Welcome to October's Program!

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October 2025 Welcome

Training Capacity vs. Cardio

October 2025 Longevity

Why Contrast Training is the Perfect Ageless Strength Training Strategy

October 2025 Free Weights

5 - Week OctoberSTRONG : Building Your Functional Capacity

Monday

Day 1 - Upper Body Contrast Strength Workout : ~ 50 Minute


Warm Up

5 Minute Shoulder Floss Flow

Flow through all 4 Movements with each leg forward doing 10 Reps per set. Should complete 8 total sets



Workout

Complete one station at a time adjusting weight and/or band resistance to maximize challenge along with work output as sets progress. The goal is to build strength which will require optimally loading the movement with band or free weight resistance. The goal is to try and train close to failure on each set. If you are hitting over 15 reps/set, make sure to increase resistance. If you are hitting 6 to 8 reps on sets 1 or 2, you should decrease weight. I would suggest tracking weight used on each exercise to see progress over the 5 week program.



  1. Station1 - Barbell - Band Floor Press or DB-Band Bench Press or Band Floor Press 3-Sets 10 to 15 Reps (Rest 90-seconds between sets)

  2. Station 2 - Barbell - Band Bentover Row or DB-Band Bentover Row or Dowel Bentover Row 3-Sets 10 to 15 Reps (Rest 90-seconds between sets)

  3. Station 3 - Barbell - Band Push Press or Band Seated Overhead Press or Band Overhead Press 3-Sets 10 to 15 Reps (Rest 90-seconds between sets)

  4. Station 4 - Barbell - Band Curl or Ezy Bar Curls or Dowel Curl 3-Sets 10 to 15 Reps (Rest 90-seconds between sets)

  5. Station 5 - Barbell - Band Triceps Pushup or Band Only Triceps Pushup 3-Sets 10 to 15 Reps (Rest 90-seconds between sets)

Monday

Chest and Back Workout - 32 Minutes

Alternate through these 2 exercises doing 40-sec of work / 20-sec of rest per exercise for 8 total sets (4 per exercise). Rest 2-minutes after completing 8 sets and Repeat the same sequence for station 2 and 3.

Exercises: Station 1: Station 2: Station 3: Station 4:

Equipment recommend

41” Bands / Barbell or DB/KB/Metal Bar



Band Setups

Barbell Band Setup for Curls/Rowing

Barbell Band Setup for Push Press

Barbell Band for Floor Press

Advance Band Push Setup



Progression/Regressions

  • Scale band or free weight resistance
  • Adjust work set reps
  • Adjust # of work sets
  • Increase rest between sets

Beginner Option
Do 30-sec work / 30-sec rest

Advanced Option
Do 50-sec work / 10-sec rest

Equipment
41” Bands Training Handles Door Anchor Utility Strap BAR

Setup
Bilateral Attached Band Setup

Tuesday

Day 2 - Lower Body Contrast Strength Workout ~ 50 Minutes


Warm Up

5-Minute Bodyweight Flow Warm up(Follow Along)

Complete one station at a time adjusting weight and/or band resistance to maximize challenge along with work output as sets progress. The goal is to build strength which will require optimally loading the movement with band or free weight resistance. The goal is to try and train close to failure on each set. If you are hitting over 15 reps/set, make sure to increase resistance. If you are hitting 6 to 8 reps on sets 1 or 2, you should decrease weight. I would suggest tracking weight used on each exercise to see progress over the 5 week program.


Station - Exercises - Workout

  1. Station 1 - Barbell - Band Zercher Squats or KB - Band Towel Goblet Squat or Dowel Zercher Squat 3-Sets 10 to 15 Reps (Rest 90-seconds between sets)
  2. Station 2 - DB-Band Side Lunge Right or Band only variation 3-Sets 10 to 15 Reps (Rest 90-seconds between sets)
  3. Station 3 - DB-Band Side Lunge Left or Band only variation 3-Sets 10 to 15 Reps (Rest 90-seconds between sets)
  4. Station 4 - DB-Band Sumo DL or Band Deadlift 3-Sets 10 to 15 Reps (Rest 90-seconds between sets)
  5. Strength Station 5 - DB-Mini-Band Carries Deadlift 1 minute carry / 1 minute rest x 3 rounds

Tuesday

Glutes and Legs Workout - 28 Minutes

Alternate through these 2 exercises following a 40-sec of work / 20-sec of rest doing 8 total sets (4 per exercise). Rest 2 minutes and perform same sequence for Stations 2 - 3 & 4.

