Bodyweight Training Plan: Day 19 - Power
Fridays are for power. Today is about challenging yourself, Spartan. Try a new modification for your perfected power exercises and focus on the explosiveness with each motion. By decreasing our repetitions, we are maximizing the energy used to gain new heights with each jump.
Workout
Perform this workout as 1 large super-set done 3 times.
Circuit:
Jump Rope/ Jumping Jacks – 4×1 min (7-8 RPE)
Squat Jumps – 4×8 (7-8 RPE) Challenge: Try a 180 degree turn while in the air. Make sure to alternate directions. Power Push Ups – 4× 8 (7-8 RPE) Challenge: Have you been able to work a clap in as you push of the floor? Alternating Lunge Jumps – 4×8 (7-8 RPE) Challenge: Add a scissors switch at the top. You will perform a full set on one leg before moving on to the other. Broad Jumps – 4×8 (7-8 RPE) Challenge: Perform the jump from a low box
Lateral Ape Walks – 4×8 (7-8 RPE)
Kneeling Jumps – 4×8 (7-8 RPE)
- Starting in a double kneeling position, forcefully swing your arms and pull your knees in to your chest. Your goal is to land on your feet. Not quite there yet? Try a tuck jump.
Challenge: Once you land on your feet, immediately jump to a box. Knee Drives on Bench – 4×8 (7-8 RPE)
Jumping Pull Ups – 4×8 (7-8 RPE)
Burpees – 4×8 (7-8 RPE) Challenge: Combine the Burpees and the Pull Ups.
Cool Down
Foam Roll any muscles you feel excessive soreness or tightness
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Ready for tomorrow?
Bodyweight Training Plan: Day 20