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INCLINE DB PRESS                        KETTLEBELL SWING


                        Lie back on an incline                  Stand in front of a kettlebell
                        bench with a dumbbell in                set about a foot in front of
                        each hand and drive them                you. Push your hips back

                        up to chest height. Brace               and grab it with both hands.
                        your core and press both                Hike the bell back between
                        weights up until they’re                your legs and then drive
                        over your chest and your el-            your hips forward, squeez-
                        bows are locked out. Lower              ing your glutes, to drive the
                        them back down slowly.                  bell up to chest height.



                                                                                                          T R A I N I N G

                                                                                                         MODIFIED ESCALATING
                                                                                                         D E N S I T Y   T R A I N I N G



                                                                                                        EXPERT: Matt Pudvah, C.S.C.S.,
                                                                                                        head strength coach for the Sports
                                                                                                        Performance Institute at MAC

                                                                                                        “This workout is based off a method
                                                                                                        known as Escalating Density Train-
                                                                                                        ing,” says Pudvah. Set a timer for 20
                                                                                                        minutes and complete 8 reps of each
                                                                                                        move, back-to-back, until time runs
                                                                                                        out. Aim for 40 reps each move.

                                                                                                         E X E R C I S E       S E T S    R E P S

                                                                                                                                    *         8

                                                                                                         PULLUP               AMRAP           8


                                                                                                                                              8

                                                                                                         INCLINE DUMB-        AMRAP           8
                                                                                                         BELL PRESS

                                                                                                        *As many rounds as possible.
                O P E N E R   A N D   T H I S   S P R E A D,   F R O M   L E F T :   E D G A R   A RT I G A   (4 ) ;   P E R   B E R N A L
                                                                                                          T R A I N I N G

                                                                                                         F U L L- B O DY   F I N I S H E R


                                                                                                        EXPERT: Matt Pudvah, C.S.C.S.

                                                                                                        “This quick-hitting circuit will test
                                                                                                        your strength and conditioning
                                                                                                        levels,” says Pudvah. The workout
                                                                                                        makes a great finisher or a warmup
                                                                                                        with lighter weights.



                                                                                                         E X E R C I S E      S E T S     R E P S





                                                                                                         TRX ROW               6–8           10




                                                                                                         PUSHUP                6–8            5




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