Whew I am dripping with sweat. Engages FULL body. 😵

Becky

Shekinah

yangBAE

Great full body, although I couldn’t do dead hang. My hands were too sore from lifting😅

Micaela

alondra cabrera

Katie

5 full rounds completed! Plus inchworms and burpee pull ups in round 6.

Megan Butterfield

[Challenge week 8/day 5]

Training Day Overview: 

Warm Up: Foam Roll, 10-15 minutes steady state cardio

Rep Range: 2-4R
Tempo: Power
Modification: Conventional deadlifts, trap bar deadlifts, or KB/DB deadlifts [whichever you choose, be consistent with]. 

- begin with a barbell on the ground in front of you. 
- get into a sumo stance, feet outside of hip width- toes pointed slightly outward [width of stance will depend on your body mechanics and mobility, play around with this if needed, shins should be vertical at the bottom of the rep.] 
- use a “tripod foot” to grip the ground. 
- roll the barbell towards you so it is above “mid shoelace” of each foot. 
- make sure the bar is centered over the feet. 
- keep a neutral spine and push the hips back as you bend forward to grip the barbell. 
- use a double overhand grip, straps, or over/under grip [if you use an over/under grip make sure to switch hands every now and then.] 
- grip the barbell so your hands are directly in line with the shoulders. 
- keep a “death grip” on the barbell, like you are going to break the bar in half around your body. 
- shins should be vertical at the bottom of the rep, knees should follow the direction of the toes. 
- depress the scap to activate your lats - point the chest forward [should be able to see the “logo” on your shirt- if your shirt had/has a logo]
- drive your feet through the floor and leg press the weight up to your knees before using the glutes to snap the hips in to the standing position. 
- reverse the movement and lower with control, keeping the barbell close to your body. 
- keep a heavy brace on the core to protect your back. 
- keep head, neck, spine neutral throughout.

Sumo Deadlifts

Time: 1 minute 
Tempo: steady 
Modification: take out the push up/instead of jumping, walk your feet in as far as you are able before walking your hands out. 

- start in a standing position, feet together. 
- bend forward and reach your hands to the floor, keep your legs as straight as you are able. 
- walk your hands out, away from your feet. 
- stop when your hands are underneath your shoulders, in a high plank position [just outside the chest]
- hold your brace and lower into a push up [bend your elbows behind your shoulders, ~45 degrees from your torso] 
- press through your hands and push yourself back up into a high plank position 
- as you are pressing, brace your core and hop your feet in towards your hands, keeping your legs as straight as you are able. 
- repeat the movement as you walk forward.

Jumping Inchworm

Rep Count: 10R
Tempo: steady 
Modification: on your knees, or on your toes to lower then drop to knees to press. 

- start in a high plank position, hands just outside of your chest. 
- squeeze your glutes, contract your quads, and push your mid back through your scap to lock in a a strong base
- bend your elbows and lower your chest and hips to the ground. 
- elbows should be below your shoulders, ~45 degrees from your torso at the bottom of the rep. 
- as soon as your chest and hips touch the ground, pick up both hands and reach them forward. 
- plant your hands just outside of your chest [elbows below your shoulders]
- press through your hands and push yourself up into a high plank position. 
- your hips and chest should rise together in a straight line, watch for your hips lagging
- be sure to hold the brace and keep full body tension throughout.

Hand Release Push Ups

Time: 1 Minute
Tempo: steady 
Modification: walking lunges with goblet hold [dumbbell or kettlebell] or zercher walking lunges. 

- hold the dead ball up at your chest, overlap your hands and “hug” the ball 
- squeeze the ball to your chest and keep your torso upright. 
- start standing with feet together
- step one foot out in front of you, bend both legs and lower into a lunge [~90 degrees or below]
- press up through the front foot as you bring your back foot forward to meet the front. 
- alternate each leg as you continue to step forward. 
- keep your chest up and hold the brace in your core [think ‘ribs down’]

Dead Ball Hug Walking Lunges

Rep Count: 8R 
Tempo: steady 
Modification: no burpee- assisted or banded pull ups, or dumbbell burpee rows 

- start standing underneath the pull up bar
- bend forward and reach your hands to the ground
- plant your hands and bring your chest and hips to touch the ground.  
- press through your hands and jump your feet in to meet your hands.
- immediately raise your torso, reach your arms towards the pull up bar, and jump your hands to grip the bar
- use the momentum to pull your chest to meet the bar [depress the scap as you pull]
- lower yourself back to the ground with control [soft knees] 
- move immediately into the next rep.

