WEDNESDAY SHIFT 05/19/2021
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAROLINA!
MAINTENANCE SUGGESTIONS FOR TODAY
PRE: THORACIC SPINE RELEASE, WARM UP FLOW
POST: CHEST OPENER, SCIATICA/PIRIFORMIS
10 Min AMRAP (As Many Rounds and Reps As Possible in 10 Minutes)
8 TRX/Ring Rows or DB/KB Bent Over Rows
8 Alternating Unweighted Lunges
4 DB Hang Power Snatch, Right
4 DB Hang Power Snatch, Left
Suggested Weight Range
Men: 20-35# DB
Women 12-20# DB
Score: Total # of Completed Rounds + Any Additional Reps
Goal: 6-9 Rounds
COACHES NOTES
You'll cycle through 8 rows (TRX, ring, or bent over), 8 lunges, and 4 hang power snatches on both arms as many times as you can until 10 minutes are up!
You're aiming for each round to take 1:05-1:40. Choose a variation of the rows that allows you to knock out those 8 reps in 1-2 sets. Focus on staying balanced during the lunges. If you need to, find a pole, chair, or other object to assist you in coming back to standing. For the hang power snatches, you should be able to do all 4 reps without breaking so choose your weight appropriately!
TRX/RING ROW
Grab the handles or rings and lie back until your elbows lock out completely. Just remember that the more parallel your body is to the ground - the more difficult these become. You can step forward to make them more challenging or backward to make them more accessible. Keep the body rigid and belly tight - and pull all of the way to your chest at the top. Keep your elbows close to your sides and lock them all the way out at the bottom each time.
If you don't have access to TRX or rings, swap these out for bent over rows or even single arm bent over rows!
- OR -
BENT OVER ROW
Start standing with the dumbbells at your sides. Set up by lowering the dumbbells to just below the knee - make sure you're keeping your back flat, chest proud, and belly tight. From here, keeping the torso position set and the chest lifted - pull the elbows back and bring the dumbbells to just below the chest. Keep the belly tight. Bring the dumbbells back to just below the knee with the arms straight at the bottom. No kipping or pulling your CHEST down!
CUSTOMIZATIONS
Single DB Bent Over Row
LUNGE
These should be unweighted and alternating. This means you end up doing 6 per leg per round. These may be forward stepping, reverse stepping, or walking lunges. Make sure you take a long enough step each time that the front heel stays down, with the knee out, when the back knee lightly touches (or comes close). Keep the chest up and drive through the heel to stand completely between reps.
If you are unable to lunge, you may swap out single-leg, alternating toe touches (like a single leg deadlift with no weight) - or alternating step ups.
CUSTOMIZATIONS
Assisted Lunge
Step Ups
HANG POWER SNATCH
You will bring the dumbbell to the waist. Hinge forward slightly while keeping the chest up and belly tight. Keep the heels down and knees out - arm straight. Stand up hard and fast - shrug the shoulder - punch the working elbow out to the side to keep the dumbbell close to the body as it travels UP! From here you will either punch to lockout or punch to lockout WHILE punching yourself UNDER slightly. Get the bicep by the ear and stand completely with it still there to complete the rep!
Lower back to the waist and repeat until 4 reps are done. You will then switch to the other arm and do the same thing.
If you're struggling with this movement, you can do an eye-level DB/KB swing!
CUSTOMIZATIONS
Eye Level KB/DB Swing
Pull Ups
For managing the pressure of the core and pelvic floor during Early Pregnancy or later on in the Rebuilding stages of PP sub: strict pull ups or banded pull ups. To avoid any coning in the belly during 2nd/3rd Trimester or Rehab stage of PP, while hanging from the bar sub: Ring Rows, Bent Over Rows, Barbell Pull Ups Banded Lat Pull Downs, Banded Woodchop, Banded Lat Pull Downs, DB/KB Front Raises. Kipping Pull Ups should only be added back into the later stages of Rebuilding in PP once the rehab is complete and athlete shows proficiency in strict movements.
Lunge
If you have any pubic symphysis pain or SPD focus on keeping your pelvis neutral and your hips level. You could always do lighter weight, smaller step/less range of motion, or step up or forward instead of step back in the lunge lunge.
You can also try stepping laterally onto a stack of plates or something instead of stepping back or up, sometimes this helps create some control in managing the position of the pelvis. Feel free to sub a squat or goblet squat for the lunges.
DB Snatch
You can always choose a lighter weight or go from the hang position. If you're not comfortable going over head right now or find that you are coning during the movement sub KB SWINGS.