BACK 12/11/12
#1 Do 2 rounds of:
BB Deadlift - 1 minute
REST - 1 minute
BB Burpee - 1 minute
REST - 1 minute
Strict Pullup - 1 minute
Rest 3-5 minutes between rounds.
#2 BB Hip Clean
With a partner, take turns doing 2 reps of hip clean with 60% of your
squat clean 1RM. Do 20 total reps per person. Your rest is when your
partner is working.
#3 Do 1 round of:
Cable Row - 21 reps
Jump Squat - 18 reps
Cable Row - 15 reps
Tire Flip - 12 reps
Cable Row - 9 reps
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Sunday, December 9, 2012
CHEST 12/10/12
#1 Do 2 rounds of:
BB Bench Press - 1 minute
Double Unders - 1 minute
DB Incline Press - 1 minute
24" Box Jump - 1 minute
Hand Release Pushup - 1 minute
Rest 3-5 minutes between rounds.
#2 BB Floor Press
Start a timer. You have 3 minutes to establish a 3RM. One person goes at
a time. We will post our results.
#3 Do 3 rounds of:
EZ Curl Bar Pullover
EZ Curl Bar Nosebreaker
REST - 1 minute
BB Bench Press ISOMETRIC PAUSE
For round 1, do 10 reps of each exercise.
For round 2, do 8 reps of each exercise.
For round 3, do 6 reps of each exercise.
Rest 3-5 minutes between rounds.
For the isometric pause, it is a 2 second pause at the bottom of each rep, and the
bar should be 1" - 3" off your chest.
Results for the BB Floor Press 3RM:
Troy Etheredge - 225 lbs
Rob Tijerina - 205 lbs
Scott Johnson - 210 lbs
#1 Do 2 rounds of:
BB Bench Press - 1 minute
Double Unders - 1 minute
DB Incline Press - 1 minute
24" Box Jump - 1 minute
Hand Release Pushup - 1 minute
Rest 3-5 minutes between rounds.
#2 BB Floor Press
Start a timer. You have 3 minutes to establish a 3RM. One person goes at
a time. We will post our results.
#3 Do 3 rounds of:
EZ Curl Bar Pullover
EZ Curl Bar Nosebreaker
REST - 1 minute
BB Bench Press ISOMETRIC PAUSE
For round 1, do 10 reps of each exercise.
For round 2, do 8 reps of each exercise.
For round 3, do 6 reps of each exercise.
Rest 3-5 minutes between rounds.
For the isometric pause, it is a 2 second pause at the bottom of each rep, and the
bar should be 1" - 3" off your chest.
Results for the BB Floor Press 3RM:
Troy Etheredge - 225 lbs
Rob Tijerina - 205 lbs
Scott Johnson - 210 lbs
Friday, December 7, 2012
SHOULDERS 12/8/12
#1 Sprint 25 meters - 10 reps
Effort level is 60% for rep 1, 70% for rep 2, 80% for rep 3, 90% for rep 4,
and then 100% for the last 6 reps. Your rest is when you are walking back
to the start line.
#2 Start a timer. At the start of every even minute, do:
BB Standing Shoulder Press - 6 reps (pause for 2 seconds at the top of each rep)
Plate Pull - 40' across the truck room floor
DB Reverse Fly - 15 reps
Do 5 rounds. So you will start a round at 0:00, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, and 8:00 minutes.
#3 DB Lateral Raise - 100 reps
You will need to break this down into multiple sets. Work as quickly as you can
to complete all 100 reps.
#1 Sprint 25 meters - 10 reps
Effort level is 60% for rep 1, 70% for rep 2, 80% for rep 3, 90% for rep 4,
and then 100% for the last 6 reps. Your rest is when you are walking back
to the start line.
#2 Start a timer. At the start of every even minute, do:
BB Standing Shoulder Press - 6 reps (pause for 2 seconds at the top of each rep)
Plate Pull - 40' across the truck room floor
DB Reverse Fly - 15 reps
Do 5 rounds. So you will start a round at 0:00, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, and 8:00 minutes.