Burpee Pull Ups

Time: 1 Minute  [30 seconds each arm]
Tempo: steady 
Modification: carry both DBs/KBs at shoulders. 

*Choose a weight that you are able to sustain in the overhead position. 

- grip a dumbbell in each hand. 
- ‘clean’ or curl the dumbbells up to your shoulders
- press one dumbbell overhead, dumbbell in line with the shoulder [arm extended]. 
- keep the other dumbbell resting at your shoulder
- use your scapula to support your shoulder in the overhead position
- lock in a brace by thinking ‘ribs down’ 
- start with feet together
- begin to slowly step each foot forward as you walk
- switch the arm in the overhead position at 30 seconds.

Single Arm Overhead Carry

Rep Count: 6R
Tempo: steady 
Modification: Deck Squat or box hop 


- stand 1-2 feet away from a wall [face the wall]
- lower your glutes to the ground and roll yourself onto your back
- bend your arms back and plant your hands on either side of your head, fingers face your shoulders. 
- bring your legs over your head and rock back as far as you are able to with control.
- press down through your hands and use the momentum from your legs to swing yourself forward
- immediately reach your hands to the floor and kick each foot up one at a time until each heel connects to the wall [in a handstand position]
*press through the ground at the top of the rep. 
*keep a ‘hollow’ position at the top of the rep to protect your low back in the handstand
- bring each foot down to the ground one at a time and continue reps.

Inverted Burpees

Giant Set: 40 Minute AMRAP

Time: Failure
Tempo: hold
Modification: inverted row dead hang. 


* use a chair or bench to position yourself on the bar if you don’t want to waste energy jumping up to the bar. 

- grip the pull up bar with a pronated grip, slightly wider than the shoulders. 
- wrap the thumbs and use a death grip to hold onto the bar. 
- allow your body to hang straight down from the bar, arms and legs extended. 
- breathe and hang onto the bar as long as you are able to before your hands begin to slip. 
- keep track of your time, we will revisit this.

Burnout Challenge: Dead Hang

W8/D5  Full Body [CHALLENGE WK8/DAY5]

Hannah

I will be feeling this tomorrow 🥲❤️‍🔥

RICC'I

Jennifer

W1/D1 Quads, Adductors, Calves [CHALLENGE WK1/DAY 1]

Always look forward to back and biceps 💪🏽.

Dedra

I literally cannot move my arms from my side 🤣

Sophie

W1/D2 Back and Biceps [Challenge Wk1/Day 2]

Krystal West

Michelle

jeanette

W1/D3 Shoulders and Core [CHALLENGE WK1/Day 3]

Nyakeh

Manon Tessier

W1/D4 Glutes, Hamstrings, Abductors [CHALLENGE Wk1/Day 4]

Killer! I’m gonna be HURTIN’ tomorrow

Samantha Lolo

Wow, just what I needed although I wanted to skip this session 😁

Ronda

W1/D5 Full Body [CHALLENGE Wk 1/Day 5]

Push ups at the end is coldddd 😅☠️

Logan

I’m going to feel that burn tomorrow with that chest and triceps 🔥. 😅

Jenn

W1/D6 Chest and Triceps [CHALLENGE Wk 1/Day 6]

Thiana

W2/D1 Quads, Adductors, Calves [CHALLENGE Wk 2/ Day 1]

Priscilla

W2/D2 Back and Biceps [Challenge Wk2/Day2]

I love that I can do this one at the same intensity at home with my dumbbells

Laryn Welch

My shoulders are going to be burning tomorrow and Monday 🥵😅

Tiffany

W2/D3 Shoulders and Core [CHALLENGE WK 2/DAY 3]

I’m going to feel it tomorrow with them glute bridges 😐

W2/D4 Glutes, Hamstrings, Abductors [CHALLENGE WK2/DAY 4]

Krystal Gomez

Slow and steady. Not esp sore in one area so I guess that’s good right?

