General Information:
Session Duration:
Each session, for each level, is 20 minutes in duration if all equipment is at hand and the athlete stays on task.
Mixing Levels:
Each section (part “A”, “B” or “C”) of each session is focused on a particular movement. You may need to read the programming to know which movement that section is focused on. Mixing levels to create a somewhat “personalized” program for each athlete is highly recommended. For example: If section “A” is focused on handstand walks, section “B” is focused on bar muscle-ups, and section “C” if focused on ring dips, an athlete can use section “A” from Level Two, section “B” from Level One, and section “C” from Level Three, all while keeping the day’s session at the standard 20 minutes of gymnastics work.
Options:
When “Options” are listed they are in the order of difficulty from easiest to most difficult. For example:
Option 1 – (Easiest)
Option 2 – (More difficult)
Option 3 – (Most difficult)
Choosing the right level for a particular movement:
Level One is focused on building strength and fundamental movement patterns specific to each movement. This level is focused to help you grow the ability to perform the skill in a safe and comfortable manner. You will occasionally be asked to “test” a skill, though you may experience your first completed movement (such as a Bar Muscle-Up) during your regular training or while playing around at the gym. The Invictus Gymnastics Program is focused on helping give an athlete the tools to do their skills, but it is the athlete’s responsibility to test their skills on their own time.
Level Two is for the athlete who can already perform their movements successfully but lack volume, consistency or technique. Level Two will provide useful strength and technique drills along with information to better your skill knowledge base while making sure you are performing your very best during your WOD or competitions.
Level Three is designed around the advanced competitive athlete, ranging from local competitions to Regional level competitions. The athlete following this level should be able to perform the section’s focal movement in high repetitions and with consistency. Level Three may also add skills into the workout that are not the focal movement to better compliment the athlete’s body, add an appropriate amount of fatigue, and demand an athlete to be able to think clearly while performing complicated movements. Not all of the movements in this level are typical of functional fitness competitions but will better prepare an athlete for the unexpected for competition purposes.
Tempo – What does 30X0 mean?
If you are not familiar with tempo and how to read it in your programming, watch this VIDEO. If you would like more in-depth information regarding tempo and its benefits, read this great ARTICLE written by Head Coach and Founder of Invictus, C.J. Martin.
Getting Coach’s Feedback:
Join the Invictus Gymnastics Facebook Group. You can ask questions, post video, make friends from around the world and support other athlete’s efforts with the program. Video submission or questions posted while tagging the coach will result in direct help.
Mobility:
Stretching on a daily basis is a necessity for gains in mobility and injury prevention. Please note that the stretches listed below are to be utilized as often as possible even though they aren’t necessarily a part of your daily programming. Additionally, a low-impact and light warm-up is always recommended before stretching, e.g. Assault Bike, a light jog, Bear Crawls, Wall Ball Shots, etc.
Please take a look at the recommended stretches and try to include them in your daily warm-up if at all possible. The stretches/warm-ups are listed in what we would consider order of importance, yet depending on the skills you are working on for the day and your own personal needs the list may (and should) change.
Banded Scarecrow (Upper Anterior Chain Opener)
Rocking Box Bridges (Thoracic Mobility)
OR
*Overhead Barbell Underarm Stretch + Wall Bridge
Straddle and Pike Stretch (Adductor and Hamstring Mobility)
Band-Assisted Lat and Hip Flexor Stretch
Single Arm Hang from Bar (Lat and Pec Stretch)
Over the Shoulder Barbell Stretch
Calf and Hamstring Combo Stretch
Banded-Assisted Cross-Pull Scap Retraction
Session One
A.
If you are not familiar with proper hand and foot placement for a kick to handstand, please watch this VIDEO.
Every 30 seconds, for 3 minutes (3 sets) of:
Interval 1 – Three-Quarter Handstand on Wall x 20 seconds
Interval 2 – Mini Release Handstand x 6-8 reps
Followed by. . .
