NOTE NEXT CYCLE STARTS AUG 12!
Aimee's Ladies is an online community for women, and is good choice for the beginner, intermediate, and masters athletes. Whether you are brand new to the sport of weightlifting, have goals to qualify for National meets, or never want to compete--this is the community for you.
This program focuses on gaining strength and consistency in the Olympic lifts through working positional strength, technique/movement, and gaining confidence in the snatch, clean & jerk, and related exercises.
You have the ability to train virtually alongside teammates for support and competition where you will learn to work hard and improve your movement and your mindset.
You and your online teammates will be able to communicate with each other as you wish, and you will receive video review/feedback, cues or corrections, from ME 1 time/week. Lily is my Aimee's Ladies assistant coach and is active 2-3X/week offering help! I am available to answer questions, and will be surprising you with mindset or lifting advice occasionally! If you are shy, and do not want to share videos, no need to!
*please scroll down to see answers to many questions you may have
WARMUP
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Aimee's WARM-UP day #1
This is only an example warm-up. You can switch it up as you need to based on your body, your limitations, or any aches and pains and/or tightness you feel on a given day. Feel free to add to it, or change it as you need to based on your training. ---- Marcus Filly squat flow 30-45 seconds Twisted Cross/side 2-3 sets with barbell: 5 tall high pull 5 tall muscle snatch 5 snatch grip strict press 5 overhead squats
B
Snatch
3 x 1 @ 70 %
C
Block Clean
3 x 1 @ 70 %
D
Pause Front Squat + Front Squat
3 x 2 @ 70 %
Conditioning
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Optional Successories day #1
OPTIONAL SUCCESSORIES day #1 not for time, nice and easy pace. You can do these as a circuit, or complete one exercise before moving to the next 3 X 5-8 Filly Z press ea side 3 X 30 second hollow rock (hold a med ball or plate for challenge!) 3 X 10 barbell glute bridge (if you have't been doing these start at maybe 30% of your best clean, and slowly add weight each week as you can!)
WARMUP
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Aimee's WARM-UP Day #2
2-3 sets 10 alt. Thread the Needle (hold 3-5 seconds before switching 10 lateral banded walks ea/side 10 shoulder pipe rolls ea/side with PVC pipe 10 PVC pipe pass through 2-3 sets with barbell: 5 DL 5 tall muscle clean 5 front squat 5 strict press
B
Jerk (Split Jerk)
3 x 2 @ 70 %
C
Power Snatch
3 x 3 @ 65 %
D
Power Clean
3 x 2 @ 70 %
Conditioning
E
Optional Successories Day #2
OPTIONAL SUCCESSORIES day #2 3 rounds (do at an easy pace) Side planks with rotations - 5-10 ea side Contralateral Single Arm Single Leg Plank - 5-10 ea side DB Bulgarian Split Squats -5-10 ea side NOTE: If you have not done these before, don't use weight. If you have done these, you can hold DBs. Use a weight you can do unbroken each leg 5-5-3-3-3 box jumps (for height not speed!) 10-15 total strict pull-ups (use bands if needed)
WARMUP
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Aimee's WARM-UP Day #3
Marcus Filly Thoracic Flow 2-3 sets 10 banded face pulls 10-15 banded seat hip abduction 10-15 banded pull-apart 10 skater walks forward 10 skater walks backward
B
Clean Pull + Clean + Jerk
3 x 3 @ 70 %
C
Block Snatch
3 x 1 @ 73 %
D
Snatch Press
3 x 3
E
Front Squat
3 x 2 @ 70 %
Conditioning
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Optional SUCCESSORIES Day 3
OPTIONAL SUCCESSORIES Day 3 3 rounds nice easy pace (not for time) :30 to 1:00 HS Hold (freestanding or against a wall) OR ~50 feet total handstand walk 10 Birddogs (each side) 10 DB chainsaw rows (5-10 each side) 5-10 strict TTB or hanging knee raises
WARMUP
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Aimee's WARM-UP Day #4
3 sets: 10 prone snow angels 10 banded clamshells each side 5 reverse lunge to step-up ea/side 10 banded air squats with control* *Nice and slow/controlled eccentric on the squat, 3 Mississippi count on the way down, 3 Mississippi pause at the bottom, 3 Mississippi count standing back up
B
Dip Snatch
3 x 2 @ 50 %
C
Scarecrow Clean + Muscle Clean
3 x 4
D
Push Press + Power Jerk + Jerk
3 x 3 @ 55 %
E
Back Squat
3 x 3 @ 70 %
Conditioning
F
Optional SUCCESSORIES Day #4
OPTIONAL SUCCESSORIES nice easy pace- not for time 3 rounds: 10-15 jack-knives 30-45 second plank (add weight if you can) ~50 feet waiters walk w/ DB or KB *1 arm overhead, one arm at the side, switch the arm that is up halfway through 5-10 back extension or good morning NOTE: back ext with NO weight (unless you have been doing these, you can add a barbell or a plate) good-morning with a band, barbell only, or very light weight (depending on skill level)
WARMUP
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Aimee's WARM-UP Day #5
2-3 sets Quadruped Lateral Crawl ~15m/side 5 quadruped shoulder CARS ea/side Alternating Cobra Cossack Squat x 5-8/leg (nice and slow and controlled down) 45 second Russian baby makers 5 Steps ea/leg Perfect Stretch Walk
B
Muscle Snatch
3, 3, 2, 2
C
Snatch
3 x 1 @ 75 %
D
Clean & Jerk
2 x 2 @ 75 %
E
Floating Clean Pull
2 x 2 @ 85 %
Conditioning
F
Optional Successories DAY #5
OPTIONAL SUCCESSORIES Day #5 3 rounds: nice easy pace, not for time 10 monster walk forward 10 monster walk backward 4-10 single arm KB L crunch ea/side 5-10 DB weighted step-ups each leg
USAW Senior International Coach, coach of the national championship team Catalyst Athletics and coach of dozens of national and international level lifters, including national champions and medalists, American record holders, a Pan American Record Holder, Pan American Champion and Olympian. Aimee also coaches beginners, youth athletes, and Masters lifters as well as CrossFit athletes.
Lily is a Catalyst Athletics Team member and National competitor. She is a Junior National Championships bronze medalist, U25 Championships silver medalist, Oregon state snatch, clean & jerk and total record holder, and has been coaching and interning under Greg and Aimee for several years. Under Aimee's guidance, she is her assistant coach for Aimee's Ladies online team.
Those who master themselves have strength. With hard work, commitment, and consistency, I am so excited to see your mental and physical progress in Olympic Weightlifting.
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