Name: Playbook - Niki SugarySixpack - 20 minute total body (dumbbells)
Uploaded: 2024-03-28T18:05:10.456Z
Duration: 20 min
Description: 20 minute total body (dumbbells)

Need:
Dumbbells

20 min with no warm up/cool down

Rest up to 1 min between circuits (set as rest in circuit 1)

Work continuously through the circuits (reps given for each exercise) until time is up.

Be mindful of your core working throughout as well as great form.

Enjoy!😁

Move as continuously as possible through the intervals.

-Step back and across body only as much as feels comfortable
-Only move as quickly as you can keep good form and control
-Press up through glute of front leg
-Core works along with breath

Step skaters

-Feet are wider than hips, adjust slightly to what’s most comfortable for you
-Knees and toes point the same direction
-legs actively press out against band
-Hips, ribs and head stacked throughout movement to keep from over arching low back or ribs flaring
-Use glutes and inner thighs to raise up for pulse
-Slow and controlled during lowering phase of pulse
-Core works with breath through movement (see core breathing tutorial)

Banded sumo pulse

-Connect to deep core before movement
-Deep core should stabilize and prevent torso from wobbling
-Imagine a bowl of water on your back that you don’t want to spill
-You should feel the core working to stabilize and prevent torso movement
-Slow and controlled, focusing on the core
-Hips, ribs and head stacked and a light length through the torso for good alignment
-Doesn’t need to be a big range of motion
-See core hold tutorial

Banded opposites left

Banded opposites right

-Reach arms flat on the floor and set feet at about fingertips for foot position
-Feet slightly wider than hip width
-Knees press out against the band
-Imagine your pelvis and ribs are gently connected through the movement. Ribs should ot flare out and low back should not arch.
-Squeeze glutes to raise hips up, should not be felt in the low back
-Your body makes a straight line from shoulders to knees at top
-Pulse is a small movement, engage glutes each rep to raise hips back to top
-Deep core works with your breath throughout the movement! (see core breathing tutorial)

Banded bridge

-Deep core engages before leaning back (see core hold tutorial in core function section) 
-Arms tap out with control while core stabilizes against excessive movement
-Modify by leaning slightly against something for some added support

Supported boat arm taps

-Keep hips lifted and picture a line from knees to head with hips, ribs and head in line
-Keep length through the body
-Avoid hips, ribs or waist sinking towards the floor
-Deep core engaged through movement to stabilize
-Pull band with control

Side plank band pull right

Side plank band pull left

-Hips, ribs and head are stacked with a light length through the body
-Core stays connected through the movement, still breathing! See core hold tutorial in core function playlist
-Avoid hips sagging towards the ground or popping up to the sky
-Elbows under shoulders
-Lower knees slowly and with control and use lower abs to pull them back up/ help control the lowering
-Modify depth of knee lower as needed for keeping good alignment, don’t want to feel this in your lower back (modify depth is you do)
-Very slight anterior pelvic tilt (tucked). Imagine ribs and hips are lightly connected by a string

Plank with alternating knee taps

warm up

-Feet are wider than hips, adjust slightly to what’s most comfortable for you
-Knees and toes point the same direction
-Hips, ribs and head stacked throughout movement to keep from over arching low back or ribs flaring
-Use glutes and inner thighs to raise up for pulse + hold you there for raise
-Control weight during raise and lowering 
-Slow and controlled during lowering phase of pulse
-Use glutes and inner thighs to press to standing
-Core works with breath through movement (see core breathing tutorial)

Sumo pulse + reverse raise

-core stays engaged through  press up movement and lowering. See core hold tutorial in core function section
-Can relax + release core when on the ground. Then exhale, connect and move
-hips ribs and head stay stacked in line. Don’t want hips sagging or popping way up
-Elbows go back in a wide V, not straight out to the side 
-lower with control
-use chest to press back up

Press up

-Sit back and down into the squat, only go to range of motion that allows proper form
-Weight is mostly back in your heels and balls of feet but big toe is in contract with the ground
-Glutes drive the movement up to standing
-Ribs stay ‘tucked’ and pelvis stays close to neutral so that the low back isn’t over arching at the bottom of the squat (sticking out butt) and ribs aren’t flaring at the top of the press. Keep hips, ribs and head in line.
-Core works with breath throughout movement (see core breathing tutorial)

Alternating squat to press

Total body 1

-Feet wider than hips
-Make sure knees and toes are pointed in the same direction
-Start movement with hips hinging back
-Upper body moves as one piece keeping a light length through the torso and hips, ribs and head stacked
-Use glutes and inner thighs to pull you back to standing
-Think spreading the floor with your feet as you press to standing
-Core works with breath through the movement (see core breathing tutorials)

