Trap Bar Deadlift
3 × 2 reps · rest 4 min
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Push the floor away. Neutral spine beats a bigger number every time.
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Week 8 · Session C · Posterior Chain & Pivot Strength
A pivot is a hinge that happens sideways at speed. Heavy trap bar work builds the engine, then the frontal-plane and eccentric work makes sure the hip can survive being asked to change direction on one leg.
This week
Peak week. Low volume, maximum intent, full recovery between everything. You should walk out feeling fast.
- 01Warm-Up
- 02Hinge Strength
- 03Pivot & Frontal Plane
- 04Hamstring & Adductor Resilience
- 05Anti-Rotation
- 06Cool-Down
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Warm-up · 6 exercises
Warm-Up
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A
Straight sets · 1 exercise
Hinge Strength
3 sets
B
Straight sets · 1 exercise
Pivot & Frontal Plane
3 sets
Slideboard Lateral Lunge
3 × 6/side · rest 2 min
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Control the slide out. The eccentric is the whole reason this is in the program.
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C
Superset · 2 exercises
Hamstring & Adductor Resilience
4 sets
Nordic Hamstring Curl
2 × 4 reps · rest 2 min
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Lower as slowly as you can control, every single rep. This is the eccentric that prevents pulls.
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Adductor Squeeze Isometric
2 × 30 s · rest 1 min
0/2
Squeeze hard, breathe normally. Boring, and the most protective thing in the session.
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D
Superset · 2 exercises
Anti-Rotation
4 sets
Pallof Press
2 × 8/side · rest 1 min
0/2
Resist the rotation. That is the whole exercise.
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Bird Dog
2 × 8/side · rest 45s
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Slow. A glass of water on the low back should not spill.
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CD
Cool-down · 3 exercises
Cool-Down
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← Previous sessionWeek 8 · Upper Strength & Battle StrengthDefensemen 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. Peak week. Low volume, maximum intent, full recovery between everything. You should walk out feeling fast.Next session →Week 8 · Lateral Conditioning & Point ShotThe shot from the blue line is a ground-up sequence, so it gets trained as one — pattern first, then load, then speed. The rest of the session is the lateral and backward work no forward ever has to do. Peak week. Low volume, maximum intent, full recovery between everything. You should walk out feeling fast.
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