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Muscle Up Progressions and a Bike HIIT Routine

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Accumulate 1 minute L-Sit, every time you break

  • 8 x Cable Pull Downs

Making use of the new cable/pully system. Sitting on Bench with bar grip at eye level, pull down to waist.

EMOM for 10 minutes

  • 5 x Russian Pushups
  • 2 x Archer Pullups (1 per side)

Every 3 minutes for 9 minutes

  • Max unbroken Pronated Grip Pullups (Chin Ups)

Finisher… Bike HIIT Routine

  • 6 x 15 sec work/60 sec rest
  • 6 x 30 sec work/60 sec rest
  • 1 x 45 sec work

Results: Used 70lbs for the Pulldowns Pullups 10-7-7. On my bike, used a baseline resistance of 18 for the HIIT routine.

TRX Core Work then Muscle Up Progressions and a Row

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4 rounds of

  • 3 x TRX Pike Press
  • 6 x TRX Mountain Climbers (r+l=1 rep)
  • Repeat for 3 sets

Then 3 rounds

  • 6 x Jumping Muscle Ups with Slow Descent

Then EMOM for 10 minutes alternate

  • Even Minute: 3-5 x Archer Pullup Left
  • Odd Minute: 3-5 x Archer Pullup Right

Finisher, for total Calories 8 rounds of

  • 30 seconds Row
  • 30 seconds Rest

Results: Only could manage 3 Archer Pullups per round. Row 80 calories… 10 per round.

Toes to Bar and Bench Press then 4 Tabatas

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Every 2 minutes for 6 minutes

  • 5 x Strict Toes to Bar
  • 6 x Bench Press @ 80-85%

Then for total reps 4 x 4 minute Barbell Tabatas (20 seconds work/10 seconds rest), do all 8 rounds of each exercise, rest 1 minute then move to the next (total of 19 minutes).

  • Tabata Deadlift 135lbs
  • Rest 1 minute
  • Tabata Hang Power Clean @ 95lbs
  • Rest 1 minute
  • Tabata Front Squat @ 65lbs
  • Rest 1 minute
  • Tabata Push Press @ 45lbs

Results: Bench @165lbs. Tabatas… 64-32-48-56 reps. Rested as long as it took to change weights, which I estimate to be ca. 2 min. since I had to pause the timer.

Front Squats then 30/10 Intervals

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Every 2 minutes for 10 minutes, work up to a heavy

  • 3 x Front Squat

Then a full body interval workout from heatherblackfit Instagram.

Using a single dumbbell, 4 rounds of 30 seconds work / 10 seconds rest…

  • Renegade Rows Left
  • Renegade Rows Right
  • Reverse Lunge plus Thruster L
  • Reverse Lunge plus Thruster R
  • Dumbbell Snatch L
  • Dumbbell Snatch R
  • Russian Twist
  • Rest 1 minute

Results: For the Front Squat got up to 200lbs (new 3RM!). Used a 16kg Dumbbell for the intervals and was questioning the choice of 16kg after the second round but finished anyway. Only 8 reps of Russian Twists in last round.

Weighted Pullups and Dips then a 30/30 TRX Complex

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3 rounds of

  • 6 x Weighted Pullup @ 10kg
  • Rest 1 minute
  • 8 x Weighted Dips @ 10kg
  • Rest 2 minutes

Then immediately following the last rest do one round of

  • 6 x Strict Pullups
  • Rest 1 min
  • 8 x Dips

Then 5 rounds of 30 second work, 30 second rest (25 minutes total)

  • TRX Pike Press
  • TRX Rear Foot Elevated Split Squat Left
  • TRX Pushup
  • TRX RFE Split Squat Right
  • TRX Tricep Extensions

Keep the TRX Straps at the same length throughout.

Results: I didn’t count the TRX stuff so just do it as best as possible. I kept the handles of the TRX at around knee high. For the split squats, I put my foot through both loops otherwise the strap dropped too low. Heavy TRICEP workout.