Programming Week 43

Monday 23 October

Warming Up

  • 2 min row/ski

 

Then 2 sets:

  • 3 snatch grip deadlifts
  • 3 “3 position snatch pulls” (pause at knee and crease of the hip)
  • 3 OH squats
  • 3 snatch balances

 

Weightlifting Snatch

  • 2 x 5 hang muscle snatches
  • 3 x 3 hang power snatches
  • 3 x 2 hang squat snatches

*Build up weight over these sets as long as form is good.

 

Workout

“Leg day chipper”

For Time:

  • 800 meter Run
  • 40 Wall Balls 9/6 kg
  • 20 Bar-Facing Burpees
  • 10 Hang Squat Snatches 52.5/35 kg

TC = 18 min

Tuesday 24 October

Warming Up

7 min AMRAP:

  • 5/5 single leg deadlifts
  • 10 glute bridges
  • 10 cal row/ski

 

Strength Deadlifts – double KB romanian deadlifts – single leg glute bridge

In 15 min warm up each movement

Then 3 sets:

  • 6 deadlifts
  • 8 double KB Romanian deadlifts
  • 12/12 single leg glute bridges

*Perform all lifts back to back with minimal rest. Start a new set every 4 min

*Rest as needed after each round

 

Accessory

2-3 RFQ:

  • 5-10 D-ball/SB squats into SB-walk for max distance
  • 10 plate ground to overheads straight into max plate OH walking lunges

Wednesday 25 October

Warming Up

1 set:

  • 10 narrow stance squats
  • 5 down ups
  • 20″ dead hang into 10 scap pull ups

2 sets:

  • 5/5 lateral box step ups (lift non-standing leg off floor in set 2)
  • 3 burpees
  • 5 kip swings

Gymnastics practice

3-4 RFQ:

  • 6/6 pistol squats
  • 3-5 BMU / chest to bar pull ups
  • 8/8 skater squats
  • 5-12 kipping/butterfly pull ups

*Rest as needed between movements and sets. The goal is to learn new skills.

 

Workout

12 min AMRAP:

  • 8 burpee box step ups
  • 10 cal machine
  • 12 TTB

*Rep ranges are just longer than you want to, pace yourself accordingly and break up sets before you are broken.

Thursday 26 October

Warming Up

  • 400 m jog & chat

 

Hyrox Practice

8 min AMRAP:

  • 400 m run
  • 20 m Sledge push & pull 

2 min rest/change

8 min AMRAP: 

  • 400 m run
  • 400 m row/ski 

2 min rest/change

8 min AMRAP:

  • 400 m run
  • 40 m Burpee broad jumps

2 min rest/change

8 min AMRAP:

  • 400 m run
  • 50 m Walking lunges

Weights used at Hyrox: Walking lunges: 10-30 kg Farmer carries: 2 x 12-32 kg Wall ball: 4-9 kg

Friday 27 October

Warming Up

2 sets:

  • 10 EB strict press
  • 10 EB push press – second set push jerks
  • 10 cal row/ski

 

Weightlifting C&J

Work up to a heavy (but not max):

  • 5 RM Split jerk

Then with that weight perform 3-4 more sets:

  • 4 split jerks

*Rest as needed in between. The goal of today is to practice finding the correct foot position with a reasonably heavy weight.

 

Workout

Chipper with your buddy

Switch every 6 reps

  • 30 DB Snatches @ 1 x 22.5/15 kg
  • 18 deadlifts @ 70/50 kg (L/M)
  • 30 DB thrusters @ 2 x 22.5/15 kg
  • 18 front squats @ 70/50 kg (M/H)
  • 12 manmakers @ 2 x 22.5/15 kg
  • and repeat back up in reverse order

TC = 18 min

*Use the same weight on the barbell for the deadlift & front squats and same set of DB for snatches and thrusters so choose your buddy wisely – you can set up 2 different barbells to avoid having to clean your barbell off the floor.

Saturday 28 October

Warming Up

1 set:

  • 10 m ostrich walks
  • 10 m bear walks
  • 10 m duck walks
  • 10 m crab walks

 

Then 2 sets:

  • 5 good mornings with empty barbell
  • 5 bench presses with empty barbell

 

Strength Good mornings & bench press

In 25 min:

2-3 warming up sets & 3-4 working sets:

  • 6 good mornings with a 3″ pause
  • 6 bench presses with a 3″ pause

*Rest as needed

 

Workout

15 min AMRAP

  • 5 shuttle sprints of 15 m (2 x 7.5 m sprint)
  • 10/10 DB push jerks L & R (H)
  • 15 pull ups

*The shuttles are just there to give the shoulders a rest. Choose a challenging weight for the push jerks.

Sunday 29 October

Warming Up

7 min AMRAP

  • 20″ plank hold
  • 10 m spiderman walk
  • 5 push ups
  • 10 sit ups

Gymnastics training

Spend 10 min finding the correct numbers & movement variations. The goal of today is training our existing skills. So make sure you won’t get stuck on technique today.

Then 10 min EMOM

  • Odd sets: 3-15 pullovers / ball ups / TTB
  • Even sets: 10-20 m HS walk or 20″ HS hold

 

Workout

3 min AMRAP x 3 – 2 min rest between round

  • 8 American KB swings (H) @ 32.5 / 24 kg
  • 12 V-ups
  • 36 DU