shoulder is being a controlling bitch. Instead, isolate that bicep. 

CUES
- Elbows Close to Body
- Don't Front Raise the Weights
- Initiate from Bicep not Shoulder
- Squeeze
- Full Stretch

Dumbbell Supine Curls

Superset

Hit a heavy 8-10 of hammer curls each arm. Then go into across the chest curls as many reps as possible. Drop the weight if needed.

GOALS
Bicep builder that develops size and strength 

DETAILS
1. Stand tall with shoulder blades back and down.
2. Begin the curl by pushing the elbow forward and keeping the shoulder blade back.
3. Squeeze the bicep to curl the weight up just above the elbow.
4. Lower slow by actively pushing your elbow forward.
5. Repeat on the other side.
 CUES
- Elbow Forward
- Shoulder Blades Back
- Proud Chest 
- Squeeze Bicep

Alternating Hammer Curls

GOAL
This move will elevate every shirt you own. Making those arms irresistible to every human with eyes.

DETAILS
1. Grab a dumbbell in one hand. 
2. Stand tall, ribs tucked. Pretend your elbow is glued just outside your ribcage
3. Actively curl the weight across the chest, keeping the Right Triangle in your elbow. 
4. Think to push the weight back down with your tricep.
5. Repeat. Each rep squeeze that bicep like you're making lemonade. 

CUES
- Elbow Pinned to Rib
- Squeeze That Lemon
- Control Descent
- Wrist Neutral

Across the Chest Curls

Load the triceps and work shoulder blade protraction with minimal equipment 

1. With a bench or couch behind you, have hands at shoulder width, with finger tips away from your body.
2. The legs will be extended forward on top of the other bench. 
3. Slowly lower your body into the right triangle with shoulder blades retracted. 
4. Using your triceps to bring your torso up again. 
5. Create space between your shoulders and ears at the top of the movement. 
6. Repeat. 

CUES
- Right Triangle 
- Squeeze Triceps
- Proud Chest

Bench Dips

Triset

Take your time in each set and focus on the squeeze.

GOAL
Use gravity and eliminate momentum to blast those muscle fibers to shreds #Shredz

DETAILS
1. Grab those dumbbells in each hand, lay chest forward on an incline bench and scoot up to where you get a good strong position at the top. 
2. While straddling the bench, let the weight pull your arms to a dead hang. Twist your palm face down. 
3. Begin to curl the weight up, only hinging at the elbow.
4. Use your spidey focus to keep the elbow directly below the shoulder and not letting that fucker creep back. Don't shorten the range by pushing the elbow back behind your shoulder. 
5. Now squeeze that ish.

Beware: Beware of web-like material squirting out of your wrists after these curls. So worth it. 

CUES
- Squeeze
- Stationary Elbow
- Elbow Directly Below Shoulder
- Control That Negative

Reverse Spider Curls

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

Hammer Curls

GOAL
Well this one is fun, take your time on the negative, stretch and squeeze your triceps

DETAILS
1. Using an incline table or bench, position yourself in a sort of L shape.
2. Elbows stay close to the forehead, go to full stretch, with hips at shoulder height.
3. Press back towards your feet.
4. Keep the hips at shoulder height and stay low to keep stress on triceps. 

CUES 
- Elbow Tight to Head
- Squeeze from Triceps
- Hips High

Incline Skull Crushers

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

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 a decline bench 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. 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.

Note: can do on floor. 

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

Reverse Crunch

Ab Ripper Superset

1. Wrap your hands and wear 14-16 oz boxing gloves. 
2. Freestyle box on a heavy bag.
3. Use your footwork and head movement to simulate dodging punches.
4. Work on hip connection to bag, neutral wrist, and speed.

The Fighter Cheat Sheet: 
* 1-2 (Jab-Right cross) 
* 1-1-2 (Jab-Jab-Cross) 
* 1-2-3 (Jab-Cross-Left hook) 
* 1-2-3-2 (Jab-Cross-Hook-Cross) 
* 1-2-5-2 (Jab-Cross-Left uppercut-Cross) 
* 1-6-3-2 (Jab-Right uppercut-Left hook-Right hand) 
* 2-3-2 (Right cross-Left hook-Right cross)

Heavy Bag Freestyle 🥊

W2/D4 Arms & Abs

I enjoy Morgan’s workouts, but I have trouble following the instructions as a neurodivergent person. The writing has a lot of personality, which I understand the appeal of, but it clutters the information and makes it really hard for me to get to the core of what is being said. I often find I have to risk potentially having poor form, because it’s just too difficult to comprehend and absorb.

Great for someone who’s shy at the gym!! Definitely a great workout.

W1/D1 Chest & Shoulders 🔥

TIANA

W1/D2 Back

Definitely is more challenging than it looks! 🔥🔥

Sweet & consistent. Those banded glute bridges are NO JOKE! Solid burn

Toni 

Devin

W1/D3 Legs🦵🏼

Rosa

W1/D4 Arms & Abs

Slowing down the movements had me appreciating this pump 🔥

Working hard to get back after an upper respiratory infection took me out of everything for nine weeks. Still cough a lot and apparently throw up after a hard workout but I’m getting better little by little.

AC Michel

W2/D1 Chest & Shoulders

Emily

Everything was pretty tight today, but I think I'm getting better at it?

Abbey

W2/D2 Back 🥊

Denise

So happy I didn’t have to do this in a public gym 😂

W2/D3 Legs

Shannon

Kalena

Carly

W3/D1 Chest & Shoulders

Have to cut things short bc of 8 mos of gf weight gain ;) and a serious loss of strength (I’m 47). Beginning the slow slog back. Love the workouts 🙏🏼

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