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Thursday, August 30, 2018

8/30/18

Warmup - Do 2 rounds of:
      Pushup - 10 reps (not hand release)
      DB Reverse Fly - 10 reps (light weight)
      Unweighted BB Thruster - 10 reps

#1  Do 4 rounds of:
      BB Row - 12 reps
      Seated DB Shoulder Press - 12 reps

#2  In 12 minutes, do as many rounds as you can of:
      DB Farmer's Walk - 100 meters
      DB Squat - 15 reps
      EZ Curl Bar Nosebreaker - 12 reps
      DB Row - 9 reps each side
      BB Clean Grip Deadlift - 6 reps at 90% of Clean 1RM

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

8/29/18

Warmup - Do 2 rounds of:
      Air Squat - 15 reps
      Pushup - 12 reps (not hand release)
      Pullup - 9 reps
      Squat Box Jump - 6 reps to an 18" Box

#1  Box Jumps - 6 sets x 3 reps
      Start at 30" for the first set.  Then try to add height each set.

#2  BB Bench Press - 4 sets x 3 reps
      Work up to a heavy set of 3 reps (90% of your best triple)
      Then take off 10% and do 3 more sets x 3 reps.

#3  Standing BB Bicep Curl - 4 sets x 10 reps
      Set 1 is light.  Set 2 is moderate.  Sets 3 and 4 are heavy.

#4  BB Rack Press - 4 sets x 5 reps
      Set 1 is light.  Set 2 is moderate.  Sets 3 and 4 are heavy.

#5  This is 4 rounds.
      Burpee Pullup                 4-7-10-13 reps
      Plate Front Raise            6-9-12-15 reps
      BB Inverted Row            14-11-8-5 reps
      Goblet Squat                   16-13-10-7 reps

      Round 1 is 4 burpee pullups, 6 front raises, 14 rows, and 16 goblet squats.
      Round 2 is 7 burpee pullups, 9 front raises, 11 rows, and 13 goblet squats.
      Round 3 is 10 burpee pullups, 12 front raises, 8 rows, and 10 goblet squats.
      Round 4 is 13 burpee pullups, 15 front raises, 5 rows, and 7 goblet squats.

      REST 2 minutes between rounds.  

Monday, August 27, 2018

8/27/18

Warmup - With an unweighted BB, do 2 rounds of:
      Back Squat - 10 reps
      Clean Grip Row - 10 reps
      Standing Shoulder Press - 10 reps

#1  Cable Row
      1 set x 15 reps, 1 set x 12 reps, 1 set x 9 reps, 1 set x 6 reps
      Start light and then try to add weight each set.

#2  Standing DB Shoulder Press - 4 sets x 8 reps
      Set 1 is light.  Set 2 is moderate.  Sets 3 and 4 are heavy. 

#3  This is 2 rounds.
      Pullup - 15 reps
      Unweighted BB Jump Squat - 15 reps
      REST 1 minute
      Pushup - 20 reps (not hand release)
      Air Squat - 30 reps
      REST 1 minute
      DB Row - 10 reps each side (heavy)
      DB Lateral Raise - 15 reps
      REST 1 minute
      Burpee - 15 reps
      Plank - 60 seconds
      REST 1 minute

Sunday, August 26, 2018

8/26/18

Warmup - Do 2 rounds of:
      Unweighted BB Back Squat - 12 reps
      Cable Row - 12 reps (light weight)
      DB Incline Bench Press - 12 reps (light weight)

#1  BB Back Squat with a 2 second PAUSE at the bottom of each rep
      Work up to a heavy set of 3 reps.  Then take off 10% and do 
      3 more sets x 3 reps

#2  BB Incline Bench Press
      1 set x 10 reps, 1 set x 8 reps, 1 set x 6 reps, 1 set x 4 reps, 1 set x 2 reps
      Start light and try to add weight each set.

