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Week 6

DELOAD WEEK

MONDAY, OCT 5 — SQUAT

CNS: LOW-MODERATE · 60:00

Warm-up (8:00) — 3 rounds: 250m row / 10 air squat / 10 band pull-apart / :30/side couch stretch

Strength — Back Squat (22:00)
3 sets × 5 reps @ 65% e1RM. Rest ~2:00.
Effort standard: bar speed is the whole point. Every rep fast out of the bottom, every rep identical. You should finish feeling like you could do six more sets.

Accessory — Body Weight or Ring Assisted Cossack Squats (5:00)
12 Reps EMOM for 5 Min

Conditioning (10:00) — 1,500m row or ski @ steady pace, zone 2. Nasal breathing.

Mobility (10:00) — 3 rounds, no rush:

  • :60/side banded hamstring

  • :60/side couch stretch

  • :60/side figure-4

  • :60 t-spine roll

TUESDAY, OCT 6 — BENCH PRESS

CNS: LOW · 60:00

Warm-up (7:00) — 2 rounds: 10 scap push-up / 10 band pull-apart / 10 empty bar press / :30/side thread the needle

Strength — Bench Press (20:00)
3 sets × 5 reps @ 65% e1RM. Rest ~2:00. Fast off the chest, controlled down.

Accessory — Dumbbell Rollover (5:00)
3 sets × 12 reps @ 2-3 RIR. Rest ~1:00. Fast off the chest, controlled down.

E7 carry and midline (20:00) — in 20:00, 3 rounds @ steady pace:

  • 200-ft/side 1-arm KB farmers carry (53/35 or 40/25 or 30/15)

  • 10-12/side clamshell, light DB at hip if able

  • :30-:60/side Copenhagen plank

  • 15-20 banded pulldown from hollow

Steady. This is not a superset and there's no clock pressure.

Mobility (5:00) — 1:00 banded lat, :60/side pec stretch at rack, 1:00 t-spine on roller

WEDNESDAY, OCT 7 — ZONE 2

CNS: LOW · 60:00

Warm-up (6:00) — :60/side banded hamstring / :60 lat stretch / :60 foam roll t-spine / :60/side hip flexor

Conditioning — 30:00 @ steady pace, zone 2
In 25:00, 3 rounds take 30 sec for exercise transitions.

  • 2:00 row or ski

  • 2:00 Box step ups #24/20

  • 2:00 bike

  • 2:00 Kettle Bell Swings - Set the bell down every 10 reps and take a few breaths

Nasal breathing or slow down.

E7 positional (15:00) — 3 rounds @ steady pace:

  • 2/side Turkish getup, light

  • :45 Sorenson hold

  • :30 handstand work or box-assisted pike

Mobility (12:00) — athlete's choice. Roller, bands, whatever's been barking for five weeks.

THURSDAY, OCT 8 — DEADLIFT

CNS: MODERATE · 60:00 ·

Warm-up (8:00) — 3 rounds: 250m row / 10 empty-bar good morning / 10 glute bridge / :30 hollow hold

Strength — Deadlift (22:00)
3 sets × 5 reps @ 65% e1RM. Reset every rep. Rest ~2:30.
Effort standard: position practice. The bar should move like it's empty. This is the week to fix whatever's been drifting in your setup, because you have the spare capacity.

Conditioning - AMRAP (10:00)

You can push this today.

9 Hang Squat Clean #95/65

18 Cal (your choice)

27 Wall Ball #20/14

Recovery Cals - 5 Min as soon as your done jump on something and go super slow bringing your heart rate down.

Mobility (10:00) — 3 rounds:

  • :60/side banded hamstring

  • :60/side hip flexor

  • :60 couch stretch per side

  • 2:00 easy bike

FRIDAY, OCT 9 — OVERHEAD PRESS

CNS: LOW · 60:00

Warm-up (7:00) — 2 rounds: 10 band pull-apart / 10 empty bar strict press / :30/side wall lat stretch / 5 wall walk-up

Strength — Strict Press (18:00)
3 sets × 5 reps @ 65% e1RM. Strict. Rest ~2:00.

