Tag: Shoulder Press

Work Up Quick

Got to the gym around 5. Figured it would be a good idea to get in some heavy snatches in case some sort of max is coming in the Open.

Warm-up

  • Crossover Symmetry Activation
  • Bottom Squat Hold
  • Snatch Warm-up Complex (45#)
  • Pass-thrus

Snatch

  • 3x40kg
  • 3×50
  • 60
  • 63
  • 66
  • 69
  • 72
  • 75
  • 78
  • 81 (missed first attempt)
  • 83
  • 87 (missed first attempt)
  • 90

Starting at 60, Bryan and I went back and forth without much rest other than changing the plates. Worked up in less than 20 minutes because I wanted to do the 5:30 class. Felt like the make at 90 was a good place to stop. Was rusty for sure, so need to get these in more often. I much prefer lifting like this though instead of taking 40-50 minutes.

Strength – Shoulder Press

Class was programmed as 3 rounds of these sets:

  • 3 @ 85%
  • 2 @ 90%
  • 1 @ 95%

I based mine off what my max should be (180#) after a recent triple with 170#.

  • 6×45#
  • 3×95
  • 3×115
  • 3×145
  • 3 Waves
    • 3×155
    • 2×162.5
    • 1×170

I was questioning myself during the first wave, but they actually got easier the next two times through.

Conditioning

“Wall Ball Kalsu”

  • 100 Wall Balls (20#, 10′)
  • 5 Burpees EMOM (Starting at 1:00, so first minute is free)

I don’t like it this way because it doesn’t read correctly and it’s not how you do Kalsu. 🙂 You should start with the burpees as soon as you start the clock. But it’s good to vary things, right? I’ve done it the proper way, in 5:54, a year ago. Today the wall balls felt really light and I was getting in a lot more each minute than I did the other time. Started with 30, then 3 sets of 18, and a final set of 16 to finish in 4:50. I was kind of mad I dropped the wall ball early in the first 2 sets of 18 too, with about 6 seconds left. I could have gotten in 2 more each of those sets.

Update: I found where we did it this same way in October and it took exactly 5:00 then. I’ll take a 10 second improvement! 😀

Midline

8 Rounds (Tabata)

  • 20s Weighted Plank (45#)
  • 10s Rest

This was the worst part of the workout! I wanted to quit after round 4, but made it all the way through them.

Fight the Burn

Made it to the 4:30 class.

Warm-up

  • Crossover Symmetry Activation
  • Bottom Squat Hold
  • Random assortment of movements

Strength – Shoulder Press

  • 6×45#
  • 6×75
  • 3×95
  • 3×115
  • 3×135
  • 3×150
  • 3×160
  • 3×165 (PR?)
  • 3×170 (PR)

I had done 170 pounds for a double at some point, seems like about a year ago. Gives me an estimated max around 180, which would be a 5# PR. The most I had done for a triple since using BTWB was a week or two ago with 162.5, so not sure if the 165 was really a PR or not.

Conditioning

7 Rounds

  • 30 Double Unders
  • 8 Power Cleans (95#)
  • 8 Push Presses (95#)

My goal by choosing 95# was not to put the bar down. My cycle times got a lot slower from the first round to the end, but mission accomplished. I missed 3 dubs; once in one set and twice in another. First two rounds were done in under 2 minutes, but the pace of cycling really slowed down and I had to take some extra breaths moving from the rope to the bar and vice versa. Took me 8:51.

Burn Baby Burn

8 Rounds (Tabata)

  • 20s Bottom to Bottom Air Squats
  • 10s “Rest” in a Bottom Squat Hold

Paced out of the gate much better knowing what was in store. Was getting 9 per round early on and was able to pick up the pace in the last few rounds even though my quads were burning something fierce coming out of the hole for those first reps of a set. Finished with 78 reps which is a +15.

Did some back mobility before I left.

Shoulder Scraping

graston-shoulderHad my monthly chiro appointment and mentioned my shoulder, which actually seemed to be feeling better today. He got in there with Graston Technique and broke up a bunch of junk, so hopefully it’ll improve quickly now.

Went to the gym right after for the 5:30 class.

Warm-up

2 Sets

  • 10 Wrist Curls (45#)
  • 10 Bicep Curls (45#)
  • 10 Shoulder Press (45#)
  • 10 Front Squats (45#)
  • 10 Thrusters (45#)

Strength – Deficit Deadlifts (4″)

Been wanting to do some of these and with class maxing out I definitely wasn’t going to do that. Did a set of 10×45# before jumping on to the platform.

