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STANDING ORDER

May 23, 2026 RPE 7-8 ~50 min
1 · Warm 2 · Strength 3 · Complex 4 · Heavy 5 · Blitz Cool

FLOOD THE FLOOR with the volume backed off and the floor off-limits. 16kg carries the complex. 24kg shows up once in a 1:1 couplet with the bike. Torpedo handles squats and presses. Echo bike is the engine and the closer. Three reps per movement in the complex instead of five.

16kg KB 24kg KB 40lb Torpedo Echo Bike
House Rule

Nothing on the floor. No planks, get-ups, couch stretch, 90/90. Everything happens standing, on the bike, or against a wall.

Phase 1 ~10 min

The Slow Boil

Progressive bike ramp, then standing prep. No floor reach.

Echo Bike Ramp
5:00

Min 1 easy. Min 2-3 moderate. Min 4 "can talk but don't want to." Min 5: 15 sec hard, 45 sec easy.

Standing T-Spine Wall Reach
8 per side

Face the wall side-on. Reach the top arm across your body, rotate, follow with your eyes. Replaces World's Greatest Stretch.

KB Halo → Goblet Squat
5+5 16kg 2 rounds

5 halos slow, then 5 goblet squats with a 2-sec pause at the bottom. Continuous, no rest. 2 rounds.

Torpedo Overhead March
30s 40lb 2 rounds

Two hands on torpedo, locked out overhead. March in place, knees high. Ribs down, brace hard.

Lateral Lunge + KB Deadlift
5+5 16kg

5 BW lateral lunges per side, then 5 single-bell deadlifts. One round, no pause.

Phase 2 · Strength ~12 min

Standing Supersets

No setting the bell on the floor between sides. Hold it in the rack or pass it across.

Superset A
75s rest
A1 · Torpedo Front Squat
10 40lb 3 sets

Torpedo in goblet position. Full depth, 1-sec pause at the bottom. Offset load taxes the core.

A2 · KB Bent-Over Row
8 16kg 3 / side

Hinge, free hand on knee. Pull to hip. Pass the bell at the top — no floor touch.

Superset B
60s rest
B1 · KB Single-Arm Push Press
6 16kg 3 / side

Dip and drive. Lock out hard. Switch hands at the rack without setting it down.

B2 · Torpedo Reverse Lunge
6 40lb 3 / side

Bear-hug the torpedo. Step back, knee hovers an inch off the floor. Drive through the front heel.

Phase 3 · Complex ~8 min

KB Flow

Same shape as the Death Spiral. Lighter bell. Three reps per movement. The flow stays. The puddle doesn't.

Rounds
90s rest
Don't put the bell down
3 Swingssingle-arm Russian
3 Cleansredirect, don't pull
3 Front Squatsbell in the rack
3 Push Presslegs drive
3 Snatchesor 3 more push press if grip is gone
16kg per side 15 reps / side
Bail Protocol

Grip fails mid-side, park the bell on a bench or torpedo (not the floor). Shake out 10 sec. Finish the remaining reps. Don't restart the side.

Phase 4 · Heavy Couplet ~8 min

Heavy Bell × Bike

The 24kg shows up here. 1:1 work to rest. Movements alternate on the minute. Real recovery between sets.

Rounds
on 1:00
At :00 · KB Russian Swing
12 24kg

Two-hand. Snap the hips. Lands near :30. Rest until the next minute.

At 1:00 · Echo Bike
10 cal · RPE 8

Arms and legs. Lands near :30. Rest until the next minute. Then back to swings.

If round 3 grip is fried, drop swings to 10. Quality wins.

Phase 5 · Finisher ~5 min

Bike Blitz

Last round is all-out. Then easy spin until you can breathe.

Rd 1
0:20
Work
0:40
Rest

RPE 8. Find the rhythm.

Rd 2
0:20
Work
0:40
Rest

RPE 8. Same as round 1.

Rd 3
0:20
Work
0:25
Rest

RPE 9. Shorter rest, same effort.

Rd 4
0:20
Work
0:25
Rest

RPE 9. Last short interval before the closer.

Rd 5
0:30
All-out
Done

Empty it. Last 10 sec everything. Then easy spin. Stay upright.

Cooldown ~4 min

Off the Bike, Off the Floor

Standing only. Use the wall, the bike, a doorframe, or a bumper plate.

Easy Bike Spin
90s

Barely turning the pedals. HR drops, lungs settle.

Standing Quad Stretch
30s per side

Hold a wall or the bike. Heel to glute, hips tucked. Replaces the couch stretch.

Doorway Pec Stretch
30s per side

Forearm on the doorframe, step through. Opens the pec and front delt.

Standing Calf Stretch
30s per side

Toes on a bumper or step, heel drops. Achilles and calves.

Standing Forward Fold
30s bodyweight

Feet hip-width, hinge forward, bend knees as needed. Head hangs. Skip if it counts as floor to you.

Session Totals

~50
Minutes
7-8
RPE
~250
Reps

The floor stays clean.
The 16kg carries the flow.
The 24kg shows up once and means it.

STANDING ORDER.

Done