Name: Playbook - Niki SugarySixpack - Lean & strong total body W9/D4
Uploaded: 2024-03-28T18:05:10.546Z
Duration: 40 min
Description: Lean & strong total body W9/D4

I had only 10 kg dumbbells with me and nearly died by the end of this workout but finished it! 🥹💪🏻💦

Judit

Elisa

Need:
Dumbbells 
Mat
Mini loop band 

EMOM: Every minute on the minute

Reps for each exercise are with the name of the exercise.

Start every new exercise on the minute.

Goal is to complete the reps given in each minute interval. If you don’t in the very first round cut 1-2 reps after.

What’s left of the minute interval after reps are complete is your rest. May be some or none depending!

Pick a weight that challenges you but allows for good form. Last 2-3 reps of each exercise should be tough.

-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

-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

-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

-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

-Movement is driven by core and glutes
-Exhale to engage deep core then move
-Slight pelvic tilt towards ribs at top
-Core works with breath through the movement (see core breathing tutorial)

Tabletop tap

-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

-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

warm up

Take up to 1 mon before moving to circuit 2.

-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)

10 Squat to press

-Hinge at the hips to start the movement
-Torso moves as one piece with hips, ribs and head stacked in line
-Lats engaged to support weight
-Glutes drive the hips forward to swing the weight/s
-Arms shouldn’t lift weights up - they just swing with force of hips. It’s ok if they aren’t reaching shoulder height
-Keep control of the weight
-Feet firmly planted from heel to big toe with weight mostly in the heels and balls of feet
-Core works with breath through the movement. Exhale and connect on exertion (swing)

20 Dumbbell swing

-feet placed wider than hips with knees and toes point the same direction
-glutes and inner thigh drive the movement to standing
-Core works along woth breath in movement. Exhale, engage, move
-hips,ribs and head stay stacked

10 Sumo pulse + hammer curl

EMOM 1

-count each lunge
-Keep a light length through the torso, not allowing the weight to ‘crush’ you or pull you into a hunch
-Step with intention making sure your foot is stable and planted
-Press through mainly the front leg to standing in lunges
-Hips stay square
-Adjust depth + how far you step back in lunge as needed
-Sit back and down in the squat with cheat open (think I could read your shirt)
-Hios ribs and head stay stacked in line during both movements to prevent over arch of back or flaring of ribs
-Press through the floor to standing
-Core works with breath through the movement. exhale, connect and move

16 Lunge squat lunge

-Be sure hips, ribs and head stay stacked in good alignment so ribs don’t flare out at the top
-Controlled lower of weight
-Deep core works with your breath throughout the movement. Exhale engage (see core breathing)

14 Alternating side curl to press

-complete reps for one side then the other
-drive up to standing with the front leg. Press through the floor & use the glute!
-leg steps back and across body but only as range of motion allows while keeping good form
-keep hips, ribs and head stacked. Be especially mindful at the top of the press (avoid ribs flaring and back arching) 
-engage core on exhale with exertion, relax deep core on inhale
-control weight when pressing. Palm faces you

14 Curtsy to reverse press alternating

-Start movement with hips hinging back, allowing knees to bend after
-Upper body moves as one piece to hinge on hips, keeping a light length through the torso and hips, ribs and head stacked
-Lats are engage to help support weights as you hinge
-If you struggle to start on the floor, add books or a step/stool to set weights on
-Row weight up towards your torso while glutes hold you in hinged position (J motion with weight from under shoulder to hip)
-Use glutes (hamstrings will work some too)and to pull you back to standing and control lower down
-Core works with breath through the movement (see core breathing tutorials)

12 Deadlift + row

EMOM 2

Move continuously through the two rounds.

-Core is engaged throughout the exercise to support plank position (core hold tutorial)
-core stabilizes against wobbly torso as you move 
-slight anterior (towards face) pelvic tilt
-length through torso, chin tucked
-shoulders about over wrists
-Move slowly and with intention 
-don’t allow the band to pull leg back quickly

Hip flexor plank (full)

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

Boat Abduction

Burnout

-Exhale, connect to core and rotate from the hip
-Think of a line from your pivoting foot to hip to opposite shoulder
-Core works with breath through the movement
-Connect for the twist
-Twist should come from the thoracic spine 
-Light length through the body

Twist & pivot

-Start in a wide leg fold and glide into a side lunge on one side (alternate)
-With one hand on the floor, rotate through your thoracic spine (upper mid back) towards the bent leg
-May be a small rotation, that’s fine!
-Keep good alignment of hips, ribs and head throughout movement
-Core works with breath through the movement

Side lunge + thoracic rotation

-Keep majority of motion in the thoracic spine, not dumping into low back
-Exhale to arch (cat), inhale to cow
-Slow, controlled and intentional
-Don’t push range of motion to discomfort

Cat cow

-Modify by sitting on a stool(add padding)/yoga block if needed
-stay upright and slightly hinged forward to keep good alignment/prevent arching or rounding of back
-gently rock side to side

Deep squat rocks

-Keep light length through the stretch not sinking/dumping into it
-clasp hands and pull gently to open chest then switch hands to gently open the back
-Take range of motion to a slight stretch, not discomfort or forced range of motion
-Low back shouldn't feel compressed when opening chest

Arch + round upright

-Keep both knees at 90 degrees
-alternate between rotating towards the back hip and rotating and bending towards the front hip. This stretch can be a small range of motion and torso should move as one piece hinging at hips
-Don’t force range of motion, knees don’t have to go to floor
-Core works with breath through movement. Engage during effort/rotation. (see core breathing tutorial)
-keep light length through the torso and hips, ribs and head aligned

Active 90-90 right

-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

cool down

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Amazing 7weeks! I feel amazing 🤩 thank you so much 🙏🏻⭐️

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Loved this one, my whole body feels activated!

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Solid and challenging if using heavy enough weights

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I love how there’s a bit of a strength challenge incorporated in this cardio workout!

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So effective and quick but challenging—LOVE!

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Natalie Hubbell

For the fire section I think you meant reps instead is seconds ? And for the trenching one stretch is 303sec 😉

Katekate

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I really enjoyed the great variety of exercises!

For some reason the app isn’t allowing me to play any of the follow along workouts 🤷‍♀️

It’s fixed!! You’re right, reps not minutes. So sorry!

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