Strength WoD:

"All Pressed Out"

For Load 

[A]: Strict Press:

1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1

[B]: Push Press:

3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3

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• Two very important and foundational lifts to help develop those boulder shoulders we all crave.
• There are 10 sets ahead of us. Our goals today are to build the load across all 10 sets. This means perhaps not trying to blow your eyeballs out on that first work set. By all means it should be a challenge BUT, today we should see no misses in the strict work. Remember that adding just 1kg to the barbell can be make or break so lets not get caught out with adding 2.5 or 5kg because you think that's the only way.
• Form wise we are looking at all of your body during a strict shoulder press (it ain't just about the arms y'know!). Brace & squeeze your entire body tight. Even push the big toes into the floor to get more activation going on. Send that bar in the straightest line possible!!
• When its time to get more dynamic with the Push Press let's look to use those hips effectively. Control the dip, not too shallow & not too deep, then explode UP & let the bar jump. One of the key points to a great Push Press is to "feel" the weight from start to finish. This means that when the bar jumps you should have a hold of it and can feel the smooth, seamless connection that is there when your arms start to take over. If you simply just jump it up ands then press it too late (which might only be a millisecond too late) you will end up punching the bar and as a result will jerk the weight. Feel that connection and we sense some PR's will be acoming !!
• Let's get after it!
• Hold the standards. Form is priority as always.
• Scale as needed.
• Stay Humble. Work Hard. Be Happy.

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