Skill — 16:00 EMOM, E8
No intensity. Practice only, stop each minute with something left:

  1. :40 handstand work

  2. :40 pull-up progression

  3. :40 double under or singles

  4. Rest

E6 light (12:00) — ×3, :90 rest, 2-3 RIR:

  • 12-15 DB chest supported row

  • 15-20/ Dumbbell Rear Delt Fly

  • 12-15 seated DB hammer curl, light

Mobility (5:00) — 2:00 banded shoulder distraction, :60/side

SATURDAY, OCT 10 — OPEN GYM

CNS: MODERATE · 60:00

Warm-up (8:00) — 2 rounds: 200m easy run or row / 10 air squat / 10 push-up / 10 ring row / :30 hollow hold

Open block — 20:00, athlete's choice
Gymnastics skill, weightlifting technique working at 55-60%, or mobility.

For completion, 20:00 cap @ steady pace

  • 1,000m row or ski

  • 60 sit-up

  • 50 hand-release push-up

  • 40 ring row

  • 30 alt reverse lunge per leg, no weight

  • 30/24 calorie bike

Mobility (10:00) — athlete's choice, unrushed

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Week 5

MONDAY, SEPT 28 — SQUAT

CNS: HIGH · Strength: Priority · 60:00

Warm-up (8:00) — 3 rounds: 250m row / 10 air squat / 10 band pull-apart / :30/side couch stretch

Strength — Back Squat (28:00)
Build to 85%, then 3 sets × 3 reps @ 85% e1RM. Rest ~3:00
Effort standard: heaviest triple of the block. Rep 3 grinds a little. That's allowed today and only today.
Red flag: bar stalls mid-range or hips shoot on rep 2 → 80% for remaining sets. Don't chase it into the deload.

Conditioning (16:00 cap) — 2,000m row or ski

Every 500 meters do 20 Mid Hang Power Snatches 45/35

Cooldown (5:00) — :60/side banded hamstring, :60 chest opener, :60 t-spine roll

TUESDAY, SEPT 29 — BENCH PRESS

CNS: MODERATE · Conditioning: Support · 60:00

Warm-up (7:00) — 2 rounds: 10 scap push-up / 10 band pull-apart / 10 empty bar press / :30/side thread the needle

Strength — Bench Press (22:00)
3 sets × 3 reps @ 85% e1RM. Rest ~3:00.

Conditioning — 24:00 EMOM, zone 3
Six rounds through, four stations:

  1. 15/12 calorie row or ski

  2. 12 wall ball (20/14 or 14/10 or 10/6)

  3. 12/9 calorie bike

  4. 10 burpee

Every station has to finish inside the minute. If you can't, cut reps by 2 and hold that number for the rest of the piece. The clock is the pacer here, not you. Six identical rounds beats three fast ones and three ugly ones.

Cooldown (5:00) — :60/side pigeon, :60/side lat

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 30 — ZONE 2

CNS: LOW · Resilience: Maintain · 60:00

Warm-up (6:00) — :60/side banded hamstring / :60 lat stretch / :60 foam roll t-spine / :60/side hip flexor

Conditioning — 30:00 AMRAP @ steady pace, zone 2 (this does not mean get as many rounds as you can. You should have a nice sweat going but you should be able to do this for hours)

  • 400m row or ski

  • 15 TTB or 15 elevated bench reverse crunch (put the j-cup at the bottom of the rig upright and set the rogue bench in cup)

  • 200-ft farmers carry, 2× gym length (2 @ 53/35 or 40/25 or 30/15)

  • 15 hand-release push-up

E7 positional block (16:00) — 3 rounds @ steady pace:

  • 2/side Turkish getup (53/35 or 40/25 or 30/15)

  • :60 Sorenson hold

  • :30 handstand hold, slightly off the wall (box-assisted to scale)

Cooldown (5:00) — :60/side figure-4, 2:00 t-spine

THURSDAY, OCT 1 — DEADLIFT + HANG COMPLEX

CNS: HIGH · Strength: Priority · 60:00 · Hinge day

Warm-up (8:00) — 3 rounds: 250m row / 10 empty-bar good morning / 10 glute bridge / :30 hollow hold

Strength — Deadlift (30:00)
3 sets × 3 reps @ 85% e1RM. Reset every rep. Rest ~3:00.
Effort standard: heaviest pulls of the block. Brace, pull, reset, breathe.
Red flag: any lumbar rounding = set over. Drop 10%, finish there.

