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Lean And Conditioned

Strong enough, and not out of breath.

Weeks
8
Days a week
5
Sessions
40
Level
Advanced

Three lifting days and two hard conditioning days. For people who can squat but cannot run for a bus.

The week

Every session, in order. Each slot is a movement pattern rather than a fixed exercise — Creed picks the version your gym can actually do, and swaps it the moment something is taken.

Upper A

~60 min

Press, row, repeat. Heavy end of the rep range.

  1. 1

    Elbows at 45 degrees, not flared to 90.

    or 6 other ways to do it

  2. 2
    Barbell Row 4×6-10

    Heavy but no jerking. Torso angle stays put.

    or 10 other ways to do it

  3. 3

    Bar path straight up past the nose.

    or 7 other ways to do it

  4. 4
    Lat Pulldown 3×8-12

    Assisted or banded is fine. Full range is not optional.

    or 7 other ways to do it

  5. 5
    Barbell Curl 3×10-12

    Elbows in front of the ribs, not behind.

    or 6 other ways to do it

  6. 6

    Lean in slightly, lock the shoulder.

    or 4 other ways to do it

Bike Intervals

~25 min

Twenty seconds on, forty off, ten times.

  1. 1

    Easy. Get the legs and lungs ready.

    or 4 other ways to do it

  2. 2
    Treadmill Intervals 10×20s / 40s

    All out for twenty. Spin easy for forty. Ten rounds.

    or 6 other ways to do it

  3. 3

    Cool down until you can breathe through your nose.

    or 4 other ways to do it

  4. 4

    Once your heart rate comes back down.

    or 4 other ways to do it

Lower A

~60 min

Squat, hinge, press, curl. In that order.

  1. 1

    Brace before you unrack, not after.

    or 8 other ways to do it

  2. 2

    Stop when your hamstrings do, not when the plates touch.

    or 6 other ways to do it

  3. 3
    Leg Press 3×12-15

    Half the rest you take on squats.

    or 4 other ways to do it

  4. 4

    Hips stay flat on the pad.

    or 5 other ways to do it

  5. 5

    Slow down. Nobody grew calves by bouncing.

    or 5 other ways to do it

  6. 6

    Hanging if you can, lying if you can't.

    or 4 other ways to do it

Rower 8x250

~30 min

Eight two-fifties. Full rest. Chase the split.

  1. 1

    Warm-up. Easy pace, long strokes.

    or 4 other ways to do it

  2. 2

    Hard. Legs, back, arms out. Arms, back, legs back.

    or 4 other ways to do it

  3. 3

    Cool down. Half pressure.

    or 4 other ways to do it

  4. 4

    Grip work while you're already wrecked.

    or 8 other ways to do it

Full Body C

~60 min

Front squat, incline, row, thrust.

  1. 1

    Cross-arm grip is fine. Elbows still stay up.

    or 5 other ways to do it

  2. 2

    Control the negative for three seconds.

    or 6 other ways to do it

  3. 3
    Barbell Row 3×10-12

    Pull with the elbows, not the hands.

    or 10 other ways to do it

  4. 4

    Feet where your shins go vertical at the top.

    or 5 other ways to do it

  5. 5
    Barbell Curl 3×10-12

    Last set, cheat the way up, fight the way down.

    or 6 other ways to do it

  6. 6

    Heavy. Walk tall, don't shrug.

    or 8 other ways to do it

Run it with someone.

Start it once and every session arrives built from what your gym has, with the weight you lifted last time already in the box. Creed shows you which of your friends are on this one and how far in they are — and the week only counts when you both train.