#3  Start a timer.  In any order and any combination, do:
      BB Ground to Overhead - 8 reps at 135 lbs
      24" Box Jump - 16 reps
      Cable Row - 24 reps
      American Kettlebell Swing - 32 reps
      Hand Release Pushup - 40 reps
   
      At 3:00, 6:00, 9:00, etc. run 100 meters.
      Do NOT run at 0:00.  Get in 3 minutes of work before your first run.
      You are done when you complete all reps of ground to overhead,
      box jump, cable row, kettlebell swing, and pushup.  

Friday, August 24, 2018

8/24/18

Warmup - Do 2 rounds of:
      DB Reverse Fly - 12 reps (light weight)
      DB Incline Bench Press - 12 reps (light weight)
      Air Squat - 12 reps

#1  Do 4 rounds of:
      Pullup - 12 reps
      Close Grip Pushup - 12 reps (tips of thumbs about 1" apart)
      REST between rounds.

#2  In any order and any combination, do:
      Inverted Row - 40 reps
      EZ Curl Bar Nosebreaker - 40 reps
      Goblet Squat - 40 reps
      Plate Pull - 200 feet
      Seated DB Shoulder Press - 40 reps
      

Thursday, August 23, 2018

8/23/18

Warmup - Do 2 rounds of:
      Unweighted BB Back Squat - 10 reps
      Unweighted BB Standing Shoulder Press - 10 reps
      Kettlebell Deadlift - 10 reps

#1  BB Clean Grip Deadlift - 3 sets x 3 reps at 105% of Clean 1RM

#2  BB Bench Press - Work up to a max set of 6 reps.
      Then take off 10% and do 3 more sets x 6 reps.

#3  EZ Curl Standing Bicep Curl - 3 sets x 21 reps
      For the first 7 reps, go from arms straight (bottom portion) to halfway up
      (forearms parallel to the floor).  For the next 7 reps, go from halfway up (forearms
      parallel to the floor) to all the way up.  For the last 7 reps, go full range of motion.

#4  BB Bench Press (No Touch) - 5 sets x 4 reps
      Set 1 is light.  Set 2 is moderate.  Sets 3, 4, and 5 are heavy.
      At the bottom of each rep, the barbell does not touch your chest.
      Keep the barbell about 1-3" off your chest at the bottom.  

#5  This is 6 rounds.
      Round 1 - Do A, B, C, D, E and F
      Round 2 - Do B, C, D, E and F
      Round 3 - Do C, D, E and F
      Round 4 - Do D, E and F
      Round 5 - Do E and F

      A) Double Under - 60 reps
      B) Air Squat - 30 reps
      C) Hand Release Pushup - 20 reps
      D) Run 150 meters
      E) BB Row - 12 reps
      F) Burpee - 10 reps
    
      REST 2 minutes between rounds.  

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

8/21/18

Warmup - Do 2 rounds of:
      Air Squat - 12 reps
      DB Reverse Fly - 12 reps (light weight)
      Pushup - 12 reps (not hand release)

#1  BB Row - 4 sets x 10 reps
      Same weight all 4 sets.

#2  Standing BB Shoulder Press
      Work up to a heavy set of 3 reps.
      Then take off 10% and do 2 more sets x 3 reps.

#3  Do 4 rounds of:
      Cable Row - 12 reps
      DB Lateral Raise - 12 reps
      Air Squat - 18 reps
      Bear Crawl - 80 feet

      Work for 3 minutes, then rest for 1 minute.  Work for 3 minutes, then
      rest for 1 minute, etc. until you finish the 4 rounds.  After each rest minute,
      just pick up where you left off.  

Monday, August 20, 2018

8/20/18

Warmup - Do 2 rounds of:
      Pushup - 10 reps (not hand release)
      Air Squat - 10 reps
      Cable Row - 10 reps (light weight)
      Unweighted BB Front Squat - 10 reps

#1  BB Front Squat - Work up to a heavy set of 4 reps.
      Then take off 10% and do 3 more sets x 4 reps.