Option 1 –
Every minute, on the minute, for 4 minutes (2 sets) of:
Interval 1 – Med Ball Thoracic Opener x 40 seconds
Interval 2 – Kick to Handstand on Wall Scaled x 40 seconds (max effort)
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Option 2 –
Every minute, on the minute, for 4 minutes (2 sets) of:
Interval 1 – Med Ball Thoracic Opener x 40 seconds
Interval 2 – Back-To-Wall Handstand Hold x 40 seconds (or max effort)
B.
Every minute, on the minute, for 6 minutes (3 sets) of:
Interval 1 – Bouncing Knees-To-Chest x 30 reps
Interval 2 – Seated Piked Double Leg Lifts x 10 reps
Followed by. . .
Spend 60 seconds working on a Pike Stretch for hamstring flexibility.
C.
Option 1 –
Every minute, on the minute, for 6 minutes (3 sets) of:
Interval 1 – C2B Elbow Drivers x 40 reps
Interval 2 – Chest-To-Bar Pull-Up Scaled @ 2020 x 8-10 reps
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Option 2 –
Every minute, on the minute, for 6 minutes (3 sets) of:
Interval 1 – C2B Elbow Drivers x 40 reps
Interval 2 – Chest-To-Bar Pull-Ups Scaled with Zero Assistance Negative @ 2020 x 8-10 reps
Session Two
A.
If you are not yet familiar with the false grip for strict ring muscle-ups, please watch this VIDEO.
Every 30 seconds, for 6 minutes (4 sets) of:
Interval 1 – Ring Pull-Up Scaled with False Grip x 5 reps
Interval 2 – False Grip Static Hang x 10 seconds
Interval 3 – Full Support Hold on Low Rings x 15 seconds
Followed by. . .
Every minute, on the minute, for 6 minutes (3 sets) of:
Interval 1 – Ring Muscle-Up Negatives Scaled x 6-8 reps (slow and controlled)
Interval 2 – Squatted Muscle-Up Transitions x 6-8 reps
B.
Every minute, on the minute, for 4 minutes (2 sets) of:
Interval 1 – Ring Swings x 12-15 reps
Interval 2 – Elbow Drops on Boxes x 12-15 reps
Followed by. . .
Every minute, on the minute, for 4 minutes (2 sets) of:
Interval 1 – Snap Pulls x 10 reps + Pop Swings x 6-10 reps
Interval 2 – Rowing Muscle-Up Transitions x 10 reps
Session Three
A.
If you are not familiar with handstand push-up negatives and tempo, please watch this VIDEO.
Option 1 –
Spend 2 minutes working on Kick to Handstand on Wall Scaled.
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Option 2 –
Every 10 seconds for two minutes (12 sets) of:
Kick to Handstand on Wall x 1 rep
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Followed by. . .
Option 1 –
Every minute, on the minute, for 6 minutes (3 sets) of:
Interval 1 – Rocking Box Bridge x 10 reps
Interval 2 – Elevated Knee Push-Ups x 10 reps
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Option 2 –
Every minute, on the minute, for 6 minutes (3 sets) of:
Interval 1 – Rocking Box Bridge x 10 reps
Interval 2 – Handstand Push-Up Negative x 5 reps @ 40A1
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Followed by. . .
Option 1 – (if you do not yet have a Strict Handstand Push-Up)
Every minute, on the minute, for 6 minutes (3 sets) of:
Interval 1 – Wall-Facing Handstand Hold x 45 seconds
Interval 2 – Wall Slides x 10 reps @ 2020
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Option 2 – (If you can do at least one Strict Handstand Push-Up)
Every minute, on the minute, for 6 minutes (3 sets) of:
Interval 1 – Hamstring Curl Handstand Push-Up x 3-5 reps
Interval 2 – Wall Slides x 10 reps @ 2020
B.
Every minute, on the minute, for 4 minutes (2 sets) of:
Interval 1 – Full Support Hold on Rings x 25 seconds (accumulate time if necessary)
Interval 2 – Catch Position Dips Scaled x 20 reps
*Please use the scaling option shone HERE.
Followed by. . .
For two minutes, perform one set of:
Ring Dip Negatives x max effort @ 32A0 (3 second descent, 2 seconds in catch position)