Name: Playbook - Sam Sweeney - 12/17 Full Body or Optional Rest Day
Uploaded: 2026-06-17T00:04:46.697Z
Duration: 60 min
Description: 12/17 Full Body or Optional Rest Day

Carmen

15‘5rds
10’almost 5rds✌🏻
Weekend is on fire 🔥

yangBAE

Taylor Willman

Needed that!! After a handful of days off bc of a cold and then a vacation, I was ready for a Sweeney full body!

Stephanie

Megan

Alice

I can feel the core strength building up 🔥🔥🔥

Lakshmi Neelesh Nimmagadda

Emily

Lizz

Ninia

Just what I needed to start my weekend off 💪🏾

Porchia

Happy Saturday!

*Focus of this split: strength building and mobility. 

Warm Up: foam roll, full body warm up and activation routine from app, + 10 mins steady state cardio to warm up the CNS [optional]

Click the ‘start now’ button to find the training day overview

Full Body: 

Optional: Begin with 10-15 mins of steady state cardio of your choice. I started with 15 minutes steady state stair stepper

This workout is broken into 2 separate circuits. Each circuit is giving a time cap, the goal is to complete as many rounds of each circuit as possible within the time cap given. Rep ranges are written in below, be sure to pick appropriate weight for each movement and that you are able to sustain that weight throughout the entire time cap. 

Circuit 1: 26 minutes: As many rounds as you can complete within the 26 minute time cap 
1. Deficit Deadlifts: 2-4R 
2. Unilateral Front Racked Carry: 60 seconds total 
3. Dips: 6-8R 
4. Dead Ball Dead Bug: 10-12R total 

Rest 3-5 minutes [or as long as needed to recover] between circuits

Circuit 2: 20 Minutes: As many rounds as you can complete within the 26 minute time cap 
5. Barbell Weighted Hyperextensions: 6-8R 
6. Plate Push: 60 seconds 
7. Dead Ball Squats: 12-15R 

*rest as needed within each circuit. Try to keep rest periods within the circuit short.

12/17 Training Day Overview

Rep Range: 2-4R 
Tempo: steady, powerful 
Modification: standard deadlift [no deficit], or dumbbell/kettlebell deadlifts

*the deficit will increase the ROM of your deadlift. Keep that in mind when choosing weight 

Set Up: 
 - load the bar with an appropriate weight for the rep count
- place plate or low platfor centered on the ground under the barbell
- stand on the plate and position the bar so it is in line with/above “mid shoelace “
- take a hip width stance or slightly inside. (feel free to play around with stance, your mobility will play a large role in the width of your stance)
- create a tripod foot with your feet (think about connecting/pressing through the base of your big toe, little toe, and heel) 
- with a neutral spine, push your hips back and bend forward to grip the barbell. 
- grip the barbell with a pronated grip (feel free to use straps), hook grip, or an under/overhand grip. (Use a “death grip” on the bar)
- grip should be just outside of the hips
- activate the lats by depressing the scapula (shoving them down and pinning them there) and think about breaking the bar around your body to create tension.
*as you do this the bar should be pulled right up to your shins
- lift your chest and keep your gaze forward, a good rule of thumbs is that we should be able to see the logo on your shirt from the front in the start position 
- keep head/neck/spine neutral

Execution: 
- take a bracing breath, expand your core 3D
- keep a neutral spine, and press your feet through the platform below you
- leg press the weight up until the bar is at knee level 
- as soon as the bar reaches your knees use torque to snap your hips in and stand the rest of the way to the top of the rep (think about your knees externally rotating, but don’t actually rotate, and drive the hips in)
- contract the entire posterior chain and keep it tight, make sure to reach full hip extension at the top of the rep, but don’t hyperextend through the low back
- lower the bar with control, keep the bar as close to your body as possible. 
- Reset your breath in between each rep

Deficit Deadlift

Time: 60 seconds total [30 seconds each side]
Tempo: steady 
Modification: single arm farmers carry 

Set Up: 
- grip a dumbbell in each hand 
- hold one dumbbell at your side
- lift your other dumbbell, bend your arm and position your dumbbell on your shoulder- elbow up and pointing forward 
- squeeze your glutes, drive your ribs down and brace
- keep a neutral head/neck/spine 

Execution: 
- hold the dumbbells in position and step one foot forward
- continue walking forward for the entire 60 seconds 
- switch arms in the front racked position at 30 seconds 
- keep chest upright and tall

Dumbbell Unilateral Front Racked Carry

Rep Range: 6-8R 
Tempo: steady 
Modification: bench dips or diamond push ups

*weighted for difficulty

Set Up: 
- position your hands on the dip handles, neutral grip. 
- press yourself up and extend your arms. 
- legs straight or bent
- contract the glutes to help hold the brace and create full body tension. 
- retract your scap and pin them together- hold this position throughout. 