#3  BB Incline Bench Press - 5 sets x 5 reps
      Set 1 is light.  Set 2 is moderate.
     Sets 3, 4, and 5 are heavy.

#3  Do 3 rounds of:
      Seated Alternating DB Shoulder Press - 8 reps each side
      DB Row - 8 reps each side (heavy)
      BB Shrug - 12 reps
      Weighted Plank - 45 seconds
      Medicine Ball Wall Ball - 8 reps
      Sledgehammer VS Tire - 8 reps each side
      Pullup - 12 reps
      Goblet Squat - as many reps as you can in 45 seconds
      REST 2 minutes between rounds.  

Saturday, August 18, 2018

8/18/18

Warmup - Do 2 rounds of:
      Retract, Rotate, Press - 5 reps
      Unweighted BB Standing Shoulder Press - 10 reps
      Air Squat - 15 reps

#1  Do 10 rounds of:
      Pullup                                       1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 reps
      Seated DB Shoulder Press      10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 rep

      Round 1 is 1 pullup and 10 presses.
      Round 2 is 2 pullups and 9 presses, etc.

#2  Cable Pressdown - 5 sets x 10 reps

#3  In 7 minutes, do as many rounds as you can of:
      DB Lateral Raise - 7 reps
      Inverted Row - 7 reps
      Burpee - 7 reps
      DB Farmer's Walk - 50 meters

Friday, August 17, 2018

8/17/18

Warmup - With an unweighted BB, do 2 rounds of:
      Standing Shoulder Press - 5 reps
      Back Squat - 5 reps
      Push Press - 5 reps
      Front Squat - 5 reps
      
#1  BB Clean - 4 sets x 2 reps at 80% of Clean 1RM

#2  BB Bench Press - Work up to a somewhat heavy set of 6 reps.
                                     (Heavier than 8/11).  Then take off 10% and do 3 more
                                     sets x 6 reps.  (8/23 will be a max set of 6 reps.)

#3  EZ Curl Bar Standing Bicep Curl - 3 sets x 21 reps
      For the first 7 reps, go from arms straight (bottom position) to halfway up
      (forearms parallel to the floor).  For the next 7 reps, go from halfway up (forearms
      parallel to floor) to all the way up.  For the last 7 reps, go full range of motion.

#4  BB Bench Press - 5 sets x 4 reps with a 2 second PAUSE at the bottom of each rep
      Set 1 is light.  Set 2 is moderate.  Sets 3, 4, and 5 are heavy.

#5  Do one round of:
      Air Squat - 50 reps
      Run - 300 meters
      American Kettlebell Swing - 25 reps
      Tire Pull - 50 meters with 50 lbs in the tire
      DB Thruster - 25 reps

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

8/15/18

Warmup - Do 2 rounds of:
      DB Row - 9 reps each side (light weight)
      Seated DB Shoulder Press - 12 reps (light weight)
      Air Squat - 15 reps

#1  Standing BB Shoulder Press - 6 sets x 4 reps
      Set 1 is light.  Set 2 is moderate.
      Sets 3, 4, 5, and 6 are heavy.

#2  Cable Row
      1 set x 15 reps
      1 set x 10 reps (heavier than the set of 15)
      1 set x 5 reps (heavier than the set of 10)
      1 set x 20 reps ( same weight as the set of 15 reps)

#3  At the start of each minute, do 5 Burpees.
      When you are not doing burpees, in any order and any combination, do:
      BB Push Press - 15 reps
      BB Row - 25 reps
      Goblet Squat - 35 reps
      Double Under - 45 reps

8/14/18

Warmup - Do 2 rounds of:
      Unweighted BB Back Squat - 12 reps
      Cable Row - 12 reps (light weight)
      DB Incline Bench Press - 12 reps (light weight)

#1  BB Back Squat - 4 sets x 8 reps
      Work up to a heavy set of 8 reps.
      Then take off 10% and do 3 more sets x 8 reps.

#2  BB Incline Bench Press (1.5 REP) - 5 sets x 4 reps
      Set 1 is light.  Set 2 is moderate.
      Sets 3, 4, and 5 are heavy.

