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2 Pattern Protocol

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Workout 1 · Squat | V Pull

Schedule

Tap a day to open it. Numbers are workouts, L is the lap. Dashed days are off-day cardio.

Lap 4 deload Lap 7 test Today

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Training principles

Structure

  • Every session is one lower and one upper pattern: Squat + Pull, Hinge + Push.
  • Vertical and horizontal push and pull alternate between workouts.
  • Order: rotations (1 and 3), power, skill, main lower, main upper, isolation, core, carries (2 and 4).
  • Two of four lower slots are single-leg: BSS and single-leg RDL.
  • One heavy floor pull per lap. Lower-back accessory work sits on the light single-leg RDL day.

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  • % lifts: front squat, deadlift, bench, OHP.
  • Other main lifts: stop 2 reps short of failure. Add a rep each lap, then add load at the top of the range.
  • Isolation: 2–3 sets, 1 rep in reserve.
  • Power: 3 × 3–5, fresh. End the set when speed drops.
Laps 1 · 2 · 33 × 5 · 78 / 80.5 / 83%
Lap 4 · deload2 × 5 · 70%
Laps 5 · 63 × 5 · 83 / 85%
Lap 7 · test1 × AMRAP · 85%

Variety and pairing

  • Alternate by lap only where marked: bench or dip, jump lunge or lateral bound.
  • Swap variations between cycles, never within one.
  • Rear delts with vertical pull, biceps with horizontal pull.
  • Side delts with horizontal push, triceps with vertical push.

Conditioning

  • Daily: handstands, mobility and Cossack squats.
  • After 1: sport or rest. After 2: Zone 2 and sauna.
  • After 3: HIIT rotating N4x4, sprint intervals, Tabata.
  • After 4: long run, 60 min or more.
  • Missed a session? Do the next workout in order and let the calendar shift.