Workout of the Day 31 May 2016

TRAINING NOTE:  This month is “Jacked June.”  The focus this month will be on developing your gross strength in the Deadlift and Squat.  All of our strength work will be either a Deadlift, Back Squat, or Front Squat.  The Overhead Squat will be addressed later.  For athletes who come 3 times a week, you will train each of these lifts, on different days, throughout the week.  For example:  If you attend class on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, you would perform Deadlifts on Monday, Back Squats on Wednesday, and Front Squats on Friday.  The goal is to perform all three of the lifts during the week.  Athletes who attend class 4 times a week will train the deadlift twice a week, and the other two days will be front and back squats (Deadlift, Back Squat, Front Squat—-Break—–Deadlift for example).  Week 1 will be a week of “refamiliarization” and reinforcement of your lifting technique and baseline strength.  As the weeks progress, and depending on where you are in your athlete development, we will perform more complex training methods.  The goal is to get you stronger.
Because this will be a strength biased month, the METCONs will be shorter in duration.  Shorter METCONs will enable you to maintain a reasonably high level of intensity.

Just like consistency with your pull up and muscle up work has paid off in May, consistency with training the Deadlift and Squats will pay off this month.