Mark Messer Mark Messer

Friday Jan 17th

ACTIVATION

Bergner Warm Up and whatever else you need to get ready for some OLY

STRENGTH

Snatch Complex Snatch (with pause at knee) + Snatch: Max (9 RPE)

Clean and Jerk Complex Clean (with pause at knee) + Clean + Jerk: Max (9 RPE)

Pick at least one below

Close Grip Bench Press 60% for 3 x 10

Strict Press (5 second eccentric) 90% of 5RM for 3 x 5

Pendlay Rows (paused on chest 1-2 sec) 60% for 3 x 10

CONDITIONING

4 Rounds

500 M Row

25 GHD SU

20 Alt Db Clean and jerk #50#35

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Mark Messer Mark Messer

Wednesday Jan 15th

ACTIVATION

2 Rounds
1:00 Min X Walks
15 Empty bar RDLs
20 TRX Knees to Elbows

STRENGTH

Hang Clean (below knee, 5 sec eccentric) 70% for 6 x 2

SS Bar Rear Leg Elevated Split Squats (5 sec eccentric all reps) 90% of 5RM for 3 x 5 each leg

Snatch Grip Deadlift (eccentric slower than concentric, stop 1 inch from ground) 90% of week 2 weight for 2 x 5

Hyperextensions with Barbell 3 x 10

CONDITIONING

EMOM for 10 Min

7 TTB

For Total Working Time

30 Burpees - 25 -20 -15 -10

10 DL#225#185 - 10 -10 -10 -10

20 WB#20#14 - 20 -20 -20 -20

2 Min rest after each round

COOL DOWN

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Mark Messer Mark Messer

Tuesday Jan 14th

ACTIVATION

4 Rounds

Ski 150 m

20 Box step ups

STRENGTH

Dumbbell or Kettlebell Push Press 90% of 5RM for 3 x 5

Wide Grip Bench Press (wider than normal comp grip) 80% for 5 x 5

Hang Snatch Grip High Pulls 60% for 3 x 8

CONDITIONING

AMRAP in 2 min

10 Thrusters

3 Muscle Ups

2 Min Rest

4 Rounds

SKILL

25 foot handstand walk with plate obstacle course

Every 2 min for 14 min

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Mark Messer Mark Messer

Monday Jan 13th

ACTIVATION

3 Rounds

5 Pull Ups

10 Air Squats

5 Walkout with spiderman and reach

STRENGTH

Hang Snatch (below knee, 5 sec eccentric) 70% for 6 x 2

Front Squat 90% of 3RM for 3 x 3

Unilateral RDLs 4 x 8 each leg (eccentric slower than concentric)

CONDITIONING

3 ROunds #vest 20/14

200 M Run

25 Pull Ups

20 Lunges

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Mark Messer Mark Messer

Saturday Jan 11th

ACTIVATION

Floss Shoulders
Row 5 Min
20 Empty Bar Low Hang Squat Clean Thrusters

STRENGTH

Back Squat with Belt 65% for 10 x 10

TRX Leg Curls 5 x 10

CONDITIONING

Bike 25 Cal

Power Snatch 25 #75#55

Thruster 25 #75#55

Bike 20 Cal

Power Snatch 20 #95#75

Thruster 20 #95#75

Bike 15 Cal

Power Snatch 15 #115#95

Thruster 15 #115#95

Bike 10 Cal

Power Snatch 10 #135#!15

Thruster 10 #135#115

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Mark Messer Mark Messer

Friday Jan 10th

ACTIVATION

2 Rounds

15 Scap Retractions

15 Bear Hug Squats

15 Strict Press

Then

Bergner Warm Up

STRENGTH

Snatch Complex 2 Snatches (with pause at knee) + 2 Snatches: Max (9 RPE)

Clean and Jerk Complex 2 Cleans (with pause at knee) + 2 Cleans + 1 Jerk: Max (9 RPE)

PICK 1 or 2 of the following

Close Grip Bench Press 60% for 5 x 10

Strict Press (5 sec eccentric) 5RM (8 RPE), then -10% for 2 x 5

Bentover Rows (paused on chest 1-2 sec) 63% for 5 x 10

CONDITIONING

AMRAP 4 Minutes
100′ HS Walk
30 Box Jump Overs 24/20″
Max Rep Alternating DB Snatch 50/35lbs in remaining time


Rest 2:00
AMRAP 4 Minutes
30 Box Jump Overs 24/20″
30 Alternating DB Snatch 50/35lbs
Max distance HS Walk in remaining time (5′ = 1 rep)


Rest 2:00
AMRAP 4 Minutes
30 Alternating DB Snatch 50/35lbs
100′ HS Walk
Max Rep Box Jump Overs 24/20″ in remaining time


Score is total reps.
You should have close to 2 minutes to work on the “max rep” movement each interval.

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