Name: Playbook - Nikki McGrath - Gym- Back & Biceps
Uploaded: 2024-04-10T18:05:09.330Z
Duration: 50 min
Description: Gym- Back & Biceps

Nikki

Start this workout with my Upper Body Warm up, located in my Warm Up Collections.

This workout is designed to tone and sculpt your back and arms. Make sure your warmed up, and let’s do it! Remember to focus on form and technique. Avoid momentum and focus on engaging your muscles.

Optional: Finish w/ 10 minutes of an incline walk.

- Grab the bar with your palms facing forward
- Lean back slightly, keeping your chest up 
- Bring the bar down to your upper chest engaging your lats throughout the exercise
- Pause and return to the initial position

Lat pulldown

- From an incline position 
- Curl dumbbells up towards your shoulders 
- Keep elbows pointed to the floor
- Lower slowly back to starting position

Dumbbell incline curls

- Stand with wide stance and your hands on kettlebells
- One arm at a time pull the kettlebell off the ground
- Engage your lat as you pull up 
- Keep core activated

Kettlebell gorilla rows

For this exercise, start by grabbing a set of dumbbells.

You have 3 curl variations for this exercise: 
Standard curl 
Into 
Hammer curl 
Into 
Wide curl. 
Each curl counts as 1 REP. 

Standard curl: palms facing upward. Curl all the way up to your shoulders, and lower down to your hips.

Hammer curl: palms facing inward. Curl up to your shoulders , holding the weights like a “hammer”. Lower down to your hips.

Wide curl: rotate your arms out to the side at 45 degree angle. Pam’s facing up, curl up towards the outside of your biceps. Lower down and start at the beginning. 

Make sure you aren’t swinging the weights: keep your core engaged torso straight.

3 way Curl

- Grip the lat pulldown bar with a wide grip 
- Place one foot forward on the seat for leverage 
- Pull the bar back toward your upper chest 
- Return the bar to starting position with control

Standing wide row - from lat pulldown station

Grab a booty band and wrap it around your upper arms. 

Lower down into a push up position. Make sure your hands are inline and underneath your shoulders. Press your toes into the ground and squeeze your glutes together. 

Lower down into a push up, and press up. 

You can modify by moving to your knees; keep your butt down. You got this!

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