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bodyweight training program b

intensity phase

week 1

  • split squats (pick the progression you are ready for)

    • Sets/Reps: 5/5

    • Challenge/support:

      • Sets 1-5: challenge* that allows you to execute the tempo indicated per set

        *as per Movement Mastery phases

    • Tempo:

      • Set 1: 1-1-1-1*

        • *1 second down - 1 second pause at the bottom - 1 second up - 1 second pause at the top

      • Set 2: 2-2-2-1

      • Set 3: 3-3-3-1

      • Set 4: 4-4-4-1

      • Set 5: 5-5-5-1

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

  • pull-ups (pick the progression you are ready for)

    • Sets/Reps: 5/5-4-3-2-1

    • Challenge/support:

      • Sets 1-5: 5RM (challenge* you can control for no more than 5 reps)

        *as per Movement Mastery phases

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

  • power burpees (pick the progression you are ready for)

    • Sets/Reps: 5/5

    • Challenge/support:

      • Set 1: 10RM (challenge* you can control for no more than 10 reps)

        • *as per Movement Mastery phases

      • Set 2: decrease support/increase challenge by one step compared to the previous set

      • Set 3: decrease support/increase challenge by one step compared to the previous set

      • Set 4: decrease support/increase challenge by one step compared to the previous set

      • Set 5: decrease support/increase challenge by one step compared to the previous set**

        • **If the full power burpee is achievable, jump vertically as high as possible each rep. Attempt to jump higher each set.

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

week 2

  • split squats

    • Sets/Reps: 5/5

    • Challenge/Support:

      • Sets 1-5: challenge* that allows you to execute the tempo indicated per set

        *as per Movement Mastery phases

    • Tempo:

      • Set 1: 2-2-2-1

      • Set 2: 3-3-3-1

      • Set 3: 4-4-4-1

      • Set 4: 5-5-5-1

      • Set 5: 5-5-5-1

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

  • pull-ups

    • Sets/Reps: 5/5-4-3-2-2

    • Challenge/support: same as week 1

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

  • power burpees

    • Sets/Reps: 5/5

    • Challenge/support:

      • Set 1: set 2 from the previous week

      • Set 2: set 3 from the previous week

      • Set 3: set 4 from the previous week

      • Set 4: set 5 from the previous week

      • Set 5: decrease support/increase challenge by one step compared to the previous set**

        • **If the full power burpee is achievable, jump vertically as high as possible each rep. Attempt to jump higher each set.

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

week 3

  • split squats

    • Sets/Reps: 5/5

    • Challenge/Support:

      • Sets 1-5: challenge* that allows you to execute the tempo indicated per set

        *as per Movement Mastery phases

    • Tempo:

      • Set 1: 3-3-3-1

      • Set 2: 4-4-4-1

      • Set 3: 5-5-5-1

      • Set 4: 5-5-5-1

      • Set 5: 5-5-5-1

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

  • pull-ups

    • Sets/Reps: 5/5-4-3-3-2

    • Challenge/support: same as week 1

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

  • power burpees

    • Sets/Reps: 5/5

    • Challenge/support:

      • Set 1: set 2 from the previous week

      • Set 2: set 3 from the previous week

      • Set 3: set 4 from the previous week

      • Set 4: set 5 from the previous week

      • Set 5: decrease support/increase challenge by one step compared to the previous set**

        • **If the full power burpee is achievable, jump vertically as high as possible each rep. Attempt to jump higher each set.

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

week 4

  • split squats

    • Sets/Reps: 5/5

    • Challenge/Support:

      • Sets 1-5: challenge* that allows you to execute the tempo indicated per set

        *as per Movement Mastery phases

    • Tempo:

      • Set 1: 4-4-4-1

      • Set 2: 5-5-5-1

      • Set 3: 5-5-5-1

      • Set 4: 5-5-5-1

      • Set 5: 5-5-5-1

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

  • pull-ups

    • Sets/Reps: 5/5-4-3-3-3

    • Challenge/support: same as week 1

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

  • power burpees

    • Sets/Reps: 5/5

    • Challenge/support:

      • Set 1: set 2 from the previous week

      • Set 2: set 3 from the previous week

      • Set 3: set 4 from the previous week

      • Set 4: set 5 from the previous week

      • Set 5: decrease support/increase challenge by one step compared to the previous set**

        • **If the full power burpee is achievable, jump vertically as high as possible each rep. Attempt to jump higher each set.

