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Monday, April 4
*note: if you wish (or) if you’re schedule permits, complete the powerlifting and run work as two separate sessions
Move Through…
-4:00 AirBike @ Easy Pace
-ZOAR Run Warm-Up
-4:00 Shuttle Runs @ Easy Pace
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A. Back Squat (4 x 8-10) 70%
B. Hand-Release Deadlift (4 x 6-8) 72%
C. Bench Press (4 x 8-10) 72%
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12-15 Rounds
-0:45 Run @ 12:00 Test Pace
-0:45 Recovery Walk
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Move Through…
-400m Walk
-400m Jog
-400m Walk with Breath Sync
–Hip Flexor Mobility Checklist
Tuesday, April 5
1k Row @ Warm-Up Pace
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A1. Supinated Scap Pull-Ups (3 x 12)
*supinated means palms facing you
A2. Prone Shoulder CARs (3 x 5ea)
B1. Rope Pull to Stand (3 x 3)
B2. Strict Knees-to-Elbows (3 x 5)
C. Rope Climbs – for speed & quality (1.1.1) rest 30s
D. Legless Rope Climb (5:00 Unfatigued Practice)
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4 Sets: (rest 3:00 b/w)
AMRAP 3:00
-1 Rope Climb 15ft
-2 x 25ft Sandbag Bear Hug Carry* 150/100lb
-8 Box Jump Over, Step Down 24/20″
*sub a heavy farmers carry (e.g. 70/50lb per Hand)
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Sumo Stance Sandbag Good Morning (3 x 10-12) 150/100lb
*sub a barbell good morning
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2 Rounds @ Relaxed Pace
-0:45 Glute Med Stretch (L)
-0:45 Row; nasal
-0:45 Glute Med Stretch (R)
-0:45 AirBike; nasal
Wednesday, April 6
EMOM 9
1) 45s Ski @ Smooth Pace (sub AirBike)
2) 40s Up-Dog to Down-Dog Pulses
3) 20s Elevated Cat Pose + 20s Finger-Facing Wrist Stretch
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Inversion Silos
Silo 1: Unable to Handstand Walk 10ft Consistently
A1. Wall Walk + 8s Overhead Opener (4 Sets) rest 20-30s
A2. DB Z-Press (4 x 6) @30×0 – light
B. EMOM 5: 2 Wall Walk – AFAP
*count your steps – goal is 4 up, 3 down
C. Weight Shifts; Heels-to-Wall (3 x 8ea)
D. [6-8:00 Clock]
Handstand Walk Attempts; unfatigued practice
Silo 2: Able to Handstand Walk 10-25ft Consistently
A. Wall Walk + 8s Overhead Opener (4 Sets) rest 20-30s
B. Wall Walk (4 x 3) AFAP
*count your steps – goal is 4 up, 3 down
C. Shoulder Taps; Heels-to-Wall (4 x 8ea)
D. Lateral Wall Walk (3 x 5ft / way)
E. [6-8:00 Clock] Unfatigued Handstand Walk Attempts
Silo 3: Able to Handstand Walk >25ft Consistently
A. Wall Walk + 8s Overhead Opener (3 Sets) rest 20-30s
B. Wall Walk (3 x 3) AFAP – rest 30s b/w
*count your steps – goal is 4 up, 3 down
C. Shoulder Taps; Heels-to-Wall (2 x 8ea)
D. [5:00 Clock] Find Max Handstand Static Hold in 4x4ft Box
E. 6 Rounds for Time
-11/9 Calorie Row
-25ft Handstand Walk
-Rest 30s-
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A. Squat Clean + 3 Push Jerks
(3 Sets) 65% of Jerk
(2 Sets) 70% of Jerk
(1 Set) 75% of Jerk
B. Front Squat (4 x 4) 72-74%
C. For Time // 21-15-9
–Hang Power Snatch 65/45lb
-Toes-to-Bar
*50 Double Unders after each set
D. Couch Stretch (2 x 2:00 / side)
Thursday, April 7
(recovery)
Accumulate 35-50 minutes at a Zone 2 Heart Rate
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Banded Shoulder Health Routine
Friday, April 8
B. Snatch Strength
E2M x 3 Sets: 1.1.1 Squat Snatch @ 73%
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E2M x 3 Sets: 1.1 Snatch @ 77%
Coach’s Notes: Remember, 1.1 is a notation for a cluster set. It means you do a single rep, drop the bar and reset, then perform the next rep. This encourages the highest quality work and the most consistent technique rep over rep.
C. Overhead Squat (3 x 4-6) @41×1
*perform using the weight from the last barbell
D. E4M x 4 Sets:
-5 Muscle-Ups*
-8 Front Rack Alternating Reverse Lunge 115/85lb
-8 Bar-Facing Burpees
-Max Calorie Row, Until 2:00 Mark
*alternate bar & rings each set
Coach’s Notes: The goal of these sets is to pace each in a way that it allow you to improve your score (row calories) each set. If this means breaking the Muscle-Ups or moving to a sustainable burpee technique in the first sets, please do so.
E. Every 90s x 5 Sets: 16s AirBike Sprint @ Max Effort
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-5:00 AirBike @ Recovery Pace
–Foam Roller Routine
Saturday, April 9
The MASH
2 Rounds
-0:30 90-90 Hip Rotations
-1:00 Row; nasal
-0:30 Kneeling Overhead Plank
-1:00 AirBike; nasal
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Back Squat (4 x 5) 78%
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AMRAP 6:00
-6 Shuttle Run (2x25ft)
-12 Wall Ball 20/14lb to 10/9ft
(Rest 4:00)
AMRAP 6:00
-9 DB Power Clean 50/35lb per Hand
-3 HSPU; 3.5/2″ Deficit
(Rest 4:00)
AMRAP 6:00
-9/7 Calorie Row
-1 Rope Climb 15ft
(Rest 4:00)
AMRAP 6:00
-6 Shuttle Run (2x25ft)
-9/7 Calorie Row
*score is total completed rounds in all four parts combined
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5-10min Cyclical Cooldown
5-10min Self-Directed Mobility
Sunday, April 10
(Rest Day)
Complete the ZOAR Fitness Rest Day Protocol.
The Whiteboard
Ask Questions. Record Results. Share Wins. Talk Trash.

Just wrapped wed workouts. My first Protocol day!
Feeling really good and like my health is as important as my “competitive fitness”.
Handstand 20 seconds with STEPS TAKEN but I stayed In the box.
Silo 3 : 6rft 11 cals 25 hs walk :30 rest – 9:04
Clean + 3 jerks 190/205/215
Front squats – 260/260/265/270
My wrist is coming back from some strain and this was pretty significant mileage so I tabled the second metcon.
1) 4+2
2) 6
3) 6
4) 3+6
19 rounds + 8 reps
That was really cool! Shuttle runs were very exposing 😅