- Equipment
- Rack and Bench with safety stops, Barbell, Weight plates, Pull-up station and Cable pulley; Stable wall for supplementary exercises
- Before you choose
- Elite describes high demands, not a sporting credential. You must control all movements, reliably judge two reps in reserve and have safeties and competent help. Otherwise choose the corresponding advanced session.
- Intensity
- Challenging but submaximal load: keep at least 2 reps in reserve. Suggested rests are minimums; extend them until ready to repeat with quality.
- Warm-up
- Before the session, complete one gentle round of the three listed movements. Allow about 15 minutes for preparation, transitions and rehearsing the first exercise; extend this if needed. Prepare squats and bench presses separately with 3–5 warm-up sets, well below your effort limit. Rehearse pull-ups and Romanian deadlifts too; warm-up sets are not work sets.
Duration is approximate. Prepare your equipment and take the indicated rests; needing more rest can make the workout longer.