May 19, 2025
APH-2025-140
Ben Galper: Basic Grip - Week 1, Day 1
Austin Haedicke
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2025-05-18 17:00 -0700
Overview:
- 8-Week Focus: Ben Galper Basic Grip Program
- 4 session x 4 week program will take longer to allow for rest and grappling training
- Weekly Objective: Begin Grip Program
Assessment:
- Sleep Quantity (hours): 9
- Sleep Quality (1-5): 3
- Mood (1-5): 3
- Soreness (1-5): 3
Training:
Warm Up:
- Lunge + Kick + SLDL x 25m
- Lunge + Cossack Squat x 25m
- Monky Walk x 25m
- Cartwheel x 25m
- Salty Gorilla (ball assisted) x 25m
- Elbow CARs, 2 x 5
- Wrist CARs, 2 x 5
Work:
- Logbar Deadlift
- Work up to heavy single, 162# / 252# / 302# / 342#
- 1 x 1 (1 second hold, 342#)
- 1 x 2 (2 second hold, 302#)
- 1 x 3 (3 second hold, 302#)
- 3 x 5 (5 second hold, 252#)
- Plate Pinch
- 5 x failure
- 2 x 25 (60 seconds)
- 2 x 10 (75 seconds, 75 seconds, 60 seconds, 60 seconds)
- 5 x failure
- Wrist Extension (banded), 5 x 25
Review:
- Difficulty (1-10): 7
- Performance (1-10): 8