AF WEEK 17, Day 1

STRENGTH:
3 rounds, rest 1-3min between movements.

1) 2 Front Squat, tempo 32X1 + 4 Back Squat, free tempo with explosive execution
2) 8 DB Bench Press, tempo 32X1
3) 5 Weighted Pull-Up

RIR 1-2

AF WEEK 17, Day 1

WEIGHTLIFTING:

A1) Build to heavy single Snatch with 5-7 lifts (88–92%)

A2) 3 x 1 @ ~85%.
Rest as needed between sets.

Target: Strong, confident lift. No grinding.

7 kierrosta
2min ON/1min OFF

16 kp penkki
10 kp box step over
Max cal pyörä

3x Raskasta settiä

MODERATE-MAXIMAL WEEK 17/18

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WARM UP 10-15min

Do your own 5 min warm-up

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~10min 2 rounds : no shoes

5×/side DEADMAN TO BARBARIAN with Goblet CURTSY SQUAT *plate/kb/db - tee ensin deadman to barbarian ja kun kuorma siirtyy takaisin "goblet" pitoon tee sivuaskelkyykky yhdelle puolen, tee taas deadman to barb.. ja tee toiselle puolen sivuaskelkyykky jne..

10+10× DB's / plate RAINBOW RAISE *tee molemmat suunnat, mutta suunta kerrallaan (alhaalta edestä ylös ja sivulle alas sekä sivu kautta eteen alas)

10+10×/side ADDUCTOR ROCK BACK with T-SPINE ROTATION *tee ensin "keinutukset taakse" x-toistomäärä ja sen jälkeen kierrot

5-8× PLANK SHOULDER TAPS to PUSH UP *korkeassa lankussa "shoulder tap" molemmat puolet ja tämän jälkeen etunojapunnerrus

8×/side ALT SPLIT STANCE PLATE HALO + CHOP

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video: Deadman To Barbarian

video: Goblet Curtsy Squat

video: Db Rainbow Raise

video: Adductor Rock Back with T-Spine Rotation

video: Plank Shoulder Taps to Push up
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKAiW2BvUxm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

video: Split Stance Plate Halo + Chop

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BANDED PAUSE BACK SQUAT *2-3sec pause in the bottom, mini loop-band -jalkaterän/nilkan ympäri
5@barbell, 5@40%, bs-%, rest btw sets 2min

BACK SQUAT
*HOX! Calculate A) load from of 1RM OR B) load from 90% of 1RM!
5@50%, 3@60%, 2@70%, 1@80%...+...100+%, bs-%, rest 2-3min

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MUSCLE SNATCH + OHS + SNATCH BALANCE
3× 2+2+2@barbell, rest 2min

SNATCH
2×3@barbell, 3×1@50%, rest 2min

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MUSCLE CLEAN + FRONT SQUAT + POWER JERK or SQUAT JERK
3× 2+2+2@barbell, rest 2min

CLEAN + SPLIT JERK
2×2× 1+1@barbell, 3× 1+1@50%, jerk-%, rest 2min

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ACCESSORY WORKOUT
note: Do the exercises if you have time and energy!! Järjestyksellä ei ole väliä!

Increase weight of each week, if you can!

2-3 rounds

8-12× NARROW PUSH UPS

8-12× NEUTRAL GRIP PULL UPS / CABLE LAT PULL DOWN *neutral grip

8-12× DB BENCH PRESS

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video: NARROW PUSH UPS

video: NEUTRAL GRIP PULL UPS / CABLE LAT PULL DOWN** *neutral grip -lapiokahva

0:31

video: DB BENCH PRESS

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KEHONHUOLTOA!

3x12 strict telineel

Tangolla tai käsipainoilla.

Kannat korotettuna

Alternate B1 / B2

B1. B-stance DB deadlift – 3 x 8-12/side @ RPE 8 (2 RIR), rest 1:00-1:30 before B2

B2. Bulgarian split squat – 3 x 8-12/side @ RPE 8 (2 RIR), rest 2:00 before B1

This is intentionally identical to last week. The session is the same, you’re different and can execute it even better.

Sweetspot w/ bursts – 4 x 8:00 intervals
1:00 @ 88-94%FTP
+
0:05 @ SPRINT (high cadence)
1:55 @ 88-94%FTP
0:05 @ SPRINT (high cadence)
1:55 @ 88-94%FTP
0:05 @ SPRINT (high cadence)
1:55 @ 88-94%FTP
0:05 @ SPRINT (high cadence)
+
1:00 @ 88-94%FTP

– Easy recovery spin for 4:00 between intervals –

SESSION NOTES
Overview.
A high-volume “Sweetspot” session on the BikeErg. You will perform 4 sets of 8:00 intervals with 4:00 of active recovery between sets. This isn’t a steady-state cruise; every two minutes (at the 1, 3, 5, and 7-minute marks), you will hit a 5-second seated surge at maximum cadence before immediately returning to your baseline pace.

Effort.
The sweetspot: 88–94% of your FTP (Functional Threshold Power) from the bike power profile. If you don’t know your FTP, this is a pace you could theoretically hold for an all out 30 to 40-minute race. (If you’re wondering, the bike profile was done after the 5-minute effort which took some watts off the 20-min FTP test).
The Surge: 100% effort for 5 seconds. High RPMs, seated, explosive.
The Recovery: Zone 1 “Flush” pace (very easy). Keep the pedals moving to prevent blood pooling.

Feel.
The session should feel like a “comfortably uncomfortable” grind where you are constantly working, just where you’d like to ease the pace but you don’t really have to. The challenge is the sprint when you hit that 5-second surge, you’ll feel a sharp spike in leg burn and a momentary lift in heart rate.

The goal is to immediately settle back into your 90% pace rather than soft-pedaling. You should feel like you are “breathing through” the waste products, clearing the heaviness in your legs while still under tension. By the final sets, the sensation shifts from a cardiovascular challenge to a mental test of durability, holding the line as your muscles begin to feel fatigued.

Adaptation.
This session targets mitochondrial density and lactate shuttling. By surging and then returning to a high-power baseline, you are training your muscles to use lactate as a fuel source rather than letting it accumulate and shut you down. It builds the “stamina” required to maintain high power during long events after your initial “sprint” is gone.

Debrief. Take 2–3 minutes after the workout to reflect
– Did you successfully return to your 88–94% FTP immediately after the surges, or did your power dip significantly?
– Did your RPMs stay consistent during the “sweetspot” phases, or did they start to fluctuate as you fatigued?
– Did you stay seated and maintain a strong, open posture through the final set, or did you start to collapse/reach for the handles?
– How was your breathing through the intervals?
– What adjustment would help you better maintain your output across all sets?