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Friday, April 4, 2025

4/4/25

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

#1  Standing BB Shoulder Press - 4 sets
1 set x 16 reps
1 set x 13 reps
1 set x 10 reps
1 set x 7 reps

Add weight for set 2, 3+4. 

#2  Do 3 rounds of:
DB Reverse Fly           12 reps
DB Lateral Raise         12 reps
Plate Front Raise        12 reps

REST between rounds. 

#3  Do 4 rounds of:
DB Farmer's Walk           100-75-50-25 meters
Burpee                             9-13-17-21 reps

Then do 1 round of:
Sledgehammer VS Tire     20 reps each side
Side Plank                         60 sec left side, then 60 sec right

Then do 4 rounds of:
BB Row                               21-17-13-9 reps
Medicine Ball Wall Ball       9-13-17-21 reps

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Two Steps to Hip Flexors That Are Strong, Injury Resistant, Mobile and Athletic


4/3/25

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

Then do 1 set x 5 reps of BB Tempo PAUSE Back Squat at 40% of 1RM.
5 seconds on the way down, 2 seconds in the bottom position, then regular
tempo on the way up.

#1  BB Back Squat - 4 sets x 10 reps
Set 1 - 10 reps at 90% of your top weight for today
Set 2 - 10 reps at top weight
Set 3 - 10 reps back down at 90%

The goal for set 2 is a max set of 10 reps.  
Go heavier than 3/28/25.

#2  BB Romanian Deadlift - 3 sets x 10 reps
Start light.  Add weight for sets 2 and 3.

#3  In 20 minutes, do as many rounds as you can of:
DB Thruster                          10 reps (heavy) 
DB Row                                10 reps each side (heavy)
1" Deficit Pushup                  20 reps
Double Under                       30 reps
Run                                      250 meters

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

4/1/25

Warmup - Do 2 rounds of:
Pullup - 5 reps
Pushup - 10 reps
Air Squat - 15 reps

#1  BB Deadlift - regular tempo
Work up to a heavy set of 10 reps.
Go heavier than 3/26/25.

#2  Strict Pullup
1 set x 10 reps, 1 set x 8 reps, 1 set x 6 reps, 1 set x 4 reps
Weighted if possible and try to add weight each set.

#3  Do 3 rounds of:
Goblet Squat                             25 reps
BB Push Press                          12 reps
Inverted Row                            30-20-10 reps
24" Box Jump                           15 reps
Regular Pushup                       35 reps
DB Ground to Overhead           10-15-20 reps each side

Monday, March 31, 2025

3/31/25

Warmup - Do 2 rounds of:
DB Reverse Fly - 12 reps (light weight)
BB Bench Press - 12 reps at 35% of 1RM
Goblet Squat - 12 reps (light weight)

#1  BB Bench Press - 4 sets x 10 reps
Set 1 - 10 reps at 90% of top weight for today
Set 2 - max set of 10 reps
Set 3+4 - 10 reps back down at 90%

#2  BB Incline Bench Press 
Set 1 - 12 reps 
Set 2 - 9 reps
Set 3 - as many reps as you can 

Sets 1+2 are regular tempo.  Add weight for set 2, then stick with 
that weight for set 3.  For set 3, take 5 seconds to lower the weight, 
and PAUSE for 2 seconds at the bottom of each rep. 

#3  In 8 minutes, do as many rounds as you can of:
Burpee                                   12 reps
BB Row                                  12 reps
Plank (elbows and toes)         30 seconds
Medicine Ball Wall Ball          12 reps
DB Farmer's Carry                  50 meters

Then REST 2 minutes.
Then in 12 minutes, do as many rounds as you can of: 
Burpee                                   18 reps
BB Row                                  18 reps
Plank (elbows and toes)         45 seconds
Medicine Ball Wall Ball          18 reps
DB Farmer's Carry                  75 meters

Saturday, March 29, 2025

3/29/25

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

#1  Standing BB Shoulder Press - 3 sets
1 set x 16 reps
1 set x 13 reps
1 set x 10 reps

Add weight for set 2 + 3. 

#2  Do 3 rounds of:
DB Reverse Fly           12 reps
DB Lateral Raise         12 reps
Plate Front Raise        12 reps

REST between rounds. 

#3  Start a timer.  This is 6 rounds.
At 0:00, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00 and 10:00, Run 100m in less than 20 seconds
At 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00, DB Thruster - 8 reps 

At 13:00, in any order and any combination, do:
DB Row                            60 reps each side
Close Grip Pushup           80 reps
Air Squat                          100 reps
Double Under                   120 reps

Friday, March 28, 2025

3/28/25

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

Then do 1 set x 5 reps of BB Tempo PAUSE Back Squat at 40% of 1RM.
5 seconds on the way down, 2 seconds in the bottom position, then regular
tempo on the way up.

#1  BB Back Squat - 4 sets x 10 reps
Set 1 - 10 reps at 90% of your top weight for today
Set 2 - 10 reps at top weight
Set 3 - 10 reps back down at 90%

The goal for set 2 is a heavy set of 10 reps.  
Go heavier than 3/22/25.

#2  BB Romanian Deadlift - 3 sets x 10 reps
Start light.  Add weight for sets 2 and 3.

#3  Do one round of:
BB Ground to Overhead        10 reps
24" Box Jump                       15 reps
Inverted Row                         25 reps
Goblet Squat                         30 rep
Regular Pushup                    40 reps
DB Suitcase Carry                 100 meters each hand
Regular Pushup                    40 reps
Goblet Squat                         30 rep
Inverted Row                         25 reps 
24" Box Jump                       15 reps
BB Ground to Overhead        10 reps