Workout Wisdom #2
Five-Day Weekly Workout
This workout is brought to you courtesy of Brandon Huggins, an NCAA Division I strength and conditioning coach. For more information or customized workouts, please feel free to contact Brandon:
Brandon Huggins
Strength & Conditioning Coach/Owner
Top Athlete Training
IG: @thetopathlete
860-940-4530
Baseline Test
This is a good baseline test to perform before starting this five-day workout – or any workout program. Make sure to record your results and then every few weeks or once a month you can come back to the test and see how your results compare to the first time you did it so that you can track your gains.
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Max Push-ups until fatigue/rest 10 seconds, max push-ups to fatigue/rest 20 seconds/max pushups to fatigue (record all three numbers)
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Max Burpees in 60 seconds (no push-up)
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Remember to record your results and come back to this test occasionally to see how you are progressing.
Time to Work Out!
Below please find a five-day workout that you can perform each week, either taking the weekend off to recover or mixing in two off days per every five days you work out. For example, you could work out Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and take Tuesday and Thursday off. Or you could do Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday – or any variation with two off days mixed in.
Daily Nutritional Checklist:
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Snack
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Pre-Dinner
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Dinner
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Snack
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Drink 1-gallon Water
Daily Efficiency Checklist
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Skill Development
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Self Education
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Read
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Mediate
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Self Reflect
DAY 1 – STRENGTH
Don’t talk about it. Be about it!
Rise & Shine – Morning wake-up
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100 push-ups
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100 body-weight squats
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Afternoon Grind
Add weights if accessible and as needed
Round 1 x 2 sets
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Push-ups x 20-30
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Squats x 20-30
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T-Y Press x 20-30
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Round 2 x 2 sets
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Round 3 x 2 sets
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Round 4 x 2 sets
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Before Bed – 2 rounds
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DAY 2 – METABOLIC CONDITIONING
Slight Work
Rise & Shine – Morning wake-up
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100 T-Y Press
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100 Lunges
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Afternoon Grind
Add weights if accessible and as needed
Circuit - as many rounds as possible in 30 minutes
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- Power Jacks x 12
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Diaphragmatic Breathing
Before Bed – 2 rounds
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DAY 3 - Recovery
Just Getting Started
Rise & Shine – Morning wake-up
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100 Hip Thrusters
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100 Push-ups
Afternoon Grind
Add weights if accessible and as needed
Diaphragmatic Breathing
Hip Series – 2 rounds x 30 sec. each
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Crawling – 3 rounds x 30 sec. each
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Marching & Skipping – 3 rounds x 30 sec. each
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Forward/Backward marching
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Mobility – 3 rounds x 12 each
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Before Bed – 3 rounds
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DAY 4 - Performance
Be an Athlete
Rise & Shine – Morning wake-up
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Afternoon Grind
Add weights if accessible and as needed
Line Drills = 3 x 3 (12 sec. each) rest 6 sec. between each
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Hops
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2-foot forward/backward
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2-foot side to side
SIDE
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Steps
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2-foot forward/backward
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2-foot in/out
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Hops
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1-toot forward/backward
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1-foot side to side
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Forever Lunges – 2 rounds x 12 each
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Forward Lunge
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Skiers x 3 rounds
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Power Series
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Performance – five rounds
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Before Bed – x 10 each
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7-way hip series – up/down, forward, backward, forward/backward, forward circle, backward circle, bicycle
DAY 5 - Performance
‘Bout That Work
Rise & Shine – Morning wake-up
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Afternoon Grind
Add weights if accessible and as needed
ECCENTRICS – SLOW MOTION (10-second reps !!)
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Push-ups – 6 for 60 seconds
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Squats – 6 for 60 seconds
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Blackburns (YWTA) – 6 for 60 seconds (first four on video)
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Split Lunge – 6 each leg for 10 second hold each rep for 60 seconds
Isometerics - Holds (two rounds)
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Push-up hold x 15 seconds/rest 10 seconds/15 seconds
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Squat hold x 30 seconds
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Y-Handcuff hold x 40 seconds
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Concentric - Explosive
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Max Effort
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Max Push-ups
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Max Squats
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Max T-Y Press
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Before Bed – Diaphragmatic Breathing
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