Forced Upright

Conditioning

5 Rounds

  • 10 Single DB Curl + DB Front Raise Squat (10# DBs)
  • 8/8 Tricep Kickbacks (20#)
  • 10 Burpees
  • 10 alt Side Step Lunges (15# DBs)
  • 10 Couch Dips
  • 20m/20m Side Shuffles

We’re really liking the front raise squats because they force the back in to an upright position.

Midline

3 Rounds

  • 10 In & Out Combo (piked single/single knee to chest, both to chest)
  • 10 Reverse Crunch
  • 10/10 Banded Rotations (blue)
  • 20 alt Plank Spiderman Knee Raise to Elbow

Up & Down the Driveway

Back Rehab

  • 10 Cat-Camel
  • 10 Kneeling Trunk Rotations
  • 5-3-1 McGill Big 3
    • Curl-up
    • Side Plank
    • Side Plank
    • Bird Dog
    • Bird Dog

Conditioning

3 Rounds

  • 10 Push-ups
  • 10/10 Half-kneeling Wood Chops (20#)
  • 10/10 Single Arm OH Big Flutter Kicks (20#)
  • 150m Run
  • 20 Band Pull Aparts (blue)
  • 20 In & Out DB Curls (20#)
  • 20 Pike-ups
  • 150m Run
  • 20 DB Push Press (20#)
  • 20 Weighted Lunges (20#)
  • 20 Hollow Pec Decs (10#)
  • 150m Run

Really good one and it was really hot and humid already here. The driveway had an incline on the way out and was in to the wind, but then we coasted on the way back to the garage. We didn’t use a timer.

Light Dumbbells

My back was pretty tight this morning, which I think is happening more after golfing. So we should probably be doing these movements a few times a week.

McGill Big 3

  • 10 Cat-Camels
  • 5-3-1
    • Curl-up
    • Side Plank
    • Side Plank
    • Bird Dog
    • Bird Dog
  • 10 Trunk Rotations
  • 16 Dead Bugs

Conditioning

4 Rounds (45s work / 15s rest)

  • Dumbbell Squat + C&J (10# DBs)
  • Rev lunge + hammer curl + front raise (10# DBs)
  • Bent over alt DB Row + upright DB row (10# DBs)
  • Front raise + Lateral raise (10# DBs, both arms at the same time)
  • 6 Mountain Climbers + DB Deadlift (10# DBs)

Head Out

Quick workout before heading out of town for the week.

Warm-up

  • 20 PVC Passes
  • 15 DB Bench Press (20#)

Chest & Conditioning

3 Sets

  • Row
  • 15 DB Bench Press (40#)
  • 15 DB Pullover (40#)

3 Sets

  • Row
  • 15 Seated DB Pec Deck (20#)
  • 15 Bench Dips

Took us 16:13 with 3,183 meters on the rower.

Midline

2 Rounds (20s work / 10s rest)

  • Leg Lift + Tuck-up
  • Single Leg Bicycle
  • Single Leg Bicycle
  • Russian Twist
  • Leg Lift + Crunch Toe Reach

To the Lake

Back & Conditioning

3 Rounds

  • Strict Pull-ups (10-8-8, singles)
  • 12 Lat Pulldowns (104#)
  • 1:00 Jump Rope
  • 12 Seated Bent Over Back Fly (25# DBs)
  • 12 Straight Arm Pulldowns (60#)
  • 1:00 Row
  • 12/12 Kroc Rows (40# DB)
  • 20 Band Pull Aparts (blue)
  • 50m Farmer Carry (50# DBs)

We finished in 24:12.

Midline

2 Rounds (20s work / 10s Rest)

  • 4 Bicycles + 2 Crunches
  • Side-to-side Knee Raises
  • Side V-ups
  • Side V-ups
  • Side Plank
  • Side Plank

Heading up to the lake in the morning!

On Elbows

Warm-up

  • 80′ Lateral Monster Walk
  • 80′ Monster Walk
  • 10 Monster Squats
  • 10 Monster Toe Touches
  • 10 Trunk Rotations

Legs

4 Sets

  • 14 Plyo Lunges (20# DBs)

3 Sets

  • 10 Back Squat + Calf Raise (35#)
  • 8/8 Front Foot Elevated Split Squats (0-5-5# DBs)
  • 30s BikeErg

4 Sets

  • 10 Incline DB Front Squats (20# DBs, 2″)

3 Sets

  • 8/8 Lateral Lunge (10# DBs)
  • 10 No Push-up Burpee to High Jump (touch ceiling)
  • 10 Good Mornings (35#)

We finished in 28:07.

