Workouts

In the Gym September 30th

Power
10:00 Warm up
Work on mobility/stability
2 x 8 Shoulder openers
2 x 5 Cuban press
3 x 5 Wall squats
2×30/30sec DB Push Press/OH Hold (stay light! Warm up weight)
2×30/30sec squat/squat hold (air squats; no added weight)
Then:
Warm up to heavy-ish BB Jerk or Push Press (whichever is more appropriate for athlete)
Then:
5 x 5 BB Jerk (or Push Press)
Rest 1-2 minutes between sets
During rest, complete 15x Frog Hops
(if Jerks, make sure athletes are alternating stance each set)
Then:
15 – 10 – 5 reps of each:
Pull Ups + Pull Overs + Push Ups
Then:
Ab circuit 🙂 30sec flutter kicks (or leg lowers) + 30sec mtn climbers + 60sec sit ups + 60sec plank hold + 60sec rest
x 3-4 rounds
Cool Down

In the Gym September 28th

Power
10:00 Warm up
Work on mobility/stability
2 x 8 Shoulder openers
2 x 5 Cuban press
3 x 5 Wall squats
3 x 6 Goblet Squats – deep, hip opening, focus on posture
3 x 5 Squat Jumps
Then:
5x Head Cutter
8x Box Jump
10x Deck Squats
Rest 60-90sec
x 5 Rounds
Then:
30m (each side) Waiter’s Carry (so one hand OH with lighter weight, one hand at side in FC with heavier weight; do 30m with one arm OH then 30m with other arm OH)
30m Bear Crawl
30sec Flutter Kick
x 5 Rounds, rest as needed
If time:
1000m ski/row for time
Cool Down

In the Gym September 25th

Power
10:00 Warm up
Work on mobility/stability
2 x 8 Shoulder openers
2 x 5 Cuban press
3 x 5 Wall squats
2 x 5 Squat jumps
2 x 5 Tuck jumps
Then:
Warm up to clean heavy-ish (can be with KBs or BB)
Then:
5x Cleans
150m ski/row (hard!)
60sec rest
5 rounds
Then:
6 – 1 Pull Up Ladder; alternate with partner or rest some between sets
Then:
Pick 5 weights for KB swings and ball slams (increasing)
5x (10x KB Swings + 10x Ball Slams) Increase weights on each movement each round
Rest 2 minutes
Repeat.
Then:
Cool Down

In the Gym September 23rd

Power
10:00 Warm up
Work on mobility/stability
2 x 8 Shoulder openers
2 x 5 Cuban press
3 x 5 Wall squats
2 x 30m Tactical Lunge
Then:
8x Goblet Squats
6x KB Swings (spike swings if appropriate)
8x Bulgarian Bag Swings or Plate Halos – each direction
Rest ~60-90 seconds
6 Rounds
Then:
8x Body Rows + 5x Ring Dips (or bar/bench dips) + 5x (each side) Floor/Windshield Wipers
4 Rounds, rest as needed
Then, if time:
“Hateful Eight”  8x 30/30sec hard/easy @ machine of choice
Cool Down

In the Gym September 21

Power
10:00 Warm up
Work on mobility/stability
2 x 8 Shoulder openers
2 x 5 Cuban press
3 x 5 Wall squats
2 x 30m Tactical Lunge
2 x 15 Air Squats
Then:
Athletes can do step ups fast if split jumps are no go
Set up to do split jumps and sprints outside; OR, if wx is bad have them do 20sec sprint on ski/row/airdyne, sprint should be all out
10x Split Jumps (total so 5 per leg) + 25m sprint
20x split jumps + 25m sprint
30x split jumps + 25m sprint
Then rest 2 minutes
2 – 3 rounds through, depending on group
Then:
10 – 1 Ladder (decreasing for each)
Ball Slams + Push Press
(10/10, 9/9, 8/8, 7/7, 6/6, 5/5, 4/4, 3/3, 2/2, 1/1)
Rest as needed to maintain form
If time:
3 x 60-90sec Plank or FLR hold (with 1:1 Work:Rest)
Cool Down

