It’s OTM not EMOM
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It’s OTM not EMOM


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This is a 12-week cycle that relies on On The Minute work for all competition lifts and variants. It peaks in week 12 for competition or max snatch and clean & jerk testing, but also has many opportunities for heavy single competition lifts.
 
Good For:
  • Competition preparation
  • Competition lift technique and consistency
Notes: OTM means each set is started exactly 1 minute after the previous set is started, NOT 1 minute of rest betweet sets.

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Sample Week

Week 1 Day 1 Monday
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  • Snatch - sets OTM – 70%x2x8
  • Snatch Pull to Hold on Riser (Pause 1" off floor 3 sec first 2 reps) – 80%x5x2, 85%x5x3
  • Pause Back Squat – 65%x5x2, 70%x5x3
A1. Single-Leg BB RDL - 3 x 10/leg
A2. HLR - 3 x max
 
It’s OTM not EMOM – Week 1 of 12
 
This is a 12-week cycle that relies on On The Minute work for all competition lifts and variants. It peaks in week 12 for competition or max snatch and clean & jerk testing, but also has many opportunities for heavy single competition lifts.
 
Volume: Moderate-High
Intensity: Moderate-High / Varianble
 
Good For:
Competition preparation
Competition lift technique and consistency
 
Notes:
OTM means each set is started exactly 1 minute after the previous set is started, NOT 1 minute of rest betweet sets.

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Week 1 Day 2 Tuesday
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  • Power Clean + Power Jerk - sets OTM-  65%x2(1+1)x8
  • Push Press Bnk – 65%x6x2, 70%x6x3
A1. Bent Row - 4 x 15
A2. Seated Legs Straight DB Press - 4 x 15
Weighted Plank - 3 x 20-30 sec
 

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Week 1 Day 3 Wednesday
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  • Clean - sets OTM – 70%x2x8
  • Clean Pull to Hold on Riser (Pause 1" off floor 3 sec first 2 reps) – 80%x5x2, 85%x5x3
  • Front Squat – 65%x5x5
A1. Step-up - 3 x 10/leg
A2. Weighted Sit-up - 3 x 10-15
 

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Week 1 Day 4 Thursday
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  • Power Snatch - sets OTM – 65%x2x8
  • Snatch Push Press + Overhead Squat – 65%x5+3, 70%x5+3x3
A1. Pull-ups - 4 x 10
A2. Press in Snatch - 4 x 10
Weighted Side Plank - 3 x 20-30 sec
 

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Week 1 Day 5 Friday
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Rest day

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Week 1 Day 6 Saturday
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  • Snatch – 65%x3, 70%x2, 75%x1, 70%x3, 75%x2, 80%x1, 75%x3, 80%x2, 85%x1
  • Clean & Jerk – 65%x3(1+1), 70%x2(1+1), 75%x1+1, 70%x3(1+1), 75%x2(1+1), 80%x1+1, 75%x3(1+1), 80%x2(1+1), 85%x1+1
  • Back Squat – 70%x5x3, 65%x10
A1. Back Squat Jump – 20%x5x3
A2. Abs of choice - 3-4 sets
 

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Week 1 Day 7 Sunday
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Rest day

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18 Comments
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Anas Aloum
June 23 2019
What’s the advantage of OTM work out training?
Primarily it greatly improves technical consistency and secondarily helps prevent overthinking (arguably related to the former).

Greg Everett
Odysseas Papacheimonas
August 22 2019
On a non-HS Saturday . If I feel good can i go heavier? And HS = 1-3 misses? Thank you!!
Odysseas - It would be best to stick to the progam.

Alyssa Sulay
Odysseas Papacheimonas
September 23 2019
I m very pleased with this program and love the otm system. What program to follow next to continue the improvement?
Odysseas - That is always a tough question to answer. What are your goals? Have you had a chance to look over the programs to see what you might like next?
 

Alyssa Sulay
Guido Ansem
February 6 2020
Is it okay to move the Saturday workout to Fridays or will this result in not enough recovery between sessions?
Guido - You can, your body might just be a little beat up, but it is possible.

Alyssa Sulay
Peter Cicero
September 2 2021
day 1
snatch how many sets of otm are you supposed to do
It's written with the exercise - "Snatch - sets OTM – 70%x2x8" - 8 sets of 2 at 70%

See this if you're unclear about the notation.

Greg Everett
Fatima Abdulla
September 20 2022
What does back offs mean?
Lighter sets after the heaviest for an exercise.

Greg Everett
Jeff Castro
February 19 2024
In week 5 on Monday is the snatch 5 x 1 @70% OTM, 5 x 1 @73% OTM & 5 x 1 @75% OTM then if no misses, do singles to 1 rep max for the day?
Hi!
For that day, if there are no misses, you may continue working up in singles for UP TO 5 sets (it is written as "then work up for 5 sets max", meaning no more than 5 sets). So if you are continuing up from 76%, it is very UNLIKELY that you will get to a max in 5 more sets. 

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Alan Wolf
September 7 2024
Hi,
Thank you for sharing this program! How long and which part of the lift should I pause for during Pause Back Squats (weeks 1-4 for example)?
The pause is at the bottom of the squat at the lowest point before standing

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Alan Wolf
September 8 2024
Thanks! How long should I pause for?
A pause of 2-3 seconds is adequate to eliminate the stretch-shortening reflex entirely. Longer holds can be done for additional posture strength work (i.e. trunk strength), but will not increase the effect on rate of force development.

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