Fun twist on the Armor Building Complex

[curious777]

I’ve been doing Dan Johns Armor building complex for a while as my warm up / daily minimum workout but to break up the monotony I came up with a twist on it that I thought my be fun to share. Basically it’s the same idea of:

• 2 Cleans 1 Press 3 Squats & EMOM but the rep numbers shift over on the following minute.

So the 2nd minute you would do:

3 Cleans , 2 Presses , 1 Squat

3rd Minute you would do:

1 Clean , 3 Presses, 2 Squats

4th minute you’re back to 2, 1, 3. And I repeat that for 9-12 min EMOM

Not sure if this is already been invented or posted here and I’m sure some of you may call me a dumbass but some of you may like it enough throw it in your routine. Give it a shot !

 

[jllcml]

@curious777 It's kind of already been invented but your variation is different so it's all good.

The moving target kettlebell complex: https://www.strongfirst.com/moving-target-kettlebell-complex/

The total tension kettlebell complex: https://www.strongfirst.com/total-tension-kettlebell-complex/

 

[miljonen]

@curious777 Sounds like moving target complex

 

[pinkysw3ar1]

@curious777 Thanks for sharing, that sounds like fun !

 

[dawes]

@curious777 I recall @hosslyn13 posting a video ages ago where he tried and got confused with the reps per set at some point

 

[hosslyn13]

@dawes Yeah lol - tried this once and after being fatigued I just kept messing it up

 

[curious777]

@hosslyn13 lol I was doing the same i had to write it out on my whiteboard to stay on track

 

[dolomite1]

@curious777 Might be a good way to do ABCs 3x a week without getting killed by the squat volume. Maybe just make it workouts A B and C instead of changing each set.

 

[christian002]

@dolomite1 The squat volume never got to me in the ABC, but presses have been a limiting factor. From what I understand (and per your comment) this is not the norm? Just wondering if anyone wants chime in.

 

[cae]

@christian002 I'm that way (at least currently), I can do more squats than presses for a given load.

 

[dolomite1]

@christian002 More in terms of recovery. The press is a limiting factor in terms of what weight I can work with. But doing 60-90 squats is what I'm gonna be feeling the day after.

 

[christian002]

@dolomite1 Ah okay, thanks for the clarification