TrainersEye · Session of the Day · Functional Training · #015

Functional Training Push-Pull Integration — Upper Patterns Day

Horizontal & vertical push-pull balance, scapular control under load · Stage · Pattern Mastery (tempo, position, control)
Target ≈ 50 minDate  Body Weight  Session RPE cap 7-8/10Coach: MMSx Team of Experts
Warm-Up · RAMPPhase 1 · Kinetic priming · ground flow & dissociation · 6-8 min
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1Band Pull-Apartexhale on effort, move on the breath90 s
2Glute Bridgelong spine crown to tail — no segment collapses2 × 8
3Dead Bugpattern before pace — position sets the speed limit6/side
Phase 2 · Reactive Power & Elasticity6-8 min · sub-max explosive · full rest between efforts
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1Medicine Ball Chest Passground contact soft and quiet — hear nothing4 × 4
2Skater Hopown the deceleration — land it like you'd lower a child3 × 5
Phase 3 · Primary Kinetic Engine18-22 min · paired patterns · rest 90 s between pairs
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1Overhead Presslong spine crown to tail — no segment collapses3 × 8 · tempo 3-1-1
2Face Pullpattern before pace — position sets the speed limit3 × 8 · tempo 3-1-1
3Push-Upexhale on effort, move on the breath3 × 10
4Bent-Over Rowoffset load — hips stay quiet and level3 × 10
Progression: Mastery rule: 3-1-1 tempo, video one set per pattern, fix ONE fault at a time. Range you cannot control at bodyweight does not get loaded next stage.
Phase 4 · Carries & Functional Density8-12 min · continuous carries & locomotor density
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1Farmer Carryoffset load — hips stay quiet and level25 mkg
2Suitcase Carrylong spine crown to tail — no segment collapses25 mkg
3Marching High Steppattern before pace — position sets the speed limit15 m
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Phase 5 · Positional Restoration4-6 min · traction, decompression, 3D breathing
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1Couch Stretchexhale on effort, move on the breath60 s
2Hamstring Stretchexhale on effort, move on the breath45 s/side
3Box Breathingsteady breathing rhythm4-4-4-4 · 2 min
Coach notes: Log every load and every time box — next week's card asks for 2% more.
Whole Session TimeFirst warm-up minute → last second of the cool-down
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Functional loading demands positional integrity — regress range before load with knee/ankle restrictions. Scale load to your level, stop at pain, follow the BPIT Principle of Intensity and NASM/ACSM/ACE safety guidance. Educational — not medical advice.