Name: Playbook - Niki SugarySixpack - Week 2 day 4 total body
Uploaded: 2024-03-28T18:05:09.070Z
Duration: 40 min
Description: Week 2 day 4 total body

Hanna

Victoria

Feels like same exercises from first week. Would like more variety

Chui

Jess

Agnieszka

Amazing! Thanks for sharing this with us. After every session I am so happy for the accomplishment!

Alexandra

Emily

Sonoe Oft

Heads up: I think 2nd set has seconds instead or reps. Great workout!

Katie

Whitney

Laura

Great workout. Felt so good after I finished!

Emma

Rest quickly as needed otherwise try to rest only between rounds.

Take 1-2 mins rest between circuit 1&2.

Need:
Dumbbells 
Chair/box/step/bench
Yoga mat

-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

Total body warm up

-Deep core engages before leaning back (see core hold tutorial in core function section) 
-Core stays connected through the movement to stabilize and support as you curl
-Modify by leaning slightly against something for some added support
-Keep control during the curl
-Core still works with breath through the movement while connected. Exhale and ‘deepen/reaffirm the connection with exertion

Boat with lower half of curl

-Move with control and intention
-Hinge hips back for kick
-Glutes pull back to standing from hinge
-Sit back and sink down to start the movement of squat
-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 exhale and connect with exertion/ ‘hard’ part of exercise (see core breathing tutorial)

Squat combo

-Move with control
-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
-Modify by popping onto toes instead of hopping up

Weighted burpee hop

-deer places 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. Be especially mindful of rib flare at the top of the press

Sumo pulse squat + curl to press

-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
-Wrists roughly under shoulders
-Very slight anterior pelvic tilt (tucked). Imagine ribs and hips are lightly connected by a string
-Move as quickly as you feel comfortable keeping good form
-Land softly as possible

Pop overs

Circuit 1

-Lightly weighted
-Modify depth of side lunge so good form is kept. -Slight hinge forward so that hips, ribs and head stay stacked to avoid low back arch and rib flare out
-Push through the ground back to standing by recruiting glute
-Press weight with control and intention
-Only move as quickly as good form allows
-Core works with breath through movement. Exhale and connect with exertion

Side lunge to cheer press right

Side lunge to cheer press left

-Modify depth to allow good form and alignment. Avoid ribs flaring out and low back over arched
-Keep control of the weight with a slow raise and lower
-Glutes work to hold you in chair position
-Press into front glute to push back to chair position
-Core work with breath through movement. Exhale and connect on exertion

Alternating crescent chair to reverse front raise

-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
-Core works to stabilize against excessive wobbling side to side
-Move with control and intention
-Avoid hips sagging towards the ground or popping up to the sky
-Hands under shoulders
-Very slight anterior pelvic tilt (tucked). Imagine ribs and hips are lightly connected by a string

Tap out plank

Circuit 2

-Make a circle with your hips
-Hinge back to start 
-Avoid over extending forward
-Core works gently along with breath
-Repeat other direction

Hip circles right

Hip circles left

-Reaching over head to feel stretch along side body
-Keep length through torso
-The goal is a gentle stretch, not discomfort

Side stretch right

Side stretch left

-Can hold either arm position to feel stretch longer
-Weight is seated back on legs/heels
-Keep length and intention through stretch, don’t allow chest and belly to dump towards the floor

Lat stretch

-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

-Foot is flexed
-Can do laying on the floor with foot on the wall instead of floor if it doesn't feel good seaaated

Thread the needle stretch right

Thread the needle stretch left

-Bend is at the hips, 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

Butterfly

Total body cool down

Week 2 day 4 total body

Wow. What an amazing workout. Took my 56 min to get through it. 🥵 I love all of your workouts and look forward to them every day. Had to stop and change a diaper and make some milk 😆

I've tried doing other workouts but always come back to you... they're just too good. 

PLEASE do a lean and strong 3.0 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Kayla

Lillian

Week 1 Day 1 Lower Body

Jen Van Dyck

Juliet

Was the last set supposed to be 10 reps and 15 reps instead of seconds?

Courtney

Week 1 day 2 upper body

Girl… my first time doing workout without weights and your workouts rock… 
Great energy in your videos! 
Thanks

Week 1 day 3 cardio + core

Fantastic full body workout. Surprised myself being able to do all three rounds of the bell planks.

I KNOW my arms are going to be jello tomorrow. I thought I had tried all the exercise moves in the book but boy was I wrong! This is only my third workout and I'm SO impressed 👏🏼 job well done!