  • 5×155#
  • 5×225
  • 5×275
  • 4x5x305

Much different stimulus and have to pay more attention to positioning going so deep down.

Conditioning

6:00 AMRAP

  • 5 Thrusters (95#)
  • 5 Toes to Bars

Kept up a nice solid pace. Bryan had said his score was 10+3 and I was well ahead of it early. Got slower in the 2nd half as expected, but held on and with a push at the end I beat him by 2 with 10+5. Good time domain for this combo.

8 Rounds (Tabata)

  • 20s Burpees
  • 10s Rest

Was still out of breath so stuck to 6 every round.

Skill – Double Unders

Did unbroken sets starting at 5 and adding 5. Made it to 45 without any misses and kept going in the set of 50 until I missed after 82. Made a couple attempts at triple unders and got 2 in a row right off the bat, which ties my best.

Finished up with Crossover Symmetry Plyo to try and help the shoulder.

Super Shoulders

Yesterday was a complete waste of a day after the Super Bowl. That’s why I rarely drink more than 1 or 2 beers. Glad it was a scheduled rest day though. Winter is finally back after not having any snow left on the ground for weeks. Out in the garage before 5pm so I wouldn’t have to drive in this crap. Warmed up with Crossover Symmetry Activation.

Strength – Shoulder Press

  • 6×45#
  • 6×75
  • 6×95
  • 6×115
  • 6×125
  • 6×135
  • 6×142.5
  • 6×147.5 (PR)

I didn’t even realize I had a previous 6 rep, but saw the 145 from last January after logging it in BTWB. Glad the ranking was higher than my weak 8 rep from last week.

Conditioning

Came up with these 2 workouts based off what Intuition was doing today with a little adjusting.

6:00 AMRAP

  • 4 HSPU
  • 6 Alternating DB Snatch (50#)
  • 4 Weighted Pistols (30#)

Was able to keep everything unbroken but the handstand push-ups got slow. Finished 5+10.

5 Rounds

  • 10 Ring Swings
  • 10 Ball Slams (30#)
  • 10 Weighted GHD Sit-ups (15#)

Really enjoyed the swings that I subbed in a workout the other day and I need to work on keeping things tight during that swing. Good to practice them in a fatigued state sometimes too. Barely enough height in my garage to swing on my rings. Took me 8:49 to finish. Glad I went with 15# instead of 20# on the GHDs since I haven’t done them in a couple of weeks and don’t normally do them in a metcon.

Inverted

Why not hit the shoulders a little more after all of the rest?

3 Sets

  • 0:45 HS Hold (facing wall)
  • 1:30 Rest

Pressing Eights

Class was doing 14.2/15.2 today, but that’s a no-go for me with my shoulder and pull-ups. Damn, I was so disappointed to miss one of my favorite workouts. 😉 Got to the gym a little after 4:30.

Warm-up

3 Sets

  • 10 Pass-thrus (o/u grips)
  • 10 V-ups
  • 15s GHD Hanging Bridge

Strength -Shoulder Press

  • 8×45#
  • 8×75
  • 8×95
  • 8×105
  • 8×115
  • 8×125
  • 8×130
  • 8×132.5

Maxed out at a higher rep scheme for something different. Fatigued from the handstand push-ups yesterday though.

Conditioning

Looked like a good workout from Aerobic Capacity this week in the Lactate Threshold category so it was on my list to do.

Row

  • Row 1250m
  • 90s Rest
  • Row 1000-250m
  • 90s Rest
  • Row 750-250-250m
  • 90s Rest
  • Row 500-250-250-250m
  • 90s Rest
  • Row 250-250-250-250-250m

Take 10 seconds of rest between each interval during a 1,250 meter section. The first interval of each section was supposed to be at a “strong controlled tempo” so I picked 2:00/500m thinking it should be slower than my 5k PR pace being that this was a total of 6,250 meters. The other intervals of each section are at a 2k PR pace, which is 1:40.5 for me.

Felt pretty good through the first 3,750 meters but could tell it was going to get really rough when I got to that 2nd 250 of the 4th round. Hit all my paces until the final 2. Well, I was 0.1 off on the 3rd to last but that’s because I was ahead of pace and coasted in too much at the end to try and save myself.

I need more of this type of work that burn really gets me at the end of a 500-1000-2000 meter time trial. Or when I’m in a 2nd round of a FGB style workout like yesterday.

