18 & 20/11/25 Newstart

Aaron Marcelino
Nov 15, 2025
2 min read

Tuesday

Warm-Up Flow

General Prep and Mobility

2:00 Cardio Choice

10 PVC Pipe Passthroughs

10 PVC Pipe Around the Worlds

:15/:15 PVC Pipe Prayer Stretch

10 Tall Muscle Snatch

5 Overhead Squats

5 Snatch Lands to Power Position

Barbell Primer

w/empty barbell

3 Dip Shrug High Pull

3 High Hang Muscle Snatch

3 Snatch Grip Push Press

3 Position Hang Power Snatch (High Hang, Hang, Low Hang)

8 Back Squats

Then..

Build to Working Loads on Power Snatch and Back Squat prior to starting the workout.

Strength EMOM

“Inception”

24:00 EMOM

minute 1: 5 Power Snatch

minute 2: 5 Back Squats

minute 3: Rest

Lifts @ 70-80% for Both Lifts

Power Snatch: Not TnG

Score = Sum Total Loads

Objectives, Stimulus, Workout Strategy and Movement Modifications:

Goal: Maintain consistent bar speed and technical precision across all 8 rounds, building from 70-80% for both lifts

Stimulus: Strength and barbell control under moderate load, pairing explosive power with positional stability.

RPE: 7–8/10

Primary Objective: Develop consistent power output in the snatch while reinforcing leg strength and bracing in the back squat.

Secondary Objective: Prioritize barbell mechanics and great positions through both lifts.

Mobility

PRVN Mobility #7

1:00 Barbell Adductor Stretch

1:00/1:00 Couch Stretch

1:00/:100 Scorpion Stretch

1:00 Child’s Pose

Thursday

Warm-Up Flow

Mobility Prep and Activation

:30/:30 Active Pigeon Stretch

:30/:30 Quadruped Adductor Rock Backs

:30 Behind the Neck Elbow Punch Throughs

General Movement Prep

2 Sets: For Quality

8/8 Single-Leg Glute Bridge March

8 Goblet Squats (light KB or DB)

8/8 Reverse Lunges (bodyweight)

:15 Hollow Hold

Specific Barbell Prep

2 Sets:

3 Tall Muscle Cleans

3 Front Squats

3 Press in Split

3 Hang Power Clean

3 Hang Squat Cleans

3 Split Jerks with 1 sec Pause in the Catch

Then Add loads and Build to ~70% for Set 1 of complex

Weightlifting

Clean and Jerk Complex

Every 3:00 x 5 Sets

Clean and Jerk

Rest 10-15 seconds

Clean + Front Squat + Jerk

*Clean may be a power clean or squat clean

Start @ 70% of 1RM Clean and Jerk and Build to around 80%

Barbell Conditioning

“Oppenheimer”

For Time

15-12-9

Power Clean

Front Squat

Push Jerk

Barbell: 50/35kg

Score: Time to complete

Objectives, Stimulus, Workout Strategy and Movement Modifications:

Goal: 5-7 minutes

Time Cap: 10 minutes

Stimulus: Moderate-load barbell cycling under sustained fatigue. Full-body power endurance test demanding precision and control across all movement patterns.

RPE: 8.5–9/10

Primary Objective: Maintain smooth, unbroken transitions through each complex while keeping barbell movement quality high.

Secondary Objective: Limit rest between sets and rounds to sustain consistent barbell tempo from start to finish.