Barbell — Hang complex (12:00)
Every 2:00 × 6 rounds:

  • 2 hang power clean + 1 push jerk

  • 115/75 or 95/65

  • Build ~5-10 lb per round through round 5

Cooldown (8:00) — :60/side banded hamstring, 2:00 front rack mobility, :60/side lat, 2:00 couch stretch, 2:00 easy bike

FRIDAY, OCT 2 — OVERHEAD PRESS

CNS: MODERATE · Skill: Maintain · 60:00

Warm-up (7:00) — 2 rounds: 10 band pull-apart / 10 empty bar strict press / :30/side wall lat stretch / 5 wall walk-up

Strength — Strict Press (22:00)
3 sets × 3 reps @ 85% e1RM. Strict, no leg drive. Rest ~2:30.
Red flag: Excessive lumbar extension → drop 5%.

Skill — 12:00 EMOM

  1. :40 handstand work

  2. :40 pull-up progression

  3. :40 double under or singles

  4. Rest

E6 superset (15:00) — ×3, :90 rest:

  • 8-10 Pendlay row, RIR 1

  • 12-16 DB plank pull-through, feet elevated if able

  • 15-20 Dumbbell Curl

Cooldown (4:00) — 2:00 banded shoulder distraction, :60/side

SATURDAY, OCT 3 — LIFT & MOVE | Z4

CNS: MODERATE · All pillars: Maintain · 60:00

Warm-up (12:00) — 2 rounds: 200m run / 10 air squat / 10 push-up / 10 ring row / :30 hollow hold.
Then on the bike: 3 × :30 build — easy, moderate, near-target. Then :90 easy.

Skill — 6:00 open block
Light. Mobility or an easy skill. Do not spend here.

Conditioning — 4 rounds: 4:00 max calorie bike or rower / 4:00 rest (32:00)

This will be your hardest conditioning set of this block if you do this correctly. If you have never done this you owe it to yourself to do it right. Every round you hold redline pace for 4 min. What that looks like for me is 166-167 BPM. Look at your wattage, look at your RPMS, in the first round. You want to be able to hold that output all 4 rounds. We never want to train our systems to go slower, even though a natural degradation will happen overtime.

Score all six rounds. The standard is six flat numbers.

Zone 4, 85-95% HRmax, RPE 9.

Accessory (8:00) — 3×15-20 banded rear delt fly + 3×12 seated DB hammer curl

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Week 4

MONDAY, SEPT 21 — SQUAT

CNS: HIGH · Strength: Priority · 60:00

Warm-up (8:00) — 3 rounds: 250m row / 20 Hip Thrust (Make the mind muscle connection with your glutes) / 10 band pull-apart / :30/side couch stretch

Strength — Back Squat (25:00)
Build to 82%, then 4 sets × 3 reps @ 82% e1RM. Rest ~3:00
Effort standard: first genuinely heavy week. Rep 3 slows. It shouldn't stall.
Red flag: any rep where the hips shoot back and you de-load your legs or the bar stalls mid-range → 78% for remaining sets.

Conditioning (20:00 cap) — 2,000m Row

Every 500 meters do 14 over the erg burpees

Cooldown (5:00) — :60/side banded hamstring, :60 chest opener, :60 t-spine roll

TUESDAY, SEPT 22 — BENCH PRESS

CNS: MODERATE · Conditioning: Support · 60:00

Warm-up (7:00) — 2 rounds: 10 scap push-up / 10 band pull-apart / 10 empty bar press / :30/side thread the needle

Strength — Bench Press (24:00)
4 sets × 3 reps @ 82% e1RM. Rest ~3:00. Spotter every set.

