Back Squat
Warm Up
A. General (5 min)
2 rounds:
250 m easy Row
10 Air Squats
8 Cat-Cow
10 Scap Pull-Ups.
B. Specific - Wenning Warm-Up (8-10 min)
3 rounds, circuit, no rest between movements:
20 Tempo Air Squats (3 sec down, pause, no load)
20 Banded Good Mornings
20 Back Extensions
RPE 4 - a pump, not a burn.
Scaled: 2 rounds x 20.
Warm-up sets Back Squat:
5 @ RPE 4
3 @ RPE 5.5
2 @ RPE 6.
Force / Ability
Back Squat (deload)
Every 2:00 x 4 sets
5 Back Squats @ RPE 6.5-7 (fast, perfect reps; deload week)
Score: Weight
Scaled: Goblet Squat 4 x 8 @ RPE 6.
Cues: same depth every rep, controlled down, fast up.
WOD
For Time
800 m Run
60 Kettlebell Swings
400 m Run
60 Kettlebell Walking Lunges (goblet or racked)
800 m Run
Time cap 25 min
Rx (M / W): KB 24 / 16 kg
Scaled: KB 16 / 12 kg - 40 Swings - 40 Lunges - 600 / 300 / 600 m Run
Stimulus: Steady aerobic (RPE 7); swings in big sets, lunges in 10s, run conversational-plus. Aim 18-23 min.
Score: Time (or reps at cap)
Cool Down
Couch Stretch 1 min/side
Pigeon 1 min/side
Calf stretch 1 min
Zone 2
Zone 2 - 35 min Row
35 min continuous Row
Zone 2 - RPE 3-4
HR 60-70% max; nasal / conversational.
Score: Meters + Avg HR