W2/D5 Full Body [CHALLENGE WK2/DAY 5]

Hello triceps! I haven't been able to do any of the cable tricep work until today when I managed to complete that last superset. Thanks Sam!

Tamara

Blake

W2/D6 Chest and Triceps [CHALLENGE WK2/DAY 6]

Evan

W3/D1 Quads, Calves, Adductors [CHALLENGE WK 3/DAY 1]

Salima

W3/D2  Back and Biceps [CHALLENGE WK 3/DAY2]

Amazing !!!  
More core please. Got to tighten up some abs 😉💕

Haydeh

Oh my goodness the shoulder burn 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 never experienced anything like that. I fought through as best I could lol

Erica

W3/D3 Shoulders and Core [CHALLENGE WK 3/DAY 3]

What’s up with the 3 rounds at the end 😭😭😭 BURNT

W3/D4 Glutes, Hamstrings, Abductors [CHALLENGE WK 3/DAY 4]

Jessica

Dying after that workout 🏋🏻‍♀️

Colleen

My biggest success today was accepting I needed to modify some of the more difficult moves and actually feel good about it. Great workout (once you come out on the other side 😅)

W3/D5 Full Body [CHALLENGE WK 3/DAY 5]

Great upper body. Love working chest and triceps. My biceps were feeling pumped at the end too lol 🤗

W3/D6 Chest and Triceps [CHALLENGE WK3/DAY 6]

Renae Barbie

My legs at the end. Could of done more but thought of my knees with that burnout 🫠

Charis Gessel

W4/D1 Quads, Calves, Adductors [CHALLENGE WK 4/DAY 1]

My arms are toast. Loved the workout though 💪🏽

Love this workout. Rack run has me on the floor dead!

Stephanie

W4/D2 Back and Biceps [CHALLENGE WK 4/DAY2]

Good but not enough abs and too much shoulders lol 🫠

Challenging workout but got a majority of it done. Just couldn’t do the pike press because my wrist bothers me once in awhile

W4/D3 Shoulders and Core [CHALLENGE WK4/DAY 3]

Awesome I'll be saving this one for when i want to hurt. 🤣🤣😭

Claire

Yira

W4/D4 Glutes, Hamstrings, Abductors [CHALLENGE WK 4/DAY 4]

Maddy

Yowza. This one was no joke. Thanks for the good swear sesh, Sam!

W4/D5 Full Body [CHALLENGE WK4/DAY 5]

I know I’m going to feel it tomorrow. But definitely seeing some gains 💪🏽

W4/D6 Chest and Triceps [CHALLENGE WK4/DAY 6]

Great leg workout. Legs were burning at the end

Challenged with some new lifts. Loved it!

W5/D1  Quads, Calves, Adductors [CHALLENGE WK5/DAY1]

Always like back and biceps 💪🏽. I know I will be sore tomorrow 🔥

The triset was wonky. Had to split that up. Otherwise great workout!

The back tristes do Not make Sense for me - I would do Deadlifts with Flures Hause Theo are engaged a lot and the loswer back just Gerd so tiefe in this rep schäme so ist hard to feel the Upper back
 A alternative tristes FE Bent over wow 10 Reps, 20 Reps high pullet latoulkdown and then  bent over lateral risse for 30 reps

Ines

W5/D2 Back and Biceps [CHALLENGE WK5/DAY2]

Went up in weight but shoulder started feeling it at the end. Good workout though 😓

Lisa

W5/D3 Shoulders and Core [CHALLENGE WK5/DAY 3]

My legs are on fire 🔥 struggling at the end 😪🫠

W5/D4 Glutes, Hamstrings, Abductors [CHALLENGE WK5/DAY 4]

Sam - this one was intense and pushed me. The jumping really confused my legs and took a few rounds before they got the hang of it. Thanks!

