DYNAMIC STRETCHING
WARM-UP
10m Upper Body Warm-up
- 10m Bear Crawl – forward
- 10m Bear Crawl – backward
- 5 Table Top Stretches (in place)
- 10m Lateral Push-up Shuffle – right
- 10m Lateral Push-up Shuffle – left
- 5-10 Crab Shoulder Rocks (in place)
- 10m Inchworm
- 3R/3L Thoracic Bridges (in place)
- 10m Table Top Walk – forward
- 10m Table Top Walk – backward
DISCOVERY
Side Plank Ladder – only progress if the plank variation is performed unbroken for a minute
- 1 minute Right / 1 minute Left – Elbow Knee Side Plank
- 1 minute Right / 1 minute Left – Elbow, Split Feet
- 1 minute Right / 1 minute Left – Elbow, Feet Stacked
- 1 minute Right / 1 minute Left – Elbow, Legs Apart
- 1 minute Right / 1 minute Left – Elbow, Feet suspended (TRX, Ring, etc.)
STRENGTH
Strict Pull-ups, Supine/Inverted Row, or Angled (Ring / Bar) Rows
- 1 reps
- 2 reps
- 3 reps
- 4 reps
- 5 reps
- 5 reps or more (only reps you know you’ll complete)
Keep the movement strict. Controlled.
If you’re able to do 20 reps of Angled (Ring / Bar) Rows in the last set, then it’s time to move to Supine/Inverted Rows.
WORKOUT
Inverted Ladder
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Pendlay Rows (25-50% of Bodyweight)
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 Dips
Keep all reps within the round unbroken (i.e. round 4, all 7 pendlay rows unbroken, same for 4 dips)
If you’re not able to do dips (~100%BW), then push-ups (~75%BW)
If you’re not able to do push-ups, then angled push-ups with hands at standing knee height (~50%BW)
If you’re not able to do angled push-ups at knee height, then do angled push-ups with hands at standing waist height (~25%BW)
A little more info on Pendlay Rows
COOL DOWN
- 1 Minute Right / 1 minute Left – Banded Lat Stretch
- 1 Minute Right / 1 minute Left – Banded Overhead Tricep Stretch
- 1 Minute Right / 1 minute Left – Banded Chest/Bicep Stretch
- 1 Minute Right / 1 minute Left – Banded Rear Capsule Stretch
- 1 Minute Right / 1 minute Left – Banded Bully Stretch