Name: Playbook - Niki SugarySixpack - Total body basics (dumbbells)
Uploaded: 2024-03-28T18:05:10.442Z
Duration: 30 min
Description: Total body basics (dumbbells)

Courtney

Need:
Dumbbells 
Mat 

Back to some basic exercises for a great burn + sweat 😁

When picking a weight, go for something challenging that still allows for good form!

Move with intention to work the muscles intended, connect to the deep core through your breath in each movement.

Enjoy!😁

-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

Total body warm up

-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

-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

Total body 1

-3 count on the lower
-Sit back and sink down to start the movement
-Foot should be planted on the floor with weight in the heels and balls of feet
-Adjust foot position slightly as needed
-Press up through the floor to standing, engaging the glutes to drive you up
-Keep hips, ribs and head stacked through the movement to prevent rib flare and overarching the low back
-Core works with breath through the movement(see core breathing tutorial)

Slow count eccentric squat

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

Hammer curl to press

Total body pair 2

-Keep hips square when stepping back for lunge
-Keep hips, ribs and head in a stacked line throughout movement
-Front glute drives you up to standing
-Core works with breath through movement (see core breathing tutorial)
-Alternate sides

Step back lunge alternating

-Core works with breath through the movement. Exhale, connect & move
-Keep the upper arm as still as possible throughout
-Movement comes from the elbow joint
-Elbows go to 90 degrees
-Slow lowering of weights- please watch your head!
-Palms face each other

Skull crusher

Total body pair 3

-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 hop
-Only go as quickly as you can keep good form and a light landing
-Core works with breath through movement (see core breathing tutorial). Exhale and connect on exertion
-modify by popping onto toes instead of hopping

Sumo hop

-Lighter weight than usual and as quick as form allows
-Feet are at or slightly wider than hip width. Adjust to what feels best and accommodates belly as it grows
-Start movement with hips hinging back, allowing knees to bend after
-Upper body moves as one piece keeping a light length through the torso and hips, ribs and head stacked
-Lats engage to help support weights
-Use glutes and to pull you back to standing
-Core works with breath through the movement (see core breathing tutorials)

Deadlift

-Be sure hips, ribs and head stay stacked in good alignment so ribs don’t flare whenweight is overhead
-Think pelvis and ribs lightly connected by a string
-Press dumbbells together
-Controlled lowering and extension of weight
-Deep core works with your breath throughout the movement. Exhale engage (see core breathing)

Curl, press + extend

Total body burnout

-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

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