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Fortitude Gym HQ

Strength & Conditioning
Coach
Sal Alosi

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Our Advanced Program is designed to improve lean body mass, increase absolute strength, and develop explosive power through the utilization of Olympic Weightlifting and traditional barbell and dumbbell exercises.

The root of this program comes from the Soviet System of Periodization which manages the monthly training volume and intensities of the clean, snatch, jerk, squat, press, and posterior chain.

This program will cycle through Accumulation & Intensification Phases throughout the annual training plan. Proper management of training variables will help avoid training plateaus, create long term success, and an injury free training experience.

If you want to train like a competitive Division I athlete, this is the program for you.

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WHY OLYMPIC LIFT
The more force you can rapidly apply to the ground the faster you can run and the higher you can jump. It doesn't matter if you can squat 700lbs or bench 500lbs if you can not apply that force rapidly
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MOTOR UNIT RECRUITMENT
The main benefits of the Olympic Lifts is the rapid force production through triple extension. Extension of the ankle-knee-hip. This recruits 90-100% of all motor units in the body.
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ECCENTRIC LOAD
An added benefit is teaching the body to accept a load. To rapidly decelerate a load applied to your body. 90% of all injuries in athletics occur while decelerating, thus the catch is an added benefit via injury prevention and teaching the body to accept the load and control it.
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THE SYSTEM
Proper management of training movements, volumes, and intensities will help avoid training plateaus, create long term success, and an injury free training experience.
Features
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Access to Elite Level Coaches
Coaches who will hold you accountable and provide the feedback you need to grow
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Programming 3 days per week
Daily strength, conditioning, and regen that’s accessible and challenging for athletes of any level or background
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Exercise Video Guidance
Custom instructional videos to guide your practice and make execution easy
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Delivered through TrainHeroic
Sweating over a lifeless PDF is so last year. Your coaches and team will push you harder, know you better, all through an app.
Equipment
Required
Olympic Barbell & Bumpers // Dumbbells // Pull Up Bar // Squat Stand / Rack
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Sample Week
Week 1 of 12-week program
Sunday
ADV 01 - WEEK 1 DAY I

Prep

A

Roll A

You will need the following for this series: Foam Roller Complete 10 Passes At Each Position: Psoas - TFL - Quad - IT Band Adductors - Low / Mid / High Glute - Side/Side Calf - High / Lo Lower Back Upper Back Lat / Extension / Lat

Prep

B

Warmup: Inplace A

Complete 5 Reps Each Leg For Each Movement: Supine Knee Hug Rocker / Hold Supine Leg Raise Prone Neck - Flex/Ext Prone Neck - Rotation Quad Hydrant Elbow / Instep

C1

Bridge: Pushup: Iso

4 x 0:20

C2

Squat: BW: Lateral

4 x 4

C3

Shoulder: Band: Upright Row: External Rotation

4 x 15

C4

Hop: Box: Lateral

4 x 3

D

Complex: Muscle Clean

6 x 5 @ 50, 50, 55, 55, 60, 60 %

E1

Split Squat: FFE: DB

6 x 8

E2

Row: Unsupported: DB

6 x 10

Recovery

F

Post Stretch: Wall A

Hold Each Position For 60 Seconds Each: Straight Leg Hamstring Straight Leg Glute V-Sit Squat - Arms Pushing Knees Out

Tuesday
ADV 01 - WEEK 1 DAY II

Prep

A

Roll A

You will need the following for this series: Foam Roller Complete 10 Passes At Each Position: Psoas - TFL - Quad - IT Band Adductors - Low / Mid / High Glute - Side/Side Calf - High / Lo Lower Back Upper Back Lat / Extension / Lat

Prep

B

Warmup: Mini Band A

Complete 5 Reps For Each Movement: Str Leg Shuffle RLFB Quad Glute Supine March Seated Pulldown Seated Retract Squat

C1

Bridge: Side Elbow: Iso

4 x 0:10

C2

Back Extension: Hips

4 x 6

C3

Lateral Raise: Standing: DB

4 x 15

C4

Jump: Box

4 x 3

D

Complex: Muscle Snatch

6 x 5 @ 50, 50, 55, 55, 60, 60 %

E1

Front Squat: BB

6 x 6

E2

Incline Press: 45°: DB

6 x 10

Recovery

F

Post Stretch: Static Band A

Hold Each Position For 20 Seconds: Hamstring Hip Flexor Quad Glute

Thursday
ADV 01 - WEEK 1 DAY III

Prep

A

Roll A

You will need the following for this series: Foam Roller Complete 10 Passes At Each Position: Psoas - TFL - Quad - IT Band Adductors - Low / Mid / High Glute - Side/Side Calf - High / Lo Lower Back Upper Back Lat / Extension / Lat

Prep

B

Warmup: Stick A

You will need the following for this series: 1" Round x 3' PVC Dowel or Broomstick Complete 5 Reps For Each Of The Following Movements: Internal Rotation Overhead Pulldown Single Arm Shoulder Rotations In Line Lunge Counter Balance Squat

C1

Carry: Double: Low

4 x 10

C2

Shoulder: Band: Scarecrow

4 x 15

C3

Torso: Landmine

4 x 5

C4

Med Ball: Throw: Squat & Press: NCM

4 x 3

D

Complex 1

3 x 5 @ 40 %

E1

Deadlift: Romanian: BB

6 x 10

E2

Pull Up: Pronated: Medium

6 x 10

Recovery

F

Post Stretch: Inplace Static A

Hold Each Position For 20 Seconds: Rocker / Hold V-Sit (RLBM) Glute Combo Cobra / Heel Sit

Coach
coach-avatar Sal Alosi

Sal Alosi has been a leader in the Strength & Conditioning field for the past 20 years working in private, collegiate, and professional settings. Most notably, Sal spent 6 years at UCLA where he developed 31 NFL draft pics, including 6 first rounders. Coach is currently the Founder & Head Coach at Fortitude Gym HQ in Chandler, Arizona.

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THE SYSTEM

The perfect introduction to our adaptation of the Soviet style periodization with 700 monthy reps.

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