In the Gym September 18th

Power
10:00 Warm up
Work on mobility/stability
2 x 8 Shoulder openers
2 x 5 Cuban press
3 x 5 Wall squats
2 x 5 Push Ups
2 x 5 Squat Jumps
Then:
8x RMM + 20x Frog Hops + 1 minute rest
6x RMM + 30x Frog Hops + 1 minute rest
4x RMM + 40x Frog Hops + 1 minute rest
2x RMM + 50x Frog Hops + 1 minute rest
Can increase weight on RMM as reps decrease, if appropriate
If jumping is not appropriate for athlete, can do air squats instead
Then:
30m Rock Carry
60m Farmer’s Carry
60sec OH Plate Hold
5 Rounds, rest as needed
Then:
Cool Down

In the Gym September 16th

Power
10:00 Warm up
Work on mobility/stability
2 x 8 Shoulder openers
2 x 5 Cuban press
3 x 5 Wall squats
2 x 30m Tactical Lunge – focus on posture!
2 x 5 Squat Jumps
Then:
Warm up to Weight for Split Squats (Farmer’s Carry or Front Rack hold) and Box Jump height
Then:
5x Split Squat per leg (moderately heavy)
7x Box Jumps
60-90sec rest
x 5 rounds
Then:
10x Pull Ups
10x Anchored Leg Lowers (on bench or floor)
30sec Mountain Climbers
x 5 rounds, rest as needed to maintain form.
If time:
5 x 200m ski/row (go hard!) with 1 minute rest between each effort.
Cool Down

In the Gym September 14th

Power
10:00 Warm up
Work on mobility/stability
2 x 8 Shoulder openers
2 x 5 Cuban press
3 x 5 Wall squats
3 x 6 Goblet squats – deep, hip opening, focus on posture
3 x 5 Squat Jumps
Then:
Warm up to Back Squat with bar + chains (don’t go too heavy; see below; can use 15# bar with chains if more appropriate for athlete or without chains)
Then:
5 x 5 Isometric-Dynamic Back Squats
How this works: have athletes pause for 3-4 seconds in four positions on the lower: top of squat (standing), 1/4 squat depth, 1/2 squat depth, full squat depth – quads parallel or whatever is full depth for their ROM; after last pause, recruit glutes for fast acceleration up, feet leave the floor if possible)
Have athletes partner up and one person rests while the other person is completing the reps; should be focused and heavy enough that they need the rest!
Rest 1-2minutes between sets if not in partners
Then:
30m Flying Burpees
30sec Ring Support
5 Rounds; can have people partner up: while one person is doing burpees the other is on rings, any extra time after the 30sec ring hold is rest (while waiting for partner to finish burpees)
If time:
6x (20sec sprint / 60sec rest) @machine of choice
Cool Down

In the Gym September 9th

STRENGTH
10:00 Warm up
work on mobility/stability
2 x 8 Shoulder Openers
2 x 5 Cuban Press
3 x 5 Wall Squats
30m single arm OH walking lunges (forward/backward with one arm, then switch)
Then:
Warm up to TGU heavy
Then:
6 x 2 per side TGU (if TGU not appropriate for athlete, they can do strict press and weighted walking lunges or step ups and sit ups)
Rest about 1- 2 minutes between sets
Then:
5x Pull Overs (heavy-ish)
30 sec side plank each side.
5 rounds rest as needed
If time:
4 x 250m ski/row for time (go hard!)
Rest 1 minute between efforts
Then, Cool Down

In the Gym September 7th

STRENGTH
10:00 Warm up
work on mobility/stability
2 x 8 Shoulder Openers
2 x 5 Cuban Press
3 x 5 Wall Squats
3 x 8 Goblet Squats – deep, hip opening, hold at bottom, focus on posture!
Then:
Can split people up into teams if class is large – no more that 4 people per station; rotate teams through stations…
Then: (Team 1 – if teams are necessary)
Warm up to Front Squat weight
Then:
5 x 5 Front Squats
Pause at bottom of squat and find stability, then power up to standing
Alternate with partner, 1:1 Work:Rest (or about 1 minute between sets)

Then: (Team 2)
30x whipsmash
RMM until whip smash is complete (use lighter DBs 10 – 20# – so athlete can move relatively quickly)
Switch events
5 rounds
Then: athletes switch stations if working in teams
Then:
8 to 1 Pull Up Ladder 20sec ring support between sets of pull ups.
Then
Cool Down