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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: ACSMs Health Fit J. 2013 September/October;17(5):14–23. doi: 10.1249/FIT.0b013e3182a06c59

Table 1.

Example whole-body session for an adolescent with a training age of 0 years

Session Phase Exercise INT Key Movement Pattern Volume
(sets x reps)
Intensity
(%1RM)
Rest
(minu
tes)
Warm-up
(FMS)
Foam roller complex Whole body myofascial release therapy 2 × 10 (each site) N/A 1
KB squat with deficit Thoracic extension and hip mobilization 2 × 8 BW 1
Split squats Lower body unilateral (and gluteal activation) 2 × 6 (each leg) BW 1
Low box jump Jumping, landing and rebounding mechanics 2 × 6 BW 1
Scapula push ups Scapula retraction 2 × 8 BW 1
Monster band push press Upper body pushing (vertical) 2 × 8 Light band 1
Monster band pull downs Upper body pulling (vertical) 2 × 8 Light band 1
Plank variations Anti-rotation and core bracing 2 × 30 seconds BW 1

Main
(Resistance)
OH squat Lower body bilateral 3 × 6 Wooden dowel
or junior barbell
2
Elevated press-ups Upper body pushing (horizontal) 3 × 8 BW 2
TRX supine pull ups Upper body pulling (horizontal) 3 × 8 BW 2

Auxiliary
Exercises
Stretching complex N/A 2 × 20 seconds N/A 1