MENTAL TOUGHNESS – UB HORIZONTAL PUSH

Intention: Building volume, work capacity and technical consistency in the Bench press

Prep: How to Brace, pelvic floor awareness in the lift, Mobility for ankles, shloulders and hips. Activation for glutes, hamstrings, chest, shoulders, lats, calves. EBB warm up bench press, add load x 2 to be ready for A series

All working sets at same load, all reps have a 1 second hold under tension at the bottom of the press

A1) BB bench press 5 x 5 (@70% of 1RM or 8/10 RPE) rest 90-120

B) 5 rounds for time – Mental Toughness

– 20 Plate GTOH RX-10kg 
– 200m Run (8 cal bike)
– 15 sit ups

**Plate GTOH – dont load up a poor hinge pattern, go lighter if needed to work on technique, a hinge is hips (glutes) not lower back. If unable to hinge correctly, then goblet squat to OH press.