Name: Playbook - Niki SugarySixpack - Week 5 day 2 power week upper body
Uploaded: 2024-03-28T18:05:09.184Z
Duration: 40 min
Description: Week 5 day 2 power week upper body

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

Katie

Becca

Sonoe Oft

Work through all rounds as non stop as possible. Rest quickly as needed.

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

-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

-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

-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

Side plank right & left

-Press up from the floor, engage chest as you press hands into the floor
-Core should be engaged as you press up off of the floor and lower down. See core hold tutorial in core function section
-Core works with breath through movement. Exhale and engage on exertion
-Intensify by pressing up into full plank rather than on knees

Press up on knees

-Pull forward from down dog, shifting weight into the hands and slightly rounding the upper back
-Move slowly with intention
-Core works with breath through the movement. Exhale, connect and pull forward

Pike weight shift

-Engage deep core and use lower abs to lift knees off the ground
-Keep hips ribs and head stacked for good alignment
-Keep a light length through your torso
-See core breathing/ core hold tutorials

Quadruped lift off

-Press through hands to lift forearms off the floor, recruit triceps
-Drive knee towards chest with control using core for stabilizing and balance 
-Hips, ribs and head stacked for good alignment. Chin tucked
-Modify by bringing legs closer to arms. The further out the legs the harder it is
-Core works with breath through movement, engaging with exhale before moving (see core breathing tutorial)

Tricep dip + knee drives

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

Hug yourself

-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

Upper body warm up

-Move with control
-Only as quickly as you can keep good form
-Be sure to keep ribs from flaring at top of press with core connection
-Raise hands/weights up on a step or low stool to modify
-Core works with breath throughout movement. Exhale, connect, move on ‘hard’ part of exercise (see core breathing)

Weighted burpee

-Lay on your side with hips, ribs and head stacked 
-Press through hand to use the tricep to raise torso off the floor
-Adjust hand position slightly as needed but it stays close to the body
-Bottom arm can lay out or fold up to hold torso
-Modify by starting in top position and lowering slightly for a pulse down rather than push up off the ground
-Core works along with breath in exercise. Exhale connect move

Side push up right

Side push up left

-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
-Slow and controlled with weight. Elbow rows up towards ceiling

Side plank row right

Side plank row left

-Hold at 90 degrees
-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)

Hold & curl right

Hold & curl left

-Core works to support spine and prevent dumping into low back(see core hold tutorial)
-Adjust bend depth as needed
-Lats engaged to support weight

Single bent row right

Single bent row left

-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

Upper body circuit

-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

-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
-Low back shouldn't feel compressed

Chest opener

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

Shoulder stretch right

Shoulder stretch left

-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

-Slight posterior pelvic tilt (tilting towards your ribs aka tuck) 
-Keep hips square
-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 hip flexor stretch right

Kneeling hip flexor stretch left

Upper body cool down

Week 5 day 2 power week upper 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 😆

Hanna

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.

Whitney

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😮‍💨

Agnieszka

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.

Week 5 day 2 power week upper body

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