Daily Workouts – August 2023
Before Getting Started
August
8/31/23
Quadrusaurus Flex
1A | Goblet Squat | 2 x 10 |
1B | Kettlebell Swing | 2 x 10 |
2A | Front Squat | 5 x 8 @ 60 – 70% |
2B | Box Jump | 5 x 3 |
3A | Walking Lunges | 3 x 12e |
3B | RDL | 3 x 8 |
4A | Scissor Jumps | 4 x 5e |
4B | Med Ball Seated Twist | 4 x 15e |
8/30/23
100s
- 10 100s (45 sec rest in between)
- 3 Minute Rest
- 10 100s (45 sec rest in between)
8/29/23
Work Day
1A | Kettlebell Swing | 2 x 12 |
1B | Med Ball Slam | 2 x 12 |
2A | Hang Power Snatch | 5 x 3 @ 65 – 75% |
2B | Box Jumps | 5 x 3 |
3A | Bulgarian Split Squat | 4 x 5e |
3B | One Arm Row | 4 x 8e |
4A | Push-Ups | 3 x 20 |
4B | Sit-Ups | 3 x 20 |
4C | Plank | 3 x 45 seconds |
8/28/23
Power of Four
4 Rounds Of:
- Deadlift Bodyweight x 4
- Bench Press Bodyweight x 4
- Pullups x 4
- 400 Meter Run
Scale as Needed
8/25/23
Get Swole Friday: Delt Destruction
1 | Big 30 | 2 x 30 (light) |
2A | Barbell Overhead Press | 4 x 8 |
2B | Barbell Upright Row | 4 x 8 |
3A | DB Side Raise | 3 x 15 |
3B | DB Front Raise | 3 x 15 |
3C | DB Rear Delt Fly | 3 x 15 |
4A | Arnold Press | 3 x 10 |
4B | Face Pull | 3 x 15 |
4C | Overhead Shrug | 3 x 10 |
8/24/23
Tempo Triples
1 | Overhead Squat (light) | 3 x 5 |
2 | Trap Bar Deadlift | 4 x 3 @ 70 |
3 | Back Squat* | 3 @ 60, 3 @ 70, 2 x 3 @ 75 |
Back Squat* | 6 x 3 @ 80 | |
4A | DB RDL | 3 x 8 |
4B | DB Shrugs | 3 x 10 |
4C | Bulgarian Split Squat | 3 x 5e |
*1 Minute Rest Between Each Set
This rep scheme is VERY challenging. You could dial all sets back to 75% and still get a great workout.
8/23/23
13 to 1
13 Reps of each of the following… then 12 reps… continuing down to 1 rep of each.
- Pull-Ups
- Kettlebell Swings
- Bodyweight Squats
- Sit-Ups
8/22/23
Bench Ladder
1A | Bench Press | 3 x 1, 2, 3 @ 75% |
1B | Pull-Ups | 3 x 8 |
2A | Bench Press | 3 x 4, 5, 5 @ 75% |
2B | One Arm Row | 3 x 8e |
3A | Bench Press | 3 x 4, 3, 2 @ 75% |
3B | Face Pull | 3 x 15 |
4A | Bench Press | 1 x 1 @ 75% |
4B | DB Shrugs | 1 x 30 |
8/21/23
Challenge Monday
AMRAP in 20 Minutes of:
- Deadlift 185 x 5
- Walking Lunges x 20 yards
- 100-yard sprint
*Modify Deadlift weight as necessary. Make sure form is first priority!!!
8/18/23
Get Swole Friday – Furious Fives Edition
1A | Bench Press* | 5 x 5 @ 70 – 75% |
1B | One Arm Row | 5 x 5 |
2A | Overhead Press | 5 x 5 |
2B | Pull-Ups | 5 x 5 |
3A | Barbell Curls | 5 x 5 |
3B | Skull Crushers | 5 x 5 |
4A | Wrist Curls | 5 x 25 |
4B | Crunches | 5 x 25 |
4C | DB Shrugs | 5 x 25 |
*Warm-Up Sets as Needed
8/17/23
Power Up Thursday
1A | Med Ball Cannonballs | 3 x 8 |
1B | Med Ball Slams | 3 x 8 |
2A | Kettlebell Swings | 3 x 12 |
2B | Box Jumps | 3 x 5 |
3 | Power Clean* | 5 x 3 @ 70 – 80% |
4 | Speed Squat | 6 x 3 @ 65 – 75% |
5A | Scissor Jumps | 4 x 5e |
5B | Sit-up and Throw | 4 x 10 |
*Include Warm-up Sets as Needed
8/16/23
10s and 20s
Short Burst, High Intensity “Cardio”
- 10 x 10-yard Sprints (10 seconds rest between reps)
- 10 x 20-yard Sprints (20 seconds rest between reps)
3 Minute Rest
- 10 x 10-yard Sprints (10 seconds rest between reps)
- 10 x 20-yard Sprints (20 seconds rest between reps)
8/15/23
Tuesday Triples
1 | Deadlifts | 5 x 6, 3, 3, 3, 3 @ 70 – 80% |
2 | Front Squat | 5 x 5, 3, 3, 3, 3 @ 70 – 80% |
3A | Barbell RDL | 3 x 8 |
3B | EZ Bar Curls | 3 x 10 |
3C | Lateral Raise | 3 x 12 |
4A | Skull Crushers | 3 x 10 |
4B | Face Pulls | 3 x 12 |
4C | DB Hammer Curl | 3 x 10 |
8/14/23
Pump and Run
The Challenge is to do 100 Reps of Bench Press.
