Lean(er)

CR-Athletics

Personal Training, Strength & Conditioning, General Fitness
Coach
Cristobal Rodriguez

The Lean(er) program will take you through 3 - 3 week training phases that are each designed to concurrently develop your strength & power and your endurance. Each workout consists of a primary total body movement followed by a strength based circuit, and then finishing with either a metabolic or interval based conditioning.

This program is ideal for someone seeking increased performance, fat loss, and an overall leaner more energized body.

Features
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Programming 3 days per week
Progressive training that’s accessible and challenging for athletes of any level or background
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Exercise Video Guidance
Instructional videos to guide your practice and make execution easy
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Detailed, expert instruction
Each workout has detailed exercise prescription, workout tracking, progressive warmups and cooldowns, and post workout nutritional guidance
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Delivered through TrainHeroic
Sweating over a lifeless PDF is so last year. This program will push you harder and keep you going longer all through an app.
Equipment
Required
Dumbbells // Plates // Barbell // Bench // Plyo Box // Squat rack (or stand)
Recommended
Wall Ball // Medicine Ball // Kettlebell // Physioball / stability ball // Treadmill // Versaclimber // Curve Treadmill // Assault Bike // Track // Pool
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Sample Week
Week 1 of 9-week program
Monday
2021-01-25

Prep

A

Warmup (Total body)

*The warmup should last approximately 10 minutes. Pick 2-3 mini-band movements from video and perform them for 2 rounds of 10 reps each movement -or- Perform single leg glute bridges for 10 reps each leg Then... Worlds Greatest stretch - 2-3reps on each side (hold each position within each rep for 1-2 seconds) Lateral Lunge - 5ea side Inverted Hamstring - 5ea. leg Leg Cradle - 5ea. side Pushups - 10-15 reps Side lying T-Spine rotation - 5 ea. side Then... Pick one of the following - Band Pullaparts - 15-20 reps or T's, A's, W's, & Y's w/ crossover symmetry bands - 8-10 reps of each movement or Prone I's, Y's, & T's - 10-12 reps of each movement

B

Russian KB Swing

3 x 15

C1

Bench Press

3 x 10

C2

Physioball Leg Curl

3 x 10

D1

Box Jump

21, 15, 9

D2

DB Renegade Row

21, 15, 9

Recovery

E

Cooldown (Total Body)

Foam Roll - Posterior Hip Lats Calves Adductors IT Band Quads Thoracic Spine (with or without a double tennis ball) Hamstrings *Roll each area for 15-30 seconds. In extremely sensitive areas, stop at the point of sentivity and apply gradual pressure for 30-60 seconds before continuing. **Focus on areas with restrictions in ROM or muscles with soreness or tightness. Mobility - Bent Knee Hamstring Stretch - 4-5 reps each side (hold each rep for 2-3 seconds) Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch - 4-5 reps each side (hold each stretch 2-5 seconds) 1/2 kneeling Adductor dips - 4-5 reps each side Lat Stretch - 2 reps each side for 10-30+ seconds Stride stretch w/ external rotation - hold stretch on each side for 20-30+ seconds

Recovery

F

Post Workout Nutrition Guidance

Within 15 minutes of your workout - For those weighing between 150 - 180lbs - Protein 25-30g - Carbs 60-75g For those weighing between 181 - 215lbs - Protein 30-35g - Carbs 75-90g For those weighing between 216 - 245lbs - Protein 35-40g - Carbs 90-105g

Wednesday
2021-01-27

Prep

A

Warmup (Total body)

*The warmup should last approximately 10 minutes. Pick 2-3 mini-band movements from video and perform them for 2 rounds of 10 reps each movement -or- Perform single leg glute bridges for 10 reps each leg Then... Worlds Greatest stretch - 2-3reps on each side (hold each position within each rep for 1-2 seconds) Lateral Lunge - 5ea side Inverted Hamstring - 5ea. leg Leg Cradle - 5ea. side Pushups - 10-15 reps Side lying T-Spine rotation - 5 ea. side Then... Pick one of the following - Band Pullaparts - 15-20 reps or T's, A's, W's, & Y's w/ crossover symmetry bands - 8-10 reps of each movement or Prone I's, Y's, & T's - 10-12 reps of each movement

