Bench Press then Dips, Push Press and Burpees

I was looking to do Bench Presses and found this as today’s WOD on CF Invictus.

Every 3 minutes, for 18 minutes (6 sets) do Bench Press

  • Set 1 – 5 reps @ 80-85%
  • Set 2 – 3 reps @ 85-90%
  • Set 3 – 2 reps @ 90%
  • Set 4 – 3 reps @ 85-90%
  • Set 5 – 8 reps @ 75-80%
  • Set 6 – 8 reps @ 75-80%

The five rounds for time of:

  • 12 Ring Dips
  • 12 Push Presses @ 95lbs
  • 12 Burpees Over the Barbell

Results:  Bench Press 160-185-200-185-150-150lbs (1RM is around 205lbs). For the Metcon 18:40.

Lunges and Pullups then Plank Tabata

EMOM for 15 minutes, do one exercise per minute (5 rounds)

  • 10 x Dumbbell Overhead Reverse Lunge with Dumbbell in Left Hand @ 18kg
  • 10 x Dumbbell Overhead Reverse Lunge with Dumbbell in Right Hand
  • 8 x Strict Pullups

Then Tabata (8 rounds, 20 second work-10 second rest) of

  • Dynamic Planks

Then another Tabata

  • Side Planks (switch sides per round)

Results:

Clusters, Burpees and Box Jumps

Start with 3 rounds of

  • 3 x Power Clean
  • 3 x Front Squat
  • 3 x Strict Press

Then do 3 rounds of

1.1.1 Clusters

Over all 6 rounds, keep increasing weight to work up to a slightly higher weight than needed for the next round.

Then for time

  • 30 x Box Jumps
  • 5 x Clusters @ 95lbs
  • 20 x Box Jumps
  • 5 x Clusters @ 95.lbs
  • 10 x Box Jumps
  • 5 x Clusters @ 95lbs
  • 10 x Burpees
  • 5 x Clusters @ 95lbs
  • 20 x Burpees
  • 5 x Clusters @ 95lbs
  • 30 x Burpees

Results:  For the clusters ended up with 115lbs.  For the metcon finished in 13:25.

Bear Complex IV

Redoing the Bear Complex again. Last time was almost exactly one year ago, July 24, 2017 and my best was 110lbs/50kg.

Complete 5 rounds of the following. Record max weight in the round where you are able to do a complete set unbroken (in other words, not putting the bar down until all 7 sets are done).

7 sets of the following series of movements:

  • Power Clean
  • Front Squat
  • Push Press
  • Back Squat
  • Push Press

Cash out: Row 1000m

Results:  65-95-110-115-120(3).  Finally got 115lbs, even if I did stop for an extra breath or two at the bottom of the set. Row in 4:40.

Deadlifts, Squat Cleans, Front Squats, Push Press and Run

Taken from CF Invictus’ Get a Grip partner WOD.

For time do 50 rounds of the following complex

  • 1 x Deadlift @ 95lbs
  • 1 x Squat Clean @ 95lbs
  • 1 x Front Squat @ 95lbs
  • 1 x Push Press @ 95lbs

Every time you put the bar down (longer than a touch and go), run 400m.

Results:  34:29.  Broke it for the most part into 5 rounds between runs (7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4), so came to around 3600m total run.