Use 55% of your max and perform a set of Bench Press.
After each set of Bench, run 400m.
Continue until you’ve completed 100 Reps.
8/11/23
Get Swole Friday – Beach Edition
1A | Push-Up w/ Rotation | 2 x 6e |
1B | Crunches | 2 x 25 |
2A | DB Floor Press | 4 x 12 |
2B | One Arm Row | 4 x 8e |
3A | DB Z Press | 3 x 8 |
3B | DB Lateral Raise | 3 x 12 |
4A | DB Curl | 4 x 15 |
4B | Tricep Dips (Use a Cooler or Bench) | 4 x 15 |
8/10/23
Sandy Supersets
1 | Beach Jog | 15 minutes |
2A | DB Goblet Squats | 3 x 15 |
2B | DB Russian Twists | 3 x 10e |
3A | DB Lunges | 3 x 12e |
3B | Plank to Push-up | 3 x 10 |
4A | Single Leg Deadlift | 3 x 8e |
4B | Mountain Climbers | 3 x 15e |
4C | Glute Bridge | 3 x 15 |
4D | V-Up | 3 x 12 |
8/9/23
Active Recovery
Take tomorrow as an active recovery day. Here is one of my favorite yoga videos on Youtube that is great for working on the lower body and hips.
8/8/23
Suns Out Guns Out
1A | DB Shoulder Press | 4 x 8 |
1B | DB Upright Row | 4 x 8 |
2A | DB Floor Press | 3 x 12 |
2B | Situps | 3 x 20 |
3A | DB Lateral Raise | 3 x 12 |
3B | DB Rear Delt | 3 x 12 |
4A | Hammer Curl | 4 x 8 |
4B | DB Skull Crusher | 4 x 8 |
8/7/23
Dumbbells and Sand Day 1
Brought my PowerBlocks to the beach! Nothing heavy this week, just a great pump to get the day started every day!
1A | Goblet Squat | 3 x 12 |
1B | DB RDL | 3 x 8 |
2A | Single Arm DB Snatch | 3 x 8e |
2B | Crunches | 3 x 25 |
3A | DB Walking Lunge | 3 x 10e |
3B | Lateral Bridges | 3 x 12e |
4A | Single Arm Farmer’s Walk | 3 x 25 yd |
4B | Single Arm Shrug | 3 x 20e |
8/4/23
Get Swole Friday
1A | Renegade Rows w/Pushups | 2 x 8e |
1B | Medicine Ball Slams | 2 x 10 |
2A | DB Incline | 4 x 8 |
2B | Barbell Bent Over Rows | 4 x 8 |
3A | Cable Crossover Flys | 3 x 12 |
3B | Band Face Pulls | 3 x 12 |
4A | Hammer Curls | 4 x 10 |
4B | Tricep Pushdowns | 4 x 10 |
4C | Weighted Crunches | 4 x 25 |
8/3/23
Lord of the Lifts: Return of the Squat
1A | Pistol Squat | 3 x 5e |
1B | Kettlebell Swings | 3 x 12 |
2 | Front Squat | 4 x 6 @ 65 – 75% |
3A | Lateral Lunges | 3 x 10e |
3B | Single Leg RDL | 3 x 8e |
4A | Goblet Squats | 3 x 15 |
4B | Calf Raises | 3 x 20 |
4C | Farmer’s Walk | 3 x 50 yards |
8/2/23
110s
- 110 Yard Sprints x 20 (45 seconds rest between each rep)
This was the standard conditioning test that I used with football players before Catapult completely changed how I approached summer conditioning.
If you want to really challenge yourself – here were the times to make by position:
- Skill (WR, CB, RB) 15 seconds
- Combo (QB, TE, LB) 17 seconds
- Big (OL, DL) 19 seconds
8/1/23
Quads of Fury
1 | Back Squat | 4 x 6 @ 65 – 75% |
2A | Deadlift | 4 x 8 @ 65 – 70% |
2B | Box Jump | 4 x 5 |
3A | Bulgarian Split Squat | 4 x 8e |
3B | RDL | 3 x 8 |
5A | Glute Bridge | 3 x 15 |
5B | Floor Slider Leg Curl | 3 x 8 |
5C | Calf Raise | 3 x 20 |