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Saturday, November 23, 2013

CHEST - 11/23/13

Warmup - Do 3 rounds of:
      Behind the Neck Standing Shoulder Press (unweighted BB) - 6 reps
      Back Squat (unweighted BB) - 9 reps
      DB Bench Press (light weight) - 12 reps

#1  BB Bench Press WITH BANDS for SPEED (40% of bench press 1RM) 

      Every minute, on the minute, do 4 reps.  You will do 6 sets.

      We want bar speed.  A quick controlled downward phase followed by an
      explosive upward phase for every rep.  

#2  In 12 minutes, do as many rounds as you can of:

      BB Hang Clean                           3 reps (Rd 1) - 4 reps (Rd 2) - 5 reps (Rd 3)......
      BB Front Squat                           3 reps (Rd 1) - 4 reps (Rd 2) - 5 reps (Rd 3)......
      Standing BB Shoulder Press      3 reps (Rd 1) - 4 reps (Rd 2) - 5 reps (Rd 3)......
      Hand Release Pushup                 9 reps (Rd 1) - 12 reps (Rd 2) - 15 reps (Rd 3)......
      REST - 30 seconds

      Keep adding 1 rep each round to the BB exercises and adding 3 reps per round
      to the hand release pushup until you hit 12 minutes.  Try to stick with the same
      weight on the BB for all the rounds.  

#3  BB Bench Press with a 3 second Isometric PAUSE      3-3-3-3-3-3 reps

      Pause for 3 seconds with the bar about 1-3" off your chest, at the bottom of each
      rep.  Start with a weight you can easily manage and then try to add weight each
      set.  Rest between sets.       

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