August 12th

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Warm Up

WARM UP VIDEO


Bench Press (Week 4 of 5 Tempo Strength Cycle)

4x3 @42x1

*Rest 60-90sec between sets.

COACH'S NOTES

Primer:

-Perform 6-8 reps of Bench Press with and empty barbell (Or light weight).

-Work on establishing tension by staying tight even before you've intiated your lift.

Focus Points:

-5 Points of contact at all times. These body parts should remain in contact with either the floor or the bench for the entire ROM.

-Left Foot, Right Foot, Butt, Back (Shoulder Blades) and Head.

-Establish a consistent position below the chest where the bar makes contact with the body.

-Shoulder blades should remain down and back the entire time.

-Measure off your grip on both sides to allow for an even/balanced lift.

TEMPO = @42x1

-The first number (4) signifies how many seconds we lower the weight for.

-The second number (2) signifies how many seconds we hold the weight at the chest for.

-The third number/letter (x) simply means press at normal speed.

-The fourth number (1) signifies how many seconds we hold the weight with arms locked out before perfroming the next rep.

SUBS

Bench Press

-Dumbbell Bench Press

-Dumbbell Floor Press

-Goblet Floor Press


One Time

Complete the following one time through:

100 Double Unders

50 Lunges

40 Hand Release Pushups

30 Toes to Bar

20 Pullups

10 Sand Bag Cleans or Dumbbell Cleans (Full Squat)

CAP 16:00


Suggested Weights:

Sand Bag Clean

Men: 70-150lbs

Women:40-70lbs


Dumbbell Cleans

Men: 30-60's (Set of dumbbells)

Women: 20-40's (Set of dumbbells)

COACH'S NOTES

MOBILITY/ACTIVATION

Practice each exercise and make sure you have the capacity to complete the prescribed reps.

Focus Points:

-The double unders need to be performed in as little sets as possible so if you dont quite have that capacity consider using a SUB.

-The lunges should be alternating every rep. Keep the torso tall and bring feet together at a complete stand to finish the rep.

-The hand release pushups should be something you can complete at least 15+ in a continuous fashion. Use this to help determine your option.

-The toes to bar going directly into the pullups will challenge your grip. Caution on smaller sets here to keep moving.

-Doing a big set here will really fatigue the grip and it will make it harder to complete the movement.

-The last set of 10 cleans need to be a challenge but doable with good form while being under fatigue.

Goal:

Aim to be under 16 minutes for this workout. This will allow for some strategic breaks along the way and remember we should never be taking any of these sets to failure. Steady pacing is key to get under the time CAP and is completely doable.

Matt: 9:34 Strict pullups, Sandbag #150lbs

Kenny: 10:02 Single Unders, Knee to Chest, strict pullups #40lb set for dumbbell squat cleans.

SUBS

Double Unders

-Single Unders

-Plyo Plate Hops

-Plyo Fast Feet

Lunges

-Lunge With No Knee Touch

Hand Release Pushups

-Hand Release Pushups on Knees

-Pushups

-Pushups on Knees

Toes to Bar

-Knees to Chest/Waist

-V-Ups

-Sit Ups

-Sit Up Modifications

Pullups (Toughest variation that you can complete a minimum of 5 per set)

  • Banded Pullup

-Seated Vertical Pull

-Ring Rows

-Kipping, Butterfly

-Jumping Pullups

-Medicine Ball Row (Or Any Object)

Sand Bag Cleans

-Dumbbell Cleans (Full Squat)

-Clean (Barbell)

-Medicine Ball Clean

-Kettlebell Clean

-Jump Squat

-Air Squat

-Air Squat to Medicine Ball


Cool Down

400m Walk/Bike easy pace

Seal Pose to Downdog 1min

Arm Cross Body Stretch 1min/side


Accessory

3-4 Sets

10/side Single Arm Landmine Row

10-12 Dumbbell Hammer Curls

10-12 Dumbbell Tricep Kickbacks

Rest 60-90sec between sets

COACH'S NOTES

Today's accessory work is focused on building the biceps, triceps and lats.

We have a pulling exercise that will really focus on the lats so take your time and be in control.

The other two movements are fun arm builders so choose weights you can control for goo time under tension.

SUBS

Single Arm Landmine Row

-Dumbbell Cahinsaw Row

-Dumbbell Row

-Medicine Ball Row (Or any object)

Dumbbell Hammer Curls

-Barbell Curl

-Dumbbell Curl (Or any Object)

Dumbbell Tricep Kickbacks

-Banded Tricep Push Downs

-Dumbell Tricep Overhead Extemsion

-Close Grip Pushp

-Close Grip Pushup on Knees

Matt DeJesus

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