Chelsea

Christina

W5/D5  Full Body [CHALLENGE WK 5/DAY 5]

My triceps are on fire 🔥. Great workout though. Those trisets are a killer though. 🥵

Arms are shaking! Couldn’t pull myself up after my dips 😅

Jana

W5/D6  Chest and Triceps [CHALLENGE WK 5/DAY 6]

🥵 ouch I’m feeling it at the end is all I’m saying

W6/D1  Quads, Adductors, Calves [CHALLENGE WK 6/DAY 1]

My arms and back are on fire 🔥. That row at the end 😪🫠🥵

W6/D2  Back and Biceps [CHALLENGE WK 6/DAY 2]

My shoulders and core are on fire 🔥 and hands are sore from the hanging leg raise workout. 😓

The incline bench lateral raises were a nice challenge!

W6/D3 Shoulders and Core [CHALLENGE WK 6/DAY 3]

Aydan Güldür

My hamstrings are 🔥. Great workout though. Seeing some gains 🙂

Had to do exercises in a different order due to equipment availability but worked my arse hard!

W6/D4  Glutes, Hamstrings, Abductors [CHALLENGE WK 6/DAY 4]

Y’all weren’t kidding about the sweat! 5 sets. Plates wouldn’t slide so I modified the seal with ab rollouts.

Serena

Omg i would give 5 stars for this one!! It wasn’t easy, but pretty. If it’s possible to call a workout pretty but that “drag the plate” exercise was a really pretty and enjoyable.

W6/D5  Full Body [CHALLENGE WK 6/DAY 5]

So good! Burns in all the right places. Had to drop to knees for diamond push ups.

W6/D6 Chest and Triceps [CHALLENGE WK6/DAY6]

Love the Spanish squats and the Copenhagens!

W7/D1 Quads, Adductors, Calves [CHALLENGE WK7/DAY1]

Added more weight to my pull ups 🙌🏽🔥. I know I will be feeling it tomorrow and the day after though 😓 Great workout as always. 💪🏽

Effective back and bicep day. Definitely feeling my strength has improved which is amazing. Thanks Sam!

I loved it!
I like the variety and the modification of the weekly exercises!
Thank you

Daisy

W7/D2 Back and Biceps [CHALLENGE WK7/DAY 2]

My shoulders and core are on fire 🔥. Broke my plank record this time 🙌🏽

W7/D3 Shoulders and Core [CHALLENGE WK7/DAY3]

Hailey Williamson

W7/D4 Glutes, Hamstrings, Abductors [CHALLENGE WK7/DAY4]

Love! 8 min AMRAP went faster than I thought. Didn’t have a sled, did rope swings.

Jozlinn

W7/D5 Full Body [CHALLENGE WK7/DAY5]

Love chest day! Getting stronger and breaking records 💪🏽 🔥

W7/D6  Chest and Triceps [CHALLENGE WK7/DAY6]

W8/D1 Quads, Adductors, Calves [CHALLENGE WK8/DAY1]

Great back and biceps for the last week 💪🏽🔥

A Rose ina backextension makes no sendete me as the loser back limitates the Upper there

Haley Kadish

W8/D2  Back and Biceps [CHALLENGE WK8/DAY2]

Mohammed

W8/D3 Shoulders and Core [CHALLENGE WK8/DAY3]

My glutes are on fire 🔥 from that workout. That monster walk had me 🥵

🔥🔥 loved it! Sweat bullets, worked hard 💪🏼

Jackie

W8/D4 Glutes, Hamstrings, Abductors [CHALLENGE WK8/DAY4]

Great workout to end a challenge. 💪🏽 🔥Onto the next one to see some more gains. Will be back again for a third time.

This was such a great training split. I gained so much strength and plan to continue on this for a few more weeks!

Rhonda

So proud of myself finishing this entire split and super happy with the changes in my body composition. Bring on the next split!  Best thing I have done for myself this year!!!!

W8/D5 Full Body [CHALLENGE WK8/DAY5]

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