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Program Details: Choose which day(s) fit your schedule: 3 Strength Training Days, 2 Mixed Modality Conditioning Days, 1 Strongman Endurance/Ground-Based Day, 1 Mobility/Active Recovery Day
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Prep
A
Warm-Up "A"
3 Rounds -Glute Bridge w/ 2 sec hold @ top x 15 (both feet, not single leg) -Band Face Pull w/ 2 sec hold x 15 3 Rounds -Light Dumbbell Bench Press x 15 -Light Bent Over Dumbbell Rows x 15 *Plyos* 3 Rounds [Rest 30 sec between rds] -15 Low Pogo Jumps + 5 High Pogo Jumps *create stiffness, only very minimal knee bend, bounce on the ball of the foot, not tippy toes*
B1
Pause Back Squat
5 x 5
B2
TRX W Deltoid Fly
5 x 12
C1
Front Foot Elevated Split Squat
4 x 12
C2
Bent Over DB Row
4 x 12
C3
Reverse Plank
4 x 0:45
D1
Bottom Up KB Press
3 x 10
D2
Farmers carry
3 x 2:00
E
Barbell Bicep Curl
Conditioning
A
Zone 2 Conditioning Piece 1
A1) Stationary Bike [ sub out with any type of cyclical movement if needed, examples: Rower, Elliptical, Treadmill ] x 10 min Rest/Hydrate x 1 min A2) Lateral Box Step Overs [ sub out with any type of cyclical movement if needed, examples: Light Jogging, Stair Climber, Skater Jumps ] x 5 min Rest x 30 sec A3) Stationary Bike [ sub out with any type of cyclical movement if needed, examples: Rower, Elliptical, Treadmill ] x 10 min Rest/Hydrate x 1 min A4) Skip in Place [ sub out with any type of cyclical movement if needed, examples: Light Jogging, Stair Climber, Skater Jumps ] x 5 min Rest x 30 sec
B1
Hollow Rock
5 x 0:25
B2
Band Pull-Apart
5 x 30
C
Shinbox Rotations
3 x 5
Prep
A
Warm-Up "B"
3 Rounds -Band OH Press x 10 -Band Pull Apart x 15 -Hollow Hold x 20 sec 3 Rounds -Light KB/DB RDL x 10 -Shinbox Rotations x 5/5 3 Rounds [Rest 45 sec between rds] -Band Assisted Plyometric Push-Ups x 3
B1
Low-Incline Bench Press
5 x 5
B2
Med Ball Wall Throw
5 x 3
B3
1-Arm DB Row
5 x 8
C1
Barbell Hip Thrust
3 x 24
C2
Rolling Tricep extensions
3 x 15
D1
Spread Eagle Situps
3 x 12
D2
Lateral Raise With External Rotation
3 x 10
Aerobic Conditioning
A
AMRAP (as many rounds as possible) x 20 min A1) Sled Push x 200ft. [sub out with DB Step-Ups (20ea.) if no access to sled] A2) DB Skier Swings x 25 A3) Backward Sled Drag x 200ft. A4) Battle Rope Alt Waves x 25/25 *Rest: 90 sec - 2 min * (won't be full recovery) EMOM (every min on the minute) x 15 min -Med Ball Overhead Slams x 20-25 *Rest: Remainder of min after completing reps*
B1
Band Hammer Curl
5 x 20
B2
Banded Tricep Pushdown
5 x 20
Prep
A
Warm-Up "C"
3 Rounds -Air Squats x 10 -Band Good Mornings x 10 -High Plank to Pike x 10 3 Rounds -TRX Rows x 10 -BB Push-Up x 10 3 Rounds [Rest 45 sec between rds] - TRX Skater Hops x 3 ea. side
B
Landmine Split Jerk
5 x 3
C1
Snatch Grip Deadlift from Blocks
6, 6, 4, 4
C2
One arm DB incline
4 x 8
D1
DB Lateral Lunge
3 x 10
D2
DB Pullover
3 x 10
E
Copenhagen Plank
4 x 0:20
Conditioning
A
Warm-Up "D"
3 Rounds -Cook Hip Lift x 3ea. (10 sec hold on each rep) -Prone Scorpion x 3ea. (3 sec hold after swinging leg over) -Inchworm Shoulder Taps x 3ea. (handwalk out, shoulder tap ea. side, handwalk back up = 1 rep) 3 Rounds -Dead Bug x 5ea. -Prone Band Dislocates x 5 -Roll Up Crunch 5/5 (5 slow, 5 fast) 3 Rounds [Rest 45 sec between rds] -Rolling Squat Jump x 5
B1
Single Arm Fat Grip DB Clean and Press
4 x 6
B2
Pendlay Row
4 x 6
B3
Zercher Static March
4 x 0:45
Conditioning
C
Ground-Based Locomotion AMRAP 1
AMRAP: 25 minutes (As many rounds as possible) C1) Stability Bear Crawl x 10 forward / 10 backward / 10 right / 10 left (count each hand movement as 1 rep) C2) Scorpion Bridge Flow x 5 ea. (take your time to learn this, it's quite complicated and will get better with time) C3) Shinbox Rotation + Hip Extension x 5 ea. (do these slow and controlled, hold at hip ext, control back down) *Rest: 30sec between each, 60sec after C3*
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