Name: Playbook - Niki SugarySixpack - Shoulders + biceps burner
Uploaded: 2024-03-28T18:05:10.341Z
Duration: 20 min
Description: Shoulders + biceps burner

Need:
Dumbbells

Choose a weight that is challenging but doable while keeping great form!

This is reps based, time will vary. If you use the warm up its ~25 mins total here.

If this feels too fast be sure that you're challenging yourself! If you only have a lighter weight that feels easy for you and want more challenge, add another round to 2 of the circuits or all I'd you're up for it.

Move with intention, keep that core working with your breath through the movements and really focus on the core connection in those couple of bent exercise.

-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
-Elbows under shoulders
-Very slight anterior pelvic tilt (tucked). Imagine ribs and hips are lightly connected by a string
-Move feet side to side as quickly as you feel comfortable keeping good form
-Raise arms up on a chair/step/bench

Quadruped tap over

-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
-Hips stay stacked vertically
-Deep core engaged through movement to stabilize

Side plank reach right

-Intensify by moving off knees into regular push up position during push up portion
-Core works with breath through the movement. Exhale and engage on exertion. Core should be engaged when stretched out in ‘plank’ position

Pressback

-Hips, ribs and head are stacked with a light length through the body
-Press backwards raising up into a pike position
-Pull forward using the core
-Core works with breath through the movement
-Very slight anterior pelvic tilt (tucked). Imagine ribs and hips are lightly connected by a string

Dolphin plank

-Move with control
-Only as quickly as you can keep good form
-Core works with breath throughout movement. Exhale, connect, move on ‘hard’ part of exercise (see core breathing)

Step burpee

-Hips, ribs + head stacked with chin tucked 
-Stay on the balls of the feet
-Knee drives up and hand reaches across- reach to calf instead of foot if needed
-Core works with breath through the movement. Exhale with exertion 
-Only move as quickly as you can have good form and deep core connection 
-Not a hopping / jumping movement but that can be added to intensify

March + cross reach

-Hinge at hips to bend. Can adjust depth as needed for comfort
-Lats engage before moving arms
-Core works with breath through movement (see core hold/core breathing tutorial)

Raise & rotate

-Rotate palms up as arms open back to feel a chest stretch
-Move with control

Hug yourself

-Start in a wide leg fold and glide into a side lunge
-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 right

Side lunge + thoracic rotation left

Warm up

Move continuously. Take rest before moving to next pair.

-Lead with the elbows
-Only raise them to shoulder height
-Controlled lower of the weight
-Core works with breath through the movement. Exhale, connect to the core and move.
-Keep length through the torso, slight bend in the knees, good alignment (hips, ribs + head stacked)

High pull

-Keep hips, ribs and head stacked with a light length through torso
-Movement should come from the arm working, not the body helping to create momentum
-Core works along with breath (see core breathing tutorial)

Reverse front raise

Pair 1

-Core works to support spine and prevent dumping into low back(see core hold tutorial)
-Adjust hinge at hips depth as needed
-Lats engaged to support weight
-length through torso

Bent curl

-Be sure that movement is done in a controlled manner
-Exhale to engage deep core to stabilize before extending arm
-Keep hips, ribs and head stacked (in line) to avoid ribs flaring at the top
-Core works along with breath throughout movement (see core breathing tutorial)

Alternating cheer press

Pair 2

-Slow and controlled lower
-Length through the torso with hips, ribs and head stacked
-Core works along with breath throughout movement (see core breathing tutorial)
-Can use 2 lighter weights actively pressed together or 1 heavier weight

Close curl

-Core works to support spine and prevent dumping into low back(see core hold tutorial)
-Adjust depth of hinge at hips as needed
-Lats engaged to support weight
-length through torso and hips, ribs and head stacked in line
-controlled lower of weight

Bent fly

Pair 3

-Only cross body as range of motion allows without twisting torso
-Slow and controlled lower
-Length through the torso with hips, ribs and head stacked
-Core works along with breath throughout movement (see core breathing tutorial)

Cross curl right

Cross curl left

-Slight bend in knees and hip shift back to help drive the weights up as you press. Think pop slightly off the ground as you push for some help
-Chin stays tucked
-Arms stay in line with ears when extended up- don’t let the weight start to pull them forward of or behind your head
-Core works here to stabilize and keep good alignment especially when arms are extended. We don’t want ribs flaring there
-Exhale, connect to the core and move 
-Weight can be slightly heavier than your usual shoulder press here because of the lower body’s involvement

Push press

Pair 4

Shoulders + biceps burner

Natalie

This was a quick workout but a super effective one!

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This was such a FAST and entertaining cardio with upper body focus. Absolutely loved it

Alexandra

Carmen

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Great for a mama who has a toddler and short on time. I did this why my toddler had her short nap. It took a popsicle to finish it when she got up. But I finished and that's what counts!

FitnessMama

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Really enjoyed this one. I’ve had to take a few weeks off and this is a great way to start back up again when you have little time. Thank you!

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My oh my! My core is burning so good! This was a fantastic core workout 🤗

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Joanna

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This was quick but very effective! Got my legs burning and the sweat going 😅

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Bless you for such diversity in workouts! I caught a flu from my son so I modified a bit this workout to be able to complete training for the challenge today ☺️

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