Ok, Spartans. You’re deep into your technique and precision training. Today, we work our pushing mechanics.

With today, we will be changing our sets and reps to mimic more of a repetitive phase, similar to Monday’s pulling work. Use your creativity today to manipulate the exercises to simulate some of the skills that you will see when you get to the Spartan Race Stadium Series race.

Warm-Up

Dynamic Warm Up

Main Set:

This workout is designed with 1 singular explosive exercise immediately followed by 3 supersets. Perform each exercise in superset once before doing the super set again.  The last superset is a HIIT burnout set.

Start with: 

Sled/ Plate/ Pancake Floor Push – 5 sets of 100 yards speedy (8 RPE) – What’s RPE?

• To perform this, place your pancake on a floor thats easy to slide along. With your hands on the sides of the pancake, focus on your glutes as you push along the ground, propelling the pancake forward.

Super set 1:

1-  Goblet Squat – 4 sets of 10 (8 PRE)

1-  Push Ups – 4 sets of 12 based on your skill level (8 PRE)

• Choose the push up variation (incline, floor level, decline) specific to your skill.
• Tip: Challenge yourself to stay off the knees. Instead, recover in a downward dog between each rep.

Super Set 2:

2-  Squat and Press – 4 sets of 12 (7 PRE)

• Intermediate: Try holding a pancake/ weight in each hand
• Advanced: Try holding one pancake or weight in one hand. You will need to perform this exercises for both sides 4 times.

2-  Step Ups – 4 sets of 12 (7 PRE)

• Tip: Where you hold your pancake will change the resistance placed on the body. Find a grip and positioning thats challenging for you.

Super Set 3: 

3-  Pancake Slams – 5 sets of 30 seconds with 20 seconds rest (PRE 8)

3-  Plank – 5 sets of 30 seconds with 20 seconds rest (PRE 8)

This last superset is a mini HIIT burnout round. Perform one set of slams and one set of planks in succession with 20 seconds rest in between each exercise.

Cool Down

Pull out your favorite Acumobility SPARTAN Ball or Acumobility SPARTAN Eclipse Roller. Spend anywhere from 30 seconds to 3 minutes on each muscle, depending on tightness.

Today, you will want to release your:

• Pecs (below the front of your shoulder socket)
• Calfs (lower leg)
• Hamstrings (back of upper leg)
• IT Band (outer hip to your outer knee)

A more advanced Spartan may also require a hip flexor releases just above your front hip bone.

Ready for tomorrow?

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