Name: Playbook - Sam Sweeney - 3/1 Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps [DELOAD WEEK]
Uploaded: 2024-03-04T17:09:28.881Z
Duration: 45 min
Description: 3/1 Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps [DELOAD WEEK]

Using the band for y raises was really a game changer for me! Lit up my whole back and rear delts ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Megan

Meghan

Lamia

Quick and dirty ☺️ can't wait to start the new split!

Corrine

Vonny

Paula

Janelle

Lorena

Talesha Swainston

End of the split for me and I can say I absolutely loved this split the gains and strength I’ve gained !

Porchia

Rachel Seward

This deload week has been exactly what I needed 💜

Chelsey

Becky

Happy Friday!

WEEK 9: DELOAD WEEK 

IMPORTANT: This is a programmed deload week. You may choose to take more rest days or move outside of the gym with recovery movement like walking, biking, etc. You have the option to keep full intensity during these training days if you choose. I would encourage you to listen to your body. 

We will head into a new split next week! 

You can deload this training day by (1) cutting a set or two per each exercise. Stick with your working weight and cut your volume or sets of each exercise (only do 1-2 sets of each), and/or (2) stick with the rep count and cut your usual weight used by 40-60% of usual working weight. I.e. DO NOT PUSH TO FAILURE. KEEP RPE BELOW A 7. 

Movements this week are simple on purpose. Use your time in the gym as recovery time. 

Pre Training Mobility and Warm Up: please choose appropriate warm up from the “Warm Up and Activation” bubble in the app. [previous warm ups can all be found here]

Tap the ‘start now’ button to find the training day overview.

Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps: 

Optional Core Work: 
a. Kneeling Banded Woodchops: 1S/5-10R each side
b. Bicycles: 1S/20-30R each side 

Strength Training: 
1. Seated Military Press: 3S/6-8R 

2. Seated Lateral Raises: 3S/12-15R

3. Cable Straight Bar Reverse Grip Curls: 3S/6-10R

4. Bench Dips: 3S/6-10R

5. Banded Y Raise: 3S/10-12R

3/1 Training Day Overview

Rep Range: 5-10R each side
Tempo: steady 
Modification: cable or dumbbell wood chops

Set Up: 
- band a loop band high around a rack or machine
- get down on the ground in a high kneeling position in front of the band, facing 90 degrees from the rack 
- grip the band with both hands, pronated grip on the band 
- squeeze your glutes, pull belly button to spine, and set your brace
- keep your chest and hips square, facing forward
- extend your arms holding the band high and towards the rack to begin 

Execution: 
- use your core as you pull the band across torso and down low and towards your hip on the opposite side
- contract your core/obliques
- release the band and reach your arms high and towards the rack in the direction of the band

Kneeling Banded Woodchops

Rep Range: 20-30R total
Tempo: steady 

Set Up:
- get down on the ground in a supine position
- bend your arms and pin your hands behind your head
- lift your legs and bend them at 90 degrees, pin your knees over your hips 
- squeeze you glutes, pull belly button to spine, and set your brace 
- tuck your ribs and flatten your back into the ground 
- lift your upper back off the ground
- tuck your chin and keep your gaze at your ceiling 

Execution:
- twist your torso and drive your elbow towards your knee on the opposite side
- contract your obliques 
- bring your torso back to the start position 
- alternate each side 
- keep a steady pace

Bicycles

Optional Core Work

Rep Range: 6-8R 
Tempo: steady
Modification: seated dumbbell overhead press

Set Up: 
- position a bench [with back support] in the center of the rack
- set the barbell on the rack so you are able to extend your arms up and slightly behind you to easily grip the bar [elbows bent no more than 90 degrees as you un-rack the barbell]
- plant your feet flat on the ground and push your back into the back of the seat
- squeeze your glutes, pull belly button to spine, and set your brace
- extend your arms overhead and reach behind you to grip the bar
- grip the barbell with a pronated grip [a thumbs distance in from the knurling on each side is a good starting point. Adjust grip based on your mobility and bio mechanics.]
- lift the barbell from the rack and position it directly overhead
- drive your ribs down 
- keep knuckles facing the ceiling 

