Name: Playbook - Morgan Olson - W5/D2 Upper Body Shreds
Uploaded: 2024-01-21T02:10:11.718Z
Duration: 45 min
Description: W5/D2 Upper Body Shreds

Aneesa

Just not a punching bag, did shadow boxing and treadmill

Emily

Ayla

Brandon

Row was humbling today. But 10 mins of heavy bag and some guy giving me the Respect Nod after was was fantastic. 5k run after.

Nora

The back be burnin’! Loved this one. 🔥

Ashley

Can’t believe I only have one more week! 🥺

Makala

Caroline

Shaaliyah

Really good! I added a little abs and I did another cardio instead of the bag and calves

Reece

Chloe

Had to sit for about 15 minutes before I could drive home! Awesome workout today!!

Christi

Gabrielle

Been training for a triathlon type event and have been focusing on running and swimming lately, but I can’t help to come back to this awesome program when I am craving a lift!!!

Maria Ancho

Jessica

Alaina Loguidice

Jess

Kallie 

Izzy

Technical difficulties in the gym today, shit had me 38 hot! But nonetheless I finished! 😅 Jesus be a fence!

Kysha

Hey Momo! coming in hot 🔥🔥🔥 back for more tmrws

Skylar

GOAL
Wider back for a tighter waist and strong look

DETAILS 
1. You will start by grabbing a straight bar from the top pulley of a pulldown machine and using a wider than shoulder-width pronated (palms down) grip. Step backwards two feet or so.
2. Stand upright by squeezing your butt 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, 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

Upright Straight Arm Pushdown (last set drop set 8+8)

GOAL 
Upper back squeeze - ignore the lower back thickness, that shit only goes away for a photoshoot cut lol

DETAILS
1. Wide grip bar on cable.
2. Stiffen legs and arch spine.
3. Sternum up towards ceiling 
4. Begin by squeezing elbows back towards your spine.
5. Squeeze hard and lower slowly.

CUES
- Proud Chest
- Right Triangle

Cable Wide Grip Row (last set drop set 8+8)

Built Back

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 (last set drop set 8+8)

Back Stuff

GOAL
Thicker back for better posture and a better life

DETAILS 
1. Stiffen up your hamstrings and slightly bend your knees. 
2. Stiffen up your back and get a proud chest. 
3. Try to angle the sternum up towards the ceiling. 
4. Begin by squeezing your shoulder blades together.
5. Finish by pulling the elbows towards the belly button. 
6. Squeeze hard at the peak. Then slowly come back to start. 
7. Keep lower back arched the whole time. 

CUES
- Proud Chest
- Right Triangle 
- Depress & Retract Shoulder Blades

Close Grip Cable Row

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 
Posture, forearms, core and traps of a tank

1. Holding onto a dumbbell or kettlebell in each hand, stand tall and keep a forward gaze as you walk forward maintaining good posture.
2. Keep the dumbbells or kettlebells 1-2" away from your body.
3. Start to walk forward, while maintaining perfect balance and stability.
4. Avoid rocking side to side. 

CUES
- Proud Chest
- Minimize Rocking

Farmers Carry

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

1. Wrap hands and wear 14-16 oz gloves.
2. Work through combos depending on experience level.
3. Do 10 repeats of a 1.
4. Then 10 of a 2.
5. Then 10 of a 1-2.
6. Then 10 of a 1-1-2.
7. Repeating and progressing as your experience increases.
8. Use your footwork and head movement to simulate dodging punches.
9. Work on hip connection to bag, neutral wrist, speed, and power.

The Fighter Cheat Sheet: 
* 1 (Jab)
* 2 (Right Cross)
* 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 Combos 🥊

W5/D2 Upper Body Shreds

Just started this all over again and dead again! 🔥🔥

Andrea

Kate

So good. The boxing set at the end was an awesome finisher.

Tonya

W1/D1 Fighter Legs 😈

Katie

Carmen

Jessie Wang

W1/D2 Back and Bi’s 🔥

Hannah

W1/D3 Fighter Push 🦾

I am very humbled by this routine. 🥵🔥

Those cleans can be rough for us big yiddie peeps, but such a good work out. Might be crawling out after those burpees not gonna lie 🤣

W1/D4 Full Body Burner 🥵

Great workout, I am using a home gym so I do look up a lot of alternatives for resistance bands and depending on how I feel it is compared to the actual machine needed I add reps or sets as needed.

Arden

Boyyyyyy I bout damn near died at those sissy squats. You did your big one with this Morgan 😘🤌🏾

Tori

Workouts are great but depend on the gym you attend having a huge amount of kit and equipment. I couldn’t do half of this session unfortunately due to lack of equipment, and the gym I go to is pretty decent. Would be great to have alternative options for each exercise using different equipment. Thanks

Kate Bouchier-Hayes

W2/D1 Glute Builder 😏

Great workout as always. I've been lifting for more than 10 years and Morgan's workouts are always challenging!

Miel

W2/D2 Fighter Flex 💪🏼

My arms are wrecked 🥵 shaking as I leave the gym hahah

Alexis

first day back from being sick for a week . time to build my strength back up!

chenise

W2/D3 Bulletproof Chest 🧱

Mads

Ain’t no 🤬 way..almost got taken out at those Bulgarian jumps.

W2/D4 Full Bod 🤬

How do I walk out of the gym with my legs wrecked like this? 🥵😂

W3/D1 Shredded Legs 🦵🏼

Have to modify everything due to an injury so just doing as much as I can right now.

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