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Ten By Tens

Last night my tight back started to turn into a back tweak. Grrr! I could barely get out of bed this morning. So much for doing Open workout 13.2 like I’ve been trying to plan and looked forward to. I even got to the gym about 30 minutes early to do some mobility and see if I could loosen things up enough to be able to do the deadlifts and box jumps.

Warm-up

3 Rounds

  • 10s Bar Hang
  • 5/5 Bar Taps (tight/dynamic)
  • 10 Heel Drives
  • 20s HS Hold
  • 30 DU

The dubs were not fun so I knew right there I should not attempt the workout. So I jumped in with Bryan on some bench while everyone did the metcon. I also did some mobility stuff I’ve found for relieving low back pain.

Strength & Accessory

Bench Press

  • 10×45#
  • 10×95
  • 10x10x155

Barbell Curl

  • 8x10x45#

The curls were alternated with the sets of bench.

Midline

5 Rounds

  • 20s L-hang
  • 20s Rest
  • 20s HS Hold
  • 20s Rest

Skill / Midline

3 Rounds

  • 1:00 Shotguns
  • 1:00 Rest
  • 1:00 Pistols
  • 1:00 Rest
  • 1:00 Step-ups (20″)
  • 1:00 Rest

I didn’t think I’d be able to do the pistols because they usually put a lot of stress on my back, but they were fine. Subbed in step-ups instead of the double unders I had programmed. I did 37-39-37 shotguns, 20-22-20 pistols, and 22-24-25 step-ups.

Wanted to get my heart rate up a little so I stayed after.

Conditioning

10 Rounds

  • 200′ Shuttle (4×50′)
  • 10 Shoulder Press (65#)

Oh boy, my shoulders and chest are going to be feeling it after these and the bench press sets. I did the first 5 sets unbroken, then broke up the sets in half until grinding out the final set. Took me 9:24 to finish.

Did a little more mobility work before heading home.

Too Much Brown Bottle

Didn’t make it to the gym today. Too many beers at the Brew-Ha-Ha last night. 🙂 Hashtag lightweight! Out to the garage to get in work before the start of the Broncos game. Warmed up with Crossover Symmetry Activation.

Strength – Shoulder Press

  • 5×45#
  • 5×95
  • 5×115
  • 5×125
  • 5×135
  • 5×145
  • 5×150 (PR)
  • 3×155 (PR)
  • 3×160 (PR)
  • 3×162.5 (PR)
  • 17×95

Haven’t shoulder pressed in almost 2 months so it sounded good to get in some volume.  Best 5 had been 145 and best triple was 152.5. PR city! Went for max reps on the drop set.

Conditioning

6 Rounds

  • 15 Push-ups
  • 10 Box Jumps (33″)

Initially I planned a 10 minute AMRAP with low reps including strict chin-ups, but I got on the bar for the first rep and my shoulder would not cooperate. So I came up with this and it worked well. Did the push-ups 9-6 for the first 5 rounds and then pulled out the final set unbroken with a slow last 5 reps. Had a step down box next to the jumper and just kept at them. Finished in 8:19.

  • 2:00 DU

Might start doing this once or twice a week to improve endurance with them. Did 4 reps better today with 187.

Midline

  • 4 Tabata Hollow Rocks
  • 4 Tabata Superman Hold

Did 16-15-16-16 on the rocks and held the arches for the entire time each round.

All of the Change

First pre-heated garage session of the winter. Warmed up with 5 minutes on the Air Dyne for 1.55 miles.

  • 10×65# Safety Bar Squats
  • 10×45# Shoulder Press
  • 6×155# Safety Bar Squats
  • 6×95#  Shoulder Press
  • 4×225# Safety Bar Squats
  • 4×115#  Shoulder Press
  • 4×255# Safety Bar Squats
  • 4×130#  Shoulder Press
  • 4×275# Safety Bar Squats
  • 4×137.5#  Shoulder Press
  • 4×280# Safety Bar Squats
  • 4×138.75#  Shoulder Press
  • 4×285# Safety Bar Squats
  • 4×140#  Shoulder Press
  • 4×290# Safety Bar Squats
  • 4×141.25#  Shoulder Press
  • 4×297.5# Safety Bar Squats (extra 2.5# on right side!)
  • 4×142.5#  Shoulder Press
  • 4×300# Safety Bar Squats
  • 4×143.75#  Shoulder Press

Actually there were a few firsts today. First heavy squat session in the new lifters. I love the way they feel. My feet are so solid with the ground now. First session using all of my change plates (0.625#, 2.5#, 5#, and 10#) at the same time between the two bars. I thought it was the first time I used the washer “plates” but there was one other time right when I bought them.

