Mark Messer Mark Messer

Monday Sept 14

Warm up - couch stretch (30 sec each side) + spiderman stretch + squat hold, 2 rounds of: 20 air squats + 10 single leg touches (5 each leg) + ankle mobility + 10 kip swings

Back Squat

3 x 5 reps- Heavy Above 80 %

3 Rounds:

AMRAP 90 seconds

12/10 BMU

Max Reps Push Ups

Rest 90 seconds

AMRAP 90 seconds

8 Power Cleans 225/155#

Max Reps Push Ups

Rest 90 seconds

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Mark Messer Mark Messer

Thursday Sept 10th

Session 1

Warm up - couch stretch, ankle mobility, leg swings, 2 rounds: 10 air squats w/pause above parallel + 10 shoulder rolls + hamstring stretch + 10 barbell clean and jerk. Then, 200m Run + 5 power clean and jerk @ first weight + HSPU… roll into workout…

6 Sets:

AMRAP 2 minutes

200m Run

25 Foot HSW

Max Clean and Jerk w/time remaining (155/185/225) / (105/125/155) 

Session 2

Warm up - couch stretch + pigeon stretch + ankle mobility + cossack squat stretch, 2 rounds of: 15 air squats w/varying stance width and toe angle + 10 shoulder rolls + 5 barbell muscle snatch (slow) + 5 OHS w/barbell

Snatch

-Doubles up to 75%

-Then Work up to a heavy single for the day!  Take some good attempts at your heaviest weight! Don't be afraid to go for 3-5+ attempts.

Clean and Jerk

-Work up to a heavy single for the day in no more than 6-7 jumps.

Alternating Minutes x 14 minutes (6 sets of each)

Odd: 5 Bench Press 75%

Even: 20 Toes to Bar (don’t work here for more than :40)

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Mark Messer Mark Messer

Wednesday September 9th

Session 1

Warm up - Lat and pec stretch (2 min each arm), 2 rounds of: 10 calorie ski erg + 10 shoulder rolls + 10 kip swings + 5 bar facing burpees, then… 5 Bar MU

5 Rounds (Start a new round every 3:00)

15/12 Calorie Ski Erg

12 Bar Facing Burpees

9/7 Bar Muscle Ups

*If the clock catches up to you, just rest 1:00 after each round

4 sets for quality

15 Strict Ring Dips

10 DB Curls (Each arm)

Session 2

Warm up - crossover symmetry, 2 rounds of: 15 shoulder rolls + 15 air squats + 5 power snatch (light) 

5 Rounds

20/15 Calorie Row

20 GHD Sit Ups

5-4-3-2-1

Power Snatch (75% of your 1RM Snatch)

Split Jerk (From Blocks)

3,2,1,1,1,1,1

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Mark Messer Mark Messer

Tuesday Sept 8th

Session 1

For time: 2000m Row

*Every 2:00 complete 50’ HSWalk. 

Session 2

Warm up - couch stretch (1 min each side), pigeon stretch (30 sec), ankle mobility, cossack squat stretch (10 sec each side x 2), 2 rounds of: 15 air squats (varying stance width and toe angle) + 10 shoulder rolls + 10 barbell power cleans + 5 Front Squats

4 Sets:

1 Power Clean + 1 Squat Clean

*Working up in weight each set

2-3 More Sets:

1 Squat Clean

*Continue to work up in weight each set.

Front Squats

1,1,1,1,2

*Work up in weight each set to a heavy top double for the day.

5 Rounds 

20/15 Calorie Bike Erg

20 Air Squats

100m Hard Run

*Rest 1 minute between each round or start a new round every 3:00!

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Mark Messer Mark Messer

Monday September 6th

Monday

AM Session

Warm up - 21-15-9 Erg Calories + Air squats, 2 rounds of: 10 shoulder rolls + 7 HSPU + 5 strict pull ups…

31 Min AMRAP With a Partner

8 Thrusters #155#125

6 CTB PU

11 Box Jumps

While Partner runs 400 with #45#25 bumper

Cash out:

4 x 50 Sit Ups w/feet anchored. Rest as needed.

Or

Hero WOD “Nate”

20 Min AMRAP

2 Muscle Ups

4 HSPU

8 KBS #70#55

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