Week One Workout (45 min)

Workout overview

SetsRest
1A. Incline rows
1B. Front support hold
1C. Above the bar chin hold
1D. Block dips
330 sec

Note: you’ll notice that there is no overload in each session as the goal of this week is to get accustomed to these four exercises. Overload will begin in week 3.

Follow along warm-up (6 min)

Note: we’ll be doing the same warmup before every workout over the next four weeks. Don’t worry if it’s hard to keep up during the first few sessions.


Perform this quad set 3 times with 30 sec rest between exercises.
Reps/Time
1A. Incline rows20
1B. Front support holdALAP
1C. Above the bar chin holdALAP
1D. Tricep dips20

Note: Try and hold each set for ALAP (as long as possible). While there is no prescribed overload from session to session, try to always beat your previous time.

1A. Incline rows
1B. Front support hold
1C. Above the bar chin hold
1D. Block dips

Post-workout flexibility

Perform these stretches as an optional cool-down for two rounds to help stretch the areas you used during the workout.

A. Triceps stretch: 1 min
Target muscle groups: lats, shoulders
B. Upper back stretch: 1 min
Target areas: thoracic spine, lats


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