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ROUND 2
               Bentover rows are a
               must for increasing
               back strength.
                                                                                                              Start with 10 seconds of rest
                                                                                                              between the first and second
                                                                                                              exercise, then 15, 20, and
                                                                                                              30 seconds by the end of the
                                                                                                              round. Complete 2 rounds total.



                                                                                                              CLEAN AND JERK: 40 sec.
                                                                                                                Holding a barbell just
                                                                                                              above knee height with an
                                                                                                              overhand grip, slightly bend
                                                                                                              knees and hinge hips, then
                                                                                                              dip down and explode up
                                                                                                              onto toes. Keeping the bar
                                                                                                              close, flip it up into a front
                                                                                                              rack position. Press the bar
                                                                                                              up into an overhead press
                                                                                                              position, core and glutes on,
                                                                                                              no arching of the spine.
                                                                                                              Return to the start position.



                                                                                                              BENTOVER ROW: 40 sec.
                                                                                                                Holding a barbell with
                                                                                                              a wide overhand grip, fold
                                                                                                              at the hips with knees bent,
                                                                                                              chest up, back parallel to the
                                                                                                              ground. Keeping shoulders

                                                                                    Wanna grow a set          locked back and down, draw
                                                                                   of guns like Thor’s?       the barbell toward the chest,
                                                                                 Start by adding curls
                                                                                      to your routine.        elbows coming up and back,
                                                                                                              and return.


                                                                                                              SHRUG: 40 sec.
                                                                                                                Hold a barbell with an
                                                                                                              overhand grip, slightly hing-
                                                                                                              ing at the hips. Keeping arms
                                                                                                              straight, draw the shoulders
                                                                                                              up and slightly back together
                                                                                                              toward the ears, squeeze at
                                                                                                              the top, and return.



                                                                                                              BICEPS CURL: 40 sec.
                                                                                                                Hold a barbell in front
                                                                                                              of your hips with an under-
                                                                                                              hand grip, slightly narrower
                                                                                                              than hip-width apart.
        C O U RT E S Y   O F   C E N T R                                                                      Slowly curl the bar up,


                                                                                                              elbows in tight, gripping it
                                                                                                              hard and squeezing at the
                                                                                                              top. Return to the full
                                                                                                              extension and repeat.


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