Execution: 
- bend your arms and lower yourself until your arms are bent at a 90 degree angle or just below [depending on your mobility]
- drive your palms through the handles and press yourself back up as you extend your arms. 
- contract your chest
- keep the chest more upright and pointed forward here to favor the triceps over the chest.

Dips

Rep Range: 10-12R total 
Tempo: steady 
Modification: bodyweight dead bug 

Set Up: 
- lie on the ground in a supine position 
- hold a dead ball in both hands
- extend your arms and hold the dead ball over your chest
- lift your legs off the ground, bend your knees at ~90 degrees 
- pull your belly button to your spine, drive your ribs down and brace

Execution: 
- keep the ball over your chest, squeeze the ball with your hands, as you extend both legs and lower your feet towards the ground 
- tap the ground with your heels if you are able-
- bend your legs again and bring them back towards your chest at the top of the rep 
- contract your core

Dead Ball Dead Bug Variation

Circuit 1: 26 Minute AMRAP

Rep Range: 6-8R
Tempo: steady
Modification: no weight, or supermans 

Set Up: 
- use just the bar or load the bar with appropriate weight
- position the barbell on the ground in front of the hyperextension machine 
- position yourself on the hyperextension machine so the pad is right in line with your hips 
- grip extend your arms towards the ground and grip the barbell with a wide, snatch grip  o
- depress your scapula, contract your lats [think about breaking the bar around your body] 
- plant your feet on the platform firmly, toes forward 
- tuck your ribs and squeeze your glutes to brace

Execution: 
- use your low back and core [trunk] to lift your torso until your chest is facing forward 
*these will differ from glute focused hyperextensions in that you want to light up your erectors [low back] and use them. When you raise your torso you want your body in a straight line [or torso slightly past your hips] at the top of the rep 
- keep your ribs tucked down at the top of the rep and contract your lower back/core 
- lower your torso back towards the ground with control- tap the barbell to the ground between reps if possible

Barbell Weighted Hyperextensions

Time: 60 seconds 
Tempo: steady
Modification: sled push, plank pull through 

Set Up: 
- position a plate on the ground 
- get down on the ground in a quadruped/table top position with hands under your shoulders, legs bent and knees under your hips
- pick your knees off the ground, so they hover off the ground
- pull your belly button to your spine and brace to keep a neutral spine 

Execution: 
- lift one hand off the ground and position it on the plate
- extend your arm and push the plate forward
- follow the plate by stepping your feet towards the plate
- when the plate is under your chest again use your other arm to push the plate forward
- alternate pushing the plate forward with each arm 
- keep your back flat

Plate Push

Rep Range: 8-10R 
Tempo: steady 
Modification: zercher squat, dumbbell front racked squat 

Set Up: 
- hug your arms around the dead ball, overlap your hands 
- pull the ball into your chest
- keep your chest upright 
- squeeze your glutes, pull your belly button in and drive your ribs down to brace 
- get into a hip width or slightly outside stance, toes pointing forward 

Execution: 
- initiate the movement with a hinge in your hips
- bend your knees and push them out as you lower into a squat 
- lower to a full ROM squat, hip crease below your knees
- drive your feet through the ground, keep an upright chest, and press yourself back up into the standing position 
- keep a tight hold on the dead ball- keep it positioned at your chest
- do not let your chest dip forward

Dead Ball Squats

Circuit 2: 20 Minute AMRAP

12/17 Full Body or Optional Rest Day

No modification for hack squat. No weight is not modification. Overall okayish workout.

Jennifer

6/16 Quads, Glutes

Audry

Jessica

6/15 Shoulders, Arms

Really loved the trap bar grip on the stiff legs, hit soooo right ❤️‍🔥

6/12 Hamstrings, Glutes

This felt great and the burnout was especially awesome!

Janet

6/11 Chest, Shoulders

💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻❤️🔥❤️❤️

6/10 Back, Core/Abs

Elaine Rondon

Loved the ladder SS! As always such a good leg day! 🔥

6/9 Quads, Glutes

How many times can I say perfection in a single split? The limit does not exist ♾️

Katie

6/8 Shoulders, Arms

Please make this split a permanent workout option on the app! I have extremely mixed feelings about it, but I can’t deny the growth I’ve been seeing!

