MENTAL TOUGHNESS – UB PULL

Intention: A big upper body A series, practicing chin up technique with a tempo bench press. Members will need to get their game on for the mental toughness B series as the AMRAP time increases and exercises are added.
Focus this week is even balanced feet and foot drive, use this in the goblet squats of B series

Prep: pec stretch, scap mobility, trap release, shoulder big 3, scap push up, scap pull up. Slow burpees, squats, deadbugs.

3 sets
A1) 10 sec eccentric chin ups x 3-5 – floor or band assisted
A2) DB bench press (neutral grip) x 8-10 @31X1

**coaches practice the floor assisted chin up to in the right position, feet can stay on the floor the whole time, use the legs to get back up, our focus is on the eccentric not the concentric load.

B) Mental toughness – AMRAP 3, 6 & 9 min (60sec rest between AMRAPS)

AMRAP 3

– Burpee x 5
– DB goblet squat x 5

rest 60

AMRAP 6

– Burpee x 5
– DB goblet squat x 5
– Double DB straight leg sit up x 5

rest 60

AMRAP 9

– Burpee x 5
– DB goblet squat x 5
– Double DB straight leg sit up x 5
– DB push press x 5