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4-Week WOD · Balanced GPP

4-Week WOD

Balanced GPP · 60 min/day · 5 train / 2 rest · rest Thu + Sun · Mon Pull + Bi · Tue Legs · Wed Push · Fri Cond · Sat Mixed

01
Pull + Biceps Week 1 · Mon
8 + 18 + 22 + 8 = 56 min

Warm-up

8 min

Strength

18 min
Straight sets · 60–75s rest

Main WOD

22 min
AMRAP 10
Score: pull-up working reps held unbroken + AMRAP rounds. Log for week-4 compare.

Cool-down

8 min
02
Lower Body Week 1 · Tue
8 + 18 + 22 + 8 = 56 min

Warm-up

8 min

Strength

18 min
Straight sets · 60s rest

Main WOD

22 min
AMRAP 16
Score: AMRAP rounds + reps.

Cool-down

8 min
03
Push + Shoulders Week 1 · Wed
8 + 18 + 22 + 8 = 56 min

Warm-up

8 min

Strength

18 min
Straight sets · 75s rest
Triceps cap: stay wide. No close-grip or diamond push-ups this cycle.

Main WOD

22 min
EMOM 15 (5 rounds × 3 movements)
Score: rounds held unbroken.

Cool-down

8 min
04
Conditioning · Aerobic Week 1 · Fri
10 + 38 + 8 = 56 min

Warm-up

10 min

Main WOD

38 min
Aerobic AMRAP 30 · conversational pace · nose-breathe only
If you can't nose-breathe, slow down. This is the aerobic base session.
Then easy 8-min walk
Score: total rounds. Track for week-4 compare.

Cool-down

8 min
05
Mixed · Handstand + Cindy Week 1 · Sat
8 + 10 + 20 + 8 + 10 = 56 min

Warm-up

8 min

Skill

10 min
Handstand practice · no-fail intent

Main WOD

20 min
"Cindy" · AMRAP 20
Score: total rounds. Benchmark — repeat in Day 20 to measure the cycle.

Cool-down

8 min
06
Pull + Biceps Week 2 · Mon
8 + 18 + 22 + 8 = 56 min

Warm-up

8 min

Strength

18 min
Straight sets · 60–75s rest · +1 rep vs Week 1

Main WOD

22 min
AMRAP 12
Score: AMRAP rounds + reps. Expect more than Day 1.

Cool-down

8 min
07
Lower Body Week 2 · Tue
8 + 18 + 22 + 8 = 56 min

Warm-up

8 min

Strength

18 min
Straight sets · 60s rest · +reps vs Week 1

Main WOD

22 min
AMRAP 18
Score: AMRAP rounds + reps.

Cool-down

8 min
08
Push + Shoulders Week 2 · Wed
8 + 18 + 22 + 8 = 56 min

Warm-up

8 min

Strength

18 min
Straight sets · 75s rest · +reps vs Week 1
Hands wide; no diamond push-ups this cycle.

Main WOD

22 min
EMOM 18 (6 rounds × 3 movements)
Score: rounds held unbroken.

Cool-down

8 min
09
Conditioning · Intervals Week 2 · Fri
10 + 38 + 8 = 56 min

Warm-up

10 min

Main WOD

38 min
5 × 3 min hard / 3 min easy · 30 min
Rest 3 min between rounds. Then 5 min easy walk + nasal breathing.
Score: total reps across the 5 hard rounds.

Cool-down

8 min
10
Mixed · Archer + Helen-lite Week 2 · Sat
8 + 12 + 18 + 8 + 10 = 56 min

Warm-up

8 min

Skill

12 min
Archer pull-up progression

Main WOD

18 min
"Helen-lite" · 3 rounds For Time · 15 min cap
Score: total finish time.

Cool-down

8 min
11
Pull + Biceps Week 3 · Mon · Peak
8 + 18 + 22 + 8 = 56 min

Warm-up

8 min

Strength

18 min
Peak loads · 75s rest

Main WOD

22 min
AMRAP 14
Score: AMRAP rounds. Compare to Day 1, Day 6.

Cool-down

8 min
12
Lower Body Week 3 · Tue · Peak
8 + 18 + 22 + 8 = 56 min

Warm-up

8 min

Strength

18 min
Peak unilateral · 60–75s rest

Main WOD

22 min
AMRAP 20
Score: AMRAP rounds + reps.