Michelle 

6/5 Hamstrings, Glutes

Nyakeh

6/4 Chest, Shoulders

Absolutely loved everything about this one, a favorite for sure!

6/3 Back, Core/Abs

The burnout leg extensions were a really cool variation!

BabyLuv

Morgan

6/2 Quads, Glutes

Love the lat raise variety, hit just right ❤️

6/1 Shoulders, Arms

Calling the authorities because that box squat into reverse lunges superset-pyramid-drop-set shenanigans was attempted murder.  😤🥵

Mandy Rigsby

5/29 Hamstrings, Glutes

Vanessa

Shoulders and chest annihilation 🤸🏻‍♀️🥇🪂

5/28 Chest, Shoulders

I would love if there were more abs on ab day. But I adore all of the diff ways we worked the back.

I surprised myself today! Didn’t know i had the strength or stability to do the one leg pullover and I did!!! This split has really made its way into my top favorites already!

5/27 Back, Core/Abs

5/26 Quads, Glutes

All the corkscrews felt SOOO good today 💪🥰

5/25 Shoulders, Arms

Heather

Alexis

5/22 Hamstrings, Glutes

Solid chest day. Those around the worlds depleted the tank fully!

Tamara Feist

5/21 Chest, Shoulders

I'm trying to fall in love with the gym again and the structure of this split is helping significantly! Thanks Sam!

5/20 Back, Core/Abs

First day back! Almost 11 months postpartum. That was tough but so glad to be back at it.

5/19 Quads, Glutes

The trisets flowed so perfectly together!

Trisha Jones

5/18 Shoulders, Arms [NEW SPLIT!]

This day always feels so aligning for me 🥰

Just did the running part …needed that this morning 🔥

Yesenia

5/15 Shoulders, Core (sprints- DELOAD)

Wall sits never fail to bring the quad fire 🔥

Vonny

5/14 Quads, Glutes (abs-DELOAD)

Shoulders have been feeling a lot stronger to support these chest day moves!!

Lorena

5/13 Chest, Triceps (sprints- DELOAD)

5/12 Glutes, Hamstrings (abs- DELOAD)

Bicep endurance has improved so much over the course of this split 💪🥰

5/11 Back, Biceps (sprints- DELOAD)

Linz

Great split. Ready for a deload week though

5/8 Shoulders, Core (sprints)

Holly

5/7 Quads, Glutes (abs)

Flavia

Has anyone got triceps I can borrow? Mine are on 🔥🔥💪

Carol

5/6 Chest, Triceps (sprints)

Really love the eccentric focus on the 2-1 ham curls

JulieAnn

5/5 Glutes, Hamstrings (abs)

God those inverted rows get me every time 💀🫠

Molly

5/4 Back, Biceps (sprints)

One of the kick ass workout ever. Those snatches wow. Loved it. 😍

5/1 Shoulders, Core (sprints)

Lateral walks and step ups were challenging today, loved it. 😍

Omg the step ups 😭🥵. I will not be able to walk right tomorrow

Faith

4/30 Quads, Glutes (abs)

Took a week break cause was in a rut but we're back and feeling better 🔥 even with the break still progressing 🔥 all thanks to the intentional programming.

4/29 Chest, Triceps (sprints)

The contralateral reverse lunges felt really great today!

4/28 Glutes, Hamstrings (abs)

Karen Arce

Better than late than never 🥹🤷🏻‍♀️

4/27 Back, Biceps (sprints)

Jill

This split is by far my favorite. Please add Cardio days more🩵

Olivia Schneider

4/24 Shoulders, Core (sprints)

Gabrielle

McKayla

Loving this!! I needed to switch gears! Love the new challenge.

4/23 Quads, Glutes (abs)

Rachael

So good. I’ve been combining chest and shoulders for my 4 days a week split and works great!!!

4/22 Chest, Triceps (sprints)

Jessi mollak

Lisa

4/21 Glutes, Hamstrings (abs)

Pull ups will forever be a struggle 😂😂

4/20 Back, Biceps (sprints)

Love this program. Skipped run did deep stretches instead.

4/17 Shoulders, Core (sprints)

Shannon

4/16 Quads, Glutes (abs)

Energy on high today! Flew through that and finished feeling absolutely fantastic! A favorite for sure!!

4/15 Chest, Triceps (sprints)

Wow I really needed that! Feeling so strong and balanced 🥰❤️‍🔥

4/14 Glutes, Hamstrings (abs)

Kayla Staker

4/13 Back, Biceps (sprints)

Love the addition of core and ab work. Thank you. Always a challenge for me but worth it!

12/17 Full Body or Optional Rest Day

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