Open Gym Strength and Conditioning – Functional bodybuilding

Warm-up

Upper body push warmup (No Measure)

Crossover Symmetry Warmup

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3 rounds

15 band pull-a-parts

10 PVC Passthroughs

10 wall angels

10 tempo plate floor press (2 sec down/explosive up)

5 scorpions (each side)

Bench Press (5×10)

5 sets: 10 reps

Focus: Control should be shown with each rep on the way down and on the way up. Bar should be lowered to just below the sternum. Keep elbows at a 45 degree angle to the body and avoid flaring out. Shoulders should be loaded back against the bench throughout reps.

Double DB bench press (4×10)

4 sets: 10 reps

Focus: Select a weight that you can control when sitting back to start and sitting up to finishing set. Do not drop the dumbbells. To avoid injury, bring the knees up to meet the dumbbells and sit up with them. If you have to drop them to deload, you’ve gone too heavy.

Barbell incline press (4×10)

4 sets: 10 reps

Focus: Control should be shown with each rep on the way down and on the way up. Incline of bench should be around a 45-60 degree incline. Bar should be lowered to just below the sternum. Keep elbows at a 45 degree angle to the body and avoid flaring out. Shoulders should be loaded back against the bench throughout reps.

Double DB incline bench press (4×10)

4 sets: 10 reps

Focus: Set a bench up at an incline that will allow for a 45 degree angle of the torso. Select a weight that you can control when sitting back to start and sitting up to finishing set. Do not drop the dumbbells. To avoid injury, bring the knees up to meet the dumbbells and sit up with them. If you have to drop them to deload, you’ve gone too heavy.

Metcon (Time)

Focus: Chest must make contact with the floor. Avoid bouncing off the floor and avoid avoid staying piked with butt in the air. Reps should be quality form without “worming” up from floor. Modify to pushups on a racked barbell if cannot perform on floor.

90 reps for quality/time – Rest as needed

Double DB skull crushers (4×10)

4 sets: 10 reps

Focus: Lay on bench or floor. Both arms are extended in front with DB’s held in a neutral grip. Elbow should stay tucked (avoid flaring) and pointed towards the ceiling. Lower dumbbells by bending at the elbow and allow them to pass by the sides of the head. Show control throughout.

standing tricep extension w/ band (4×15)

4 sets: 15 reps

Focus: Attach band to pullup bar overhead. ALWAYS INSPECT BANDS FOR SIGNS OF POTENTIAL BREAKAGE BEFORE USING. Resistance should allow for control throughout the extension. Avoid going to complete lockout at the bottom: focusing on stopping just before full extension. Focus on engagement of triceps with each rep and stop before failure is reached. Torso should be slightly bent forward arms/elbows slightly in front of body