Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Old School (Upper Body Strength)

I decided I wanted to take Mike through one of my old school workouts that I saw a lot of success on. Sometimes you just need a little change of pace, and this definitely was a great stimulus.


Mobility:

Wall Slide x 10
Quadruped T- Rotation x 8 (Each Side)

Warm-Up: 3 Rounds 
(Rest 20s between exercises)

Plyometric Push-up x 3

Strength: Bench Press (3 x 3) 
(Wendler Week 2, cycle 2)
(Rest 3–5 minutes between WORK sets)

70% x 3 +5lbs
80% x 3 +5lbs
90% x 3 +5lbs

-Percentages based off of 90% of your (1RM) PLUS 5lbs (ex. if your max Bench Press is 225#, your percentages will be based off of 90% of 225# + 5lbs (205# + 5lbs).

B.) Weighted Chin-up 
1 x 8 (BW) 
4 x 6 (Weighted) 

C.) Weighted Dips 
1 x 10 (BW) 
4 x 8 (Weighted) 

D.) Strict Press 
4 x 10 

(Superset)
E1.) Hammer Curls 3 x 10 
E2.) Med Ball Clench Pushups 3 x 10 

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