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12-Minute Morning AA
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Block 5 · Athlete · Session AA

Ground to feet.
Feet to overhead.
No wasted motion.

Getting up, getting loaded, getting overhead — the three skills that keep a body independent.

  • AAsession
  • B5Athlete
  • 12:00on the clock
  • — donecompleted

The sit-to-rise test

How well you get off the floor without hands is linked with survival over the following years. It is a trainable skill.

Shoulders need overhead

Shoulders that never go overhead lose the range. Use it in the warm-up and you keep it.

Walking still counts

Brisk walking lowers cardiovascular risk substantially. Ten minutes after this session is the cheapest addition you can make.

Three couplets · two rounds · twelve minutes · a day of return

A

Get up

Get-ups + pull-through
A1

Get-up to stand

60 s · reps to beat

From lying, get to standing any way you can, then lower back down.

Easier use both hands  ·  Harder one hand only

R1R2—
A2

Backpack pull-through

15 reps · ×2

Pack between the legs; hinge, swing it back, snap the hips to stand tall.

Easier lighter  ·  Harder heavier

R1R2
B

Overhead

Overhead carry + split press
B1

Overhead carry

60 s · steps to beat

One bag locked overhead, ribs down, walk tall; swap sides at 30 s.

Easier hold at the shoulder  ·  Harder heavier

R1R2—
B2

Split-stance press

10/side · ×2

Front foot forward; press overhead without the ribs flaring.

Easier half-kneeling  ·  Harder heavier

R1R2
C

Low and long

Crab crawl + hollow rock
C1

Crab crawl

60 s · steps to beat

Hips high, walk forward and backward on hands and feet, chest open.

Easier hips lower  ·  Harder faster

R1R2—
C2

Hollow rocks

15 reps · ×2

Hollow position; rock heel to shoulder, the low back stays pressed down.

Easier hollow hold  ·  Harder bigger rock

R1R2

The clock

Round 1the warm-up — 70%, perfect form
0:00A1 → A2
2:00B1 → B2
4:00C1 → C2
Round 2the score round — beat every Round 1 number
6:00A1 → A2
8:00B1 → B2
10:00C1 → C2

Each couplet: 60 s scored → the strength set → 10 s to move on. Done at 12:00.

How to run it

  1. Everything you have built, in one session — hold the standard.
  2. Beat one number today. One is enough; thirty days of one is a year of progress.
  3. Finish the session, then walk ten minutes. That is the full dose.
  4. After session 30, start again at 01 — the numbers, not the moves, are the progress.

Tick it off

MovementRound 1Round 2Best
A1Get-up to standreps in 60 s —
A2Backpack pull-through15 reps
B1Overhead carrysteps in 60 s —
B2Split-stance press10/side
C1Crab crawlsteps in 60 s —
C2Hollow rocks15 reps
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TE-12-MORNING-AA