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Mikasa Ackerman

Ackerman Bloodline

The second strongest human, separated from Levi only by experience. Mikasa's program combines her extraordinary natural gifts with the specific conditioning of an ODM gear specialist.

12 Weeks 5 days/week Advanced Calisthenics
Mikasa Ackerman
Mikasa Ackerman Training Program

Training Progression

At A Glance

Weekly Schedule

MON
Day 1
Core & Conditioning
TUE
Day 2
Full Body Efficiency
WED
Day 3
Unilateral Lower
THU
Day 4
Pulling & Upper Control
FRI
Rest
SAT
Day 5
Full Body Power
SUN
Rest
5 Training Days 30–45 Min / Session
Equipment
Bar or Rings Bench Bodyweight Bodyweight or Dumbbell Cable Machine Jump Rope Parallel Bars Pull-up Bar Resistance Band Track or Open Space Wall
The Complete Plan

Training Plan

Every phase, every session, every exercise — expand a day to see the full prescription.

Phase 1 · Weeks 1–4 Intermediate

Efficient Foundations

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Bilateral strength base and assisted unilateral leg work — technique first, plenty left in the tank (target RIR 3). A dedicated pulling day is trained from week 1, not saved for later.

5 Workouts In This Phase
Core & Conditioning
Monday · 30 min · 4 exercises
Jump Rope
Steady, sustainable pace
1 × 600s
Hollow Hold
3 × 20s · 45s rest
L-Sit Hold
Tuck (bent-knee) hold to start
3 × 8s · 45s rest
Sprint Intervals
Hard effort, not all-out — build pacing control first
3 × 20s · 90s rest
Open Full Session
Full Body Efficiency
Tuesday · 40 min · 5 exercises
Push-Up
Explosive/clap variation once strict reps feel easy
3 × 10 · 75s restRIR 3
Inverted Row
3 × 10 · 60s restRIR 3
Squat
3 × 10 · 90s restRIR 3
Reverse Lunge
3 × 8 each side · 60s restRIR 3
Dead Bug
3 × 10 each side · 45s restRIR 3
Open Full Session
Unilateral Lower
Wednesday · 40 min · 4 exercises
Bulgarian Split Squat
3 × 8 each side · 90s restRIR 3
Broad Jump
Full recovery between reps — a quality movement, not a conditioning one
3 × 5 · 90s rest
Pistol Squat
Assisted (holding a support) reps are the expected standard here
3 × 3 each side · 120s restRIR 33-1-1
Sprint Intervals
3 × 20s · 90s rest
Open Full Session
Pulling & Upper Control
Thursday · 35 min · 5 exercises
Inverted Row
3 × 10 · 60s restRIR 3
Push-Up
Close/diamond hand position
3 × 8 · 60s restRIR 3
Plank
Add a controlled shoulder tap each rep once the static hold feels stable
3 × 30s · 45s rest
Face Pull
3 × 12 · 60s restRIR 3
Hollow Hold
Handstand hold regression
3 × 15s · 45s rest
Open Full Session
Full Body Power
Saturday · 40 min · 5 exercises
Push-Up
3 × 12 · 75s restRIR 3
Assisted Pull-Up
3 × 6 · 90s restRIR 3
Squat
3 × 12 · 90s restRIR 3
Bulgarian Split Squat
3 × 8 each side · 75s restRIR 3
Dead Bug
3 × 10 each side · 45s restRIR 3
Open Full Session
Phase 2 · Weeks 5–8 Advanced

Ackerman Instinct

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Assisted pistol squats give way to real single-leg reps, archer push-ups debut, and conditioning density rises. Effort tightens to target RIR 2.

5 Workouts In This Phase
Core & Conditioning
Monday · 35 min · 4 exercises
Jump Rope
1 × 600s
Hollow Hold
4 × 30s · 45s rest
L-Sit Hold
4 × 12s · 45s rest
Sprint Intervals
4 × 20s · 75s rest
Open Full Session
Full Body Efficiency
Tuesday · 45 min · 5 exercises
Push-Up
4 × 12 · 75s restRIR 2
Inverted Row
4 × 12 · 60s restRIR 2
Squat
4 × 10 · 90s restRIR 2
Bulgarian Split Squat
3 × 10 each side · 75s restRIR 2
Dead Bug
4 × 12 each side · 45s restRIR 2
Open Full Session
Unilateral Lower
Wednesday · 45 min · 4 exercises
Bulgarian Split Squat
4 × 10 each side · 90s restRIR 2
Broad Jump
4 × 5 · 75s rest
Pistol Squat
3 × 4 each side · 120s restRIR 23-1-1
Sprint Intervals
4 × 20s · 75s rest
Open Full Session
Pulling & Upper Control
Thursday · 40 min · 5 exercises
Inverted Row
4 × 12 · 60s restRIR 2
Archer Push-Up
Diamond/close push-up progression
3 × 4 each side · 75s restRIR 23-1-1
Plank
4 × 45s · 45s rest
Face Pull
4 × 12 · 60s restRIR 2
Hollow Hold
4 × 25s · 45s rest
Open Full Session
Full Body Power
Saturday · 45 min · 5 exercises
Archer Push-Up
3 × 5 each side · 75s restRIR 23-1-1
Pull-Up
Unassisted now
3 × 6 · 90s restRIR 2
Squat
4 × 10 · 90s restRIR 2
Bulgarian Split Squat
4 × 10 each side · 75s restRIR 2
Dead Bug
4 × 12 each side · 45s restRIR 2
Open Full Session
Phase 3 · Weeks 9–12 Advanced

