Name: Playbook - AJ Hotchkins - Week 1/2/3: Day 2
Uploaded: 2023-08-11T16:43:52.776Z
Duration: 70 min
Description: Week 1/2/3: Day 2

Angelo

Adam

Awesome program so far. Using it as part of regaining my athletic power after 7 months off from hip surgery

David

Great exercise selection I understand why he’s so diesel

Ammar

Misha SWB

Earl

Amazing day one. Never felt so FUCKEN ENERGIZED since I’ve last played football. TOROINC

jose

Santiago

I would love to have exercises alternatives if needed.

Ahmed

Brandon

Loving these workout regimens fr! I feel like a beast on day 2, I feel like my workouts hit a plateau and I was losing my motivation, feel like im getting a groove back and it feels great, looking forward to the transformation from this! 🙏🏽

Izaya

Landon

Lower body strength based workout! 
👉🏽Each week we will subtract 1 rep from our main compound lifts and challenge ourselves to lift heavier weight doing the same movements!
👉🏽With this in mind - Each set / last rep should be a struggle, but you should not fail! Leave room for improvement in the coming week!
👉🏽Pay attention to the tempo of each rep (eccentric movements) and be strict with your count! Time under tension!
👉🏽Pay attention to the % system and calculate your percentage based off of your max lift in that movement. Example: if my bench press max is 300 pounds / 80% of that would be 240 pounds and that would be the weight you use when the workout says 80%!
👉🏽Sets will be labeled by letters: if you have A1/A2/A3 etc that means that you are to superset those movements - go from the first movement all the way to the 3rd!

LETS GET THIS MF MONEY AND GET BIG AF!

Dynamic warmup designed to be completed prior to any form of athletic training!

- Increase your body temperature and break a sweat 

- Warm nervous system / muscles up prior to lifting / performing athletic movements

- Warming your brain to body / proprioception / balance up as well! Let’s work💪🏽

- with band tied directly above knees 
- perform a banded lateral match with a slight knee bend 
- step + replace / 6 inch steps (each) 
- complete 20 yards down and back

Banded lateral march

Banded forward / backward March

Gain a rhythm

Perform an a skip forward pushing ground back and away from you 

Coaching point:

Big knee drive, produce force into the ground, Tall posture, Doris flex the toe, quick short and explosive!

A - Skip (Forward)

Gain a rhythm

Perform an a skip forward pushing ground back and away from you - maintain sprinting mechanics here (this will take some work) - push your self through toes in ground to go backwards💪🏽

Coaching point:

Big knee drive, produce force into the ground, Tall posture, Doris flex the toe, quick short and explosive!

A Skip (Backwards)

Gain a rhythm

Perform an a skip forward pushing ground back and away from you - Use your foot opposite of the direction you’re going to PUSH yourself - replace

Coaching point:

Big knee drive, produce force into the ground, Tall posture, Doris flex the toe, quick short and explosive!

20 meters each direction!

A Skips (Lateral)

Skipping hip circles

- similar rhythm / pattern to the A Skip
- draw as big of circle with your knee as possible 
- forwards + backwards 
- warming up our fast twitch muscle fibers 
- 2X 20 yards / both directions

Skipping Hip circles

- Using just your ankle joint / try not to bend at the knee very much 
- perform POGOS (90% effort)
- using just your ankle joint get max explosion vertically + explosion horizontally and explode for 15 yards! 

You should be WARM and ready to go!

Pogos

Jog for 3-5 steps and complete a hamstring March. Leg goes high possible

springy + active warm up! 

Loosen up and bounce around!

Hamstring Marches

Jog for 3-5 steps and complete a hamstring sweep

Dorsiflex the toe / straighten the leg + reach and sweep through / feel stretch sensation in hamstring. 

springy + active warm up! 

Loosen up and bounce around!

Hamstring sweeps

Jog for 3-5 steps and complete a lunge + reach 

Lunge with knee slightly above the ground / reach back as far as you can and open shoulder + your trunk / springy + active warm up! 

Loosen up and bounce around!

Lunge + reach

Jog for 3-5 steps and lunge + open.

Lunge while keeping your back leg straight and bring your inside elbow to the ground, reach up and open your trunk (mobility) / springy + active warm up! 

Loosen up and bounce around!

Lunge + open

Shuffle sideways for 3-5 steps and complete a lateral lunge

Tall posture - Big chest lunge each direction and push into a lateral shuffle / springy + active warm up! 

Loosen up and bounce around!

Lateral lunge

Dynamic Warmup

Hip mobility + Activation warmup! Great warmup routine prior to doing explosive compound movements such as - power cleans / snatches / squats etc 

We will complete 3 rounds with a “fair” amount of rest time between exercises - catch your breath + go again! The goal is to warm your body up + break a sweat for your lift! 

I’d also encourage you all to hit our active dynamic warmup before getting into these movements - these are great for activation BUT I’d still recommend hitting out warmup💪🏽

Perform a bend - reach feet back to ground (or as far as possible) + Rock back into a pretzel position.

- Perform 4 reps each side

Bend + Pretzel

Perform a bend - reach feet back to ground (or as far as possible) + Rock back into a pretzel position + add hip thrust at the end💪🏽

- Perform 4 reps each side

Bend + Pretzel (Thrust)

Perform a bend - reach feet back to ground (or as far as possible) + Rock back into standing position and perform a med ball slam! Should get triple extension + engage toes at the top & slam med ball down💪🏽

Bend + Sit-up (Med Ball Slam)

Start with med ball at the opposite hip of which you’re standing 

Push off down foot (engaging hips) and simultaneously throw ball at the wall from hip with great core rotation! 

