Sunday, February 9, 2014

Week 2 Max Overhead

1. Foam Rolling- get into the shoulders with a medicine ball2. Shoulder complex warm up/stress with PVC pipe.3. Jump rope for 3-5 minutes4. Overhead squats with an empty bar

Warmup:

Foam Rolling- get into the shoulders with a racquet ball
Shoulder pass throughs
Dead Hangs
Pullups 
Overhead squats with an empty bar

Overhead Work:

  • Fun With Log (Up and Down the Rive)
    • Warm up with Barbell Strict Press to near max
    • Max Log Strict Press 
      • followed by 
    • Max Log Push Press (take adequate rest between sets)
      • Once a Max Has been found (dig deep) then start working your way back down the river (here is where the work is done)
      • take off 5 lbs, do as many unbroken  push presses as possible, take off 5 more lbs repeat, about 30second rest between sets (the time it takes to change plates and catch your breath should be adequate)
      • once you get to a weight you can strict press again switch over to strict press and rep out, take off 5 more pounds, continue down until you are at just the bar
  • Keg Snatches (try and get 5 to 8 snatches if your arms have anything left)
  • Tabata Hand Stand Holds (If your feeling froggy try this without the wall)
  • Shoulder Medley 3 X10 (Do each of these exercises slow focusing on building strength not explosive here)
    • Kettlebell single arm press  (each arm you can rotate arms)
    • Elevated Pushups (feet on box) 
    • Bent Over Dumbbell Row 
    • Band Pushdowns  
      • Regular Grip 2 x 10 with 2 second pause at lockout
      • Hammer Grip 2 x 10 with 2 second pause at lockout
  • Crucifix Dumbell Holds (max time / weight, try and get to where 1 minute id hard but doable for first round, do 5 rounds with that weight)


1 comment:

  1. Barbell strict press:
    5x95
    3x115
    2x125
    1x135
    1x140
    Failed attempt 145

    Log strict press:
    10x65
    5x95
    2x115
    1x125
    Log push press:
    1x130
    1x135
    1x140
    1x145
    1x150
    3x135
    4x125
    5x120
    3x115
    4x110
    4x105
    5x100
    5x95
    5x90
    Strict press:
    5x85
    5x80
    5x75
    5x70
    5x65


    Shoulder Medley 3 X10
    Kettlebell single arm press (rotate arms) 24lbs
    Elevated ring Pushups (feet on box)
    Bent Over Dumbbell Row
    45,70,80lb
    Band Pushdowns
    Regular Grip
    Hammer Grip

    Crucifix dumbbell hold 3 rounds hold as long as possible for time
    15lbs
    30 seconds,20seconds, 5seconds

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