Name: Playbook - Morgan Olson - W4/D1 Big Back Muscles
Uploaded: 2022-04-19T17:08:00.766Z
Duration: 65 min
Description: W4/D1 Big Back Muscles

Back muscles are coming in slowly🔥💪🏻💪🏻

Louis

Skylar

Those side plank rear deltoids definitely got me!🥵

Rebekah

Mads

Building wings so strong I'll be flying soon. 😂

Only thing I would say is if you are writing failure it would help to have it on the screen where you start the workout. I have a hard time remembering which exercises have the failure.

Sara

Kylie

DWU
1: Superman 3x12
2: Good Morning  3x15
3: Arm swings 3x20 - no rest

Workout 

A1)  DB Seal Row - 5x 15, 12, 12, 10, 8+f - 1 min rest 

B1)  DB Heavy Single Arm Row - 4x8 each arm
B2)  DB Pull Over 4x15, 12, 12, 10+f - 75 sec rest 

C1) Seated bent over row - 5x15, 15, 12, 12, 10
C2) shrugs - 5x15 - 45 sec rest

D1) rear delt Side plank - 3x30s each side - 30 sec rest

E1) Ab Incinerator

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

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

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
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*

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 1

GOAL 
Upper back demolition without any lower back stress

DETAILS
1. On the edge of a bench or couch, have dumbbells in each hand.
2. Scoot to the edge of the seat, lower chest towards knees, let weight rest underneath knees.
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

Seated Bent Over Rows

GOAL
Strong scapular function and upper back

DETAILS
1. Stand tall with a dumbbell on each hand (palms facing your torso), arms extended on the sides.
2. Lift the dumbbells by elevating the shoulders as high as possible while you exhale. Hold the contraction at the top for a second. Tip: The arms should remain extended at all times. Refrain from using the biceps to help lift the dumbbells. Only the shoulders should be moving up and down.
3. Lower the dumbbells back to the original position.
4. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

CUES - Squeeze Shoulders up to Ears
- Mind Muscle Connect

Dumbbell Shrugs

Superset 2

GOAL
Obliques and upper back 

DETAILS
1. Perfect side plank aka squeeze glutes. 
2. Grab a 2-5lb dumbbell and rear delt fly it back to parallel. 
3. 10 reps each side. 

CUES
- Shoulder Blade Retraction & Depression

Side Plank Rear Delt Flys

GOAL
Accumulate a high amount of work load through pressing, hip flexion and jumping #HeavyBreathing 

DETAILS
1. Bend over and reach the hands to the ground.
2. Jump the feet back into a plank position.
3. Lower the whole body to lay on the floor.
4. Press up off the floor and jump your feet under your hands (optional: scale by stepping one leg under your shoulders at a time.)
5. Return to a standing position with feet under your hips.
6. Jump up and clap overhead.
7. Repeat until sweat turns into blood

Pro-tip: Burpees are extremely mentally challenging. You will hit mind failure before you hit muscle failure, so zone in and kill this shit. 

CUES
- Chest to Ground
- Feet Replace Hands
- Breathe with a Rhythm

Burpees

GOAL
Get that static hold for core endurance and strength #PlankMore

DETAILS
1. Feet together, butt squeezed, tuck the ribs down and flex your belly button in. 
2. Actively crunch you abs into your spine and keep the elbows below the shoulders or slightly in front. 
3. Keep it tight and focused. Think about donuts, not how bad it hurts. 

CUES
- Elbows Under Shoulders
- Feet Together
- Extend Legs

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