Since I was lifting by myself I didn’t want to continue with the alternating EMOM of bench press and front squats due to safety of benching alone and with just one rack it wouldn’t be easy to setup unless I squatted off the jerk blocks. Plus I front squatted 3 times last week so was up for something different. It’s easy to shoulder press off the jerk blocks and I don’t get a chance to use the safety squat bar enough, so it was a pretty easy choice.

I actually planned to do a 10:00 alternating EMOM with 4×275# and 4×137.5# but as I warmed up I didn’t feel like going that fast and working up such a sweat. So I started at those weights and slowly added weight. The plan was 5 sets, but then I saw that one more set would use up all of the change I had laying around. Again, easy choice. 🙂 Not really sure how I managed to get that extra 2.5# on the right side of the bar and I actually didn’t even notice it during the set.

Bump it Up

I’m a little sore from yesterday, in my shoulders and outer quads. Made it to the gym a little after 3:30.

Warm-up

  • 8 Reverse Hyper (210#)
  • 10 Back Squat (45#)
  • 10 Shoulder Press (45#)
  • 8 Reverse Hyper (210#)
  • 6 Back Squat (155#)
  • 6 Shoulder Press (75#)
  • 8 Reverse Hyper (210#)
  • 3 Back Squat (205#)
  • 3 Shoulder Press (95#)
  • 3 Back Squat (235#)
  • 3 Shoulder Press (115#)
  • 3 Back Squat (265#)
  • 3 Shoulder Press (130#)

Strength

10:00 EMOM (alt)

  • 3 Back Squats (285#)
  • 3 Shoulder Press (140#)

Feeling more comfortable in the squat. Used the belt and lifting shoes today. Really like this combination now that I’ve done it 3 weeks in a row. I think next week I’ll switch it up to front squats and bench press for a 3 week cycle of the same progressing rep scheme going from 5s to 4s to 3s.

Rowing WOD Week 15 Session 1

  • Every 2:15 for 8 rounds
    • 17 Calorie Row (+2 calories from last week)
    • 9 Burpees over the rower (+1 burpee from last week)
  • 5:00 Rest
  • 2 Rounds
    • 17 Calorie Row
    • 9 Burpees over the rower

Total of 1,633 meters in part A and 432m in part B. My splits for the intervals were 0:52, 0:55, 0:56, 0:59, 1:01, 1:01, 1:01, and 1:02. Did the 2 rounder in 2:19. That second round is so bad after jumping back and forth over the rower during the burpees. You wouldn’t think it would affect you that much, but there is no power left in the legs for the 2nd row.

That’s 2 weeks in a row I got a little headache from this combo. Just don’t push that hard usually and with these two movements you can always keep going.

Burpees over the Rower

Took a complete rest day yesterday. Staying up late over the weekend to play Halo and this time change has me all messed up. Plus my nieces were here the last couple of days so I was up way earlier than I like. Headed to the gym around 3pm today for my workout.

Warm-up

  • 10 Revers Hyper 140#
  • 10 Back Squat 45#
  • 10 Shoulder Press 45#
  • 10 RH 140#
  • 4 BS 155#
  • 4 SP 75#
  • 10 RH 140#
  • 4 BS 205#
  • 4 SP 95#
  • 10 RH 140#
  • 4 BS 235#
  • 4 SP 115#

Strength

10:00 EMOM (alt)

  • 4 Back Squat (265#)
  • 4 Shoulder Press (135#)

Squats felt better than the sets of 5 with 245# last week. Shoulder press was rough though.

Rowing WOD Week 14 Session 1

So not only is the focus on rowing for CrossFit, but now we’re adding burpees into the mix!

E2M 20:00

  • 15 Calorie Row
  • 8 Burpees over the rower

Each round is done for time. The numbers were based off the 30 second intervals we did last week. My times were 0:54, 0,:53, 0:53, 0:54, 0:54, 0:57, 0:58, 1:04, 1:09, 0:59. Around the end of round 7 I started to feel sick during the burpees. So I slowed down in rounds 8-9 and somehow powered through round 10 because I didn’t want to go over 1:10 and made it back under a minute.

Then a much needed 5:00 rest.

3 Rounds

  • 15 Calorie Row
  • 8 Burpees over the rower

My legs ran out of juice towards the end of the first round on the rower. Burpees held out pretty well. Took me 3:33 and then I collapsed on the ground for several minutes. Finally got moving and went outside to cool off and walked 400m.

That was one fucking nasty ass workout. One of the hardest things I’ve done recently.