Station 1: Station 2: Station 3: Station 4:

Equipment recommend

41” Bands / Barbell or DB/KB/Metal Bar / Attachment Point


Progression/Regression

  • Scale band or free weight resistance
  • Adjust work set reps
  • Adjust # of work sets


Band Setup

Hip Band Attachment

Beginner Option
Do 30-sec work / 30 sec rest

Advanced Option
Do 50-sec work / 10 sec rest

Equipment
Pair 41” Bands Link Strap Door Anchor Utility Strap BAR Optional - DB or KB

Setup
Linked up Band Setup

Wednesday

Day 3 - Stability - HITT Workout : ~ 20 to 40 Minutes



Warm up

Coaching Instructional Video

Cycle through this 10-exercise Dowel Reach-Lunge Mobility sequence doing each movement for 30-second with a 10-second transition into the next movement. Don’t forget to do each side of the unilateral exercises.



Workout 1

Stability Ball - Band Rotations R - L 60-seconds work / 30-seconds Rest x 3 sets (can also use smaller ball or pillows)



Workout 2

Low Box - Mini-Band HIIT Workout

Alternate through the following 5 mini-band-Low Box exercises doing 30-seconds work / 30-seconds rest.


  1. Alternating Side Step Downs or Box Lateral Quick Steps

  2. Alternating Arm - Drop Squat (to the box)

  3. Elevated Alternating Knee Taps

  4. Predator Jacks

  5. Elevated Burpee

Wednesday

Week 1 - Linking Bands

Week 2 - Attached Band Training

Week 3 - Quick Calorie Burn

Week 4 - Mobilize your Hip Flexor

Week 5 - New Things Coming Soon

Why you want to link bands together

Keeping the tension on an attached band setup is the key to maximizing RBT Attached Band Training. Very often I will see someone letting the bands get loose while doing attached band training. This is major mistake that decreases training results.

Great holiday workout template that will allow you to get in a quick calorie burn and strength workout anytime, anywhere. Let me take you through how to set it up.

Learn how to mobilize your hip flexor and quad with a band the right way. Stop beating up your low back while thinking your stretching your thigh.

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Equipment recommend

41” Bands / Stability Ball / 13” Mini band


Progression/Regressions

  • Scale band resistance
  • Adjust work set time
  • Adjust rest set time

Equipment recommend

41” Bands / Stability Ball / 13” Mini band


Progression/Regressions

  • Scale band resistance
  • Adjust work set time
  • Adjust rest set time

Equipment recommend

41” Bands / Stability Ball / 13” Mini band


Progression/Regressions

  • Scale band resistance
  • Adjust work set time
  • Adjust rest set time

Equipment recommend

41” Bands / Stability Ball / 13” Mini band


Progression/Regressions

  • Scale band resistance
  • Adjust work set time
  • Adjust rest set time

Equipment recommend

41” Bands / Stability Ball / 13” Mini band


Progression/Regressions

  • Scale band resistance
  • Adjust work set time
  • Adjust rest set time

Thursday

Day 4 - Band Upper Body Continuous Strength - 40 Minute


Warm Up

5 Minute Shoulder Floss Flow

Flow through all 4 Movements with each leg forward doing 10 Reps per set. Should complete 8 total sets


Workout

Complete each station before moving to the next station. Rest as needed and keep rep quality high. Track your total time to complete all 6 stations and attempt to improve time each week as a way of measuring work capacity and efficiency.




Follow Along Coaching Instructional Video

Thursday

Shoulders-Arms-Trunk

Alternate through 3 exercises following 40-sec work / 20-sec rest for 12 total sets (4 per exercise) Rest 2 minutes and repeat the same sequence for Station 2.

