Name: Playbook - AJ Hotchkins - Week 4/5/6: Day 1
Uploaded: 2023-08-11T16:43:53.280Z
Duration: 70 min
Description: Week 4/5/6: Day 1

Sergio Flores

PR on the hang cleans ! 235 x 2 and 245 x 1. It’s crazy how fast i’m getting strong

Pay close attention to weights and percentages. You will also need to pay close attention to supersets (listed in the ends of descriptions of workouts). 

Complete dynamic warmup and foam roll routine prior to this workout:

Complete each set / rep with proper form and technique. Great posture, no knee cave, strong + sharp reps!

Here is my foam rolling routine: 

Foam rolling is great deep tissue muscle work! 

Will help relieve muscle tightness / soreness and increase range of motion! 

No you cannot do enough of this! Take your time and find areas that are tight / spend more time there! I recommend this both before and after a workout - also great to do at home at anytime!

Let’s get it!

Foam roll both your upper and lower back, slow controlled motion (notice where your stiffness is and spend more time on that area) this should be slightly uncomfortable!

Upper / lower back

Foam roll your lats (upper left/right side of your back), slow controlled motion (notice where your stiffness is and spend more time on that area) this should be slightly uncomfortable!

Foam roll (Lats)

Foam roll both your glutes by crossing one leg of the other, lean to either side and get creative! Slow controlled motion (notice where your stiffness is and spend more time on that area) this should be slightly uncomfortable!

Foam roll: glutes

Foam roll both your hamstrings (for more intensity cross one leg over the other and rollout one at a time) slow controlled motion (notice where your stiffness is and spend more time on that area) this should be slightly uncomfortable!

Foam roll: hamstrings

Foam roll both your calves (for more intensity cross one leg over the other and rollout one at a time) slow controlled motion (notice where your stiffness is and spend more time on that area) this should be slightly uncomfortable!

Also: you can turn (as you would with your IT band) and roll the side of your calves out (this is painful)

Also: you can roll your shins out on top of roller. This is also very painful (tread lightly)

Foam roll: calves

Foam roll both your IT BANDS slow controlled motion (notice where your stiffness is and spend more time on that area) this should be slightly uncomfortable!

For less intensity place (non working leg) on the ground to control amount of pressure you’re putting on your IT BAND.

Foam roll: IT bands

Foam roll both your quads (for more intensity cross one leg over the other and rollout one at a time) slow controlled motion (notice where your stiffness is and spend more time on that area) this should be slightly uncomfortable!

Foam roll: quads

Foam roll both your inside leg slow controlled motion (notice where your stiffness is and spend more time on that area) this should be slightly uncomfortable!

This is a mf…… be careful LOL.

Foam roll: inside leg

Foam roll routine:

Hurdle/ Bar Hip Mobility Series designed to open your hips + warm your lower body up - Great prior to lower body explosion + sprint days! Let’s Work💪🏽

- lift knee with proper running mechanics (toe dorsiflexed) and step over the hurdle on leg at a time.

- open your hip and step over hurdle moving backwards / back leg follows!

Hurdle step over (forwards + backwards)

Facing one direction:

- maintaining proper running mechanics / lift leg over hurdles (toe dorsiflexed) bug knee drive / back leg follows!

Hurdle lateral walks (barbell)

Facing one direction:

Step over the hurdle using proper running mechanics (toe dorsiflexed + big knee drive) 

Once on other side of the barbell / perform a step under! Sink hips with tall upright posture and stand up on other side of hurdle (repeat)

Hurdle lateral step over / under

Hip Mobility Series

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

From a hanging position 

Eccentric - 3 seconds down / bar should sit right above knees / pause until partner claps

Once partner claps / snap the bar up / snap underneath bar above 90 degree / catch I. Power position.  

Use 80% of max. Bar should move fast + controlled!

A1: Eccentric reactive hang cleans

As fast as possible (while maintaining proper squat form) don’t allow yourself to go below 90 degrees / should. Explosive / light snd fast movements

Superset with vertimax jumps

B1: Banded speed squats

Maintain low center of gravity / land with low center of gravity (ready to explode - change direction) / cones should be low - working change of direction / box should be high - explode onto the box + land - stabilize

2 reps each side.

B2: Lateral / linear / vertical box jump

Lift legs and upper body all the way off of the ground to a toe touch. 

Control your body / legs on the way down. 

Think of yourself as a chair folding in half / engage core!

B3: V ups

Quick response med ball broad jumps!

Body control stick the last jump and stand up / land in loaded - hinged position / explode into the next jump!

D1: Med ball broad jumps

- Hold a plank position on exercise ball 
- Rotate your elbows as big as possible and draw a big circle both clockwise and counterclockwise for a total of 8!

D2: Exercise Ball Plank Spins

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 4/5/6: Day 1

Always something good !! Thanks for your hard work my brother !!

Beast mode workout. Just what I needed to prove explosiveness during games and training for strength/power. This workout had box jumps, sled, and even the warm up already with it. That's perfect. 

- @LifeCoachJesse

lifecoachjesse@gmail.comp

You never disappoint big dawg❗️❗️🔥🔥 I’m literally on the verge of just laying down and taking a nap in the gym after this one 🐐

Malik keener

Week 1/2/3: Day 1

body is not yet accustomed to sprinting, will come back after work to finish!!

Ethan

Earl

Good stuff my boy !! I used the first 4 week program to build a foundation and i got really strong from that. With this program imma work on strength and flexibility we finna be strong asf !!!

Week 4/5/6: Day 1

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