Second Strongest

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Peak unilateral leg volume, handstand push-up debuts on the pulling day, and conditioning density reaches the shortest rest of the program. Target RIR reaches 1 — echoes her card's own "second strongest human" framing as the program's final, hardest phase.

5 Workouts In This Phase
Core & Conditioning
Monday · 35 min · 4 exercises
Jump Rope
1 × 600s
Hollow Hold
4 × 40s · 45s rest
L-Sit Hold
4 × 18s · 45s rest
Sprint Intervals
5 × 20s · 60s rest
Open Full Session
Full Body Efficiency
Tuesday · 45 min · 5 exercises
Archer Push-Up
4 × 5 each side · 75s restRIR 13-1-1
Inverted Row
4 × 15 · 60s restRIR 1
Squat
4 × 8 · 90s restRIR 1
Bulgarian Split Squat
4 × 12 each side · 75s restRIR 1
Dead Bug
4 × 15 each side · 45s restRIR 1
Open Full Session
Unilateral Lower
Wednesday · 45 min · 4 exercises
Pistol Squat
3 × 5 each side · 120s restRIR 13-1-1
Bulgarian Split Squat
4 × 12 each side · 90s restRIR 1
Broad Jump
5 × 5 · 60s rest
Sprint Intervals
Shortest rest of the program — peak conditioning density
5 × 20s · 60s rest
Open Full Session
Pulling & Upper Control
Thursday · 40 min · 4 exercises
Handstand Push-Up
Wall-supported. Partial range of motion is the expected standard here, not a fault.
3 × 3 · 120s restRIR 13-1-1
Inverted Row
4 × 15 · 60s restRIR 1
Plank
4 × 60s · 45s rest
Face Pull
4 × 15 · 60s restRIR 1
Open Full Session
Full Body Power
Saturday · 45 min · 5 exercises
Archer Push-Up
4 × 6 each side · 75s restRIR 13-1-1
Pull-Up
4 × 8 · 90s restRIR 1
Squat
4 × 8 · 90s restRIR 1
Pistol Squat
3 × 4 each side · 120s restRIR 13-1-1
Dead Bug
4 × 15 each side · 45s restRIR 1
Open Full Session
Program Overview

Why This Program Works

Philosophy

Efficiency is the whole point here — every session is built around movements that expose and fix imbalance rather than let it hide, which is why unilateral leg work leads every phase. Pulling strength and core control round out the week, but nothing in this program repeats a session just to fill a training day.

Physique Goal

A lean, athletically balanced frame with real unilateral leg development — visible strength and symmetry, not added bulk.

Performance Goal

Genuine single-leg strength (pistol squat, bulgarian split squat), real pulling power, and the kind of full-body control and conditioning that shows up as efficient, repeatable movement under fatigue.

How Progression Works

Bodyweight strength movements use rep progression within a phase, then swap to a harder variant the next phase once reps stop being a real challenge — assisted pistol squat becomes pistol squat, push-up becomes archer push-up, assisted pull-up becomes pull-up. Isometric holds (hollow hold, L-sit, plank) use the same rep-progression-then-tier-swap logic, measured in seconds instead of reps. Conditioning work (sprint intervals, jump rope, broad jump) uses density progression: the same or slightly higher volume gets harder purely by cutting rest, never by adding random extra volume. Target RIR drops 3 to 2 to 1 across the three phases on effort-based strength work; it's deliberately left off every hold, jump, and sprint interval. Tempo (3-1-1) appears only on archer push-up, pistol squat, and handstand push-up — the movements where eccentric control is the whole point.

Training Philosophy

How Mikasa Ackerman Trains

Mikasa's training identity isn't Levi's — it's her own. Where his real-world translation is built around isometric control and pulling variety, hers is built around unilateral leg strength (a single leg has nowhere to hide) and movement efficiency — every rep looks the same as the last because nothing is wasted. Pulling strength and core control round it out, but the leg work leads every phase.