Mark Messer Mark Messer

Tuesday Oct 6th

Session 1

Warm up - 2 rounds of: couch stretch (30 sec each side) + 10 barbell power cleans + front rack stretch/lat stretch + 10 shoulder rolls + 2x10 seconds HS Hold + 5 bar facing burpees 

A) With a partner for time!

5 Rounds (1:1)

3 Power Clean 165/115#

10 Bar Facing Burpees

3 Power Clean 165/115#

Then,

500’ Handstand Walk (Broken into 2 x 25’ each set)

Then,

5 Rounds (1:1)

3 Power Clean 165/115#

10 Bar Facing Burpees

3 Power Clean 165/115#

B) Power Clean + Squat Clean

5x1 Work to a heavy single complex

Session 2

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

18/14 Calorie Ski Erg

12 Kettlebell Swings 53/35#

6 Strict Deficit HSPU (3.5/2”)

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Mark Messer Mark Messer

Monday October 5th

If you are only training once today, pick two things to do.

Warm up - hamstring smash (2 min each side), elevated pigeon (30 sec each side) then, 2 rounds of: couch stretch 30 seconds + 10 shoulder rolls + kip swings + ankle mobility + 15 air squats varying stance width.

A) Back Squat: Work to a Heavy 3x3 then drop to 60% of that and do a set of 20

B) Alternating Minutes x 20 minutes

Odd: 40 Second Bike Erg

Even: 1 Round of “Strict Cindy”

C)Every 2:00 x 10 Rounds

15 Wall Ball 20/14#

30 Double Unders

6/4 Bar Muscle Ups

D) For time:

1000m Run

1000m Row

100 GHD Sit Ups

1000m Row

1000m Run

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Mark Messer Mark Messer

Thursday October 1st

Warm up - crossover symmetry strength protocol, 2 rounds of: 10 shoulder rolls + 5 barbell bench + 5 strict pull ups

A) Speed Bench

10 x 3 reps @ 55-60%

w/60 seconds rest

B) 6 Rounds

AMRAP 2 minutes:

300m Run

Max Calorie Row w/time remaining

*Rest 1 minute between rounds

C) 5 Rounds (work rest 1.1 or alternate rounds with a partner)

15 KBS

30 Wall Ball 20/14#

15 KBS

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Mark Messer Mark Messer

Wednesday Sept 30th

Session 1

10 Rounds (work Rest 1:1)

12 CTB Pull Ups

12 YD Sled Push (+180/135)

12 Frog leg Hip Presses

Rest if needed

10 Rounds (work rest 1:1)

12 YD HSW

12 YD Sled Push (+180/135)

12 Weighted Hip Presses

Clean and Jerk Complex

1 Power Clean + 1 Clean + 1 Split Jerk

Work up to 5 heavy singles

Session 2

Banded Speed Deadlifts 

10 x 3 reps w60% + green band

*Looking for speed here.

4 Sets for quality:

5 Sotts Press (w/barbell in front rack)

10 Reverse Hyper

25 Hollow Rock

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Mark Messer Mark Messer

Tuesday 9/29

Warm up - pigeon stretch + couch stretch + lat/pec stretch (2 min each movement), 2 rounds of: 10 calorie bike hard + 10 shoulder rolls + 10 push ups + 20 air squats (feet together/narrow), then warm up pistols and HSPU

A) 10 Rounds

20/15 Calorie Bike Erg

5 Strict Pull Ups + 7 Strict HSPU + 10 Pistols

B) 5 Rounds (Every 5:00 min)

24 GHD Sit Ups

12 Bar Facing Burpees

6 Snatch R1) 135/75 R2) 155/95 R3) 185/115 R4) 205/135 R5) 225/155

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Monday Sept 28th

Monday

Session 1

Warm up - straddle hamstring stretch + kneeling quad stretch + spiderman stretch + ankle/calf mobility, 2 rounds of: 30 sec couch stretch + 15 air squats (varying stance width) + 10 shoulder rolls + 10 kip swings + 5 cossack squats (each side), 3 x 5 back squat warm up (w/light weight), then work up…

Back Squats

-Work up to a heavy set of 5 for the day

-Drop and do 2 x 5 reps @ 90% of that heavy 5.

5 Rounds (1:1)

15/12 Calorie Row

9 Thrusters 115/75#

7/5 Ring Muscle Ups

Session 1

Warm up - 

2 rounds of: 200m Run + 50 single unders + 10 shoulder rolls + 10 kip swings + 10 push ups 

Every 4:00 x 5 rounds 

50 Double Unders

25 TTB

15 DB Bench 70/40#

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Mark Messer Mark Messer

Thursday Sept 24th

Take your time to mobilize.

7 Rounds

200m Run

20/15 Calorie Bike Erg

200m Run

5 Muscle Ups

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