Friday 14-Feb-2025: AES-16_W.5-D.5

Written by Squad 5 Training

On December 24, 2024

Full Body Pull (Upper and Lower Body)

This is your final week for several of the movements. Follow the loading notes to finish on a high note and crush the prescriptions for today.

Station 1: 10 min L

4 Working Sets

14/side Landmine Meadows Row

Keep 14 reps and add more weight in each set

Station 2: 10 min L

4 Working Sets

Deficit Sumo Deadlift

Warm-up Sets:

Warm-up Set – 10 reps  – Easy
Working Sets:

Working Set 1 – 8 reps- RPE 7
Working Set 2 – 6 reps – RPE 7
Working Set 3 – 4 reps – RPE 7
Working Set 4 – 2 reps  – RPE 7

Points we are looking for:

Set-up:

  1. Position your feet wider than shoulder-width apart
  2. Align your toes slightly outward with your knees
  3. Grip the bar inside the knees, with the bar over the middle of your foot

Movement:

  1. Maintain an elevated chest with shoulders back
  2. Begin with your hips low to engage the quads
  3. Use your glutes and hamstrings to extend your hips
  4. Track the barbell close to your body

Regression, if applicable:

  1. Switch to dumbbells
  2. Lighten loads

Station 3: 10 min L

4 sets

1) 10-15 Incline Dumbbell Curl
2) 10-15 Barbell Skull Crusher

  • Progression Note: Every other week, the reps will decrease to allow for an increase in weight.
  • Loading Note: Perform a few reps of each movement to determine the starting weight. Aim for each set to be to failure.

Station 4: 10 min C

400m Run +

3 ROUNDS

  • 5 Single Arm Split Stance Kettlebell Clean from Floor Right
  • 5 Single Arm Split Stance Kettlebell Clean from Floor Left
  • 10 Split Stance Kettlebell Ballistic Row (5/side)

+ 400m Run

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