Workout of the day – Wednesday September 16th

Matt
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 - 20:00

Warm up

400m run, then 2 rounds of:
10 air squats
10 band pullaparts
10 band passthroughs
5 per side bottom up KB half kneeling presses
5 ring rows

Gymnastics - Muscle-up skills and capacity building

Spend 15 minute to practice the following with 3-4 sets of each. See videos for demos.

Ring support hold

Level 1:  hold 5-10 sec, possibly broken down into 3-4 consecutive sets, of banded ring support hold, or feet lightly supporting on the ground.
Level 2: no assist, accumulating 30 sec.

False-grip ring row / Pullup to sternum - 5 reps

Level 1: false-grip ring row - set the rings higher, to have your body at an incline with feet on the ground, and pull your chest to your hands.
Level 2: strict false-grip pullup from a full hang to sternum.

Dip progression - slow 3-5 sec negative dip

Level 1: band assisted or with feet lightly supporting on the ground.
level 2: unassisted.

Endurance

For time:
Run 5,000m

Track options:
Option 1: 10 laps around the block
Option 2: from the gym, get to 86th street and towards the Carl Schurz Park. Once at the Park, turn left and run 5 times back and forth between 89th and 84th street along the park (no street crossing). After the 5 runs, go one last time to 89th, then back to the gym.

Time cap: 30 min

UES strength

Warm Up

2 Rounds
5/leg Lunge to Rotation
10/leg Goblet Reverse Lunges
15 Russian KB Swings
5 Jump Squats

Back Squat 

11 sets x 3 reps @ 85%-90%
Goal: Begin at 85% of 1RM & increasing weight each set if possible

Back Squat Accessories

3-4 Rounds (20mins)
4/leg Barbell Back Rack Reverse Lunge @ 30%-40% todays weight
10 Barbell Hipthrust @ RPE 8/10
5 SLOW Double DB RDL @ RPE 8/10
10/leg Weighted Alternating V-Ups