Name: Playbook - The Agoge - Day 25 - Back
Uploaded: 2022-10-10T14:16:37.832Z
Duration: 45 min
Description: Day 25 - Back

1. Deadlift* (2 min recovery between sets)

2. BB Bent Over Row (Heavy)

3. Pull Ups

4a. Seated Lat Pulldown 3 x 8
4b. Seated Cable Row 3 x 8

- Approach the bar so that it is centered over your feet
- Take a big breath and then lower your hips and flex the knees until your shins contact the bar
- Look forward with your head
- Keep your chest up, begin driving through the heels to move the weight upward
- After the bar passes the knees aggressively pull the bar back, pulling your shoulder blades together as you drive your hips forward into the bar
- Lower the bar by bending at the hips and guiding it to the floor
- The bar path should be straight up and down in the pull and as you lower the bar

*Eccentric Focus - Controlled 5 sec down, quick transition into an explosive controlled Pull

BB Deadlift @70% of 3RM

BB Deadlift @80% of 3RM

BB Deadlift @85% of 3RM

- Assume a standing position while holding the bar using a double overhand grip
- Hinge forward until your torso is roughly parallel with the floor (or slightly above) and then begin the movement by driving the elbows behind the body while retracting the shoulder blades
- Pull the bar towards your belly button until it touches your body and then slowly lower the bar back to the starting position under control

BB Bent Over Row (HEAVY)

- Using a pronated grip, grasp the pull bar with a slightly wider than shoulder width grip
- Take a deep breath, squeeze your glutes and brace your abs
- Depress the shoulder blades and then drive the elbows straight down to the floor while activating the lats
- Pull your chin towards the bar until the lats are fully contracted, then slowly lower yourself back to the start position and repeat for the assigned number of repetitions

Pull-ups

- Grab the bar with your palms facing forward with a wide grip
- Lean back slightly to around 30 degrees, keeping your chest up                                                                                                                                                                                  
- Bring the bar down to your upper chest engaging your back as you pull
- Pause and return to the initial position

Wide Grip Lat Pulldown

- Pull the attachment in towards your body
- Keeping your body neutral and core engaged
- Elbows drive towards your hips, squeezing your lats and shoulder blades
- Pause at contraction then slowly return to starting position

Seated Cable Row

Superset

Day 25 - Back

Workout was great! Definitely going to feel it!

Dillon

Jarett Storle

Micah

Day 1 - Back

Joaquin Capra

Day 2 - Triceps

Megan

Day 3 - Legs

Day 4 - Biceps

Day 5 - Chest

Day 6 - Shoulders

Day 7 - Back

Day 8 - Triceps

Day 9 - Legs

Day 10 - Biceps

Day 11 - Chest

Day 12- Shoulders

Day 13 - Back

Day 14 - Triceps

Absolutely killed me, ran after, I highly suggest running after but very difficult very great

Austin Anderson

Day 15 - Legs

Mike Shipley

Day 16 - Biceps

Day 17 - Chest

Day 18 - Shoulders

Day 19 - Back

Day 20 - Triceps

Is there a variant exercise I could use to supplement for the Nordic squat? 
I don’t have the equipment to do it. I did assisted single leg squats instead.

Day 25 - Back

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