Mark Messer Mark Messer

Wednesday Sept 23rd

Session 1

Warm up - 2 rounds: couch stretch (30 sec) + hamstring stretch +15 air squats (varying stance width) + 10 single leg touches (5 each side) + 10 light barbell deadlifts, then 2 rounds of: 7 GHD + 7 Deadlifts + lat/pec stretch + calf/ankle stretch. 

3 Rounds for time

400m Run

40 GHD Sit Ups

7 Deadlifts 405/275

*Choose a weight that is heavy but you can do in no more than 2 sets on the DL.

Speed Bench

10 x 3 reps @ 55-60%

w/60 seconds rest

Session 2

Warm up - 20 shoulder rolls + lat/pec stretch + 10 kip swings, 2 rounds of: 10 calorie row + hamstring straddle stretch + squat hold + 5 burpee over rower + 10 muscle snatch (barbell). 

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

15/12 Calorie Row

12 Burpees Over Rower

9 Muscle Snatch 115/75#

If it takes you longer than 2:30 just rest a min between rounds

Alternating Minutes x 10 minutes

Odd: 3 Strict Press

Even 20 TTB

80% of 1RM strict press for this.

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Mark Messer Mark Messer

Tuesday Sept 22nd

Warm up - 2 rounds of: 30 sec couch stretch (each side) + 10 shoulder rolls + 8 push up into down facing dog stretch + 8 single arm db strict press (each arm) + 10 kip swings, then 2 rounds of: 25 Du’s + 10 shoulder to OH + 5 strict pull ups + calf/ankle stretch

Every 3:00 x 12 minutes (4 sets)

75 Double Unders

10 Shoulder to Overhead 185/125#

10 Chest to Bar Pull Ups

Rest until 20:00 mark

Every 3:00 x 12 minutes (4 sets)

50 Double Unders

15 Strict HSPU

15 Mid Back Rows (cable or barbell )

Cash out

3 x Max reps Shoulder Saver Pad bench press @ 75% of max bench

3 x 15 Bar Dips

Session 2

PM Session

Warm up - shoulder rolls + couch stretch (30 sec each side) + pigeon stretch + ankle mobility, 2 rounds of: 15 air squats + 10 single leg touches (5 each leg) + 10 barbell power cleans w/stretch.

Power Clean

-Work up to a heavy set of 3 touch and go

After this heavy set of 3, continue to work up to a heavy but manageable single then 5x1 at that weight.

EMOM x 10 minutes

2 reps Touch and Go @ 80% of your best single for the day today.  work on your pull and your footwork here .

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Mark Messer Mark Messer

Monday Sept 22nd

Session 1

PM Session

Warm up - 2 rounds of: 10 shoulder rolls + 10 air squats (narrow to wide) + ankle mobility + 5 barbell muscle snatch + 5 barbell OHS, then warm up w/barbell.

A) Snatch Waves

Each wave is for time:

4-3-2 reps

Rest as needed

3-2-1 reps

Rest as needed

2-1-1 reps

Wave 1 (62-75%), Wave 2 (75-85%), Wave 3 (80-87%)

B) For time:

20-18-16-14-12

Ski Erg Calories

GHD Sit Ups

Session 2

Warm up - 2 rounds of: 30 second couch stretch + 15 air squats (varying stance width) + 10 single leg touches (each side) + 10 shoulder rolls

A) Back Squats

-Work up to a heavy set of 3 for the day

-Then drop and do 1 x max reps @ 82% of your 1RM Back squat

B) AMRAP 20 minutes

30’ OH Walking Lunge 95/65# Barbell

9 Bar Facing Burpees

6 Bar Muscle Ups

*Rest 1 minute between each round

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Mark Messer Mark Messer

Thursday Sept 17th

A) 7 Rounds 

AMRAP 2 minutes

20/15 Calorie Row

Max Calorie Bike Erg w/time remaining 

1 Min rest

B) Front Squat 4x1 (Heavy) + 12 Leg Curls

C) 5 Rounds (Starting a new round every 5:00)

4 Muscle Ups

8 Parallete HSPU

200m Run

2 Clean and Jerk - Start at 70% and take 5 jumps to your best for the day.

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Mark Messer Mark Messer

Wednesday Sept 16th

Warm up - 2 rounds of: couch stretch (30 sec each) + 6 cossack squats (3 each side w/ a 3-5 second stretch) + 10 single leg touches (5 each leg) + 50 single unders + 7 deadlifts (warm up) + 5 bar facing burpees…

A) 5 Rounds (1:1 Rest after each round)

30 Cal Ski

15 Bar Facing Burpees

5 Deadlifts (Increase the weight each round on the deadlift!)

Male

225/275/315/365/405

Female

155/185/205/245/265

B) 4 x 10 Double Dumbbell bent over rows

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Mark Messer Mark Messer

Tuesday Sept 15th

Warm up - Couch stretch (30 seconds each) + worlds greatest stretch + lat/pec stretch, 2 rounds of: 10 calorie bike erg + 10 air squats w/pause above parallel + 10 shoulder rolls + 10 shoulder to overhead + 10 kip swings.

5 Rounds

AMRAP 2 minutes

24/20 Calorie Bike Erg

8 Push Press 185/125#

Max Toes to Bar with time remaining.

*Rest 1 minute between rounds.

3 Rounds

50’ HSW

5 Squat Snatch 185/125#

Rest 1:1

3 Rounds

50’ HSW

3 Squat Snatch 225/155#

Rest 1:1

3 Rounds

50’ HSW

1 Squat Snatch 245/165

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