Paramount Barbell Club

Weightlifting, Olympic Lifting
Coach
Christopher Douglas

Paramount Barbell Club weightlifting program: classic lifts and plenty of accessory work with a side of conditioning. We run 6-12 week cycles, each with a different focus. There is a focus on eliminating weaknesses through accessory work as well as general fitness in the form of light conditioning to round it out.

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5 sessions per week
Must use App app to view and log training
Team Training
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Consistent Progress
Paramount programming is designed to keep the needle moving. While weightlifting is not linear, we will keep you progressing with either technique and/or strength gains.
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Gains for all skill levels
Get stronger, move better and feel good while having fun!
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Programming 5 days per week
Daily strength, conditioning, and skill 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. No more wondering how to perform exercises correctly.
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Detailed, expert instruction
Coaches notes to make sure you execute the movements correctly, in the manner intended for the proper stimulus.
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Committed Teammates
Daily leaderboards to keep you engaged and pushing hard.
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Sample Week
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Sunday
Week 1 Day 1

Prep

A

Jerkules Warm Up 1

3:00 Row Prep: 1:00 Pec Smash (LAX) 1:00 Post Lat 12/12 Half Kneeling Book Opener 12/12 PVC Cat Cow Jerkules Barbell Prep 1: Behind the neck hold x 3 (:10 each) Behind the back hold x :30 each side 10 Press 10 Push Press Final Prep: 2 Rounds No Bar Jerk Drops x 10 (drop and land in split)

B

Press From Split

4 x 5

C

Jerk Balances

4 x 3

D

Split Jerk

4 x 4 @ 45 %

E

Back Squat

2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 8 @ 60, 65, 70, 65, 70, 75, 70, 75, 80, 65 %

Conditioning

F

Jerkules Conditioning 1

For Time: 3 Rounds 300m Row 12 Burpees over the ERG

Recovery

G

Jerkules Recovery 1

1:00 Each Side Deep Lunge Couch Stretch Banded SL Hamstring Stretch Spinal Twist Prayer Stretch

Monday
Week 1 Day 2

Jerkules Warm Up 2

A

3:00 Bike Prep: Ring Lat Stretch x :45 e/s Ring Chest Stretch x 1:00 Dug's Dragon Stretch Barbell Prep: (2 Rounds) Sn Grip RDL x 8 Sn Grip Press x 8 High Pull x 6 Hang Muscle Sn x 6 Low Hang Power Sn x 4 OHS x 4

B

High Hang Power Snatch

3 x 3

C

2 Power Snatch + OHS w/pause

4 x 1 @ 65 %

D

Clean + Hang Clean + 2 FS

4 x 1 @ 65 %

E

Floating Clean Pulls

4 x 3 @ 85 %

Recovery

F

Jerkules Recovery 2

1:00 each Single Leg Straddle Frog Stretch Child's Pose Laying Thoracic Rotation Single Leg Quad Stretch

Tuesday
Week 1 Day 3

WARM-UP

A

3 SETS: 1:00 Ski 10 Ring Rows 10 Push Ups* *Elevate as needed Into...2 SETS: 15/15 Banded Fire Hydrants 15 Banded Foam Roller Glute Bridge 10 Copenhagen Lifts + :10-:20 Hold (each side)

B1

Elevated Sumo Squat

B2

SL Assisted Step-Up

C1

Supinated BB Bent Over Row

3 x 10

C2

Wide Grip Lat Pull Down / Seated Pull Up

D1

DB Flies

2 x MAX

D2

Banded Face Pull

2 x MAX

D3

Tricep Pushdowns

2 x MAX

CORE WORK

E

EVERY 3:00 x 3 SETS 6/6 Turkish Sit Ups 10-12 Weighted Knee Raise or Strict Leg Raise :20-:30 Hollow Hold

Circuit

F

TABTA BIKE + STEP-UPS {4:00] 8 ROUNDS (:20 on / :10 off) - Cal Bike - Step-Ups (20") *MAX REPS - Alternate Movements

Wednesday
Week 1 Day 4

Prep

A

Jerkules Warm Up 1

3:00 Row Prep: 1:00 Pec Smash (LAX) 1:00 Post Lat 12/12 Half Kneeling Book Opener 12/12 PVC Cat Cow Jerkules Barbell Prep 1: Behind the neck hold x 3 (:10 each) Behind the back hold x :30 each side 10 Press 10 Push Press Final Prep: 2 Rounds No Bar Jerk Drops x 10 (drop and land in split)

B

Split Jerk

5 x 3 @ 60 %

C

Front Squat

3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 6 @ 60, 70, 75, 65, 75, 80, 65 %

D

Floating Snatch Pulls

4 x 3 @ 85 %

Conditioning

E

Jerkules Conditioning 2

5 Rounds 12/10 Cal Bike 16 Step Ups 20"

Recovery

F

Jerkules Recovery 3

1:00 Each Spinal Twist Single Leg Straddle Deep Lunge Frog Stretch Deep Lunge & Reach

Friday
Week 1 Day 6

Prep

A

Jerkules Warm Up 5

3 Min Bike Then Tempo Front Heel Elevated Bulgarian Split Squat x 15 e/s (:03 descent) Hip Airplane x 10 e/s Half Kneeling Adductor Dips x 10 e/s Laying Thoracic Rotation x 10 e/s Paramount Snatch Prep 1.C x 2 Rounds 3-Position Snatch x 2ea * *2 High Hang, 2 Hang, 2 Low Hang Do C&J Prep after Snatches Paramount C&J Prep 2: x 2 Rounds 3 HH Power Clean 3 Hang Power Clean 3 Low Hang Power Clean 3 Push Press 3 Push Jerk

B

Snatch DL + L.H. Sn Pull + L.H. Sn

4 x 1

C

Snatch Pull + Snatch

5 x 2 @ 60 %

D

Power Clean + 3 Push Press

3 x 1 @ 57 %

E

Power Clean + 3 Push Jerk

3 x 1 @ 62 %

F

Power Clean + 3 Split Jerks

3 x 1 @ 67 %

G

Tempo Back Squat

4 x 3

Recovery

H

Jerkules Recovery 4

Pancake Stretch Side Bend (w/weight) Laying Thoracic Rotation Wall Straddle Stretch Couch Stretch Pec Stretch

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