Name: Playbook - Simply Mander - Chest & back strength
Uploaded: 2024-04-28T21:30:06.213Z
Duration: 45 min
Description: Chest & back strength

Jaime Lynn

Caroline

Shoulders are on fire, waiting for the back and chest to kick in later 💀💀

Treva

Shelby

Melissa Irmen

This was freaking stellar 💪 Love that you incorporated shrugs. You're workouts are the absolute best!

Gia Gaudio

3 rounds: 
10 push-ups
10 bent over rows 
10 chest flies 

4 rounds:
12 floor press 
12 rear delt flies 

30s on / 30s off for 5 rounds 
Max effort dumbbell shrugs 
Max effort single arm sea-saw row 
Max effort neutral grip chest press

3 rounds: 
10 push-ups
10 bent over rows 
10 chest flies

- Start with your hands just outside the shoulders 
- Bend at the elbows to come down 
- Keep your core tight as you come down 
- Extend your arms engaging your chest as you come up

Push up

- Remain bent over and avoid standing up
- Focus on using your lower lats, avoid using your traps and upper back

Bent over dumbbell rows

- On a flat bench with your arms extended and palms facing each other
- Lower dumbbells to your sides opening your chest
- Bring dumbbells back together squeezing your chest

Dumbbell chest fly (flat)

3 rounds:

4 rounds:
12 floor press 
12 rear delt flies

- Lay back with your knees bent and feet on the floor
- Hold the dumbbells with arms at full extension
- Slowly lower the dumbbells until both elbows touch the floor
- Press both dumbbells up to starting position

Dumbbell Floor Press

- hinge at the hips at a 90 degree angle
- slight bent in your elbow
- embrace your core 
- lift the weights to where your hands are at shoulder height

Bent over rear delt fly

4 rounds

30s on / 30s off for 5 rounds 
Max effort dumbbell shrugs 
Max effort single arm sea-saw row 
Max effort neutral grip chest press

- Keeping your arms straight, roll your shoulder back 
- Shrug your shoulders up towards your ears 
- Pause for full contraction

Dumbbell shrugs

- in a bent over position, like you would be for a traditional dumbbell row
- with your right hand, row the dumbbell up to your ribs by beginning the movement with your elbow
- keep your core engaged
- left hand will remain in the extended position 
- switching hands, row the left arm into your body while keeping the right extended

Bent over seesaw row

- if you don’t have a bench, preform these on your back as a floor press
- hold the dumbbells facing eachother
- complete a chest press by lowering your hands and having the dumbbells above your chest 
- press up and extend to a fully locked out position

Neutral grip chest press

30 second intervals / 5 rounds

Chest & back strength

That one seems easy at first glance but my cheeks are screaming by the end 👀🍑

Sydney

😩🫠 I don’t need my legs tomorrow, it’s okay.

Why was that so hard! Hhhhaa! I was so winded! 🤣

Molly

Lower body/glute focused hypertrophy

Legs are on fire. This snuck up on me ! Fire

Amanda

Alicia

Kara Padilla

Lower body strength

Not gonna lie that was way harder than I thought it was gonna be! Renegade rows☠️

Kaylee

Would love a secondary option be listed for renegade rows. I modified to on my knees, but for those who aren’t sure what to do if they can’t complete!

Back & shoulders

Impressed I was able to do all the pushups! Just the workout I needed today 👍🏻

Sarah

Meghan

Jenelle

Upper body strength

Fany

Annie Jo 

Full body strength

Definitely underestimated this workout. My arms are noodles.

Adriana

My shoulders were not prepared for this level of spice 🌶️🥵🤌🏼

Jeanna

Upper body strength circuits

Hand stand/Hand stand walk progressions

I always get what I need with these workouts!!! Thank you!

Stefani

Awesome upper body workout, love that I’m able to fit it into my work day without going to the gym 💪🏻

Arms + shoulder circuits

Melody

Brigitte

Bicep + tricep circuits

I’m 7 months pregnant and missing Olympic weightlifting but this was a perfect scalable workout to my needs! Definitely helping me feel strong when I can’t do my usual.

Brooke

This one was SO much fun. My legs are jello.

Katherine

Sierra Cretsinger

Thank you for making these workouts so easy to do at home! 💜

Ellie

Full body circuit strength

Brittney

Cassie

Jennifer

Upper body strength + core

Wanted something quick and easy…don’t ever underestimate Ms. Manders!! 🔥

Nena

Lower body/glute strength

Upper body circuits

Loved this one! Challenging, but not exhausting

Monica

Chrissy

Upper body chest/back circuits

Another great workout!!! I’m enjoying working out again because of this program!!!

Kaila

Loved the Gorilla Rows!! Awesome workout!!

Lifia

Didn’t think upper body could make me sweat that much. I love the combination of strength and getting the heart rate up too!

Pistol squat progressions

Victoria

Great arm shoulder/arms burner! Quick and effective! 💪🏾

Jamie

Alyssa

Carolyn

Kate Costello

Glute & hamstring strength

☠️ the planks made everything else seem easier 😆

I feel like this one’s going to hurt getting out of bed in the morning!! 🫶🏼

Allison

Core circuit

Ran out of time on the abs but a nice upper body workout! 💪🏻

a place to put what current weight we used.

Natalie La Barr

Caitlin

Soo good! The Arnold's press had my arms shaking.

Loved it! Had the weights I needed at home and was able to get it in in about 35 minutes. Got my heart rate up and a sweat going.

Anne

Ashley

Upper / Lower / Core circuits

Upper body chest & back

Dealing with some swelling and extra tightness so I went lighter than “normal” and still got in a killer leg workout

It’s like you’re trying to make us look good and be strong. 🫨🙌🏼 5 stars!!!!!

Amber

Hardest workout I’ve done in a while! Quad pump activated!

Lower Body Hypertrophy (quad & glute focus)

Glute & Hamstrings (gym/machine)

Quad focus leg day

I think I used ab muscles I didn’t know I had! 😂

High volume shoulder day & core

Shoulders & triceps

Hamstring/Glute focus (machine & DB work)

Awesome workout! Heart rate stayed up which is good for upper body 😂

Shoulders & Triceps

Sloane

Cayla

Lower intensive day + core

Holy booty burn! This was a great Monday workout! 10/10!

Cheyenne

You put together such great workouts! They are so deceiving - look somewhat easy but once you start, damn they make you work hard 😃

Kerryn

Lower intensive + core

The most perfect upper body! Tough, quick, effective.

Erika

Upper Body - Shoulder & Tricep

Kristin

Maura Deshaies

W1/D1 Lower intensive day + core

First workout back after being sick. It was a sweaty one

Great workout, legs were absolutely cooked by the end!

Cennedy

W1/D3 Posterior (hamstrings & glutes)

Loved this! This gave me the arm shakes BAD!

Natalie

Thank you for adding barbell work to the Hypertrophy workouts! 😊

Nicole Alvarez

W1/D4 Upper body - Back/Biceps

Upper body - Back/Biceps & core

Catherine

Quad focus leg day (higher volume)

Perfect workout to get back into a routine. I lost myself this past year and recently had an injury at work. So trying to build muscle and motivation.

Jessica Soto

That was tough! 1st workout in a minute. My arms are jelly

Leslie

Didn’t even touch a barbell and my legs feel like jello!!

Theresa

First full workout doing in the app and I fully enjoyed it.

Glute & Hamstring focused leg day

Definitely a killer leg workout. The follow along section of the app didn’t seem fully updated but combined with the directional section it’s 🤌

Chest & back strength

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