Conditioning — for time, ~22:00 cap
21-15-9-15-21:

  • DB front-rack reverse lunge (2 @ 50/35 or 40/25 or 30/15)

  • Sit-up (GHD or weighted if able)

  • Bike calories

The turnaround is the tempo test. If you come back slower through the round of 15 then you’re off pace and are going to crash in the 21s. Pick a pace on the first 21 you can still hold on the last one. We aren’t training to get slower if anything I want you to get faster at the end. =-)

Cooldown (5:00) — :60/side pigeon, :60/side lat

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 23 — ZONE 2

CNS: LOW · Resilience: Maintain · 60:00

Warm-up (7:00) — :60/side banded hamstring / :60 lat stretch / :60 foam roll t-spine / 10 empty bar back squat

Conditioning — 30:00 AMRAP @ steady pace, zone 2

  • 500/450m row or ski

  • 12 back squat (135/95 or 95/65 or 65/45)

  • 12 toes-to-bar, knees-to-elbow, or v-up

If you break the set of 12, the bar is too heavy — strip it, don't tough it out. This is not a squat day.

Carry block (16:00) — 3 rounds @ steady pace:

  • 200-ft/side 1-arm overhead carry (50/35 or 40/25 or 30/15)

  • :30-:60 Sorenson hold

  • 10/side lateral KB step-up (24/20 or lower)

Cooldown (5:00) — :60/side figure-4, 2:00 t-spine

THURSDAY, SEPT 24 — DEADLIFT + HANG LADDER

CNS: HIGH · Strength: Priority · 60:00 · Hinge day

Warm-up (8:00) — 3 rounds: 250m row / 10 empty-bar good morning / 10 glute bridge / :30 hollow hold

Strength — Deadlift (28:00)
4 sets × 3 reps @ 82% e1RM. Reset every rep. Rest ~3:00.
Effort standard: the heaviest pulls of the block so far.
Red flag: any lumbar rounding = set over. Drop 10%, finish there.

Barbell — Hang Power Clean ladder (14:00)
Every 2:00 × 5 rounds, 5-4-3-2-1, building:

  • Round 1: 5 reps @ (135/95 or 95/65)

  • Build ~5-10 lb per round through round 5

Above the knee. Last round should be challenging but clean — if you'd miss it, you went too heavy. Not a max. Volume is down from last week (15 reps vs 24) because the deadlift is up.

Cooldown (10:00) — :60/side banded hamstring, 2:00 front rack mobility, :60/side lat, 2:00 couch stretch

FRIDAY, SEPT 25 — OVERHEAD PRESS

CNS: MODERATE · Skill: Maintain · 60:00

Warm-up (7:00) — 2 rounds: 10 band pull-apart / 10 empty bar strict press / :30/side wall lat stretch / 5 wall walk-up

Strength — Strict Press (24:00)
4 sets × 3 reps @ 82% e1RM. Strict. Rest ~2:30.
Red flag: Excessive lumbar extension → drop 5%.

Skill — 12:00 EMOM

  1. :40 handstand walk/ Wall walk/ Handstand Pike Up on box

  2. :40 pull-up progression

  3. :40 double under or singles

  4. Rest

E6 superset (13:00) — ×3, :90 rest:

  • 8-10/side 1-arm DB bent-over row RIR 1

  • 10-12 DB lat pullover

  • 12-15 seated DB hammer curl

Cooldown (4:00) — 2:00 banded shoulder distraction, :60/side

Light on purpose. Tomorrow is the first Z4 of the block.

SATURDAY, SEPT 26 — LIFT & MOVE | Z4

CNS: MODERATE · All pillars: Maintain · 60:00

Warm-up (10:00) — 2 rounds: 200m run / 10 air squat / 10 push-up / 10 ring row / :30 hollow hold. Then 3 × :20 bike build — easy, moderate, near-target.

Skill — 8:00 open block
Athlete's choice. Keep it light — do not spend here.

Accessory (8:00) — 3×15-20 Chest Supported Rear Delt Fly + 3×12 seated DB hammer curl

We are going to accessorize first because you’re gonna be spent after your intervals.

Conditioning — 5 rounds: 3:00 work / 2:00 rest (25:00)

Each 3:00 round, in order:

  • 15/12 calorie bike

  • 10 burpee

  • Max calorie bike in time remaining

Score each round's total bike calories separately. The standard is five flat scores.