Execution: 
- tuck the elbows just slightly in front of the bar and bend your arms
- lower the bar until it is in line with or slightly below your chin 
- elbows should reach 90 degrees or just below at the bottom of the rep
- drive your feet through the ground and extend your arms
- press the bar into the overhead position again, directly over your head 
- wrists should stay in line with the elbows

Seated Military Press

Rep Range: 12-15R
Tempo: steady

Set Up: 
 - grip a dumbbell in each hand
- sit on a bench with back support
- plant your feet on the ground, press you mid back into the back of the bench 
- extend your arms down by your sides
- pull belly button to spine and brace
- keep arms straight, slight bend is ok

Execution: 
- lift the dumbbells away from your sides and out to each side
- raise the dumbbells to in line with your lateral delts
- contract your lateral delts
- lower your arms back down by your sides with control 
- keep head,  neck, spine neutral

Seated Lateral Raises

Rep Range: 6-10R
Tempo: steady 
Modification: dumbbell reverse grip curls

Set Up: 
- attach a cable straight bar to one side of the cable and position it low
- step in front of the cable, facing the bar
- grip the bar with a reverse grip, pronated
- extend your arms down by your sides, bar in front of your torso 
- squeeze your glutes, pull belly button to spine, and set your brace
- keep your elbows pinned by your sides
- keep your torso upright

Execution: 
- keep elbows pinned and bend your arms 
- curl the bar towards your chest, palms forward at the top of the rep
- contract your biceps
- with elbows fixed in place, extend your arms and lower the bar towards the ground again with control 
- keep your wrists straight 
- keep your traps down, shoulders back

Cable Straight Bar Reverse Grip Curls

Rep Range: 6-10R
Tempo: steady 
Modification: bend your legs and plant your feet on the ground

Set Up: 
- sit on a the end of a flat bench
- grip the ends of the bench just outside of your hips 
- move your hips off of the bench, keep your back close to the end of the bench 
- extend your legs straight out, drive your heels into the ground 
- squeeze your glutes, pull belly button to spine, and set your brace
- tuck your ribs

Execution: 
- bend your arms so your elbows travel straight back behind you
- lower your glutes towards the ground below you
- bend your arms to ~90 degrees 
- extend your arms and press your glutes away from the ground again 
- contract your triceps
- bend your legs and plant your feet on the ground to modify 
- keep your traps down, shoulders back

Bench Dips

Rep Range: 10-12R
Tempo: steady 
Modification: dumbbell bent forward Y raise

Set Up: 
- loop a large loop band around a rack or cable directly in front of you at about shoulder height 
- stand in front of the band, facing the back 
- grip the band with a pronated grip 
- step away from the band until you can feel the tension of the band pull you forward
- squeeze your gltues, pull belly button to spine, and brace
- extend your arms forward, hands in line with your chest
- keep torso upright, wrists straight

Execution: 
- keep your arms straight and pull the band high and wide overhead in a Y shape
- contract your high/mid back and rear delts at the top of the rep 
- release the band and lower your arms until your hands are in line with your chest out in front of you again 
- keep head, neck, spine neutral

Banded Y Raise

3/1 Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps [DELOAD WEEK]

4/27 Full Body or Optional Rest Day

Ashlee

Jody

4/26 Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps

Would love to have more double sets or sets to do during waiting times to capitalize on the time :)

Olga

LOVED ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Amber

4/25 Quads and Glutes

Audry

Brianda

April

4/24 Chest and Triceps

Brooke Trujillo

Joanne

4/23 Back and Biceps

Erisa

Those alternating steps ups kicked my a$$ 🔥

Stephanie

4/22 Glutes and Hamstrings

Hit another PR on deadlifts!!!😃😄😄 #165.

Brilliant fullbody, my fave!! Thanks so much!

Emily

4/20 Full Body or Optional Rest Day

Yanely

Landmine press following tricep push downs is evil genius 😈

Literally cannot love this sequence enough. Upper body, core, still shaking from my leg workout….this is perfection 🫡

Katherine Maestas

4/19 Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps

Fucking KILLER on the quads!!! Skipped the walking lunges cause I don’t like them but everything else was chef’s kiss

Delilah

Absolutely LOVED the focus on stability today. Hands down one of my favorite workouts of this entire split so far, and this has been my overall favorite split so far!!

Serena

4/18 Quads and Glutes

Ruben Dorado

Combined this with shoulders this week and I think I'm about to explode cause the pump is real 😂😂

4/17 Chest and Triceps

Kody Young

Who says you can’t get a good workout from home?! Killed it Sam!

