Competitors programming 1/28-2/2

Monday – Gymnastics Conditioning

10 Minute bike and toe to bar intervals

On the 2:00 – 40% of Max Toe to bar
On the 4:00 – 50% of Max Toe to bar
On the 6:00 – 40% of Max Toe to bar
On the 8:00 – 50% of Max Toe to bar
On the 10:00 – 40% of Max Toe to bar

Context: record total bike calories. Test max set of toe to bar before this session if you do not know that number for you. Bike hard, 300-400 watts.

Tuesday: Monostructural day

Row Conditioning
On the 0:00 – 50/35 Calorie Row
On the 4:00 – 30/24 Calorie Row
On the 7:00 – 30/24 Calorie Row
On the 10:00 – 15/12 Calorie Row
On the 11:00 – 15/12 Calorie Row
On the 12:00 – 15/12 Calorie Row

context: get yourself uncomfortable toward the end of each interval and throughout the entire last three intervals.

Wednesday: weightlifting

Push Press
5 Sets of 3

Final Three Sets to Build to a Heavy Set.

Push Jerk

5 sets of 3

start at your final set of push press if you are able.

Friday: met-con day

“Layup”
25-20-15-10-5:
Box Jump Overs (24″/20″)
Toes to Bar

Directly Into…

5-10-15-20-25:
Hang Power Snatch (75/55)
Wallballs (20/14)

Context: determine your limiting exercise in this wod and break that exercise up EARLY with five second breaks. Treat this as open prep.

Saturday: Body armour

Body Armor
3 Supersets:
30 Second Kettlebell Front Squat Hold (53’s/35’s)
10 Double Kettlebell Bent Over Row
50 Banded Pull-A-parts

Benefits of banded pull aparts

 

 

 

MICHAEL GAINES

Founder & Head Coach

My career started as a personal trainer at your typical “big box” gym franchise. Although it was a challenge from day 1, I was ready for it – clients at 5 am, clients at 9 pm; clients who aspired to be collegiate athletes; clients who had never exercised; clients who wanted a “quick fix” and crash diets; clients who were lost; and clients who were stepping into the gym for the first time.

It was a daily challenge working with a “one size fits all” program and platform created by executives focused on profit over people. Everyone is so different, so why is the program the same for each person?

I became continually frustrated – how was anyone supposed to hit their individual goals with a program created for an “average” person. How were my clients ever going to feel encouraged when their progress and success was based on impossible standards? It was wrong, and I was determined to do something better.

There needed to be a genuine collaboration of long-term strategies aligned with our member’s unique goals and lifestyles. Couple that with a safe place where they are heard, seen, and understood. Where programs for exercise, diet, lifestyle changes, conquering health battles, and gaining control are creatively designed, individually prepared, intelligently managed, and continually monitored. It took some time to get it right, but I finally curated a program in a place where each member is individually recognized, yet part of a like-minded community. A place we call The X…and a program that is Proudly Different.

My name is Michael Gaines, and I am the proud founder and head coach of The X. Before you ask…the answer is yes – I hold numerous certifications and have put in years of research that serves as the backbone of every individual program we curate. Our members are my family, and it’s hard to articulate the joy I get watching them triumph over their health, fitness, and diet battles. The results are real, long-term, and rewarding. Stop in and say hello. Tell us how you define success and we’ll help you get there!

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