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Day 37/360: Wolf Brigade Subversive Fitness

Heavy back squat day with a lot of variations using barbells and kettlebells.

Greg Walsh

Written by Greg Walsh Last updated on February 20, 2017

Back squat:

5 x 5 @ 75-80% of 2RM

Rest as needed between sets. If a set requires interruption, make as minor a weight adjustment as possible and continue uninterrupted. When scheme is listed as “5 x 5″, it always refers to “Sets” x “Reps”. Reminder: Position and range of motion always govern weight.

Then:

Back squat:

5 x 5 @ 75-80% of 2RM

Rest as needed between sets. If a set requires interruption, make as minor a weight adjustment as possible and continue uninterrupted. When scheme is listed as “5 x 5″, it always refers to “Sets” x “Reps”. Reminder: Position and range of motion always govern weight.

Then:

10L Single kettlebell back squat (All @ 25% of back squat 2RM*)
:20 sec. rest
10R Single kettlebell back squat
:20 sec. rest
5L Single kettlebell back squat
:20 sec. rest
5R Single kettlebell back squat

Position and range of motion govern weight- if designated weight causes a break in either, make as minor an adjustment as possible and continue safely.

And then:

100 Kettlebell swing @ 35lb. W, 55lb. M
50 Push-up

Sets may be completed as follows:

– Uninterrupted (100 then 50)
– 75 Kettlebell swing + 35 Push-up, then 25 Kettlebell swing + 15 Push-up
– 50 Kettlebell swing + 25 Push-up x 2

If needed, rest is short and specific (3-5 breaths). Scale push-up to ability (up or down).

And finally, “Time under tension”:

Max-duration hold in standing back rack @ weight used above

Stay in the rack, and directly above clips/ spotter arms. Work to “True” failure (loss of physical positioning) not “Relative” failure (loss of mental endurance). If time reaches two minutes, you may stop if desired. If time is under two minutes, do it again, and accumulate at least two total minutes. Stand strong and organized- tension helps build strength, provided we stay engaged in the process.

*Percentages/rep schemes listed make sense for a back squat 2RM up to 550lb.

Greg Walsh

About Greg Walsh

Greg Walsh is a product of counter-culture, and remains immersed in it to this day. The discovery of BMX bike riding and hardcore music in early adolescence opened a door of questioning and critical-thinking that has paved the way for everything since. Action sports, hardcore music, martial arts, and strength and conditioning have all proven to be lifesavers, not simply pastimes, and contributing to each in the best ways humanly possible is Greg’s daily mission.

Wolf Brigade is headquartered in Rochester, New York, and is the product of Greg's lengthy training experience and varied physical backgrounds. Their website chronicles and details daily training, and contains hundreds of videos, pictures, quotes, and pieces of writing. Greg’s non-fitness writing website, War of Attrition, accepts subscribers and his first novel, Theft of the Age, will be available everywhere in the fall of 2015.

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