Name: Playbook - Nikki McGrath - Gym- Full Lower
Uploaded: 2024-04-10T18:05:03.538Z
Duration: 60 min
Description: Gym- Full Lower

Go do my Lower Body Warm up, located in my WARM UPS Collection.

Alright, FULL LOWER here we go!

Today’s workout has a series of heavy lifts, as well as supersets. Remember to breathe and focus on the muscles you are working.

Finish this week strong!

Finisher: 10 Minute Incline Walk

- Slowly lower the bar with a slight bend in your knees, hinging at the hips and keeping your back straight
- Lower weight until you feel a slight stretch in your hamstrings
- Drive your hips forward and use your hamstrings to power back to standing

Barbell RDL

- Support upper back on a bench and the barbell across your hips
- With both knees bent to 90 degrees 
- Lower your glutes to the floor and press back up to starting

For this exercise, progress in weight with each round.

Barbell hip thrusts PWO

For this exercise, start by: 

Toes should be pointed straight ahead, core engaged, and shoulders pulled down and back. Back should be straight and in line with your hips. 

Next, press into the barbell with your upper back/traps (never on your neck!) and press the barbell onto your back. 
As you squat down, ensure that your knees are inline with your 2nd toes. Squat as deep as you can, and return up, pressing through your heels. Repeat rep.

Barbell back squat

- Stand in a wide toed out stance 
- Hold a heavy dumbbell between your legs in front of you
- Lower into a squat, touch dumbbell to the ground
- Stand up to full extension

Dumbbell sumo squat

- Holding the dumbbells at your sides
- Step one leg back behind the other leg
- Bring your knee down until it reaches 90 degrees
- Push through your front leg to bring your back leg forward to starting position
- Repeat on the opposite side.
- Alternate sides

Dumbbell curtsy Squat

Sumo Superset

- Place feet higher on the platform
- Keeping your back flat against the pad
- Lower your legs towards your chest
- Drive through your heels to press back to starting position

Leg press (glute focused)

- Place feet higher and wide with toes slightly out on the platform
- Keeping your back flat against the pad
- Lower your legs towards your chest
- Drive through your heels to press all the way back to starting position

Gym- Full Lower

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