Week 6 · Session B · Hinge & Pull

The posterior chain is the engine of the stride. A hinge learned with a kettlebell and loaded with a trap bar, single-leg strength, vertical pulling, and a carry that ties it together.

This week

Your strongest week. Heavy for you, never a max: stop every set with a rep or two in the tank.

  1. 01Warm-Up
  2. 02Rotational Power
  3. 03Hinge Strength
  4. 04Single-Leg Strength
  5. 05Pull & Press
  6. 06Hamstrings & Carry
  7. 07Cool-Down
00
Warm-up · 6 exercises
0/ 6 done
A
Straight sets · 1 exercise
4 sets
A1

Medicine Ball Rotational Throw

4 × 5/side · rest 1:15
0/4

Back hip drives, arms finish. This is the shot, trained with a ball you can throw as hard as you like.

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B
Straight sets · 1 exercise
4 sets
B1

Trap Bar Deadlift

4 × 5 reps · rest 2:30
0/4

The same hinge with a bigger load. Push the floor away and stand tall. Week 4 is your first look at it — keep it light.

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C
Straight sets · 1 exercise
3 sets
C1

Rear-Foot-Elevated Split Squat

3 × 6/side · rest 1:30
0/3

Back foot on a bench, front shin close to vertical. Four weeks of split squats earned you this one.

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D
Superset · 2 exercises
8 sets
A1

Lat Pulldown

4 × 6 reps · rest 1:30
0/4

Pull the bar to the top of the chest with the elbows driving down. No leaning back to cheat it.

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A2

Half-Kneeling Dumbbell Overhead Press

4 × 6/side · rest 1:15
0/4

Half-kneeling takes the low back out of it. Squeeze the down-side glute and press straight up.

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E
Superset · 2 exercises
6 sets
A1

Nordic Hamstring Curl

3 × 3 reps · rest 1:30
0/3

Lower as slowly as you can and catch yourself on your hands. The lowering is the whole exercise.

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A2

Farmer's Carry

3 × 30 m heavy · rest 1:15
0/3

Tall posture, slow steps, shoulders packed. Grip strength is stick strength.

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CD
Cool-down · 3 exercises
0/ 3 done
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