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

volume phase

week 5

  • split squats

    • Sets/Reps: 5/8

    • Challenge/Support:

      • Sets 1-5: challenge* that allows you to execute the tempo indicated per set

        *as per Movement Mastery phases

    • Tempo: same as week 1

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

  • pull-ups

    • Sets/Reps: 5/5-4-4-3-3

    • Challenge/support: same as week 1

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

  • power burpees

    • Sets/Reps: 8/5

    • Challenge/support: same as week 1

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

week 6

  • split squats

    • Sets/Reps: 5/8

    • Challenge/Support:

      • Sets 1-5: challenge* that allows you to execute the tempo indicated per set

        *as per Movement Mastery phases

    • Tempo: same as week 2

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

  • pull-ups

    • Sets/Reps: 5/5-4-4-4-3

    • Challenge/support: same as week 1

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

  • power burpees

    • Sets/Reps: 8/5

    • Challenge/support: same as week 2

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

week 7

  • split squats

    • Sets/Reps: 5/8

    • Challenge/Support:

      • Sets 1-5: challenge* that allows you to execute the tempo indicated per set

        *as per Movement Mastery phases

    • Tempo: same as week 3

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

  • pull-ups

    • Sets/Reps: 5/5-4-4-4-4

    • Challenge/support: same as week 1

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

  • power burpees

    • Sets/Reps: 8/5

    • Challenge/support: same as week 3

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

week 8

  • split squats

    • Sets/Reps: 5/8

    • Challenge/Support:

      • Sets 1-5: challenge* that allows you to execute the tempo indicated per set

        *as per Movement Mastery phases1

    • Tempo: same as week 4

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

  • pull-ups

    • Sets/Reps: 5/5-5-5-4-4

    • Challenge/support: same as week 1

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

  • power burpees

    • Sets/Reps: 8/5

    • Challenge/support: same as week 4

    • Rest between sets: as needed

    • Rest between exercises: as needed

density phase

week 9

  • split squats

    • Work/Rest Interval (in seconds): 15:45 each side

    • Reps Per Set: as many controlled reps as possible

    • Challenge/support: same as week 1

    • Total Reps: 40 each side

    • Total Intervals: as many as necessary to reach 40 reps each side

  • pull-ups

    • Interval: EMOM (every minute on the minute)

    • Reps per set: as many unbroken (not coming off the bar) reps as possible

    • Challenge/Support: same as week 1

    • Total Reps: 40

    • Total Intervals: as many as necessary to reach 40 reps

  • power burpees

    • Interval: EMOM (every minute on the minute)

    • Reps per set: 5

    • Challenge/support: same as week 1

    • Total Intervals: 8

week 10

  • split squats

    • Work/Rest Interval (in seconds): 20:40 each side

    • Reps Per Set: as many controlled reps as possible

    • Challenge/support: same as week 1

    • Total Reps: 40 each side

    • Total Intervals: as many as necessary to reach 40 reps each side

  • pull-ups

    • Interval: EMOM (every minute on the minute)

    • Reps per set: as many unbroken (not coming off the bar) reps as possible

    • Challenge/Support: same as week 1

    • Total Reps: 40

    • Total Intervals: as many as necessary to reach 40 reps

  • power burpees

    • Interval: EMOM (every minute on the minute)

    • Reps per set: 5

    • Challenge/support: same as week 2

    • Total Intervals: 8

week 11

  • split squats

    • Work/Rest Interval (in seconds): 30:30 each side

    • Reps Per Set: as many controlled reps as possible

    • Challenge/support: same as week 1

    • Total Reps: 40 each side

    • Total Intervals: as many as necessary to reach 40 reps each side

  • pull-ups

    • Interval: EMOM (every minute on the minute)

    • Reps per set: as many unbroken (not coming off the bar) reps as possible

    • Challenge/Support: same as week 1

    • Total Reps: 40

    • Total Intervals: as many as necessary to reach 40 reps

  • power burpees

    • Interval: EMOM (every minute on the minute)

    • Reps per set: 5

    • Challenge/support: same as week 3

    • Total Intervals: 8

week 12

  • split squats

    • Work/Rest Interval (in seconds): 40:20 each side

    • Reps Per Set: as many controlled reps as possible

    • Challenge/support: same as week 1

    • Total Reps: 40 each side

    • Total Intervals: as many as necessary to reach 40 reps each side

  • pull-ups

    • Interval: EMOM (every minute on the minute)

    • Reps per set: as many unbroken (not coming off the bar) reps as possible

    • Challenge/Support: same as week 1

    • Total Reps: 40

    • Total Intervals: as many as necessary to reach 40 reps

  • power burpees

    • Interval: EMOM (every minute on the minute)

    • Reps per set: 5

    • Challenge/support: same as week 4

    • Total Intervals: 8