Push-Press is a basic exercise for activating the core of the body and proper transfer of force from the bottom to the upper extremities. The core of our body is the “body zone”. Push-Press training requires a very strong power belt as well as very good coordination for the transition from push to push.
Complete as many rounds in 15 minutes as you can of:
Two handstand push-ups.
Jump rope "Double-Unders"; 1 minute
Run 400 meters
Notes:
1. If you can't do a handstand push-up, struggle for
thirty seconds and hold handstand for 60 seconds
each pass
2. If your technique sucks just jump furiously
for one minute
Back extension 15-15-15 slow and pretty. Snake or wave up.
Dumbbell "thruster" from 10" box 20-15-10 max weight each set.
No "rocking up" or "plunking down"
1000 meter row.
(Thruster is a front-squat/push-press combo movement.)
Warm-up EZ sit-up, back ext., pull-up, push-up, air squat and stretch
21 Rep push-press followed immediately by max set of pull-ups.
Rest as needed; you don't need more than three minutes
Repeat for total of five combined sets.
Warm-up with five minutes of cardio, a single set each of sit-up,
back extension, air squat, pull-up, push-up, and finally stretch.
(This is the default CrossFit warm-up. Remember it, please.)
Complete your warm-up with each of the following using comfortable loads.
Deadlift, 1 set, 10 reps
Power Clean, 1 set, 10 reps
Front Squat, 1 set, 10 reps
Push Press, 1 set, 10 reps
Go heavy:
Clean and Jerk, 5 sets, 5,3,2,1,1 reps
Snatch, 5 sets, 5,3,2,1,1 reps
The idea here is to match the numbers of the second half with the number of the first half.
Go through this slowly! Take as much time as you need.
Work for your best effort in each exercise.
*Dumbell Thruster is from a full squat to a push press overhead
Each of these exercises is one set at five reps. Take any rest needed between exercises.
Deadlift
Bench-press
Upright row
Back Squat
Push-press
Power Clean (from ground)
Dumbbell "Thruster" (front squat/push-press)
Clean and Jerk
Snatch
Add your total lifted for all nine exercises and divide by your body weight.
Highest ratio leads ranking.
Today we are employing a drill the CrossFit crew calls the “wall-ball.” The wall-ball drill is
a deep front squat followed through with a push-press and overhead throw. The ball, a
20 lb Dynamax medicine ball should make contact with the wall at about two feet over your
reach and rebound to your hands where you immediately bring the ball back to your chest
and squat to absorb the impact. The movements up and down are mechanically identical.
Stand about 18 inches away from the wall. The idea is to be in constant motion either on
the way up or catching and lowering. The major faults here are either to not squat to
parallel and to let the ball contact with a thud rather than gently absorbing the impact with
the arms and legs.
Run 800 meters.
Stretch for ten minutes.
Wall-ball for 50 throws within 2 minutes.
Immediately do as many pull-ups as possible in five minutes.
Rest 5 minutes.
Wall-ball for 50 throws within 2 minutes.
Immediately do as many pull-ups as possible in five minutes.
Rest 5 minutes.
Wall-ball for 50 throws within 2 minutes.
Immediately do as many pull-ups as possible in five minutes.
Rest 5 minutes.
Run 800 meters.
We are due for a little circuit work. Circuit training is an excellent test
of your overall fitness. At CrossFit intensities it becomes debilitating.
We use it sparingly and go all out! This is "combat" or "getting out of
the burning building" fitness.
Decide loads and assistance (if absolutely necessary to get ALL reps)
before starting. Be smart, shelve your ego and shoot for rapid completion
with NO rest. Submit record of total time, weights for each lift, and
assistance (if needed on pull-ups and dips). Set up recording sheet
ahead of time. Rip!!
Bike for 3 miles
Twenty ball-squats (20 lb. Med ball)
Twenty push-ups
Twenty pull-ups
Row 500 meters
Box step up (20") with dumbbells, 25 right , 25 left
Bench-press 15 reps
Rope climb