Workout overview

Exercise Sets
1. Lever pull-ups 4
2. Lever holds 4
3. One-arm chin-up negatives 3
4. Lever raises 4
5. L-sit chin-ups 3
Equipment needed: pull-up bar

Warm-up

1. Tuck lever hold
4 sets with 2 min rest

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
15 secs 16 secs 17 secs 18 secs 19 secs 20 secs
Week 1 15 secs
Week 2 16 secs
Week 3 17 secs
Week 4 18 secs
Week 5 19 secs
Week 6 20 secs

2. Lever raises
3 sets with 2 min rest

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
4 reps 4 reps 5 reps 5 reps 6 reps 6 reps
Week 1 4 reps
Week 2 4 reps
Week 3 5 reps
Week 4 5 reps
Week 5 6 reps
Week 6 6 reps

3. Chin-ups or pull-ups
3 sets with 2 min rest

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
6 reps 6 reps 7 reps 7 reps 8 reps 8 reps
Week 1 6 reps
Week 2 6 reps
Week 3 7 reps
Week 4 7 reps
Week 5 8 reps
Week 6 8 reps

4. Rows
3 sets with 2 min rest

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
10 reps 10 reps 11 reps 11 reps 12 reps 12 reps
Week 1 10 reps
Week 2 10 reps
Week 3 11 reps
Week 4 11 reps
Week 5 12 reps
Week 6 12 reps

5. Chin-up hold
2 sets with 1 min rest

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
Max Max Max Max Max Max
Week 1 Max
Week 2 Max
Week 3 Max
Week 4 Max
Week 5 Max
Week 6 Max
A. Shoulder flexion
B. Forward fold
C. Supine spinal rotation

Cool-down
Perform 2 rounds without rest

Exercise Duration
A. Shoulder flexion 30 secs
B. Forward fold 1 min
C. Supine spinal rotation 30 secs ea
A. Shoulder flexion
B. Forward fold
C. Supine spinal rotation