Strength

Objectives of Today’s Training

• Strength Focus
• Deadlift Strength
• Press Strength

Workout-1

Strength

Safety-bar Box Squat

• Squat Warm-up
• 5 x 3 Worksets

Press

• Press Warm-up
• 3 x 5 Worksets

Snatch Grip Deadlift

• Deadlift Warm-up Sets
• 5 x 3 Worksets (+ shrug on last rep)

Workout -2

10 min AMRAP

• 5 Pull-ups
• 5 Handstand Pushups / Kick-ups
• 5 KB Swings

Cardio

Run/walk 3.2 miles to finish the day.

Metcon

10 Minute AMRAP

• 5 Burpee Box Overs
• 15 Wall Ball Shots (20/15)

3 minutes of rest

5 Rounds E3MOM

• 5 deadlifts (3 warm-up rounds, 2 work rounds at 70%)
• 25 push-ups

5 minutes of rest

4 Rounds (20-minute time cap)

• 200 meter run on Air Runner
• 9 pull-ups
• 18 air squats
• 14 alternating single-arm dumbbell snatch (45/25)

Commentary

Heather and I ran in the morning. We increased our run intervals to 4 minutes and minimized rest periods. I was able to hold a conversation during the intervals, which is a first for me. We finished in 43:45min

The afternoon workout was intense. I wanted a high volume day, and that is what we got. Our deadlift sets were (135, 225, 275, 315, 315). I was down to single push-ups by the end of the last rounds.

Strength

7 Rounds

Work up to 2 or 3 heavy work sets

• 5 Deadlifts
• 5 Floor Presses
• 5 Squats

Metcon

5 Rounds E2MOM

• 12/10 Cal Assault Bike
• 8 Dumbbell Thrusters (45lb/30lb)

Cardio

Run/walk 3.2 miles to finish the day.

Commentary

It has been a while since we have done multiple exercise strength training, and I could tell. I worked up to a 325lb deadlift, 75lb single-arm floor press with a dumbbell, and a 305lb squat.

The metcon was tough after the strength training. I was ready to quit after the third round. Somehow, though, I managed to finish all five rounds.

I did the run with the family in the evening. We increased our run intervals to 3:30 minutes with shorter recovery periods.

Strength

5 Rounds

• 1 Press
• 5 Push Presses

Metcon

5 rounds

• 3:00 minutes of work
  • 10 burpee box-overs (24/20)
  • 10 Med-Ball Over the Shoulder (80lb/50lb
  • Max wallballs (30/20/14)
• 2:00 minutes of rest

Commentary

For the presses, my rounds were done at 95lb, 135lb, 145lb, 155lb, 165lb. I had to fight the strict press at 165, but I managed to lock it out.

The burpees in the metcon were a disaster for me. By the second or third rounds, it was taking me close to 2:00 minutes to complete. This is 12 seconds a burpee. An exceptional pace would be 4 to 5 seconds a burpee.

After the first round, I was getting to the wallballs with 30 to 40 seconds on the clock, and I used a 20lb wallball for the first round and moved to a 30lb ball for the remaining of the workout. My scores were 21, 13, 8, 5, and 11.

Strength

20 Min E2MOM

• Round 1 through 14
  • Work to a heavy power clean and jerk
• Round 15 through 20
  • Work to heavy clean grip deadlift for 5 reps

Cardio

Run/walk 3.2 miles to finish the day.

Commentary

I started the clock with a 95lb clean for 8 reps and 3 jerks for a warm-up, and I worked my way up to singles in the 185lb to 205lb ranch.

I started the deadlifts at 225lb and worked up to 325lb.

My wife and I have been working on our running endurance together. We are now running for 3 minutes followed by a recovery period. My heart rate was in the 145 – 150 bpm range during the runs and I recovered to around 118 to 120. We set a record of 43:24 yesterday, which is 2 minutes faster than our previous time.

Afternoon Session

Metcon

For Time

• 25 cal Assault Bike Buy-In
• Pull-Ups / Air Squats
  • 21 / 42
  • 15 / 30
  • 9 / 18
• Between each round at 135lb/85lb
  • 10 Deadlifts
  • 10 hand power cleans
  • 10 shoulder-to-overhead
• 25 cal Assault Bike Buy-Out

Evening Session

5k run or walk

I ran 3 min intervals at a heart rate between 145 bpm and 155 bpm, then walked to reduce heart rate below 120 bpm

Strength

5 rounds

• 150m C2 Row
• 2 deadlifts (work up to a heavy lift)

Metcon

For Time

• 5 rounds
  • 5 pull-ups
  • 10 pushups
  • 15 air squats
• 3 rounds
  • 500m row
  • 15 handstand pushups
• 5 Rounds
  • 5 pull-ups
  • 10 pushups
  • 15 air squats

Metcon

21, 15, 9 For Time

• Burpees
• Run 200m between rounds

Grip Strength

• 5 x 25-second hang on a pull-up bar with lats engaged.
• 5 x 15-second ring holds
• 5 x 5 Butterfly pull-up work. (Skill practice)

Shoulder Mobility

• Upper Trap Stretch
• Quadruped Thoracic Rotation
• Child’s Pose
• Handcuff Drill
• Thread the Needle
• T-Spine Windmill Stretch
• Elbow-Out Rotator Stretch
• Cross-Body Shoulder Stretch
• Bent-Arm Shoulder Stretch
• Overhead Triceps and Shoulder Stretch
• Reverse Shoulder Stretch
• Downward Facing Dog

Afternoon Session

Metcon

50, 40, 30, 20, 10 for time. Partner Workout

• Cal on Row, Ski-Erg or Assault Bike split between partners
• Power Cleans
  • Use a weight you can keep moving, yet challenging
  • Alternate reps between partners
  • Can us Med-Ball over-the-shoulder

Evening Session

Run a 5k

Warm-up

• 500m row
• 20 hollowed body rocks

Strength

5 rounds

• 3 tempo back squats (3 seconds down, 2 seconds pause, 1 second up)
• 10 Kettle Bell Sumo-deadlift-high-pulls (53/35)

Metcon

40 cal – 40 reps, 30 cal – 30 reps, 20 cal – 20 reps, 10 cal – 10 reps

• Calories on Rower, Ski-Erg, Assault Bike
• Snatches (pick-a-weight)