Zone 4 — 85-95% HRmax, RPE 9. Mouth breathing is correct today. A round that drops more than 10% off round 1 means you opened too hard, don’t go play with zone 5 and get caught! Pace correctly and finish as you began. Again we aren’t training to get slower.

Take the full 2:00. Standing, walking, breathing. Not sitting.

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Week 3

MONDAY, SEPT 14 — SQUAT

CNS: HIGH · Strength: Priority · 60:00

Warm-up (8:00) — 3 rounds: 250m row / 10 air squat / 10 band pull-apart / :30/side couch stretch

Strength — Back Squat (30:00)
Build to 78%, then 4 sets × 4 reps @ 78% e1RM. Rest ~2:00
Effort standard: still fast out of the bottom. Rep 4 slower than rep 1 is fine this week.
Red flag: knee cave on rep 3 → 73% for remaining sets.

Accessory — Dumbbell Split Squat

3×8/Leg, RIR 2-3. Rest :90 Sec

Conditioning (14:00 cap)
2,500m row or ski @ steady pace, Every 2 min 40 Double unders 60 single unders

Cooldown (5:00) — :90/side banded hamstring, :60 chest opener, :60 t-spine roll

TUESDAY, SEPT 15 — BENCH PRESS

CNS: MODERATE · Strength: Priority · Conditioning: Support · 60:00

Warm-up (7:00) — 2 rounds: 10 scap push-up / 10 band pull-apart / 10 empty bar press / :30/side thread the needle

Strength — Bench Press (22:00)
4 sets × 4 reps @ 78% e1RM. Rest ~2:00. Make sure to ask for a spot.

Accessory — Dumbbell Tricep Rollovers

3×10 - RIR 1, Rest :90 Sec

Conditioning — 3 × 8:00 blocks, 2:00 rest between (30:00)
Zone 3. Score each block separately.

Block A — AMRAP 8:00
15/12 cal bike / 12 wall ball (20/14 or 14/10 or 10/6) / 9 burpee

Block B — AMRAP 8:00
200m run / 10 ring row / 10 hand-release push-up

Block C — AMRAP 8:00
250m row or ski / 12 box step-over (24/20 or lower) / 9 HSPU or :30 handstand hold

The standard is equal effort. Different movements, so the numbers won't match. Every block should finish at the same RPE 7 — hard, continuous, able to speak in short sentences. For an example of a BPM pace this is would be me holding 155 average over the 8 min. This might get difficult around the 4-5 min mark, but remember https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HldWkV6T_-Y

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 16 — ZONE 2

CNS: LOW · Resilience: Maintain · 60:00

Warm-up (6:00) — :60/side banded hamstring / :60 lat stretch / :60 foam roll t-spine / :60/side hip flexor

Conditioning — 30:00 AMRAP @ steady pace, zone 2

  • 400m run

  • 400m row or ski

  • 40/30 calorie bike

  • 40 TTB or GHD SU or Ab Mat sit-up

Long fixed distances. Nasal breathing throughout.

E7 positional block (16:00) — 3 rounds @ steady pace:

  • 2/side Turkish getup (53/35 or 40/25 or 30/15)

  • 10-12 alt pistol squat or box-assisted pistol, own the positions.

  • 200-ft/side KB mixed front rack / suitcase carry (2 @ 53/35 or 40/25 or 30/15)

Cooldown (5:00) — :60/side pigeon, :60/side figure-4

THURSDAY, SEPT 17 — DEADLIFT + HANG WORK

CNS: HIGH · Strength: Priority · 60:00 · Hinge day

Warm-up (8:00) — 3 rounds: 250m row / 10 empty-bar good morning / 10 glute bridge / :30 hollow hold

Strength — Deadlift (26:00)
4 sets × 4 reps @ 78% e1RM. Reset every rep. Rest ~3:00.
Effort standard: every rep identical. Position week.
Red flag: any lumbar rounding = set over. Drop 10%, finish there.

