5 weeks
4 days/ week
Focus on prepping main lifts with single joint/ isolation movements prior to main lift. Goal is not pre-exhaust but rather truly priming the movement, greasing the groove, and getting warmed up.
Percentage based training, building off 5x5 from Phase 1.
FeaturesA1
Agile 8
A2
Sledgehammer Strikes
3 x 0:30
B
Unsupported 1-Arm KB Row
3 x 8
C
Barbell Push-Up
2 x 10
D
Bench Press
5 x 5 @ 50, 60, 70, 70, 70 %
E
DB Overhead Tricep Extension
3 x 12
F
Face Pull
3 x 15
A1
Agile 8
A2
Russian KB Swing
3 x 15
B
Kneeling Step UP
2 x 8
C
Single Leg RDL
2 x 8
D
Pallof Circles
3 x 15
E
Deadlift
5 x 5 @ 50, 60, 70, 70, 70 %
F
Snatch Grip Deadlift
3 x 8
A
Flexibility/Mobility Routine
Conditioning
B
Conditioning
Choose your poison and go to town. Do 10-60 minutes of conditioning work. Examples: easy walk, hard walk, hiking/ trail walk, jog/ run/ hill sprints/ trail run, bike ride, stationary bike, treadmill, rower, battle ropes/ other light conditioning tools. Get creative and get to work, just don't wreck yourself for tomorrow's workout.
Conditioning
C
Abs 3
5 Rounds :30 seconds work / :30 seconds rest 1) Side plank L 2) Side plank R (swap for Copenhagen Side plank if regular is too easy) 3) jack-knife sit up 4) flutter kicks
A1
Agile 8
A2
Battle Ropes
3 x 0:30
B
Inverted Row
2 x 8
C
DB Shoulder Press
4 x 12
D
EZ Bar Reverse Curl
3 x 12
E
Plank to Push-Up
3 x 0:30
F
Waiter's Walk 2
3 x 50
A1
Agile 8
A2
Medicine Ball Slam
3 x 10
B
Air Squat
2 x 20
C
Banded Good Morning
3 x 12
D
Dead Bug Crossover Crunch
3 x 0:30
E
Back Squat
5 x 5 @ 50, 60, 70, 70, 70 %
F
1-Arm DB Row
3 x 8