#3  Do 5 rounds of:
      BB Ground to Overhead - 3 reps
      Pullup - 9 reps
      Hand Release Pushup - 15 reps
      Air Squat - 21 reps
      REST 1 minute between rounds.

Sunday, August 12, 2018

8/12/18

Warmup - Do 2 rounds of:
      Air Squat - 15 reps
      DB Reverse Fly - 12 reps (light weight)
      Unweighted BB Standing Shoulder Press - 9 reps

#1  In 15 minutes, with a partner, do as many rounds as you can of:
      DB Bench Press - 15 reps
      Plate Pull - 80 feet
      Goblet Squat - 15 reps
      Inverted Row - 10 reps
      Burpee Pullup - 10 reps

      ALTERNATE EXERCISES BETWEEN PARTNERS.
      Partner A does DB Bench Press, then Partner B does Plate Pull.
      Partner A does Goblet Squat, then Partner B does Inverted Row.
      Partner A does Burpee Pullup, then Partner B does DB Bench Press, etc.
      Keep alternating exercises until you reach the time limit.

#2  Do 4 rounds of:
      Cable Row - 12 reps
      Seated DB Shoulder Press - 12 reps
      REST between rounds.  

#3  Cable Pressdown - 4 sets x 12 reps

Saturday, August 11, 2018

8/11/18

Warmup - Do 5 rounds of:
      DB Thruster - 5 reps (light weight)
      Run 25 meters at effort level: 50% (Rd 1), 60% (Rd 2), 70% (Rd 3), 
                                                         80% (Rd 4), 90% (Rd 5)

#1  Run 50 meters x 5 reps at 100% effort level

#2  BB Bench Press - Work up to a moderate set of 6 reps.
                                     Then take off 10% and do 3 more sets x 6 reps.
                                     Shooting for a moderate weight.  There will be sets of 6 reps
                                     on 8/17 (heavier than today), and 8/23 (max set of 6).

#3  EZ Curl Bar Standing Bicep Curl - 2 sets x 21 reps
      For the first 7 reps, go from arms straight (bottom position) to halfway up
      (forearms parallel to floor).  For the next 7 reps, go from halfway up (forearms
      parallel to floor) to all the way up.  For the last 7 reps, go full range of motion.  

#4  BB Rack Press - 5 sets x 4 reps
      Set 1 is light.  Set 2 is moderate.
      Sets 3, 4, and 5 are heavy.

#5  Do 4 rounds of:
      BB Step Up - 10 reps each side to an 18" box or bench (95 lbs)
      Hand Release Pushup - 15 reps
      Superman Hold - 20 seconds, REST 10 seconds, then 20 more seconds
      REST between rounds.  

Thursday, August 9, 2018

8/9/18

Warmup - Do 2 rounds of:
      Pushup - 12 reps
      Unweighted BB Row - 10 reps
      Unweighted BB Back Squat - 8 reps
      Unweighted BB Standing Shoulder Press - 6 reps

#1  Standing BB Shoulder Press - 5 sets x 5 reps
      Set 1 is light.  Set 2 is moderate.
      Sets 3, 4 and 5 are heavy.

#2  BB Row - 4 sets x 10 reps
      Same weight for all 4 sets.

#3  Tire Pull - 50 meters with 100 lbs in the tire, 
      then immediately begin 4 rounds of:
      Plank - 30 seconds
      Double Under - 24 reps
      Air Squat - 18 reps
      Cable Row - 12 reps
      Burpee - 6 reps

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

8/8/18

Warmup - Do 2 rounds of:
      Unweighted BB Back Squat - 12 reps
      Cable Row - 12 reps (light weight)
      DB Incline Bench Press - 12 reps

#1  BB Back Squat with a 2 second PAUSE at the bottom of each rep
      Work up to a heavy set of 4 reps.
      Then take off 10% and do 2 more sets x 4 reps.

