Week 6 · Session B · Upper Strength & Battle Strength

Defensemen win or lose the net front on upper-body strength and the ability to hold a position under contact. Explosive triple extension opens it, heavy pressing and pulling fill the middle, loaded carries finish it.

This week

The heaviest week of the block. Two hard, clean sets beat five sloppy ones — leave the ego at the door.

  1. 01Warm-Up
  2. 02Contact Power
  3. 03Horizontal Press & Pull
  4. 04Vertical Pull & Stance Press
  5. 05Loaded Carry & Neck
  6. 06Cool-Down
Training away from the gym?

Swap all 7 lifts that need gym kit for a home-gym or bodyweight version in one go.

00
Warm-up · 5 exercises
0/ 5 done
A
Straight sets · 1 exercise
5 sets
A1

Hang Power Clean

5 × 3 reps · rest 2:30
0/5

Technical lift — load it only as fast as the technique holds. Bar close, elbows fast.

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B
Superset · 2 exercises
9 sets
A1

Barbell Bench Press

5 × 4 reps · rest 3 min
0/5

Shoulder blades pinned to the bench the whole way.

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A2

Chest-Supported Dumbbell Row

4 × 8 reps · rest 2 min
0/4

Chest stays on the pad. No body english — the back does all of it.

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C
Superset · 2 exercises
8 sets
A1

Pull-Up

4 × 5 reps · rest 2 min
0/4

Add load once you clear 8 clean. Chin over, no kip.

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A2

Half-Kneeling Landmine Press

4 × 6/side · rest 1:30
0/4

Pressed from a split stance — this is the angle you actually clear the crease from.

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D
Superset · 2 exercises
7 sets
A1

Farmer's Carry

4 × 30 m heavy · rest 1:30
0/4

Tall and quiet. If you are leaning, the weight is wrong.

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A2

Neck Isometric Holds

3 × 25 s each way · rest 45s
0/3

A strong neck is concussion mitigation. Gentle, steady pressure — no cranking.

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CD
Cool-down · 2 exercises
0/ 2 done
Train the rest of it

Beyond the weight room.

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