Workout Journal - Shoulder Press Max - 175 Pounds

So far I have not recorded any personal best to date for my max 1 rep Shoulder Press or also called the Strict Press, I have recorder a personal max best for Push Press but there is some leg involvement with Push Press that gives you some extra momentum which makes the Push Press much easier to lift heavier weight than a Strict Press or Shoulder Press.

Anyways, today I just barely pushed out one rep of Strict Shoulder Press at 175 pounds, this was after working up using a 3-2-1-1-1 approach to get to my 1 rep max. I figured it was a good weight since my body weight is only at 180 right now, think I will set my new goal to be at 200 pounds for 1 rep :)

Here is a great PDF link on the Press!

Workout Journal - Push Press - 195 Pounds for 1 Rep

So far I have not posted a Personal Best for Push Press, push press is basically a military or shoulder press combined with a bit of push from the legs (slight bend of the knee and then quick push) this helps get the momentum started but you still have to use a lot of shoulder and triceps to carry the weight all the way up to a lock out position at the top. Keep in mind this is not a Push Jerk or Push Snatch where you lock out your arms and then use your legs to move the weight into a full standing locked out position.

Today in my CrossFit Class we focussed on Push Press as our main strengthening area, I was so close to getting 205 but got stuck about midway, it felt like it was going to keep moving but I just didn't have it today :( Maybe I should have tried 200 pounds even but I guess I got a bit greedy? I did manage to make it up to 195 pounds which is a great weight for me to be at right now, I will attempt 205 next time we do Push Press singles :)

Video samples taken from (www.crossfit.com)

Paul Garay Custom Workout Program - Day 2 Shoulders & Legs

Another Custom Workout Program for my long time friend Paul Garay, todays YouTube Workout Video shows you Day 2 where I demonstrate some Shoulders and Leg Exercises Paul will be doing using his Total Gym and body weight. Paul will also be incorporating Cardio using his Elliptical, or some Skipping or Burpees. Paul will do his best to complete this entire workout without breaks but may at first need to take some small rests so that he is able to do complete sets. I will be checking back with him as he goes and we may make some adjustments.

Here is an example of a complete Shoulder and Legs workout that Paul can scale to meet his available time and fitness level.

• Total Gym Shoulder Press (1 set of 10-20 reps)
• Air Squats (1 set of 20+ reps)
• High intensity Elliptical, Skipping or Burpees. (1 minut) 

• Total Gym Shoulder Press (1 set of 10-20 reps)
• Air Squats (1 set of 20+ reps)
• High intensity Elliptical, Skipping or Burpees. (1 minut) 

• Total Gym Shoulder Press (1 set of 10-20 reps)
• Air Squats (1 set of 20+ reps)
• High intensity Elliptical, Skipping or Burpees. (1 minut) 

• Total Gym Upside-down Straight Arm Side Lifts (1 set of 10-20 reps)
• Single Leg Lunges (1 set of 10-20 reps each leg)
• High intensity Elliptical, Skipping or Burpees. (1 minute)

• Total Gym Upside-down Straight Arm Side Lifts (1 set of 10-20 reps)
• Single Leg Lunges (1 set of 10-20 reps each leg)
• High intensity Elliptical, Skipping or Burpees. (1 minute)

• Total Gym Upside-down Straight Arm Side Lifts (1 set of 10-20 reps)
• Single Leg Lunges (1 set of 10-20 reps each leg)
• High intensity Elliptical, Skipping or Burpees. (1 minute)

Paul can substitute some of the other exercises I show him in this video to make his workouts a bit more interesting and effective and potentially add more sets as his fitness level increases. 

This is a full 18 separate sets that should take Paul around 30 minutes to complete and will give Paul a complete muscle building and cardio workout targeted for Shoulders and Legs. Paul can scale it by doing more or less sets and also adjusting the level of his Total Gym for more or less resistance and adding in either a medicine ball or free weight to his leg exercises.

• Part 1 - Interview with Paul
• Part 2 - Workout Day 1 Chest & Back
• This is Part 3 - Workout Day 2 Shoulders & Legs
• Part 4 is Workout Day 3 Arms & Legs (Coming Soon)

Watch my YouTube Video for this Custom Workout Program Geared Towards Shoulders & Legs:

CrossFit Style Upper Body Ladder Workout

Another CrossFit based workout for you, this one is based on using the "Ladder" format which means you start your set off with the highest number of reps (Usually 10)  and work your way down to 1 rep per set.

Here is an example of the Upper Body Ladder Style workout I did in this video:

• For the first round I did 6 different exercises with 10 reps each.
• For the second round I did 9 reps for each exercise and then 8,7,6,5,4,3,2 and lastly for my final round I finished off with 1 rep for each exercise. For a total of 55 reps per exercise and 330 reps in total.
• I did the following exercises in each round - Dumbbell Press with 50 pounds in each hand, Wide grip pull-ups, Olympic dips, Sit-ups, Push-ups and Arm curls with 30 pounds in each hand.

I also show you how you can "scale" your workout to fit your level of fitness since not everyone can do a full push-up or pull-up ;)

This was a hard workout on my triceps since the Shoulder press, Olympic dips and Push-ups all hit my triceps hard. I did make it through with only a few small pauses and got pretty close to the 20 minute mark!

Human Trainer Shoulder Workout

This is my last upper body Human Trainer Body Weight Suspension System workout, next I will be moving on to some lower body routines. Today I show you a shoulder workout using the Human trainer. I found with shoulders using an alternative ground level mounting location works really for some of the shoulder exercises I do but you can also hook into a higher position if need be, just angle your body a bit differently.

To get my lower mounting point I hooked into my smith machine rack using my Human Trainer Versatility Straps.

I'm still struggling with my foot, wrist and knee injuries but what are the alternatives, rest, I don't think so ;) Overall things are getting better...

Make sure to also checkout my Human Trainer Chest Workout Video, my Human Trainer Back Workout Video, my Human Trainer Arms Video and also my quick Preview Video for the Human Trainer.