APH-2025-167

Ben Galper, Basic Grip: Week 3, Day 4

Austin Haedicke

strengthdevelopment

training-log-personal

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2025-06-15 17:00 -0700


Overview:

  • 6-Week Focus: Ben Galper Basic Grip Program
    • As written: 4 sessions x 4 weeks, extend to 6 weeks to allow for grappling.
    • Limit sessions to 60-minutes (including warm up and support) to allow recovery.
  • Weekly Objective: Fitness sessions should include (A) leg focused warm up, (B) Budokon animal movements in warm ups, and (C) supplemental neck strength and hamstring stretching.

Assessment:

  • Sleep Quantity (hours): 7.5
  • Sleep Quality (1-5): 4
  • Mood (1-5): 3
  • Soreness (1-5): 2

Warm Up:

  • 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 each:
    • Rebound x 10
    • Farmer Carry x 50m (2 x 35#)
    • Speed Skate
    • Farmer Carry x 50m (2 x 35#)

Work:

  • DOH Rack Pull
    • 2 x 2 @ 5 second hold (275#)
    • 2 x 4 @ 8 second hold (245#)
    • 2 x 6 @ 10 second hold (225#)
  • DOH Finger Rack Pull
    • 2 x 2 @ 4 second hold (205#)
    • 2 x 4 @ 6 second hold (185#)
    • 2 x 6 @ 8 second hold (135#)

Support:

  • Wrist Flexion Stretch, 2 x 30 seconds
  • Wrist Extension Stretch, 2 x 30 seconds
  • Wrist CARs (fingers splayed), 1 x 5 each side

Review:

  • Difficulty (1-10): 8
  • Performance (1-10): 8