B

Back Squat

3 x 10

C1

Inverted Row

3 x 10

C2

Barbell Reverse Lunge

3 x 6

C3

Plank bodysaw on slideboard

3 x 10

Conditioning

D

Aerobic Power Intervals

Exhaustive Tempos 30 sec. Sprint : 30 sec. Rest x 10 - 20 reps *Perform the intervals on any one of the following machines - Treadmill Versaclimber Curve Treadmill Assault Bike

Recovery

E

Cooldown (Total Body)

Foam Roll - Posterior Hip Lats Calves Adductors IT Band Quads Thoracic Spine (with or without a double tennis ball) Hamstrings *Roll each area for 15-30 seconds. In extremely sensitive areas, stop at the point of sentivity and apply gradual pressure for 30-60 seconds before continuing. **Focus on areas with restrictions in ROM or muscles with soreness or tightness. Mobility - Bent Knee Hamstring Stretch - 4-5 reps each side (hold each rep for 2-3 seconds) Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch - 4-5 reps each side (hold each stretch 2-5 seconds) 1/2 kneeling Adductor dips - 4-5 reps each side Lat Stretch - 2 reps each side for 10-30+ seconds Stride stretch w/ external rotation - hold stretch on each side for 20-30+ seconds

Recovery

F

Post Workout Nutrition Guidance

Within 15 minutes of your workout - For those weighing between 150 - 180lbs - Protein 25-30g - Carbs 60-75g For those weighing between 181 - 215lbs - Protein 30-35g - Carbs 75-90g For those weighing between 216 - 245lbs - Protein 35-40g - Carbs 90-105g

Friday
2021-01-29

Prep

A

Warmup (Total body)

*The warmup should last approximately 10 minutes. Pick 2-3 mini-band movements from video and perform them for 2 rounds of 10 reps each movement -or- Perform single leg glute bridges for 10 reps each leg Then... Worlds Greatest stretch - 2-3reps on each side (hold each position within each rep for 1-2 seconds) Lateral Lunge - 5ea side Inverted Hamstring - 5ea. leg Leg Cradle - 5ea. side Pushups - 10-15 reps Side lying T-Spine rotation - 5 ea. side Then... Pick one of the following - Band Pullaparts - 15-20 reps or T's, A's, W's, & Y's w/ crossover symmetry bands - 8-10 reps of each movement or Prone I's, Y's, & T's - 10-12 reps of each movement

B

Hang Power Clean

4 x 4 @ 60 %

C1

Pull-up

3 x 12

C2

Reverse Crunch

3 x 25

D1

Wall Balls

3 x 15

D2

Walking Lunges

3 x 100

D3

Burpee

3 x 15

Recovery

E

Cooldown (Total Body)

Foam Roll - Posterior Hip Lats Calves Adductors IT Band Quads Thoracic Spine (with or without a double tennis ball) Hamstrings *Roll each area for 15-30 seconds. In extremely sensitive areas, stop at the point of sentivity and apply gradual pressure for 30-60 seconds before continuing. **Focus on areas with restrictions in ROM or muscles with soreness or tightness. Mobility - Bent Knee Hamstring Stretch - 4-5 reps each side (hold each rep for 2-3 seconds) Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch - 4-5 reps each side (hold each stretch 2-5 seconds) 1/2 kneeling Adductor dips - 4-5 reps each side Lat Stretch - 2 reps each side for 10-30+ seconds Stride stretch w/ external rotation - hold stretch on each side for 20-30+ seconds

Recovery

F

Post Workout Nutrition Guidance

Within 15 minutes of your workout - For those weighing between 150 - 180lbs - Protein 25-30g - Carbs 60-75g For those weighing between 181 - 215lbs - Protein 30-35g - Carbs 75-90g For those weighing between 216 - 245lbs - Protein 35-40g - Carbs 90-105g

Coach
coach-avatar Cristobal Rodriguez

Coach Rodriguez's 15 years of hands on experience have provided him opportunities to support countless professional athletes, members of the special forces community, many amateur (high school & college) athletes and clients from all walks of life. He possesses a Master of Science degree in Exercise Science with a focus on Performance Enhancement & Injury Prevention.

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