Showing posts with label bench press. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bench press. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Day 2


A. Strength

Front Squat with Belt - Heavy Single

B. Strength

Bench Press (10-8-6-4-2)


C. Accessory Work

DB Floor Press (3 x 15), across

Many people asked Christina yesterday how she worked up to benching 135 x 2. The floor press works on that sticking point that most people have to reach lockout on your bench press.

D. Gun Show


Four sets of,

DB Preacher Curl x 12

Banded Tricep Push Downs x 20

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Day 49


A. Warm-Up

3 min bike
100 walking lunges
15 Banded Hip Extensions

B. Strength

Front Squat with Belt (10-10-5-3-3-3-1)

Ex. Bar, 95, 135, 185, 225, 275, 315... Then find today's "Heavy" single from there.


C. MetCon (Time)


1,000m Row
21 Bench Press, Bodyweight
750m Row
15 Bench Press, Bodyweight
500m Row
9 Bench Press, Bodyweight


D. Accessory Work (Superset)

Seated Row (3 x 12)
Rehab Muscle Snatch (3 x 12)

Monday, February 8, 2016

Day 43


A. Warm-Up

3 min bike
100 walking lunges
15 Banded Hip Extensions

B. Strength

Pause Front Squat with Belt (10-10-5-3-3-3-1)

Ex. Bar, 95, 135, 185, 225, 275, 315... Then find today's "Heavy" single from there.


C. Strength

Bench Press (5 x 5) @ 75%

D. MetCon (AMRAP) x 15 minutes,

250m Row
15 Push-ups

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Day 41


A. Warm-Up

3 min bike
100 walking lunges
15 Banded Hip Extensions
15 RDL + Bent row w/ full stop at top (empty barbell)

B. Strength

Pause Front Squat (10-10-5-3-3-1-1)

Ex. Bar, 95, 135, 185, 225, 275, 315... Then find today's "Heavy" single from there.

C. Strength

Bench Press (10-5-5-5-5-3-1)

D. Accessory Work Superset

DB Floor Press (3 x 20)
Face Pull (3 x 20)

Monday, January 18, 2016

Day 30


A. Warm-Up

3 min bike
100 walking lunges
15 Banded Hip Extensions
Mt. Climber with reach x 4 (each)
Push-up x 8
Elbow Plank T-rotation x 4 (each)
Single Leg RDL x 8

B. Strength

Front Squat (10-10-5-3-3-3-1)

Ex. Bar, 95, 135, 185, 225, 275, 315... Then find today's "Heavy" single from there.

C. Strength

1. Bench Press: Work up to 3RM in 8 min
2. Pendlay Row: 5x8 AHAP
3. Accumulate 30 RDL + Bent row w/ full stop at top (empty barbell)

Monday, January 11, 2016

Day 25


A. Warm-Up

3 min bike
100 walking lunges
15 Banded Hip Extensions
Mt. Climber with reach x 4 (each)
Push-up x 8
Elbow Plank T-rotation x 4 (each)
Single Leg RDL x 8

B. Strength

Front Squat (10-10-5-3-3-3-1)

Ex. Bar, 95, 135, 185, 225, 275, 315... Then find today's "Heavy" single from there.

C. MetCon (Time)

"Abracadabra"

1000m Row
20 Bench Press (155/105)
50 Ring Dips

D. Accessory Work

Three sets of,

10 Weighted Hip Extensions
50 Walking Lunges
30 Weighted Sit-ups

Monday, December 14, 2015

Day 10


If you have been following the squat protocol, at this point you should not have much soreness or fatigue in your legs. This is due to the fact that although we have been squatting every day, we do not do a ton of volume to cause fatigue and soreness. Trust the process. Your numbers will only climb from here on out.

A. Warm-Up 

3 min bike 
100m walking lunges 
Back Extension x 15 
Mt. Climber with reach x 4 (each) 
Push-up x 8 
Elbow Plank T-rotation x 4 (each) 
Single Leg RDL x 8

B. Strength 

Back Squat with Belt (10-10-5-3-3-3-1)

Ex. Bar, 95, 135, 185, 225, 275, 315... Then find today's "Heavy" single from there.

C. Strength 

Bench Press

5 x 5 @ 65%
5 x 5 @ 75%
5 x 5 @ 85%

D. Conditioning

Three rounds of,

Sled Push Shuttie Run x 4
Plyometric step-ups x 15 (each leg) 

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Day 6 (Squat Every Day)


A. Warm-Up

3 min bike
100 walking lunges
Mt. Climber with reach x 4 (each)
Push-up x 8
Elbow Plank T-rotation x 4 (each)
Single Leg RDL x 8

B. Strength

Back Squat (10-10-5-3-3-3-1-1)
  
C. Strength

Bench Press (30-8-6-4-2-1)
  
D. Accessory Work

Three sets of,

15 Back Extensions
15 Leg Curls
50 Walking Lunges

E. Giant Set

Three sets of,

12 Incline DB Bench Press
20 Push-Ups
10 Strict Toes 2 Bar

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Day 1 (Squat Every Day)


A. Warm-Up

3 min bike
100m walking lunges
Mt. Climber with reach x 4 (each)
Push-up x 8
Elbow Plank T-rotation x 4 (each)
Single Leg RDL x 8

B. Strength

Back squat (10-10-5-3-3-3-3-3)

C. Superset 

Three sets of,

Back Extensions x 15
Walking Lunges x 30m

D. Strength

Bench Press (30-12-10-8-6)

E. Giant Set

Three sets of,

Incline DB Bench Press x 12
Push-Up x 20
DB Fly x 20

Friday, November 13, 2015

Day 22


A. Bench Press

3 Reps Every 1:30 for 10 Sets

Warm-up as needed. Start at 60% of your 1RM or heavier. Within the first 9 sets you must establish a 3RM for the Day. Your 10th set is a Max Reps sets done at 85% of your 3RM for the day. To get the proper stimulus from this it is inherit you establish an appropriate max otherwise your 85% Max Reps set will be far too light. Max reps set is cut-off at 20 reps.

