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Test your Strength with RM (Rep Max)

bench pressAre You Tracking Your Strength?

I didn’t notice how sore my upper body was until I started to stretch before the workout. Ouch! To help out, two of the 1x Rep Max movements were upper body. Had not done 1x RM done in a while. 

If you’re in the gym lifting moderate to heavy weights often and muscles aren’t building up as they ‘should’, I encourage you to look into your nutrition, sleep & rest, and timing. Reach out for a few tips to help you understand what, how, and when. 

Quick 5:15min workout:

15-12-09 reps of 
Burpees
Wall Ball Shots (14 lbs)

Then…all mostly shoulder RMs. It was a good test for my shoulders. They felt OK.
15 mins to find 1xRM Squat Clean (max at 95 lbs)
15 mins to find 1xRM Bench Press (max at 95 lbs)
15 mins to find 1xRM OHS or Overhead Squat (max at 75 lbs)

 

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Kickboxing Is Back

My Saturday, 3/26/16, morning was exciting. Got about 10 minutes of kickboxing in before completing the WOD movements that surely could have destroyed my shoulders. Took it easy on the weight, focused on form, and shoulders came home with me 🙂

I met Erica a few weeks ago at the gym. She’s also a personal trainer who knows my former personal trainer. I trained with Ken before I joined Crossfit Atlanta and then became a trainer myself. Talking to Erica, we learned that we both missed punching, kicking, and kneeing. I love offering that to my clients and they seem to enjoy as much as I do. On Saturday, Erica and I met at 8:30am for a quick warm-up and got each 10 minutes of fun. It’s just an awesome way to release stress and get heart rate up quickly. Once we were done, both of us 9:00 AM class for some more action.

21-15-09 reps
Clean & Jerk (45 lbs)
OHS (45 lbs)
Pull Ups

I forgot how long it took me to this workout. 

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Shoulders Watch

Lots of shoulder on 3/16/16 WOD…went light to minimize chances of damaging more of my ‘goods’ while getting a good workout. Gotta save shoulders for volleyball  🙂 

How did you move your fanny?

Mins 1 & 2:
200m Run + AMRAP Overhead squat (42 lbs)
Min 3: Rest

Mins 4 & 5:
15 Cal Row + AMRAP Wall balls (12 lbs)
Min 6: Rest

Mins 7 & 8:
200m Run + AMRAP DB Push Press 15lbs / arm
Mins 9: Rest

Mins 10 & 11:
15 Cal Row + AMRAP Overhead squat (42 lbs)
Min 12: Rest

Mins 13 & 14:
200m Run + AMRAP Wall balls (12 lbs)
Min 15: Rest

Mins 16 & 17:
15 Cal Row + AMRAP DB Push Press 15lbs / arm

Completed total of 123 reps: 29 overhead squat, 43 wall balls, 51 presses

Just for fun, a few of us did 8 EMOM of 8x GHD sit ups to cool down.

Overhead Squat
Overhead Squat