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Workout

"Chatterbox" [TEAM VERSION]

[TEAMS OF 2] 

For Time: 

P1: 500/450 Meter Bike, P2: 250/225 Meter Row 

50-40-30-20-10 Synchro AbMat Sit-ups 

P1: 250/225 Meter Row, P2: 500/450 Meter Bike 

50-40-30-20-10 Synchro Single Dumbbell Box Step-ups 

Dumbbell: (50/35), Box: (20") 

* Synchronize At Top Of Each Movement 

LACTATE THRESHOLD & MUSCULAR ENDURANCE

Time Cap: 30 Minutes 

KG | (22.5/15)

Age Group

13-15, 55+ | (35/25) 

KG | ( 15/11)

Competitor

5 Rounds:

12/10 Calorie Echo Bike

30-25-20-15-10 GHD Sit-ups 

12/10 Calorie Echo Bike

30-25-20-15-10 Single-Leg Squats 

Time Cap: 30 Minutes 

For the Coach

Resource Drive

Workout Overview

Stimulus

One partner starts on the bike, the other on the rower. At completion of those meters, complete synchro abmat sit-ups. Switch machines after the set of sit-ups. Workout flow: Machine Meters, 50 Synchro Sit-ups, Machine Meters, 50 Synchro Step-ups...Hold the dumbbell on your shoulder and alternate every leg on the step-ups. Choose a weight that allows you to complete each round unbroken. Stand to full extension on top of the box. All athletes step up to 20". Athletes can face each other on opposite sides of their respective boxes and sit-ups to better see the synchro position. The machine distances are designed to take around 1 minute to complete.

Scoring

Score: Time

Movements

Intended Intensity: RPE 6-7 

Target Loading: Light-Moderate 

Fitness Attributes Improved: Lactate Threshold & Muscular Endurance

Target Score: 20-25 Minutes

The One | Teaching Focus

Range of Motion: 

Cue athletes to touch their shoulder blades to the ground and to have their shoulders pass through their hips each rip.

Strategies

Work at a steady, consistent pace throughout today's workout. 

There are 10 total machine efforts, so be smart in the first half of this workout so you don't fatigue too early. 

You can ramp up the intensity in the final two rounds if you'd like, as those rounds will be easier to get through if you've paced well. Feel free to push the bike in those final two rounds. 

Modifications

500/450 METER BIKE ERG

1:15 Time Cap
250/225m Row
200/180m Ski
12/10 Calorie Echo Bike
200m Run
1:00 Moderate Effort on Treadmill/Runner
16 Shuttle Runs (1 rep = 10m)
15 Burpees

250/225 METER ROW

1:30 Time Cap
200/180m Ski
12/10 Calorie Echo Bike
500/450m Bike Erg
200m Run
150m AirRunner
16 Shuttle Runs (1 rep = 10m)

SIT-UPS

Reduce Reps
Hollow Rocks
Tuck Crunches

SINGLE DUMBBELL BOX STEP-UPS

Reduce Reps/Loading/Box Height
Sub Kettlebell
Dumbbell Forward/Reverse Lunges
Empty Barbell Back Rack Step-Ups
Goblet Squats
Unweighted Box Step-ups

Logistics

Lesson Plan
(0-3 minutes)

(0-3 minutes)

Whiteboard Brief

  • Refer to coaches stimulus notes
  • Provide workout overview & stimulus
  • Provide mods & subs overview
  • Ask for injuries & limitations

General Warm-Up
(3-9 minutes)

(3-9 minutes)

  • 2:00 Row
  • 0:30 Child's Pose (10s middle, 10s left, 10s right)
  • 0:30 Active Samson
  • 0:30 Half Kneeling Adductor Stretch (left)
  • 0:30 Half Kneeling Adductor Stretch (right)
  • 0:30 Slow Air Squats
  • 0:30 Alternating Quad Stretch
  • 2:00 Bike

Specific Warm-Up
(9-21 minutes)

(9-19 minutes)

Sit-Up Specific

  • 3 x 0:10 Hollow Hold
  • 0:20 Crunches
  • 0:20 Straight leg Sit Ups
  • 0:20 Butterfly Sit Ups
  • Look for athletes to fully open their abdomen in the bottom of the sit-up so that we fully stretch those muscles before engaging them for the sit up. 

Dumbbell Box Step Up Warm Up

  • 0:30 Bodyweight Step Ups
  • Athletes should have whole foot on the box and drive through front foot until fully extended
  • Demonstrate how athletes can hold the DB 
  • Goblet position
  • Farmers position
  • On a shoulder
  • On the back
  • 0:30 DB Box Step Ups
  • Allow athletes to try different positions holding the DB
  • Focus on athletes fully extending with one leg, and keeping the chest up. 

Strength
(21-33 minutes)

N/A

Primer
(33-39 minutes)

(19-25 minutes)

Practice Round 

  • 0:20 Each Machine
  • 5 Sit Ups
  • 5 DB Box Step Ups

Break

Workout adjustments if needed

Workout
(39-55 minutes)

(25-55 minutes)

Look For

  • Bike/Row: Look for athletes to move at a controlled pace in order to maintain pace the entire workout. 
  • AbMat Sit-Ups: Look for athletes sit all the way up, shoulders should pass over hips at the top of each rep.
  • DB Box Step Ups: Look for athletes to keep their knee aligned over their toes as the step on the box. 

Post Workout Clean Up & Chat (55-60)

Accessory Work

Durability 

For Quality: 

30 Dumbbell Push Press

400 Meter Dumbbell Farmer's Carry

*Every Carry Break:  8 Dumbbell Push Press

Dumbbells: (35/25)s to (50/35)s

Time Cap: 20 Minutes

Mindset

Lao-Tzu 

"All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small." 

Even the most challenging achievements begin with simple, small steps; don’t underestimate the power of starting small.

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