A simple power-lifting exercise, the Bench Press, is excellent for improving chest muscle. However, CrossFit appears to prefer overhead rather than bench pressing, most likely due to the transition of overhead work to Olympic Lifting, but perhaps also due to the risk for having weak balance and rigid shoulders to perform too much bench work. Given the high degree of versatility needed in CrossFit skills such as Olympic Lifting and gymnastics, this may be counter-productive. But just make sure you combine some Bench work with a lot of back chain work.
Repeat this circuit three times with no rest. Push hard;
make each set a worthy effort. Use your judgement
on the reps. Great athletes will make each set a challenge
and execute the movements with great control and technique.
Max heart rates are readily available here. For you fighters, this is a fight.
Five rounds for time of:
Incline dumbell bench press, 5 reps
Rope climb
Max load on bench press at each pass.
Climb the rope without using your legs on the rope.
If you can, it's time to do it right.
Take as much time between rounds
as required to max bench load.
You guessed it, today we are determining our total
for the three Powerlifting lifts, the deadlift, bench-press, and the squat.
Take your time. Warm-up with sets of three to five reps.
Rest. Increase the weight, drop the reps, and lift again.
Repeat this process until you've established a max weight for each lift.
Total the lifts and submit for ranking.
The total is comprised of your max lift at one rep for each exercise.
For time:
Jump rope, "Double unders", 2 minutes
40 Walking lunges, 20 each leg
Body weight Bench press, max reps
1/3 Body weight Walking lunges, 20 steps, 10 each leg
Body weight Bench press, max reps
1/2 Body weight Walking lunges, 10 steps, 5 each leg
Body weight Bench press, max reps
Jump rope, "Double unders", 2 minutes
These are walking lunges, not the ineffective ones!
Notes:
1. After a warm-up make your first effort a heroic effort
on the bike and record the distance. Take any rest needed
and give the best dumbbell bench-press you can at fifteen
reps or less. Again, rest as long as you want then repeat
both efforts. Use the same weight for each bench press set.
If the first cycling and bench-press effort are true max
efforts, then the second and third efforts are not repeatable
no matter how long the rest.
To test the quality of the first efforts and demonstrate
the point of the workout take a LONG break after each couplet.
Keep the rest between cycle effort and bench-press
constant for each couplet.
For time:
5 Bench press
500 meter Row
3 Bench press
500 meter Row
2 Bench press
500 meter Row
1 Bench press
Notes:
1) Start with a bench press that you can press 5 times but not 6.
2) On the first row (try for 1:45), note the meters accomplished
and match that distance on the second and third efforts.
3) Keep the same load for the bench press throughout the workout.
Run 800 meters
Rest
Run 800 meters
Rest
Three supersets of:
Sit-ups
Back Extensions
Rest
Bench Press 10-10-10-10-10
Rest
Jump rope"double unders", ten minutes
For time:
800 meter Run
Glute Ham developer Bench Press* 15-15-15-15-15 reps
800 meter Run
(*Lie back on the Roman Chair or Glute-Ham developer until you are parallel to the floor.)
Notes:
Be very careful, you may break in two if you attempt too big a load.
Use light dumbbells if O'bar is too heavy.
Don't rush the movement.
Start Bench press after recovering somewhat from the first run.
Start second run immediately after Bench press.
Five sets of the triple,
Sit-up
Back extension
Bench-press 5-10RM
Move methodically, deliberately, with precise SLOW movement.
Don't hurry; minimize the cardiovascular quality.
This is strength training only! Make each effort a serious challenge.