25 seconds total :

Lateral Step Up + Med Ball Throw

Dynamic Hip Activation Series

Perform a hang clean and catch in a front squat position / drive up! BIG HIPS!

Complete at

Week 1 (80%, 82.5%, 85%, 87.5%)
Week 2 (82.5%, 85%, 87.5%, 90%)
Week 3 (85%, 87.5%, 90%,)

A1: Hang clean

- Perform a gather + a max effort box jump
- 2 each foot (See video for gather) 
- 2 Reps each side / 4 Total reps

A2: 1/2 Step Max Box Jump

- Begin with bar positioned on your upper back
- Brace your midline and keep your chest up
- Eyes forward as you lower, sitting back and down (Bands will force you to control the barbell down) 3-5 seconds. 
- Reach parallel and push through your heels to come back up
- Increase weight each set

Week #1 - 75% effort
Week #2 - 80% effort (subtract a rep)
Week #3 - 82.5% effort (subtract a rep and a set)

B1: Banded Eccentric Squats

Keeping hips facing away from box (don’t cheat and open hips prior to jumping on box)

Perform a high box jump : start in a loaded position ready to spring onto the box 

stabilize on top of the box.

2 each side.

Subtract 1 rep each week + subtract a set / & rep on week #3

Lateral box jump

- Stabilize yourself on the Bosu Ball.
- Grab for foot / or perform a normal single leg squat
- Push out of single leg squat bottom position.
- Perform a single leg RDL + a knee drive
- 5 each leg

Subtract 1 rep each week + subtract a set / & rep on week #3

C1: Bosu Ball Single Leg Squat Complex

- Begin with kettlebell in hand and feet hip width apart
- Lower kettlebell down while straightening your leg behind you
- Finish with a knee drive!

Perform 8 each side

Subtract 1 rep each week + subtract a set / & rep on week #3

C2: Kettlebell single leg RDL

- start in a triple extended / single knee drive position 

- Slowly hinge at the hip and perform a single leg RDL while keeping a slight knee bend.

- Explode and Drive knee + leg up onto box + coordinating opposite hand and foot! 

Perform 4 each leg!

Subtract 1 rep each week + subtract a set / & rep on week #3

C3: Single Leg Hinge to Box Jump

While maintaining triple extended posture with your hips elevated (driving pelvis to the ceiling) 
- 8 Ball leg curls
- 8 Hip thrust
- 8 Glute bridges

Subtract 1 rep each week + subtract a set / & rep on week #3

C4: Ball Leg Complex

These are some of the movements I use to cool down after an intense workout:

Using static stretching poses - added movement! 

Most important factor in this workout is coming back to your breath! Really focus on your breathing. 7/11 breathing, 7 count inhale - 11 count exhale! - forces you to control you breath and bring you heart rate down!

Be as playful as you want with these movements, stretch where needed! As you guys will see in the video, I go off the cusp and try NEW things! LETS WORK!

Hold each movement - stretch for 30 - 45 seconds / as long as you need!

-Bend over with long spine and touch toes! 
-Be playful - walk hands around in circle - come up - slowly drop back down. Etc STRETCH!

Standing toe touch

- Find a wall 
- Hinge at the hip with hands attached to the wall + sit as deep into a squat as possible 
- should feel a stretching sensation in upper back + low back + hammys! 
- Be playful / walk hands to either side - shift hips from right to left!

Wall stretch (Hip Hinges + Arm stretch)

Sit in a depth squat (as I’m doing right now uploading to the app) and be playful - rock back and fourth - straighten legs - lift arms + rotate torso! Etc. explore your body!

Depth squat (Playful)

- in a lateral lunge / rock back and fourth 
- allow arms to pull you deeper into stretch 
- bend both knees in sumo deadlift position 
- be playful and explore some of your aches + pains

Lateral lunge (Playful)

- in a forward lunge position (knee down) sit into your hips + be playful - wrap arm in between legs / inside elbow to inside foot etc 

- rock back into a runner stretch / should fee a great stretch In your hamstring! Keep tall posture / tall chest / reach for toes!

Perform 1 minute each side💪🏽

Forward lunge + Hamstring runner stretch

- from kneeling position / arms extended over your head 
- walk hands around in circular motion 
- be playful / change postures / push hips in - change positions - LETS GO!

Half tortoise

- from sit up position / hike your legs over your head 
- dangle feet and be playful / walk in circles / come in and out of stretch!

Hips up and back

*Hold each position for 30 seconds*


- leg straight up and down 
- leg outwards to the side (groin) 
- leg across body

Band flexibility series

Dynamic Cool Down

Week 1/2/3: Day 2

Jamail

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Week 1/2/3: Day 1

This one was a mental challenge at the pace I was going. Fucking loved it

John

People looking at me in the gym doing cartwheels.

Week 1/2/3: Day 3

Week 1/2/3: Day 4

Interesting combinations. 
Feeling athletic!

Anish

Week 1/2/3: Day 5

This is no joke in the florida summer heat.. 💪💪

Ran this twice hella fun. People who dont pay for your fitness app are lazy, arrogant or both

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