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12/17/2010

12 Days of X-mas Complex


Stop! Get away from Santa's  milk and cookies. Leave the Whitman's chocolate and candy canes alone.
Try this "12 days of X-mas Complex" instead.

These exercises are to be performed back-to-back starting with the "1st day " exercise and building, just like the song, until the "12th day" exercise. You will end up doing the first exercise a total of 12 times and the 12th exercise just once. You may rest when needed for up to 60 seconds each time. Aim for no more than 4 total rest periods. Use between 30-50% 1RM on non-bodyweight exercises. Perform for time and keep track of your progress.

1st:   BB Overhead Squat w/ 3 second hold
2nd:  BB Jump Shrug X2
3rd:  French Press X3
4th:  Bird Dog w/5 second hold each side X4
5th:  Overhead BB Circle Walk X5
6th:  Side Lunge X6 each side
7th:  Prone alt. Arm-Leg Raise X7
8th:  Face Pulls X8
9th:  Butt Kix 9 seconds
10th: Jump Squat X10
11th: KB Swing or Cable Pull-through X11
12th: Hammer Curl

Confused? The progression looks like this:
Overhead squat/ Jump shrug X2, then overhead squat/French Press X3, then Jump Shrug X2, then Overhead Squat, etc.

Try to sing the song " 12 Days of Christmas" while you perform the exercises.Or not.

This complex is sure to put a partidge in your pear tree. Happy Holidays!

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