PROGRAMMING WEEK 4 of 6
14th – 19th September
Week 4 of our 6-week Strength/Muscular Endurance focused cycle. 💪
This week’s overview:
Monday: Paused Deadlift / Pairs WOD
Tuesday: Tempo Front squat
Wednesday: Gymnastics
Thursday: Snatch barbell cycling
Friday: Engine work / Muscular Endurance
Saturday: Functional Bodybuilding
MONDAY 14th SEPTEMBER
STRENGTH:
Paused Deadlifts
5 sets of 6 reps
Pause for 2 seconds 2-3 inches off the floor, then drive up. Control the negative phase down – no dropping!
Rest 2 minutes between sets. Build over the sets and aim to finish heavier than last week.
WOD:
For time in pairs**
**Every 4 mins perform 10 synchro up/downs starting on 0:00.
One partner works, the other rests.
100 Plate G2OH 20/15kg
100 Toes 2 KB
100 Thrusters 30/20kg
100 Box jumps
TUESDAY 15th
STRENGTH:
Tempo Front squats
Every 3 mins for 5 sets
4-4-4-3-3 (building)
@ tempo 31X1
(Only 1 sec at the bottom this week)
Tempo: (3-1-X-1)
3 second negative. 1 second pause at the bottom. 1 second at the top.
WOD:
(F.G.B style 17 mins)
3 Rounds for total reps of:
1 minute Double-Unders / SU
1 minute Power cleans 42.5/30kg
1 minute Down/Ups
1 minute Push-Presses 42.5/30kg
1 minute Air squats
1 minute Rest
WEDNESDAY 16th
STRENGTH/SKILL:
EMOM 12
Min 1: 4-12 pull ups (Any variation, choose something you want to work on – strict / jumping / kipping / butterfly)
Min 2: HSPU practice (spend 1 min working on the skill depending where you’re at)
Min 3: Rest
WOD:
Every 3 mins for 15 mins complete-
5 Devils press (2 x DB’s)
5 HSPU
30 Jump alt. lunges
Slowest round is your score.
THURSDAY 17th
STRENGTH:
Power Snatch barbell cycling complex
(touch & go if possible)
Every 90 seconds for 8 sets building (12 mins)
4 x Power Snatch
WOD:
4 Rounds For Time
10 Front Squats 50/35kg (from floor)
24 USA Kettlebell Swings 24/16kg
14 Burpee Box Jumps (24/20 in)
FRIDAY 18th
ENGINE / AEROBIC
WOD:
Every 3 minutes for 10 rounds (2 mins on / 1 min off)
8-15 cal bike / 10-17 cal row / 100-200m run
12 wall ball toss
Max sit ups
1 min REST
Scale back appropriately to ensure you get at least a few sit ups in every round. Must take the 1 min rest.
Score will be total number of sit ups. 🔥
SATURDAY 19th
STRENGTH:
FBB
Perform as superset:
(Rest 60secs)
A1. Close grip push ups x 8-12 each @ tempo 2020
A2. Wide grip bent over row 8-12 reps @ tempo 20X1
X4
WOD:
For time
(20 min cap)
‘Iron Man’
50-40-30-20-10
Double DB snatch
100-80-60-40-20
Double unders
Rx: 15/10kg DB’s