Some wise words from Strength and Conditioning guru Rafael Ruiz. Make sure to follow his gym 1Forty-Four1 on Facebook
“As a Performance Coach preparing athletes for sports specific and/or real world application, I’m disheartened by watching 1/2 ass’n reps because you’re tired or just trying to reach a certain # in an arbitrary rep scheme. 99 out of 100 times, this common practice will cause a lot more harm than good. A ball doesn’t slow down according to your effort, a bullet doesn’t scale down and that’s great that you finished your reps & sets, but the play was over :10 ago and you never got into position to even think about making a play!”
-Rafael Ruiz
Amateur
Squat 3×5 (add 5 lb to last workout)
Bench 3×5 (add 2.5 lb to last workout)
then…
Complete 6 rounds:
One Arm KB Walking Lunge w/ 1 pood – 10 yards (alternate hands each round)
Sprint 60 yards
*Rest 60 seconds between rounds
Collegiate
Press 5 @ 70%, 5 @ 75%, 5 @ 80% of 1 RM from Monday
then…
Religion
Complete 5 rounds:
Squat – Max Reps
Burpee Box Jumps 20″ – 7 reps
*If under a body weight of 225 lb, use a weight of 225 lb. If body weight is over 225 lb, put your body weight on the bar.