TrainersEye · Session of the Day · Functional Training · #097

Functional Training Squat & Lunge Patterns — Lower Push Day

Knee-dominant strength through full ROM, single-leg stance transfer, deceleration control · Stage · Power & Chaos (velocity, odd objects, reactivity)
Target ≈ 55 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
3Bird Dogpattern 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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1Rotational Throwground 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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1Front Squatload the back hip, knee tracks the toes4 × 5 fastkg
2Curtsy Lungeown the deceleration — land it like you'd lower a child4 × 5 fastkg
3Step-Uppattern before pace — position sets the speed limit3 × 8/sidekg
Progression: Chaos rule: odd objects and velocity expose the weak link — attack the wobble, not the weight. Full recovery between power efforts; power dies in fatigue.
Phase 4 · Carries & Functional Density8-12 min · continuous carries & locomotor density
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1Overhead Carryoffset load — hips stay quiet and level25 mkg
2Farmer Carrylong spine crown to tail — no segment collapses25 mkg
3Sled Pushpattern 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
2Cobra Poseexhale 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.