Midline

3 Rounds (20s work / 10s rest)

  • DB OH with Leg Lift + Leg wide scissor at floor (15#)
  • Russian Twist (15#)
  • Jack Knife + Reach to V (15#)
  • Plank DB Pull throughs (15#)
  • Plank Bird Dogs

Today had twists to those last two movements, doing them on elbows, which was much harder.

Plate Jacks

Arms

3 Sets

  • 12 Decline Hammer Curl (25#)
  • 12 Incline Double DB OH Tricep Extensions (25#)

3 Sets

  • 12 Single DB Curl (40#)
  • 12 Tricep Kickbacks (15#)

3 Sets

  • 12 Wide Curl to Hammer Curl (20#)
  • 12 OH Cable Tricep Extensions (rope, 49#)

Shoulders

3 Sets

  • 10 Bent Arm Lateral Raises (15#)
  • 10 Plate Front Raises (25#)

3 Sets

  • 20 See Saw Shoulder Press (20#)
  • 10 Bent Over Shoulder Raise + Fly (10#)

3 Sets

  • 8/8 DB Cross Body Raise (12#)
  • 12 OH Scap Shrug (25# DBs)

Conditioning

15:00 AMRAP

  • 400m Run
  • 20 Weighted Jumping Jacks (5# plates)
  • 20 Russian KBS (45#)
  • 20 DB March Reaches (12# DBs)
  • 10 DB Front Raise Squat (12# DBs)

Some new interesting movements. Got through three rounds and 300 meters.

Twists for the Golf Swing

Back & Conditioning

3 Rounds

  • Strict Pull-ups (10-8-6, singles)
  • 12 Seated Bent Over Back Fly (25# DBs)
  • 1:00 Jump Rope
  • 12 Lat Pulldowns (104#)
  • 12/12 Kroc Rows (40# DB)
  • 1:00 Row
  • 12 Straight Arm Pulldowns (60#)
  • 20 Band Pull Aparts (blue)
  • 50m Farmer Carry (50# DBs)

Took us 24:38.

3 Rounds

  • 24 Kneeling DB Rotations (15#)
  • 12 Piked DB Chest Press (15#)
  • 12 Piked Russian Twists w/ DB raise in the middle (15#)
  • 12/12 Half Kneeling DB Twists to same side (15#)
  • 12 Piked Front Raises (8# DBs)

Just the Legs

My triceps were getting sore a bit. Later workout for us today because I had a work meeting at our normal time.

Warm-up

  • 80′ Lateral Monster Walk
  • 80′ Monster Walk
  • 10 Monster Squats
  • 10 Monster Toe Touches
  • 10 Trunk Rotations

Legs

4 Sets

  • 14 Plyo Lunges (20# DBs)

3 Sets

  • 10 Back Squat + Calf Raise (35#)
  • 8/8 Front Foot Elevated Split Squats
  • 30s BikeErg

4 Sets

  • 10 Incline DB Front Squats (20# DBs, 2″)

3 Sets

  • 8/8 Lateral Lunge (10# DBs)
  • 10 No Push-up Burpee to High Jump (touch ceiling)
  • 10 Good Mornings (35#)

Really humid and sweaty today. Took us 28:15.

Runaway Abs

Arms

3 Sets

  • 12 Decline Hammer Curl (25#)
  • 12 Incline Double DB OH Tricep Extensions (25#)

3 Sets

  • 12 Single DB Curl (40#)
  • 12 Tricep Kickbacks (15#)

3 Sets

  • 12 Wide Curl to Hammer Curl (20#)
  • 12 OH Tricep Extensions (rope, 49#)

Shoulders

3 Sets

  • 10 Bent Arm Lateral Raises (15#)
  • 10 Plate Front Raises (25#)

3 Sets

  • 20 See Saw Shoulder Press (20#)
  • 10 Bent Over Shoulder Raise + Fly (10#)

3 Sets

  • 8/8 DB Cross Body Raise (12#)
  • 12 OH Scap Shrug (25# DBs)

Midline

3 Rounds

  • Run (200-200-150m)
  • 20 alt V-ups
  • 20 Hollow Bicycles (inside toe touch)
  • Run (200-150-150m)
  • 12/12 Half Kneeling Banded Rotations (blue)
  • 12/12 Kneeling Side Plank Crunches
  • Run (200-150-150m)
  • 1:00 Plank
  • 12 Crunches

Finished in 22:40.

That was a lot of movements today.