Cool-down

8 min
13
Push + Shoulders Week 3 · Wed · Peak
8 + 18 + 22 + 8 = 56 min

Warm-up

8 min

Strength

18 min
Peak push · 75–90s rest
Triceps cap holds: wide hands. Stop one rep short of grind on each set.

Main WOD

22 min
EMOM 21 (7 rounds × 3 movements)
Score: longest unbroken run.

Cool-down

8 min
14
Conditioning · Tabata + AMRAP Week 3 · Fri · Peak
8 + 40 + 8 = 56 min

Warm-up

8 min

Main WOD

40 min
Tabata × 4 movements · 16 min
Then AMRAP 10 finisher
5 min cool walk + nasal breathing.
Score: lowest-rep Tabata round per movement + finisher rounds.

Cool-down

8 min
15
Mixed · L-sit + Density Week 3 · Sat · Peak
8 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 8 = 52 min

Warm-up

8 min

Skill

12 min
L-sit progression on the bar

Main WOD

12 min
AMRAP 12 · Gymnastics density
Score: AMRAP rounds.

Biceps finisher

12 min
21s · 3 sets · 90s rest
  • 7 band curl bottom half + 7 top half + 7 full ROM
Slow tempo. Optional cycle taper — skip if recovery is low this week.

Cool-down

8 min
16
Pull + Biceps Week 4 · Mon · Deload
8 + 16 + 18 + 8 = ~50 min

Warm-up

8 min

Strength

16 min
Deload · ~60% volume · stay crisp
Stop with 2–3 reps in reserve on every set. Movement quality only.

Main WOD

18 min
AMRAP 10 · 70% effort
Score: note effort; this is not a test session.

Cool-down

8 min
18
Push + Shoulders Week 4 · Wed · Deload
8 + 14 + 18 + 8 = ~48 min

Warm-up

8 min

Strength

14 min
Deload · ~60% volume

Main WOD

18 min
EMOM 12 · 70% effort

Cool-down

8 min
19
Conditioning · Easy Aerobic Week 4 · Fri · Deload
10 + 35 + 8 = ~53 min

Warm-up

10 min

Main WOD

35 min
15-min easy + 4 × 30s on / 90s off
  • 15 min easy AMRAP — 10 squats / 10 push-ups / 10 jacks / 5 chin-ups (nose-breathe pace)
  • Then 4 rounds: 30s burpees / 90s walk recovery
  • Then 5 min easy walk
This is recovery cardio, not a test. Keep the easy block easy.

Cool-down

8 min
20
Test · Cindy Re-run Week 4 · Sat · Benchmark
10 + 20 + 15 + 8 = 53 min

Warm-up

10 min

Main WOD

20 min
"Cindy" · AMRAP 20 · BENCHMARK RE-TEST
Score: total rounds. Compare to Day 5. Your delta is the cycle outcome.

Closer

15 min
For Time · 12 min cap
Score: total time. Then start the next cycle Monday at Week 1 loads + 5–10%.

Cool-down

8 min

Cycle structure

4 weeks, 5 train / 2 rest, rest Thu + Sun. Week 1 build, Week 2 +reps, Week 3 peak, Week 4 deload + benchmark. Restart Monday after Day 20 with Week-1 loads bumped 5–10%.

Format glossary

AMRAP X
As Many Rounds As Possible in X minutes.
EMOM X
Every Minute On the Minute for X minutes. Start each minute's work at 0s.
For Time
Complete prescribed work as fast as possible. Cap is the time limit.
Tabata
20s work / 10s rest × 8 rounds. Score is the lowest-rep round.
Chipper
One long list, top to bottom.
RDL
Romanian Deadlift (hip hinge, slight knee bend, band tension).
BSS
Bulgarian Split Squat (rear foot on pillar base).

Programming notes

  • Pull:push ratio is ~1.2:1 across the week. Mon is direct pull + biceps, Wed is direct push + shoulders.
  • Pressing is wide-grip / pike / OHP only. No close-grip or diamond push-ups, no triceps isolation — managing existing triceps mass.
  • Biceps grow from chin-ups + band curls on Mon (and the bonus finisher on Day 15).
  • Lower body uses unilateral work and tempo to drive stimulus past what one band can load.
  • Friday rotates aerobic / intervals / Tabata across the cycle for energy-system coverage.
  • Cindy on Day 5 and Day 20 is the cycle benchmark. Track the delta.