Upright Row – Barbell: 4 sets 12-15 reps
Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and the barbell held comfortably in front of your body with a narrow grip. Raise the bar to just beneath your chin, bending at the elbows. Lower and repeat.
Superset with: Shrugs
Shrugs: 4 sets 12-15 reps
Grip a barbell or dumbbells slightly wider than shoulder-width. Keep your elbows nearly extended and lift, raising your shoulders, contracting your traps. Lower and repeat.
Y Shaped Lateral Raise: 3 sets 12-15 reps
Stand with a pair of dumbbells gripped in front of your legs. Face the palms inward. Raise both dumbbells simultaneously spreading your arms upward and outward so that your body forms a “Y”. Lower to center and repeat.
Superset with Steering Wheel Plate Rotations
Steering Wheels Plate Rotations:3 sets 12-15 reps
Grip both sides of a plate in front of your body. Lift the plate with extended arms directly in front of your chest. Turn the “wheel” all the way around to the left. Turn the “wheel” all the way around to the right. Return to center. Lower the weight back to origin.
Cardio: Burpees 4-6 sets 15-20 reps
Stand tall then drop the hands down into push-up position. Do a pushup. Pop back up to your feet and leap upward extending the arms toward the sky. Repeat.
D-Block: Week 1 Day 2 Back
Deadlifts: 2 Warm-up sets 15-20 reps; 3 Working sets 12-15 reps
Grip the bar with a double overhand grip. Bend with the hips and keep the knees back. Don’t let your knees cross in front of your toes. Keep shoulders back and chest lifted through the lift to maintain strong supported posture. Press your feet firmly into the floor and pull the weight upward to stand tall. Lower and repeat.
Bent Over Rows – Overhand: 3 sets 12-15 reps
Grip a bar or dumbbells slightly wider than shoulder-width. Fold at the waist and lower your upper body to form a 90 degrees angle. Pull toward your chest, focusing on the muscle contraction between the shoulder blades. Maintain body position as you repeat.
Superset with Bent Over Rows - Underhand
Bent Over Rows – Underhand: 3 sets 12-15 reps
Grip a bar or dumbbells at shoulder-width with an underhand grip. Fold at the waist to lower your upper body to a 135-degree angle between a half fold and standing. Pull up and back above the line of your hips. Maintaining body position as you repeat.
Lawn Mowers: 3 sets 12-15 reps
Grip a dumbbell with an arm extended down to the ground. Step the opposite leg forward into a lunge position. Rest the forearm across the knee. Pull upward rotating the shoulders from horizontal to vertical. Repeat all sets and reps on both sides.
Back Extensions with Reverse Flies “Flying Squirrels”:
3 sets 12-15 reps
From the elevated start position, hinge at the waist and lower your torso. Grip a weighted plate in each hand. Rise upward while maintaining your hold on the weight and fly the arms wide at the top.
Pull-ups : 3 sets 12-15 reps
Grab a stationary overhead bar, or assisted pull-up bar, with a wide double overhand grip. Begin at a dead hang and pull your body upward bringing your chest to the bar. Lower to near dead hang position. Repeat.
Pikes: 3 sets 15-20 reps
Begin in a position of rest on your back. Extend the legs straight out and reach to extend the arms beyond your head. Pike your arms and legs to meet above your waist.
Superset Triple with V Twists and 6-Inch Leg Lift
V Twists: 3 sets 15-20 reps
Bend the knees and raise the legs and torso to form a V with the body. Bring the hands together with elbows to both sides. Maintain a strong posture through the back. Twist through the torso to one side, then the opposite side to complete one full rep. Continue through all reps.
6-Inch Leg Lift: 3 sets 15-30 seconds
Lie flat on the floor. Maintain your upper back flat on the floor and lift the legs six inches from the floor. Maintain six inches of space between the ground and feet for the duration of the exercise.
D-Block: Week 1 Day 3 Chest
Incline Bench Press: Warm-up
2 sets 15-20 reps
Pull your shoulder blades together, allowing your chest to open and isolate the pectoral muscles. Lower the bar or dumbbells toward your upper chest. Stop downward momentum 1-2 inches above your chest. Press upward to near extension of the arms.
Incline Bench Press: Working sets 3 sets 12-15 reps
Pull your shoulder blades together, allowing your chest to open and isolate the pectoral muscles. Lower the bar or dumbbells toward your upper chest. Stop downward momentum 1-2 inches above your chest. Press upward to near extension of the arms.
Superset with: Incline Champagnes
Incline Champagnes: 3 sets 12-15 reps
Grip two dumbbells above your upper chest seated at an incline bench. Lower the weights while slightly turning the top of the dumbbell to touch the bottom pectoral muscles. Keep elbows tucked to the body as you lower and press upward through the center of the chest.
Decline Dumbbell Bench Press: 3 sets 12-15 reps
Pull your shoulder blades together, allowing your chest to open. Lower the dumbbells, stopping downward momentum 1-2 inches above your chest. Press upward to near extension of the arms.
Superset with: Decline Flies Wide Stretch
Decline Flies: Wide Stretch 3 sets 12-15 reps
Extend your arms with dumbbells gripped above your chest, palms facing inward. Control the weight as you allow the dumbbells to stretch wide to either side. Isolate your chest muscles as you pull the dumbbells back to center above your chest.
Flat Bench
