Name: Playbook - Nikki McGrath - GYM: FULL LOWER
Uploaded: 2025-01-30T18:49:44.865Z
Duration: 55 min
Description: GYM: FULL LOWER

Danielle

This leg day is hitting ALL things lower body. Let’s GO. 

Warm up with 8-10 minutes on the stair stepper or treadmill/bike. 


Have fun and know that you GOT THIS.

- Begin with bar positioned on your upper back
- Brace your midline and keep your chest up
- Eyes forward as you lower, sitting back and down
- Reach parallel and push through your heels to come back up

Barbell back squat

- Stand with your feet hip-width apart, holding the barbell with an overhand grip, in front of your thighs
- Slowly lower the bar down the front of your legs with a slight bend in the knees, by hinging forward at the hips, sitting your glutes back and keeping your back straight
- Lower the bar until you feel a deep stretch in the glutes and hamstrings (depth will be determined by your own flexibility)
- Drive your hips forward, engaging the glutes and hamstrings to return to the standing position

Romanian Deadlift

Single leg RDL

RDL SUPERSET

- Sit on the ground with a bench or box behind you, position the bar above your hips, your knees bent and both feet planted firmly on the ground
- Lean back so your upper back and shoulders are on the bench 
- Drive your back towards the bench, pull your belly tight and keep your back flat, raising the glutes slightly off the floor
- Lock your torso in so that the hips move up and down, almost as if your torso is a lever
- Drive your hips upward, lifting the barbell until your knees are bent to 90°, your shoulders should be near the top of the bench, with your body forming a straight line between them
- Pause at the top of the lift and squeeze your glutes
- Lower your hips to starting position with control

Barbell Hip Thrust: Triset

- Elevate heels onto a weight plate, ensuring that your feet are pointed forward. 
-Engage your core and ensure your back is inline with your hips. 
- Hold a single dumbbell in the goblet position (two hands on one dumbbell) 
- Lower into the bottom of a squat, pressing through your heels and quads. 
- Stand up to full extension
Repeat

Dumbbell heels elevated goblet squat

For this exercise, start with grabbing one Kettlebell at a weight that feels comfortable to you. 

Now, there are a few ways to set this up: depending on what you have available, we could use a bench, box, single leg squat roller, or a barbell pad secured on a rack. 

In the video, I’m using a foam box, however, feel free to use a bench, or whatever you have available. 

To find a good foot position, sit down on the bench and extend one leg out. Where ever your foot lands, that’s where your starting position for the Bulgarian is. 
Now, set your back foot onto the bench/pad/roller and secure it. Then, squat down to pick up the weight. 
Ensure your shoulders are pulled down and back, and engage your core. Keep your hips and back inline. 
Check your feet position: if your knee is going to far over your heel, step forward slightly so your knee is more inline with your heel. 
Next, rep out the split squats, keeping your gaze on the ground ahead of you to keep your neck neutral. 

Repeat the reps on one leg, rest, then repeat on the other side.

Dumbbell bulgarian split squat

Quad Builder

- Get into position and place the bottom of your foot on the handle
- Push back and up with your foot and extending your leg upwards, squeezing your glutes and engaging through your core. 
- Lower your leg back down
- Complete desired reps then repeat on the opposite side

GYM: FULL LOWER

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