Christina

Claire

4/16 Back and Biceps

Kerri

When you leave the gym with your calves and hammies feeling on-fire and invigorated, but also like noodles 😅 Such a beastmode workout, especially with those Nordic curls ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

PR alert! 🚨 175 X 3 🤩 My best ever back squat! Sam & Noel are the bomb dot com!

4/15 Glutes and Hamstrings

This was so great and explosive omg 🥵🥵🥵🥵

Omayma

feeling incredible 😆 Thank you so much 🙏

4/13 Full Body or Optional Rest Day

4/12 Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps

4/11 Quads and Glutes

Had one of my best days so far on flat bench press! Not high numbers but the weights moved like butter. Sweeney fitness programming is amazing!

Arms were shaking by the end 😄 great workout!

4/10 Chest and Triceps

Building wings to fly away 🦇 🪽 💪

Rear delts are feeling ON TOP OF THE WORLD right now 💪😍

4/9 Back and Biceps

Jamie

Firaaaaaaaaaaaa 🔥 🔥 a hard one! Liked it!

Karolane

4/8 Glutes and Hamstrings

Rowena

So happy with how much my coordination is improving with the single arm/leg snatch!

Katie

4/6 Full Body or Optional Rest Day

Such great stability and control today 💪

4/5 Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps

Alexis

4/4 Quads and Glutes

Diana

Grateful for incredible daily training!! Loved it & thank you 🧡

Jemme

4/3 Chest and Triceps

Every week, those 6 sets with 30 seconds rest leave me thinking I won’t finish all 6 sets. Always do though. Love them.

Did not sleep well and wasn't feeling it but still made it and pushed through today 🔥

Bent over dumbbell rows moving like butter! 🔥 💪

4/2 Back and Biceps

Tolivers

The modifications really come in clutch in a busy gym!

4/1 Glutes and Hamstrings

Thank you for incredible fullbody session!

3/30 Full Body or Optional Rest Day

Natalie

3 overhead exercises back to back about ended me 😅

First workout back after tummy bug illness. Felt good to move

jackie

3/29 Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps

I got cocky with those sissys and it put me in my place 😤

Daisy

That moment when you think you’re done and then see 3 sets of Spanish dropset 😂 💀 Quads are cooked 🍗 🔥

3/28 Quads and Glutes

I was reminded how much weaker my right arm/chest is today 😂

3/27 Chest and Triceps

Micaela

Seriously that was so freaking epic! 🦇

3/26 Back and Biceps

Jessie

3/25 Glutes and Hamstrings

Mariia

3/23 Full Body or Optional Rest Day

My first day back from 6 weeks off! I missed this 😜 it was a rough mental start, but such a good first day lift

First gym workout in forever and it was the pump I needed!

Hannah Ricci

3/22 Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps

Wow! All the variations! Such a great workout! ❤️🔥

Laura

3/21 Quads and Glutes

I hope all of her lifts continue to be this 🔥🦾 My arms are on fire!!

30 Reps is too much of anything!  Whewwww! 🔥

Michelle Zabin

3/20 Chest and Triceps

What a perfect bday workout 💗 back and biceps feeling PUMPED!! Talk about starting my 30s right (And strong AF 😉)

3/19 Back and Biceps

Those quadruped cable kickbacks were fun!

I felt an amazing pump with the sumo 🔥 a great workout!

3/18 Glutes and Hamstrings

Deadlift strength and form getting better and better by the week 🤩

3/16 Full Body or Optional Rest Day

Hard to walk between shoulder sets because my glutes and quads are epically wrecked.  Well done!

Caryn

35 weeks prego and still getting it done with lighter weight and modification when needed ❤️

Aven

Super fun and different arm variations! Loved it 💪❤️‍🔥

3/15 Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps

Flav

Shelly

3/14 Quads and Glutes

Those supinated tricep extensions HUMBLED ME

Brittany

3/13 Chest and Tricep

3/12 Back and Biceps

The back to back hammies is pure evil 😭😂☠️

3/11 Glutes and Hamstrings

Those single arm single leg cleans are wild!! I love them! Such great stability work. So happy we have a unilateral every day, they really make me feel my best self ❤️

3/1 Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps [DELOAD WEEK]

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