Open Gym Strength and Conditioning – Functional bodybuilding
Warm-up
Lower body push/pull (No Measure)
Hip Halo Activation
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3 rounds
5 Alt. step through lunges (each side – perform a step-back lunge directly into a step-forward lunge)
5 Cossack Squats (each side)
10 Kang Squats (empty barbell)
Back Squat (5×8)
5 set: 8 reps
*Rest 2:00-2:30 b/t sets
*Build to a moderate weight and stay the same across all sets. Attempt to add a small amount of weight from last week’s load.
Athletes Notes
Focus: High bar position. Controlled speed down and up. Stop just before full lockout at the top of each rep for added time under tension on legs.
Deadlift (5×8)
5 set: 8 reps
*Rest 2:00-2:30 b/t sets
*Build to a moderate weight and stay the same across all sets. Attempt to add a small amount of weight from last week’s load.
Athletes Notes
Focus: traditional deadlift setup. Keep weight to a controllable amount meaning no bouncing off the floor. All reps are touch and go – do not reset at the bottom of reps.
Elevated heel goblet squat (4×10)
4 sets: 10 reps
*Rest 1:00-1:30 b/t sets
*Build to a moderate weight; stay the same or build across sets
Athletes Notes
Elevated Heel Goblet Squat
Focus: Use a small plate or slant board under each heel. Hold a DB or KB in a goblet position. Focus on keeping tension in the legs throughout out sets. Stop just before full lockout at the top of each rep for added time under tension
Romanian DeadLift (RDL) (4×10)
4 sets: 10 reps
*Rest 1:00-1:30 b/t sets
*Build to a moderate weight, stay the same or build across sets
Athletes Notes
Focus: Deadlift bar to hip to start. Push the hips back, lowering the barbell down the front of the legs until the end ROM is hit (or the low back begins to round out). Straps are allowed to be used so that grip is not a limiting factor for sets. Perform this movement on a plate if additional ROM is needed so plates do not contact floor between reps.
Db walking lunges (4×30)
Dual dumbbell walking lunges
4 sets: 30 yds unbroken
*Rest 2:00-2:30 b/t sets
*Build to a moderate weight and stay the same across sets
Athletes Notes
Focus: Find an area that 30 yds can be lunged unbroken. Lunges should be done for quality, not for weight. Feel free to begin with only bodyweight and increase across sets. For walking lunges, attempt to keep tension in the legs during the entire rep, meaning you shouldn’t be resting/slamming the back knee into the floor. Keep loading to something that will allow for smooth, constant lunges throughout sets. Consider using straps during this movement so that grip is not a limiting factor for sets.
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