#3 DB Lateral Raise - 100 reps
You will need to break this down into multiple sets. Work as quickly as you can
to complete all 100 reps.
LEGS 12/7/12
#1 Standing Triple Jump - 10 total reps
I will post a demo of this by noon today. It starts like a standing broad jump.
You jump with both feet as far as you can, land on your right foot, jump
again as far as you can, land on your left, jump again, and then land on both feet.
Your distance is the total of all three jumps.
Be throughly warmed up before you start #1. We are going to measure our final
three attempts and we will post our best of the three. Rest between reps.
#2 BB Squat 5-5-5 reps
For all 3 sets, do 1 rep every 15 seconds. Each set looks like this:
Take the weight from the rack, then do one rep at 0:00, 0:15, 0:30, 0:45, and 1:00.
Then rerack the weight.
LOAD IS 80% OF YOUR BB SQUAT 1RM. Rest between sets.
#3 BB Ground to Overhead (recommended weight is 135) - 30 reps
Keep good posture!
#4 Do 10 rounds of:
Air Squat - 20 seconds
REST - 10 seconds
Results for Standing Triple Jump:
Scott Johnson - 26' 4"
Troy Etheredge - 26'
Chris Moren - 24'
Carlo Anguiano - 24' 4"
Don Starr - 22' 11"
#1 Standing Triple Jump - 10 total reps
I will post a demo of this by noon today. It starts like a standing broad jump.
You jump with both feet as far as you can, land on your right foot, jump
again as far as you can, land on your left, jump again, and then land on both feet.
Your distance is the total of all three jumps.
Be throughly warmed up before you start #1. We are going to measure our final
three attempts and we will post our best of the three. Rest between reps.
#2 BB Squat 5-5-5 reps
For all 3 sets, do 1 rep every 15 seconds. Each set looks like this:
Take the weight from the rack, then do one rep at 0:00, 0:15, 0:30, 0:45, and 1:00.
Then rerack the weight.
LOAD IS 80% OF YOUR BB SQUAT 1RM. Rest between sets.
#3 BB Ground to Overhead (recommended weight is 135) - 30 reps
Keep good posture!
#4 Do 10 rounds of:
Air Squat - 20 seconds
REST - 10 seconds
Results for Standing Triple Jump:
Scott Johnson - 26' 4"
Troy Etheredge - 26'
Chris Moren - 24'
Carlo Anguiano - 24' 4"
Don Starr - 22' 11"
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
BACK 12/5/12
#1 Do 2 rounds of:
BB Row - 20 reps
Suicide (on the 50-meter course) - 1 rep
Vertical Sledgehammer (swinging 12 - 6 o'clock) - 20 reps per side
DB Reverse Fly - 20 reps
Rest between rounds.
#2 Do 2 rounds of:
Clean Grip Deadlift - 1 rep
Clean Grip Romanian Deadlift - 3 reps
Hang Squat Clean - 3 reps
Load is 65% of your squat clean 1RM. There is a demo video of these three
combined exercises. Rest between rounds. Focus on technique here. Try to
get full hip extension before pulling yourself under the bar on the cleans.
#3 Do 2 rounds of:
Cable Row - 20 reps
Burpee Broad Jump - 25 meters
Horizontal Sledge (there is a demo video) - 20 reps per side
DB Reverse Fly - 20 reps
Rest between rounds.
#1 Do 2 rounds of:
BB Row - 20 reps
Suicide (on the 50-meter course) - 1 rep
Vertical Sledgehammer (swinging 12 - 6 o'clock) - 20 reps per side
DB Reverse Fly - 20 reps
Rest between rounds.
#2 Do 2 rounds of:
Clean Grip Deadlift - 1 rep
Clean Grip Romanian Deadlift - 3 reps
Hang Squat Clean - 3 reps
Load is 65% of your squat clean 1RM. There is a demo video of these three
combined exercises. Rest between rounds. Focus on technique here. Try to
get full hip extension before pulling yourself under the bar on the cleans.
#3 Do 2 rounds of:
Cable Row - 20 reps
Burpee Broad Jump - 25 meters
Horizontal Sledge (there is a demo video) - 20 reps per side
DB Reverse Fly - 20 reps
Rest between rounds.