Station 1: Station 2:

Equipment recommend

41” Bands / Attachment Point / Training handles / Gloves


Band Setup

Small band looped in Larger Band


Progression/Regressions

  • Scale band resistance
  • Adjust work set reps
  • Adjust rest between exercises

Beginner Option
Do 30-sec work / 30-sec rest

Advanced Option
Do 50-sec work / 10-sec rest

Equipment
Pair 41” Bands Training Handles Door Anchor Utility Strap BAR

Setup
Bilateral attached band setup

Friday

Day 5 - Band Lower Body Continuous Strength : 40 Minutes


5-Minute Warm Up

5-Minute Mini-Mobility Slant Board Routine

Flow through all 5 movement switching sides every 30-seconds.


Workout

Complete each station before moving to the next station. Rest as needed and keep rep quality high. Track your total time to complete all 6 stations and attempt to improve time each week as a way of measuring work capacity and efficiency.



  1. 1. Towel Band Goblet Squat - 50 Reps

  2. 2. Mini- Band Reach Right - 50 Reps

  3. 3. Mini- Band Reach Left - 50 Reps

  4. 4. Towel Reverse Lunge Right - 50 Reps

  5. 5. Towel Reverse Lunge Left - 50 Reps

  6. 6. Mini-Band Skater Hop - 50 Reps Per Side


Follow Along Coaching Instructional Video

Friday

Athletic Cardio Workout - 28 Minutes

Alternate through these 2 exercises 30-seconds of work / 30-seconds for 8 total sets. Rest 2 minutes and repeat same sequence for Stations 2, 3, & 4.

Exercises:

Station 1: Station 2: Station 3:

Equipment recommend

41” Bands / 13” Mini-Band


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Progression/Regressions
  • Scale band resistance
  • Adjust work set reps
  • Adjust rest between exercises

Beginner Option
Do 20-sec work / 40-sec rest

Advanced Option
Do 40-sec work / 20-sec rest

Equipment
Pair 41” Bands Link Strap Door Anchor Utility Strap BAR

Setup
Linked up Band Setup

Saturday

Day 6 - Band Assisted Cardio Workout - 31 Minutes


Workout

Cycle through the following 10 Band Assisted Exercises doing 60-seconds of work / 30-seconds of rest. That is 1 Round. Rest 2-Minutes and Repeat for 2 Total Rounds


Attached Band Assist Movement Flow

  1. 1. Downward Dogs
  2. 2. Alt. Hip lunge with Rotation
  3. 3. Shoulder open
  4. 4. Y-T-Ws
  5. 5. Split Stance Overhead Reach Right
  6. 6. Split Stance Overhead Reach Left
  7. 7. Side Lunge - Low Reach Right
  8. 8. Side Lunge - Low Reach left
  9. 9. Alt. Crossover Lunge
  10. 10. Mt Climbers


View Follow-Along Workout Coaching Video

Saturday

Active Recovery Day - Take a walk

Take 20 minutes to work on mobility. Here is a simple 9-minute Body-Weight routine you can turn into 20-min by adjust exercise time to 60-sec vs 30-sec


Seconds Pro Workout Template

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Progression/Regressions
  • Adjust rest between Rounds
  • Adjust rest between sets
  • Adjust work set time
  • Adjust # of Rounds

Sunday

Day 7 - Workout


Here are a few mobility sessions you can follow along with if you want.

Sunday

Band Gym Throwback Workout

With the holidays here, that means workout time is going to be squeezed do to travel, family and multiple social gatherings. No worries, your covered. Here is a 1 band attachment free workout that you can go to in a pinch. It hits total body strength and metabolic conditioning. Follow along with me as we crush this 30-15 x 12 exercise workout with a little cardio twist built in. Do 1, 2 or all 3 rounds depending on your time.

Exercises:

  • Exercise 1: Band Pull a Part
  • Exercise 2: Front Squat
  • Exercise 3: Push Press
  • Exercise 4: Step-overs – Cardio
  • Exercise 5: Seat Rows
  • Exercise 6: Split Squat Right
  • Exercise 7: Split Squat Left
  • Exercise 8: Push Up
  • Exercise 9: 2 Step Shuffle – Cardio
  • Exercise 10: Hammer Curl
  • Exercise 11: Triceps Press
  • Exercise 12: Burpee – Cardio