#2  BB Incline Bench Press - 5 sets x 5 reps
      Set 1 is light.  Set 2 is moderate.
      Sets 3, 4 and 5 are heavy.

#3  In any order and any combination, do:
      Goblet Squat - 40 reps
      Hand Release Pushup - 40 reps
      DB Row - 40 reps each side
      DB Thruster - 40 reps
      DB Shrug - 40 reps

Monday, August 6, 2018

8/6/18

Warmup - Do 2 rounds of:
      Pushup - 12 reps (not hand release)
      DB Reverse Fly - 9 reps (light weight)
      Unweighted BB Thruster - 6 reps

#1  Do 5 rounds of:
      Pullup - 10 reps
      DB Lateral Raise - 10 reps
      REST between rounds.

#2  Cable Pressdown - 4 sets x 12 reps

#3  This is 8 rounds of continuous work:
      Air Squat                                  13 reps each round
      DB Row                                    3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 reps each side
      Seated DB Shoulder Press      10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3 reps

      Round 1 is 13 air squats, 3 db row, 10 presses.
      Round 2 is 13 air squats, 4 db rows, 9 presses, etc.  

Sunday, August 5, 2018

8/5/18

Warmup - With an unweighted BB, do 2 rounds of:
      Standing Shoulder Press - 5 reps
      Back Squat - 5 reps
      Push Press - 5 reps
      Front Squat - 5 reps

#1  BB Power Clean - work up to a heavy double.

#2  BB Bench Press - work up to a max set of 10 reps.
      Then take off 10% and do 2 more sets x 10 reps.

#3  DB Hammer Curl - 4 sets x 12 reps
      Both sides at the same time.

#4  BB Bench Press (No Touch) - 4 sets x 6 reps
      Set 1 is light.  Set 2 is moderate.
      Sets 3 and 4 are heavy.
      At the bottom of each rep, the barbell does not touch your chest.
      Keep the barbell about 1-3" off your chest at the bottom.  

#5  In 10 minutes, do as many rounds as you can of:
      Run - 100m - 150m - 200m (add 50 meters each round)
      One Arm BB Row - 6 - 8 - 10 reps each side (add 2 reps each round)
      Medicine Ball Wall Ball - 6 - 8 - 10 reps  (add 2 reps each round)

Friday, August 3, 2018

8/3/18

Warmup - Do 2 rounds of:
      Retract, Rotate, Press - 5 reps
      Seated DB Shoulder Press - 10 reps (light weight)
      Air Squat - 10 reps

#1  BB Row - 3 sets x 12 reps
      Same weight for all 3 sets.

#2  Standing BB Shoulder Press - 4 sets x 6 reps
      Set 1 is light.  Set 2 is moderate.
      Sets 3 and 4 are heavy.

#3  In 8 minutes, do as many rounds as you can of:
      Pushup to DB Row - 5 reps
      Unweighted BB Squat Jump - 10 reps
      BB Shrug - 15 reps
      Sledgehammer VS Tire - 20 reps (10 swings each side)
      Double Under - 25 reps
      

Thursday, August 2, 2018

8/2/18

Warmup - With an unweighted BB, do 2 rounds of:
      Pushup - 10 reps (not hand release)
      Air Squat - 10 reps
      Cable Row - 10 reps (light weight)
      Unweighted BB Front Squat - 10 reps

#1  BB Front Squat 
      Work up to a heavy set of 6 reps, then take off 10% and 
      do 2 more sets x 6 reps.

#2  BB Incline Bench Press (1.5 REP) - 4 sets x 5 reps
      Set 1 is light.  Set 2 is moderate.
      Sets 3 and 4 are heavy.

#3  Start a timer.  This is 4 rounds.
      0:00 - Run 150 meters, then DB Step Up - 10 reps each side to an 18" box
      2:00 - BB Inverted Row - 12 reps, then Burpee - 12 reps

      Round 2 starts at 4:00.  Round 3 starts at 8:00.  Round 4 starts at 12:00.