TrainersEye · Session of the Day · Functional Training · #033

Functional Training Push-Pull Integration — Upper Patterns Day

Horizontal & vertical push-pull balance, scapular control under load · Stage · Load the Pattern (external resistance)
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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1Thoracic Rotationexhale on effort, move on the breath90 s
2Bear Crawllong spine crown to tail — no segment collapses2 × 8
3Cat-Cowpattern 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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1Broad Jumpground contact soft and quiet — hear nothing4 × 4
2Medicine Ball Chest Passown 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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1Landmine Presslong spine crown to tail — no segment collapses4 × 8kg
2Face Pullpattern before pace — position sets the speed limit4 × 8kg
3Push-Upexhale on effort, move on the breath3 × 10kg
4Bent-Over Rowoffset load — hips stay quiet and level3 × 10kg
Progression: Loading rule: the pattern must look identical loaded and unloaded — if the shape changes, the load is lying to you. +2 reps before +2.5 kg.
Phase 4 · Carries & Functional Density8-12 min · continuous carries & locomotor density
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1Suitcase Carryoffset load — hips stay quiet and level25 mkg
2Farmer Carrylong spine crown to tail — no segment collapses25 mkg
3Lateral Shufflepattern 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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1Figure-Four Stretchexhale on effort, move on the breath60 s
2Dead Hangexhale 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.