Barbell — Hang Power Clean (14:00)
Every :90 × 8 rounds:

  • 3 hang power clean + 3 front squat

  • 55-60% clean e1RM

Unbroken every round. From above the knee, not the floor. Again own the front rack position, own the bottom of the front squat. If you're missing the front rack, if the bar is not staying tight, or you are collapsing in the front squat, the load is wrong — this is a position drill. I am looking for perfection in your framing and positions. DO NOT DRILL BAD REPS.

Cooldown (8:00) — :60/side banded hamstring, 2:00 front rack mobility, :60/side lat

FRIDAY, SEPT 18 — OVERHEAD PRESS

CNS: MODERATE · Skill: Maintain · 60:00

Warm-up (7:00) — 2 rounds: 10 band pull-apart / 10 empty bar strict press / :30/side wall lat stretch / 5 wall walk-up

Strength — Strict Press (22:00)
4 sets × 4 reps @ 78% e1RM. Strict, no leg drive. Rest ~2:00.
Red flag: excessive lumbar extension to finish → drop 5%.

Skill — 12:00 EMOM
Rotating, athlete picks their level at each:

  1. :40 handstand work — walk, hold off wall, or box pike

  2. :40 Bar Complex — bar muscle-up, C2B, chin-over, come off the bar, repeat - Scale: off your highest level skill. 1 pull up then max ring row is a perfectly acceptable alternative.

  3. :40 double under or singles

  4. Rest

E6 superset (14:00) — ×3, :90 rest:

  • 10-12 DB chest supported row

  • 12-16 DB plank pull-through, feet elevated if able

  • 16-20/side plank banded or dumbbell crossbody rear delt pull

Cooldown (4:00) — 2:00 banded shoulder distraction, :60/side

SATURDAY, SEPT 19 — LIFT & MOVE

CNS: MODERATE · All pillars: Maintain · 60:00

Warm-up (8:00) — 2 rounds: 200m run / 10 air squat / 10 push-up / 10 ring row / :30 hollow hold

Skill — 10:00 open block
Athlete's choice.

WOD — for time (~24:00 min)

Warm up the thrusters. I know the workout is a warm up in itself but It wouldn’t be a terrible idea to ramp up to a heavy single. Then plan your attack from there.

  • 800m run → 8 thruster (95/65 or 75/55 or 45/35)

  • 600m run → 6 thruster (115/75 or 95/65 or 65/45)

  • 400m run → 4 thruster (135/95 or 115/75 or 75/55)

  • 200m run → 2 thruster (155/105 or 135/95 or 95/65)

Inverse ramp - the run gets shorter, the bar get heavier.

Accessory (8:00) — 3×15-20 Chest supported rear delt fly + 3×12 seated DB hammer curl

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Week 2

MONDAY, SEPT 7 — SQUAT

CNS: HIGH · Strength: Priority · 60:00

Warm-up (8:00) — 3 rounds: 250m row / 10 air squat / 10 band pull-apart / :30/side couch stretch

Strength — Back Squat (25:00)
Build to 75% TM, then 5 sets × 4 reps @ 75% E1RM. Rest ~2:00 [Calculate E1RM: top set weight from last week ÷ 0.81]
Effort standard: Reps should be repeatable and fast out of the bottom. There shouldn’t be any grindy reps here.

Conditioning (20:00 cap)
4 Rounds - Start this conditioning piece the same way you finish it. Consistent pacing and no redlining.

  • 30/25 Calorie Bike

  • 30/25 Calorie Row

  • 15 Burpees

Cooldown (5:00) — :60/side banded hamstring, :60 chest opener, :60 t-spine roll

TUESDAY, SEPT 8 — BENCH PRESS

CNS: MODERATE · Strength: Priority · 60:00

Warm-up (7:00) — 2 rounds: 10 scap push-up / 10 band pull-apart / 10 empty bar press / :30/side thread the needle

Strength — Bench Press (28:00)
5 sets × 4 reps @ 75% E1RM. Rest ~2:00 [Calculate E1RM: top set weight from last week ÷ 0.81]
Effort standard: Reps should be repeatable and fast out of the bottom. There shouldn’t be any grindy reps here.