CHEST 12/4/12
#1 BB Power Rack Bench Press 3-3-3-3-3 reps
Start a timer and do 3 reps at the start of each minute. 5 total sets.
There is a demo video for this one. In the power rack, adjust the pins
so that when you are on the bench, the weight is resting on the pins
and about 1" - 3" off your chest. Pause for 2 seconds at the bottom of
each rep and then try to be explosive as you drive the weight up.
We are looking for bar SPEED.
LOAD IS 55% OF YOUR 1RM.
#2 BB Bench Press (Close Grip)
Set 1 - 1.5 REP - 5 reps (Down, halfway up, back down, all the way up = 1 rep)
Set 2 - 10 reps + 1 Negative Rep
Set 3 - PAUSE - 15 reps
Rest between sets. Go as heavy as you can each set.
For the negative rep, lower the bar as slowly as you can to your chest.
#3 Hand Release Pushup - 1 minute
REST - 1 minute
DB Incline Press - 1 minute
REST - 1 minute
Medicine Ball Wall Ball - 1 minute
REST - 1 minute
Stability Ball Pushup - 1 minute (2 hands on bench, foot on ball)
REST - 1 minute
DB Nosebreaker - 1 minute
REST - 1 minute
Burpee - 1 minute
#1 BB Power Rack Bench Press 3-3-3-3-3 reps
Start a timer and do 3 reps at the start of each minute. 5 total sets.
There is a demo video for this one. In the power rack, adjust the pins
so that when you are on the bench, the weight is resting on the pins
and about 1" - 3" off your chest. Pause for 2 seconds at the bottom of
each rep and then try to be explosive as you drive the weight up.
We are looking for bar SPEED.
LOAD IS 55% OF YOUR 1RM.
#2 BB Bench Press (Close Grip)
Set 1 - 1.5 REP - 5 reps (Down, halfway up, back down, all the way up = 1 rep)
Set 2 - 10 reps + 1 Negative Rep
Set 3 - PAUSE - 15 reps
Rest between sets. Go as heavy as you can each set.
For the negative rep, lower the bar as slowly as you can to your chest.
#3 Hand Release Pushup - 1 minute
REST - 1 minute
DB Incline Press - 1 minute
REST - 1 minute
Medicine Ball Wall Ball - 1 minute
REST - 1 minute
Stability Ball Pushup - 1 minute (2 hands on bench, foot on ball)
REST - 1 minute
DB Nosebreaker - 1 minute
REST - 1 minute
Burpee - 1 minute
Sunday, December 2, 2012
SHOULDERS 12/2/12
#1 Behind the Neck Split Jerk, to Standard Split Jerk
There is a video of this one on the exercise demo page.
Do 5 sets of: 1 rep behind the neck split jerk followed by 1 rep of standard
split jerk. Rest between sets. Start at 50% of your split jerk 1RM and then
increase weight each set.
#2 Do 1 round of:
Run 200 meters
BB Push Press - 13 reps
BB Sumo High Pull - 13 reps
Run 200 meters
BB Push Press - 11 reps
BB Sumo High Pull - 11 reps
Run 200 meters
BB Push Press - 9 reps
BB Sumo High Pull - 9 reps
Run 200 meters
BB Push Press - 7 reps
BB Sumo High Pull - 7 reps
#1 Behind the Neck Split Jerk, to Standard Split Jerk
There is a video of this one on the exercise demo page.
Do 5 sets of: 1 rep behind the neck split jerk followed by 1 rep of standard
split jerk. Rest between sets. Start at 50% of your split jerk 1RM and then
increase weight each set.
#2 Do 1 round of:
Run 200 meters
BB Push Press - 13 reps
BB Sumo High Pull - 13 reps
Run 200 meters
BB Push Press - 11 reps
BB Sumo High Pull - 11 reps
Run 200 meters
BB Push Press - 9 reps
BB Sumo High Pull - 9 reps
Run 200 meters
BB Push Press - 7 reps
BB Sumo High Pull - 7 reps
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