Week 3 · Session A · Hinge, Push & Pull

One heavy hinge, one single-leg lift, a push and a pull, and the groin work that keeps a weekend player in the lineup. Joint-friendly on purpose — no barbell on the back, nothing to failure.

This week

Build. The hardest week of the first half, and still nothing goes to failure.

  1. 01Warm-Up
  2. 02Hinge Strength
  3. 03Single-Leg & Groin
  4. 04Push & Pull
  5. 05Trunk & Carry
  6. 06Cool-Down
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Warm-up · 5 exercises
0/ 5 done
A
Straight sets · 1 exercise
4 sets
A1

Trap Bar Deadlift

4 × 5 reps · rest 2:30
0/4

The friendliest heavy lift for a back that sits all day. Push the floor away and stop the set the moment the bar slows.

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B
Superset · 2 exercises
6 sets
A1

Split Squat

3 × 10/side · rest 1 min
0/3

Dumbbells at your sides, front heel down. The leg that loses balance first is the one that needs this most.

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A2

Copenhagen Plank

3 × 20 s/side · rest 45s
0/3

Start with the knee on the bench, not the foot. A pulled groin is the most common way an adult season ends early.

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C
Superset · 2 exercises
8 sets
A1

Dumbbell Bench Press

4 × 8 reps · rest 1:30
0/4

Dumbbells let the shoulders find their own path — far kinder to old joints than a barbell.

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A2

One-Arm Dumbbell Row

4 × 8/side · rest 1:30
0/4

Elbow to the hip, shoulder blade back. Every press gets matched with a pull.

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D
Superset · 2 exercises
6 sets
A1

Pallof Press

3 × 12/side · rest 45s
0/3

Press out and hold a breath. Resisting rotation is what protects the low back on a missed check.

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A2

Farmer's Carry

3 × 40 m · rest 1:15
0/3

Tall, slow and heavy. Grip, posture and trunk in one exercise.

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CD
Cool-down · 3 exercises
0/ 3 done
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