8.18 Tuesday | Gym

 

Warm Up

Push day. This includes shoulders, triceps and core work.

BODYWEIGHT WARM UP

5 minutes

Perform any bodyweight cardio of your choosing. Get warm, break a sweat even

star stretch

30 seconds

Exhale as you reach opposite hand to opposite shin

arm swings

30 seconds

Alt top swinging arm

walkout

30 seconds

Hold plank for an extra count before reversing the motion

 

Set 1 — 4X

Note- Perform one exercise at heavy load. Rest 60 seconds between rounds. Be sure to perform warm up rest with warm up loads before beginning at your working weight.

EQUIPMENT
SEAT
DUMBBELLS

EXERCISES
8-12 reps SEATED SHOULDER PRESS
60 seconds Rest

Seated SHOULDER Press

8-12 reps

Go heavy. Control the eccentric (lowering) phase.
(Focus: Delts, minor triceps)

 

Superset 2 — 3X

Note- Higher reps. Perform movements back to back with 30 seconds rest between rounds.

EQUIPMENT
DUMBBELS
BAR

EXERCISES
10-15 reps LEANING LATERAL RAISE
10 reps HANGING LEG RAISES
30 seconds Rest

leaning LATERAL RAISE

10-15 reps Light-Moderate

Maintain a soft bend in your elbows as you raise weight to shoulder height
(Focus: Medial delts)

HANGING LEG RAISE

10 reps

I like to modify and use a back supported machine

 

Superset 3 — 3X

Note- Higher reps. Perform movements back to back with 60 seconds rest between rounds.

EQUIPMENT
DUMBBELLS
MAT

EXERCISES
12 reps SKULLCRUSHER
10-failure reps SIDE LYING TRICEP PUSH UP left side
10-failure reps SIDE LYING TRICEP PUSH UP right side
60 seconds Rest

SKULLCRUSHER

12 reps Moderate

Maintain a very soft bend in your elbows, raise hands to shoulder height. If you feel this in your traps take a slight hinge forward in your chest

SIDE LYING TRICEP PUSH UP

10-failure reps each side

That pressing hand is in line with that lower shoulder. Press to full extension

 

Weighted Core Circuit 4 — 3X

Note- perform exercises one after another. Rest 30 seconds between rounds. Modify as needed whether its the movements or just the time/reps of each movement.

EQUIPMENT
MAT
DUMBBELL
WALL BALL

EXERCISES
12 reps WALL PASS SIT UP
12 reps SINGLE LEG JACKKNIFE each side
30 seconds COMMANDOS
30 seconds Rest

WALL PASS SIT UP

12 reps

Explosively throw the ball at the wall

SINGLE LEG JACKKNIFE

12 reps each side

Extend that non working leg to increase intensity

COMMANDOS

30 seconds as quickly as possible

Alternate your leading hand. Think “up up down down”

 

Cooldown

SHOULDER STRETCH + HIGH ELBOW

30 seconds Alt sides

Chin and gaze remain up during both shoulder binds

shoulder stretch with forward hinge

30 seconds

Repeat sequence

thoracic rotation

30 seconds

Switch sides halfway

SUPINE SPINAL TWIST

60 seconds Each side

My absolute favorite stretch