Name: Playbook - Morgan Olson - W4/D5 Mental Toughness Friday 4
Uploaded: 2024-01-21T02:10:11.819Z
Duration: 30 min
Description: W4/D5 Mental Toughness Friday 4

Mercedes

Kylie

Sandra

Naima

Christi

Yes made me sweat so much ! Really tough but good

Jeanique

Brenda

The skull crushers burn so good 🔥💦💦💦

Swan

Dude, I love these Mental Toughness challenges so much. I want to make them a weekly thing for the rest of my life.

Dani

Favorite Mental Toughness day yet! 🥵😉

Corbin

marisa

Michelle

Naomi

Damn should not have waited until 10 PM to tackle this. Good way to ease I to the weekend though!

I have a love/hate relationship with mental toughness Fridays

Week 4 obliterated! Just like my arms 🥵🔥🔥🔥

Natasha

Sarah

I took a few breaks and will redo on a day I am physically feeling better. Ugh. I feel so down.

Elizabeth Scott

Ya'll did it! Week 4/6 is in the bag! See y'all next week! Rest up + get a gluten-free cupcake in for me.

GOAL
Get the volume of push ups without strict form while taxing the abs and shoulders

1. Lay stomach down on the floor. 
2. Position hands in push up position.
3. Retract shoulder blades and externally rotate.
4. Press up into a plank position by pressing the upper body up first, then following with the lower body.
5. Finish in a perfect plank position by squeezing your butt, feet together and crunching the abs.
6. Slowly lower to the starting position. 
7. Repeat as needed. It’s a bit of a ‘worm’ movement.
 CUES
- Proud Chest
- Right Triangle 
- Exhale on the Press

Worm Push Ups

You want to load your hip, not execute with momentum - maximal control on this one

DETAILS
1. Set a box to the proper height. When you step your foot on the box, your hips are just below your knee. Setting it too high creates hip shifting and pushing off with the back leg. Don't do that. 
2. Place your foot on the box, push knee slightly out, and keep it over ankle. 
3. Begin movement by centering your chest over your knee (balances your center of gravity). 
4. As you drive up through your heel, raise your chest and extend the knee. DO NOT push off with your back leg. 
5. Stand tall and return slow and controlled by leaning the chest forward to counterbalance your weight. Chest over knee = ultimate hip loading = booty gains. 
6. On the return, drag your back foot against the box for stability. 

CUES

- Hip Loading
- Drive Through the Heels
- Knee Over Ankle 
- Knee Pushes Out
- Relax the Back Leg

Step Ups (10 total)

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

Ummmm

GOAL
Increase coordination, flush lymph, strengthen your fast twitch muscle fibers, and increase speed #SoAthletic

DETAILS
1. Feet together.
2. Grab rope with wrists slightly in front of hips.
3. Thumbs face away from the body, shoulders are relaxed, and chin is neutral.
4. Hop low and quickly on your toes will whipping the rope with your wrists. 
5. Let the rope rotate around your body and jump as the wrists slap down.

Pro-Tip: The more relaxed you are, the longer you can keep your natural rhythm.
Pro-Tip II: Drop the rope. Jump low and fast and slap your hands on the front of your thighs. Double tap them to practice double unders. This simulates the timing and coronation needed to jump rope. After warming up with this, carry the same rhythm but just add the rope. 

CUES
- Hips In Place
- Posture is Upright AF
-Ribs Tucked

Jump Rope

GOAL
Poppin biceps and forearms 

DETAILS
1. Proud chest, stand tall and squeeze your butt.
2. With a dumbbell in each hand, have a pronated grip aka overhand.
3. Squeeze from the forearms to curl the weight. 
4. Arc away from your body, not just up. 
5. Lower slowly and repeat.

CUES
- Squeeze Forearms
- Proud Chest 
- Don’t Shrug

Dumbbell Reverse Curl

GOAL
Load your elbow and triceps to increase your lockout strength #ElbowStrength

DETAILS

1. Lay flat on a bench, with a dumbbell in each hand.
2. Keep your palms facing each other and bend at the elbows so the dumbbells go toward your head, keeping your hands far enough apart that the dumbbells go to your ears.
3. Wrists are neutral and not getting broken by the weight.
4. You can either finish the rep fully or keep the elbow slightly bent and cycle back into the next rep. They both have their benefit. 

Note: you can do this on the floor if you don’t have a bench. 

CUES
- Elbows by Chin
- DB Comes to Forehead
- Wrists Neutral
- Be a Badass Cuz Most Guys Don't Even Do These

Dumbbell Skull Crushers

RUDE

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Kathy

I AM DEAD!! Excellent legs workout to end the work week!! 🦵🔥

Legs are shaking. Hell yeah! Thank you Momo!

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