Conditioning — Pull Superset (16:00)
Superset ×3, 2-3 min rest:

  • 8-10/side 3-point DB RIR 1

  • 12-15/Chest Supported Rear Delt Raises RIR 0

  • 15-20 banded straight arm pulldown from hollow RIR 0

Finisher (5:00) — 3×10-12 DB skull crusher, moderate load taken to failure

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 9 — ZONE 2

CNS: LOW · Resilience: Maintain · 60:00

Warm-up (6:00) — :60/side banded hamstring / :60 lat stretch / :60 foam roll t-spine / :60/side hip flexor

Conditioning — 30:00, timed stations @ steady pace, zone 2
3 rounds with a partner “you go, I go” on 2. and 3. 2:30 at each station.

  1. Row or ski or bike together (It does not have to be the same implement)

  2. Loaded Flexion: TTB → GHD SU → Sit Up

  3. Row or ski or bike together (It does not have to be the same implement)

  4. Barbell Ab Rollouts

No score. Nobody wins this.

carry block (16:00) — 3 rounds @ steady pace:

  • 200-ft/side 1-arm KB farmers carry (70/53 or 53/35 or 40/25)

  • :60 Sorenson hold

  • :30 handstand Hold (work on holding positions slightly off the wall) Scale by using the plyo box to achieve and inverted position

Cooldown (5:00) — :60/side pigeon, :60/side figure-4

THURSDAY, SEPT 10 — DEADLIFT

CNS: HIGH · Strength: Priority · 60:00 · Sole hinge exposure this week

Warm-up (8:00) — 3 rounds: 250m row / 10 empty-bar good morning / 10 glute bridge / :30 hollow hold

Strength — Deadlift (30:00)
5 sets × 4 reps @ 75% E1RM. Rest ~2:00 [Calculate E1RM: top set weight from last week ÷ 0.81] Reset every rep.
Effort standard: every rep looks the same. This is a position week, not a grind week.
Red flag: any lumbar rounding = set over. Drop 10% and finish the remaining sets there.

Accessory (10:00) — superset ×3, :90 rest:

  • 10-15 GHD Hamstring Dom., :01 pause at top

  • 15/side banded X walk

Conditioning (12:00 Cap)

Effort standard: Go For it. Meg talk trash in the AM.

  • 1,200 M Row

  • 60 KBS (70/55)

  • 30 Box Jump with step down

  • 10 Muscle Bar Muscle Up → 10 CTB PU + 10 Push Up → 10 Pull Up + 10 Push Up

FRIDAY, SEPT 11 — OVERHEAD PRESS

CNS: MODERATE · Skill: Maintain · 60:00

Warm-up (7:00) — 2 rounds: 10 band pull-apart / 10 empty bar strict press / :30/side wall lat stretch / 5 wall walk-up

Strength — Strict Press (25:00)
5 sets × 4 reps @ 75% E1RM. Rest ~2:00 [Calculate E1RM: top set weight from last week ÷ 0.81]
Red flag: rib flare or lumbar extension to finish the rep → drop 5%.

Conditioning — 75-50-25 @ steady pace, zone 3 (25:00 cap)

  • Row, bike, or ski calories

  • Jump Lunges (knee does not need to touch the ground) or Jumping Air Squat if you have a positional issue with the lunges (just a little pop off the ground)

After each round: 200-ft/side 1-arm farmers carry (53/35)

Hold the same pace on the round of 25 that you held on the 75.

Cooldown (3:00) — 2:00 banded shoulder distraction, :60/side

SATURDAY, SEPT 12 — LIFT & MOVE

CNS: MODERATE · All pillars: Maintain · 60:00

Warm-up (8:00) — 2 rounds: 200m run / 10 air squat / 10 push-up / 10 ring row / :30 hollow hold

Skill — 12:00 open block
Athlete's choice. Pull-up progression, handstand work, double unders, or mobility.

WOD — 3 rounds for time, :60 rest between rounds (~28:00)

  • 400m row or ski

  • 20 DB single arm overhead Push Press, 10/arm (50/35)

  • 20/15 calorie bike

  • 20 BW Ring/TRX Rows (feet elevated)

  • 400m run

Accessory (8:00) — 3×15-20 banded rear delt fly + 3×12 seated DB hammer curl

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