Article of the Day:
Workout:
A.) Strict Press 3 x 5 (Wendler week 1)
(rest 3-5 minutes between WORK sets)
Set 1: 65% x 5
Set 2: 75% x 5
Set 3: 85% x 5+
Set 2: 75% x 5
Set 3: 85% x 5+
-Warm up in sets of 5 until 1st working set, you should reach your 1st working set after 3-4 sets
-Percentages based off of 90% of your 1RM (ex. if your max Strict Press is 185#, your percentages will be based off of 90% of 185# (165#).
-When you see 5+, that means you do the max reps you can manage with that weight, with the goal of setting a rep record in each workout.
B.) Superset: Four sets of:
Alternating Single Arm DB Bench Press x 8 (Rest 30s) *Demo*
Single Arm DB Row (Rest 60s)
MetCon (AMRAP): As many rounds as possible in 10 minutes of,
10 Overhead Hand Release Push-ups
15 Med Ball Clean (20/14)
20 Med Ball AbMat Sit-ups (20/14)
-5 Minute Rest-
MetCon (AMRAP): As many reps as possible in 5 minutes of,
Burpees
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What does an "overhead hand release pushup" look like?
ReplyDeleteIt is a hand release push-up, but you need to extend your arms into a superman position on each "hand release" portion. We will post a video demo tomorrow morning.
DeleteMovement Demo: Overhead Hand Release Pushups
Deletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6EG4HjGbhk