Rebecca’s Wrist Injury Squat Workout
Rebecca Gerdon is an original Mash Mafia Weightlifting athlete, and now she is my athlete again at Muscle Driver USA. A few weeks ago, she suffered a wrist break from a jerk gone badly. It was declared that she had been lifting with a broken wrist for over two years, so she is one tough chick no doubt.
A lot of people would sit around feeling sorry for themselves, but no Rebecca. She came to me requesting a squat routine that would get her stronger than ever. Our goal is a 400lb back squat. Right now her max is 330 pounds. Yes it’s a big goal, but at MDUSA we have “big goal” athletes.
Here is the way it looks:
Weeks 1-2 Hypertrophy Time
Day 1
Back Squat 10RM, then -5&-10% for 10
Goodmornings 3×10
Planks weighted 3 sets of 1-2 minutes
Day 2
Rear Leg Elevated BB Squats 3x10ea leg
Blackburns 20 sec ea position x 3
Day 3
Front Squats 5RM with 5 sec pause, then -5&-10% for 5
Zercher Deadlifts with weight elevated 4 inches off ground 5RM, then -5&-10% for 5
GHDs 3 x 10 reps
Day 4
Zercher Squats 5 RM, then -5&-10% for 5
BB Step Ups 10 reps ea leg x 3 sets
Day 5
Back Squat pause 3 seconds in bottom 3RM, then -5&-10% for 3
Squats weight starts on Pins from bottom position 5RM, then -10% for 5
Zercher RDLs 3x8reps
Weeks 3-4 More Hypertrophy but a little Heavier
Day 1
Back Squat 8RM, then -5&-10% for 8
Goodmornings 3×8
Planks weighted 3 sets of 1-2 minutes
Day 2
Rear Leg Elevated BB Squats 8 reps x 3 sets
Blackburns 20 sec ea position x 3
Elbow Dips 10 reps x 3
Day 3
Front Squats 4RM with 3 sec pause, then -5&-10% for 4
Zercher Deadlifts with weight elevated 4 inches off ground 4RM, then -5&-10% for 4
GHDs 3 x 10 reps
Day 4
Zercher Squats 4 RM, then -5&-10% for 4
BB Step Ups 8 reps ea leg x 3 sets
Day 5
Back Squat pause 3 seconds in bottom 3RM, then -5&-10% for 3
Squats weight starts on Pins from bottom position 4RM, then -10% for 4
Zercher RDLs 3x8reps
Weeks 5-8 Time to Get Strong
Day 1
Back Squat 5RM, then -5&-10% for 5
Goodmornings 3×5
Planks weighted 3 sets of 1-2 minutes
Day 2
Rear Leg Elevated BB Squats 5 reps x 3 sets
Blackburns 20 sec ea position x 3
Elbow Dips 10 reps x 3
Day 3
Front Squats 3RM with 3 sec pause, then -5&-10% for 3 (Drop 1 sec each week)
Zercher Deadlifts with weight elevated 4 inches off ground 3RM, then -5&-10% for 3
GHDs 3 x 10 reps (continue to increase difficulty either with weight or tempo)
Day 4
Zercher Squats 3 RM, then -5&-10% for 3
BB Lunges 8 reps x 3 sets
Day 5
Back Squat pause 5 seconds in bottom 1RM, then -15% for 3×3 all paused (Drop a second each week)
Squats weight starts on Pins from bottom position 3RM, then -10% for 3
Zercher RDLs 3x5reps
Weeks 9-11 Absolute Strength
Day 1
Back Squat 3RM, then -5&-10% for 3
Goodmorning/Squat Combo 3×8
Planks weighted 3 sets of 1-2 minutes
Day 2
Elevated Split Squats 8 reps ea leg x 3 sets
Blackburns 20 sec ea position x 3
Elbow Dips 10 reps x 3
Day 3
Front Squats 1RM with 3 sec pause, then -15% for 3×3 (Drop 1 sec each week)
Zercher DLs Elevated 4 Inches off Floor 8RM, then -10% for 8
GHDs 3 x 10 reps (continue to increase difficulty either with weight or tempo)
Day 4
Zercher BB Lunges from Rack 8 reps ea leg x 3 sets
BB Step Ups 8 reps ea leg x 3 sets
Day 5
Back Squat pause 3 seconds in bottom 5RM, then -5 and -10% for 5 all paused (Drop a second each week)
Zercher RDLs with 25 lbs of chains 3x5reps
Weeks 12 Taper Week
Day 1
Back Squat -10% of best 3RM for 3×3
Goodmorning/Squat Combo off
Planks weighted 3 sets of 1-2 minutes
Day 2
Elevated Split Squats 5 reps ea leg x 3 sets
Day 3
Front Squats 1RM
GHDs 3 x 5 reps Bodyweight
Day 4
off
Day 5
Back Squat max
This is it! The goal is to not lose any starting strength for her pulls, and to increase her squat as much as possible. If you have any questions, ask them here, and I will try to answer. I’ll probably make a few videos explaining a few of these exercises.
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