There has been lots of talk about the Dan John/Pavel 40 day training program lately and quite a few people are having a tough time understanding how you can perform the same movements every day. I understand that this method may be tough in large groups or with high school athletes but the principles behind it are amazingly simple.

Here I will outline a easy template on how to practice a movement every day without feeling like that’s all you are doing.
I will focus on 4 patterns so you can get the idea. They are:
Hip Hinge
Squat
upper body push
upper body pull
Yes, there are many more but I want to make this clear as mud. There will be 3 components that are practiced in this program and they are:
Movement Preparation or MP– you will practice the patterns as part on your warm-up once asymmetries and imbalances are addressed.
Deliberate Pattern Practice or DPP– you will focus on 1 or 2 patterns with a relatively low weight for 1 to 2 sets done at the beginning of your workout but after the prep.
Core Lift or CL– this is one of the lifts that you have a primary focus on. If you are focusing on deadlifts and pull-ups that day then these are your Core lifts
Here is how you can lay this out in a 4 day strength training program. I will use a MP, DPP and CL every day and practice one of these patterns via of those. I will address a squat, hip hinge, upper body push and upper body pull on each of these.
You can add much more volume to these as they are examples and not full workouts
Day 1
MP-pushups, 2 sets of 10-15 reps- upper body push

DPP- 2×10 goblet squats-squat

CL #1 Deadlift- covers the hip hinge

Cl #2 bent rows- upper body pull

Day 2

MP-naked hip hinge- this is a patterning drill with no weight. I normally have my athletes tap their butts on the wall- hinges
DPP- 2X10 DB rows- upper body pull
CL #1 front squat- squat
CL #2 Bench press- upper body push

Day 3

MP- Body weight squats- squats
DPP 2×10 light DB press- upper body push
CL#1 Pull-up- upper body pull
CL #2 RDL- hip hinge

Day 4

MP- 2×15 band rows- upper body pull
DPP- 2×25 kettlebell swings- hip hinge
CL#1 Back squat- squat
CL #2 Incline bench press- upper body push
There are hundreds of variations on this but I hope you get the idea. I would rather have my athletes own 4-8 exercises in 12 weeks instead of stinking at 16 in 12 weeks.
My point is that you are giving the athlete a basic skill set and understanding of how to move properly instead of confusing them and their CNS. If I am teaching someone how to build a shed I am going to start with a hammer, screwdriver, saw and a wrench. I would not give them a hilti gun, dremel tool, chainsaw and power drill and expect them how to use it.
Teaching proper movement is a gift. This gift can keep you moving better, feeling better and performing better. It can also keep you from injuring yourself.
Movement is a process and proper steps must be taken to move well and to move often.