Coraima Henderson

Week 1 day 4 total body

I really dislike cardio workouts. I got through it but I did substitute the heel taps with bell step outs😮‍💨

These cardio ones are kicking my butt! I am 11 weeks postpartum and did your core rehab and get back to it plan before this one and I am so glad I did. It definitely gave me a good place to start to get into these more intense ones! Thanks!

Susanne

Week 1 day 5 cardio + core

🔥 😅 is all I have to say. I almost missed the 4th round because I’m used to 3 lol

Claudia

Week 1 day 6 total body

Whew Nikki. What did I just experience?! 🥵 best lower body day ever. That band burnout was insane on my outer glutes.

Totally what I needed to start the week out right 💪🏼! That third combo circuit is a killer — smashed it. Thank you for keeping it real with the kids in some videos/audio. Real mom life, love it 🥰.

Lauren

I only did the first 3 circuits and the cool down. Counting reps is not my thing I prefer timed sets.

Chelsea

Week 2 day 1 lower body

Week 2 day 2 upper body

I loved this workout! Challenging but so much fun!

Raeanne

Week 2 day 3 cardio + core

8 weeks postpartum and this was no joke…loved the sweat!

Emilie

Week 2 day 5 cardio + core

Just what I needed on my Friday evening! Drenched and feeling the 🔥

I feel so much energy after every workout 🏋️‍♂️ 🤗⭐️

Pamela

Week 2 day 6 total body

Those lunges at the end. Girlllll my butt just lifted about 3” 🔥

Julianne

Week 3 day 1 lower body

Had to skip ahead to an upper body workout. Have a swollen right knee today. 💪🏼🤦🏼‍♀️☹️

Great! I really have to thank you. I have enjoyed following you for the last few years. It is very generous how many workouts you post. I finally swiped up and joined the app. As a working mom of 2 I have to say being able to open the app and know I am getting a solid sweaty workout in without scrolling through all my saved workouts has made staying strong and fit that much easier! Again thank you for all the research you do!

Chrissy

Week 3 day 2 upper body

Great achievable, yet challenging HIIT workout.

Absolutely loved this workout. Hated I was on the struggle bus today.

Week 3 day 3 cardio + core

Becca Ralls

Week 3 day 4 total body

This was a great workout. I feel like it’s more suited for week 1 and week 1 day 3 is suited for this week. All in all, great, though!

Didn’t want to, but so glad I did! Sweaty 🙌🏼

Emilia

Week 3 day 5 cardio + core

Kelsey

Week 3 day 6 total body

Did not make it to circuit 3. Moved up on my weight and I was just dead.

Harrrrrd but good and easy to make it harder by speeding the workout along (little rest time) while babies nap 😉

Week 4 day 1 lower body

Amazing way to start the week 💕⭐️🤗

Week 4 day 2 upper body

Great sweat! Heads up, this is more like a 47-min workout end to end. I’m fast and don’t rest and it took me 41 minutes with warm-up and cool down.

First of all are you nuts?! Lol only reason I gave 4 stars was because my attention span doesn’t do well with 45 seconds lol

Alesha

Week 4 day 3 cardio + core

Collins Stone

Week 4 day 4 total body

What a FUN workout! Really loved this, made me think of my CrossFit days.

Seeing results from this program! My favorite core/cardio so far 🔥🥵

Week 4 day 5 cardio + core

Week 4 day 6 total body

Definitely at least an hour of a fire workout.

Wowza — didn’t get to the 4th round 😞 Excited to try this again next week 👍🏼 (repeating the week)

It definitely takes about an hour, but great burnout workout!

Abbie

Week 5 day 1 lower body power week

This was great power week arms Yesterday’s legs was ridiculous. Should be tapered down slightly to match this. Really good workout overall.

Becca

Week 5 day 2 power week upper body

This took me about 10 minutes. Great quick core. Feel like for power week it could have been a bit more.

Tiffany

Week 5 day 3 power week core

This is an exhaustive full body. I move fast and just made this in 40 min. Had to size my 15s down to 12.5s for the 4th round to be able to get through it. 🔥

Killer workout. Started with 15s and had to switch to 10s for last round. Great burn!

The variety of exercises are perfect for me. It hits every zone, all workouts are very well balanced.

Irina

Week 5 day 4 power week total body

Natalie Hubbell

Week 5 day 5 power week cardio

Good end to the 5 weeks of workouts. This took me 7 weeks to complete with my newborn. Feeling accomplished though!

Week 2 day 4 total body

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