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Accessory Work For Functional Fitness: Bulletproof Body
Accessory Work For Functional Fitness: Bulletproof Body
12 Weeks
3 Sessions Per Week
30 Minutes Per Session
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ABBREVIATIONS
FAQs
Q:Abbreviation
Who is the program designed for?
Name
A: This program is for CrossFit athletes, whether their goal is general fitness (or) to compete in CrossFit Competitions.
BB Barbell
Q: When should this program be completed?
DB Dumbbell
A: This program is designed be completed after your normal training, whether it be a CrossFit class or Competitor’s
KB
programming. If you plan on doing it beforeKettlebell
you normal training, due to scheduling or time constraints, make sure to get a
general, full body warm-up in before jumping into the workouts. The workouts assume you are already warm.
ME Max Effort
Q: Is this program meant to be a replacement or supplemental / add-on?
UB Unbroken [in a single set]
A: It could be either. However, you should be completing at least two CrossFit style workouts per week in additional to the
BULLETPROOF BODY. This program is meant to be a compliment to CrossFit to counter its weaknesses – therefore it can’t
EMOM Every Minute On the Minute
work as a compliment unless you do CrossFit. Yet, within these parameters, there are freedoms.
For example, if you normally do CrossFit five days per week, you could back it down to three, completing two days of this
AMRAP
program as a replacement to your CrossFitAs ManyandRounds/Reps
workouts AsdayPossible
then complete the third during a recovery day. Or, you could
keep doing four to five days per week of CrossFit and do the BULLETPROOF BODY workouts after class. You will just want to
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monitor because2total
Minutes
volume (work) will be higher.
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with this program?
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what you of theislagging
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whereincluding muscle groups,
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to do more]
positions and ranges of motion. The goal is to improve muscular strength and elasticity, tendon + joint resiliency and overall
@31x2There will be countless micro-adaptations
mobility. Tempothroughout
[3s lower,various1s pause,
systems in theeXplode
body, which up,
will be2s pause]
collectively
represented in three categories of improvement: regrow, restore and refresh.
@5220 Tempo [5s lower, 2s pause, 2s raise, no pause]
Q: Will this program make me better at CrossFit?
Note: Abbreviations for tempos always starts on the eccentric (lowering) phase of the lift. Some
A: Yes. But, it is important to remember the difference between building an engine (adaptation) and going fast (optimization).
lifts, like squats, start with the lowering phase. Other lifts, like deadlifts, start with the raising
It is likely that during and immediately after this program your CrossFit-specific capacity may or may not be better.
phase. Therefore,
Nevertheless, a tempo
the work has been putofin@31x1 for deadlift
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you to get up to speed – but when you do – you won’t breakdown.
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ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviation Name
BB Barbell
DB Dumbbell
KB Kettlebell
ME Max Effort
UB Unbroken [in a single set]
EMOM Every Minute On the Minute
AMRAP As Many Rounds/Reps As Possible
E2M Every 2 Minutes
RM Rep Max [most you can do in a set]
AMRAP-2-3 Stop 2-3 reps from failure
@31x2 Tempo [3s lower, 1s pause, eXplode up, 2s pause]
@5220 Tempo [5s lower, 2s pause, 2s raise, no pause]
Note: Abbreviations for tempos always starts on the eccentric (lowering) phase of the lift. Some
lifts, like squats, start with the lowering phase. Other lifts, like deadlifts, start with the raising
phase. Therefore, a tempo of @31x1 for deadlift means eXplode up, 1s pause at lockout, 3s lower,
1s pause at the ground.
E. MIDLINE
Banded Cross Body Chop
(3x15 per side) @30x0
E. SHOULDER HEALTH
Dead Hang: Accumulate 3:00
C. HINGE C. MIDLINE
C. PRESS
EMOM 4 E4M x 4 Sets:
Double DB Seated Press
-25s Tabletop Glute Bridge -50m UB KB Suitcase Carry (L)
(5x3) As Heavy As Possible
-ME L-Sit (or) Tuck Hold
*do not allow yourself to arch*
D. PULL -50m UB KB Suitcase Carry (R)
Rope Pull-Ups (5 x AMRAP-1) -ME L-Sit (or) Tuck Hold
D. MIDLINE
*if unable to get at least five *use tuck hold if L-Sit is <10s*
Palov Press (90s per side)
reps, add a band assist* *move slowly through reps*
*full rest between sets* *purpose is for anti-rotational
musculature, not your arms*
E. PULL *one set per side, rest between*
Accumulate 120 Reps of…
-Supinated Barbell Curls E. SHOUDLER HEALTH
*use empty bar Banded External Rotations:
Accumulate 75 Reps per arm