B. MetCon (Time)

3 Rounds of,

30 Kettlebell Swings (53/35) 
20 Dumbbell S2OH (35/25) 
10 Pull-Ups 

C. Benchmark

100 Push-ups

Keep track of total time and attempts to complete.

D. Core

3 sets of,

Hollow Rock x 25
Glute Bridge (Slingshot or Banded) x 25

Monday, November 9, 2015

Day 19


A. Strength

EMOM x 10 Minutes

3 Bench Press @ 80%

B. MetCon (Time)

21-15-9

Calorie Row
Ring Dips

rest 3 minutes

15-12-9

Calorie Row
Ring Dips

Monday, October 26, 2015

Day 12


Strength 

(Week 2)

A. Back Squat: Work up to a 3 RM. Then 3 reps @ 95% 3 RM, 3 reps @ 90% 3 RM.

B. Split Jerk: Work up to a 3 RM. Then 3 reps @ 95% 3 RM, 3 reps @ 90% 3 RM.

C. Bench Press: Work up to a 3 RM. Then 3 reps @ 95% 3 RM, 3 reps @ 90% 3 RM.

Work Capacity

MetCon (Time)

Compete 15-12-9 reps for time of:

Clean and Jerk (135/95)
Pull-ups

Core

3 rounds

15 Banded Good Mornings
20m Sled Push (AHAP)
Rest as needed

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Day 10


Strength

A. Back Squat:
3-5 sets x 3 reps within 90% of 3RM on Monday

B. Split Jerk: 3-5 sets x 3 reps within 90% of 3RM on Monday

C. Bench Press: 3-5 sets x 3 reps within 90% of 3RM on Monday

Work Capacity

D. MetCon (AMRAP) x 10 minutes

10 Squat Cleans (95/65)
30 Double-Unders

Extra Work:

E. 25 Box Jumps @ 30-48″

These are not for time. Take your time working through them and resetting between reps. Change height of box as deemed fit/comfortable.

Monday, October 19, 2015

Day 8


Strength: 

A. Back Squat: Work up to a 3 RM. Then 3 reps @ 95% 3 RM, 3 reps @ 90% 3 RM.

B. Split Jerk: Work up to a 3 RM. Then 3 reps @ 95% 3 RM, 3 reps @ 90% 3 RM.

C. Bench Press: Work up to a 3 RM. Then 3 reps @ 95% 3 RM, 3 reps @ 90% 3 RM.

Work Capacity

D. MetCon (Time)

Complete 3 rounds for time of,

30 Snatch (75/55)
20 GHD Sit-up (sub 40 Ambat)
10 Strict HSPU (Sub 20 HRPU)

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Day 133


A. Strength

Bench press - Work up to a 5 RM. Then 5 reps @ 95% 5 RM, 5 reps @ 90% 5 RM.

B. Accessory Work

Ring Dips - 2 x MAX reps (rest 3 minutes between efforts)

C. Metcon (AMRAP – Rounds and Reps)

12 min AMRAP

7 Ring Rows
14 Med Ball Sit ups (20/14)
21 Med Ball Cleans (20/14)

*Rings Rows are set to where the top of the Ring sits at Hip height. Feet are placed 20 inches off of the ground where body is Parallel to floor with arms locked out. *

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Day 128


A. Max Effort

Bench Press (1RM)

B. Accessory Work

DB Bench Press 2 x MAX

C. Superset

4 sets of,

Seated Row x 12
rest 30s
BPA x 15
rest 60s

D. Vanity Work

Three sets of,

Preacher Curl x 8
rest 30s
Bulgarian Split Squat 1 1/2 reps x 12 (Each leg)
rest 60s

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Day 125


A. Three sets, not for time, of:

Toes to Bar x 10-15 unbroken reps
Double-Unders x 40 unbroken reps
Roll to Candlestick x 10 reps

B. Three sets of:

Kneeling Medball Jump throw to sprint (demo)


C. Strength

Bench Press – Heavy Double

D. Four sets for max reps:

45 seconds of Strict Pull-Ups
Rest 15 seconds
45 seconds of Push Press (95/65)
Rest 15 seconds
45 seconds of Push-Ups
Rest 75 seconds

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Day 118


A. Bench

Bench Press (10-8-6-4-2-5-10)

B. Strength Superset

Four sets of,

DB Single Arm Row x 10
Band Pull Apart x 15 (2 sets overhead, 2 sets underhand)

C. Vanity Work

Three sets of,

Barbell Curl x 10
Stationary Dips x 15 (Sub bench dips)

Monday, August 31, 2015

Day 113


A. Strength Superset

1. Bench Press: 5 x 1 to 1RM
2. Ring Row: 5 x 20 sec max reps at bodyweight

B. Skill

5 rounds (stay hollow) 

5 narrow grip Pull-Ups
5 normal grip Pull-Ups
5 wide grip Pull-Ups

C. Conditioning

EMOM x 24 Minutes

Odd: 200m Row
Even: Rest

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Day 105


A. Strength

Bench Press - work up to 6RM

B. Strength Superset

1. Chin-up (8-6-6-6-6-6)
2. Dips (10-8-8-8-8-8)

C. Accessory Work

Strict Press (4 x 10, across)

D. Vanity Work

Barbell Curls (4 x 10, across)