Sumo deadlift

-core works with breath through the movement. Exhale connect, press weight. You may was to maintain a light connect in the lowering as well depending on what feels best for you.
-At start elbows come out and down from the shoulder in a wide ‘V’ not straight out from the shoulder like a ‘T’
-weight should be about in line with the chest at top, not over your face.
-can be done on bench etc as well as floor like shown
-maintain control of the weight during lowering phase

Twisting chest press

-Move with control. Be especially mindful not to 'fling' the weights out. Controlled movement 
-Core will work extra to stabilize on the press
-Only as quickly as you can keep good form
-Core works with breath throughout movement. Exhale, connect, move on ‘hard’ parts of exercise (see core breathing)
-Land lightly

Pop up + diagonal press

Total body 2

-Lean towards straight leg  to feel stretch in the hip and glute
-Bend at hip, not waist
-Keep length through torso to keep from dumping into stretch
-Range of motion should go to feeling a stretch but not discomfort

Cross over stretch right

Cross over stretch left

-Gently push leg out to feel a light stretch
-Keep light length through the stretch not sinking/dumping into it
-Take range of motion to a slight stretch, not discomfort or forced range of motion

Kneeling inner thigh stretch right

Kneeling inner thigh stretch left

-Keep shoulders back and pull arm across body
-Torso isn’t twisting for added range of motion

Shoulder stretch right

Shoulder stretch left

-Keep light length through the stretch not sinking/dumping into it
-Take range of motion to a slight stretch, not discomfort or forced range of motion

Quad stretch left

Quad stretch right

-Bend is at the hip, not by rounding the back
-Keep light length through the stretch not sinking/dumping into it
-Take range of motion to a slight stretch, not discomfort or forced range of motion

Wide leg fold + chest stretch

cool down

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Did this routine on a holiday. Reduced the reps because my body just felt to lazy but I still did anyway for consistency. For hard days, this is a win for me.

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Great mix of compound exercises! Sooo sweaty!!

Great sweaty workout, ready to take on the day 🙌🏼

Emilia

This was a great one!! So sweaty!! Great start to the day.

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Really enjoyed the switch to shorter intervals! A great sweaty workout!!

Victoria

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Courtney

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Great total body workout! Got me sweating!

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Super awesome! The burnouts were 👌👌

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I really enjoy EMOMs, this one was a well rounded sweaty one! 🙌🏻😉

Judit

This was tough but I loved it! Got me super sweaty!

Even when I am tired EMOM is a good choice for a great training session :)

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This targeted all the areas I wanted it to! Got me super sweaty! I’ll come back to this one again 🤗

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Raeanne

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This was a great workout! That burnout circuit has my arms hurting so bad 😂 those tricep exercises get me good! 🔥

Love the total body/quick but sweaty workouts the most like this one!!

Morgan

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I absolutely loved this AMRAP workout! This was quick but effective!

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Don’t be fooled by the low impact-looking exercises, you’ll be dead by the end - in a good way!🥵💪🏻💦🙌🏻

I’m in the first pregnancy trimester and I feel better with Niky’s workouts. Thanks!

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Changed this up and used some dumbbells for most of the exercises instead of bands. I loved it!

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This one was tough even with modifying but it was so good!

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This definitely was more challenging than I expected but I loved it! Just what I needed today 💪🏼🔥

Yulia Panko

I lengthened the time from 12 minutes to 18 minutes since I had some extra time today. Loved this one!

Mallory

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This workout is locked in as one of my favourites, thank you😊! I am determined to do four rounds and not die 😜.

Lauren

Not sure why but this one destroyed me 😂😅🤪. Thank you 🙏🏼 for challenging me today! Excited to try that again soon and see improvements 💪🏼

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Alexandra

Loved this one! Such a sweet challenge 💛

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This had a wonderful combination of exercises! Loved it!

Becca Ralls

Wow! That was such a good sweat 😅 🏋️‍♂️💕

Pamela

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Exactly what I needed 💪🏼 did 45
seconds by accident 😬 so it was a hard but so so good. Thank you ☺️

Amber

Woweee!!! Still one of my fave total body workouts! 💪

Wow what a workout!! Kicked my butt! 💦💦

Even with just one weight this was challenging! Loved it!

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A super quick but very effective workout! Has me sweating like crazy!

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Fast and sweaty! Nice focus on the chest!

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Tatum

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Just a great mix of favourites. Lots of hard, one-sided, lower and upper body exercises. Thank you for that blast 💪🏼

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