Some really strong sets in there Trent. Like you said, hell yeah! That is some damn strong DB pressing man. Very impressive!
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Do you go into the full overhead squat when doing these of just snatch it straight up?
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No, I just do the “power snatch”. There are some exceptional folks out there who can do over squats. I’m not one of them. 
Ten years ago I had a guy that was coaching me at Olympic lifting. I stuck with him for about 6 months before he finally said, “I think you should switch to powerlifting.” I’m about as flexible as a steel piling. 
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Yesterday’s Cals: 2,400/-500
Garage – Conditioning & Pull-ups
Peloton
20 Minute 70’s Ride – Hannah Frankson
7.22 Miles, 21.7 MPH, 260 Kcal, 138 BPM
Pull-ups
8xBW+10
6xBW+25
4xBW+35
4xBW+45
4xBW+55 (Tied PR)
SS
Rear DB Lat Raises
3(10x30’s)
SS
Goblet Squats
3(15x30 lb)
19:00, 174 Cals, 123 BPM
Gym – Pull
HS IL Low Row
8x70 PS
6x90
4x115
4x125
4x135
Pull-ups
12
10
10
SS
Belt Squat
12x70
10x90
8x115
LF Low Row
3(8x140)
SS
Knees to Elbows
3x10
SS
Rope Bicep Curls
3(8x42.5)
24:00, 195 Cals, 115 BPM
Comments: Good session. I was short on time as I had to head down to Carolina Beach this morning. I did a Peloton ride and then put the pedal to the metal for everything else. Still got some strong sets in. Hoping to get in some conditioning tomorrow morning before a very long day of manual labor.
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Nice work. Gonna go for the PR next time?
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Your pull up numbers are always amazing Trent!
Nice work on the HS rows and belt squats.
You got a lot done in that 24 minutes. You must have been a blur in the gym. 
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Thanks. Honestly, I would have gone for it if I knew that 55 was my PR. 
Didn’t know until I looked it up afterwards. Will swing for the fences next time!
Thanks Shane. The belt squats felt a little weird after I wen above two plates. Might just need to get used to it. 
Yesterday’s Cals: 2,300-700
Metcon – From OAConditioning
3 Rounds:
2 Mile Bike
10 Pull-ups
20 Goblet Squats, 30 lb
30 Sit-ups
40 Push-ups
34:10, 340 Cals, 122 BPM
Comments: Only got 5 hours of sleep last night so this will do. Long day of manual labor coming up in the heat. Then going out with a bunch of friends tonight to celebrate some June birthdays. Have a good day!
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Lots of good work knocked out in those 34 minutes.
Try not to work too hard today.
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Peloton
20 Minute Rolling Hills Ride – Emma Lovewell
7.13 Miles, 21.4 MPH, 250 Kcal, 135 BPM
Gym – Legs
LF Leg Extension (Per Leg)
8x50
8x60
8x70
LF Leg Curl
8x130
8x150
8x170
Hip Abduction
8x190
8x210
8x230
Hip Adduction
8x190
8x210
8x230
LF Back Extension
8x170
8x190
8x210
HS IL Leg Press
8x90PS
8x115
8x135
8x135
Cybex Squat Press
8x270
8x320
8x360
8x360
50:00, 308 Cals, 90 BPM
Comments: Decent session. Had a pretty long and stressful weekend but went in and punched the clock anyways. Started with a Peloton sauna ride. Really liking the rolling hills rides. Then went to the gym and did legs. I kind of did everything in reverse order though. Started with accessory work and then did the strength work at the end. My legs were almost shaking by the time I got to Cybex. I was pretty worn out from the weekend so I ended up not doing a single superset in this one. Lol Probably the first time in a year or so I can say that. Might go on a walk at lunch.
I keep thinking I’m going to take a deload week but it never happens. Oh well…
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Nice workout Trent!
Peloton sauna ride,
Garage must be hot huh?
Gym session looked great man. I love those cybex squat press.
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Thanks man. Yep, the heat and humidity are definitely here. My SOP right now is to wake up, throw on “burner” shirt, then grab the shirt that I’m actually gonna wear to the gym and I put that one on after my bike ride/cardio in the garage. .
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Yesterday’s Cals: 2,200/-600
Metcon – From Josh Bridges
5 Rounds:
0.75 Mile Bike
10 DB Power Cleans, 2x40 lb
10 Toes to Bar
25:00, 300 Cals, 138 BPM
Gym – Push
Incline DB Bench
8x55’s
8x60’s
8x65’s
8x70’s
8x75’s
DB Military Press
8x45’s
8x45’s
8x50’s
8x50’s
8x55’s
SS
DB Front Squats
10x45’s
8x45’s
6x50’s
Flat DB Bench
10x65’s
8x70’s
6x80’s
SS
EZ Bar Front Raises
3(10x40 lb)
Decline Bench, Max Reps at 135 lb
16x135
16x135
12x135
SS
Smith Shrugs
3(8x140)
SS 4-Count Flutter Kicks
3x5
LF Side Lat Raises
12x50
8x70
5x90
62:00, 518 Cals, 118 BPM
Comments: That was one of the most solid push sessions I’ve had in years. Started with a metcon in the garage, then went to the gym, where I had one goal. Do a lot of pressing. Mission accomplished. I spent almost 45 minutes on one bench over in the dumbbell area. Threw in some super sets and overall just went for broke. I’ve started trying to push my sets to within 1 rep of failure. I’m also trying to do that on accessory work. Good stuff…
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I was going to say, those incline presses, right into military presses are damn impressive man. Hitting some really strong numbers there.
The flat db benches after the inclines, and military presses are even more impressive. Then you hit some declines to top it off. 
Killer workout Trent!
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That’s some good pressing. Couple of weeks ago I used the term Military Press in the gm and a youngster said, “what’s that”? I sat on a bench and cried.
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Thanks Shane. Yep, plenty of pressing was done. Mission complete.
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Thanks. That’s too bad he had never heard that term. 
Very interesting topic.
I honestly don’t know what the difference is between military press and overhead/shoulder press. Back when I first started lifting (25 years ago) the guys at Gold’s Gym at the time called it Military Press. That would be seated in a bench that was 90 degrees or pretty close, and doing presses with either a barbell or dumbbells. Back then I don’t think I ever saw anyone do it standing. Fast forward to about 10 years ago and all of a sudden lots of people are doing the standing variation and calling it Overhead Press. I did that variation for years because I was lifting in my garage and didn’t have an adjustable bench. Then when I joined my current gym I finally started doing dumbbell “military press” again on the adjustable bench. I guess I refer to the seated variation as military press because that’s what it was called in my old gym back in the day. The standing version I call overhead press. Any machine (Hammer Strength, Arsenal, Life Fitness, etc.) I always call Shoulder Press. Is any of this correct? I have no idea… 
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There use to be 3 Olympic lifts. Snatch, Clean and Jerk and the Military Press. The competitors started leaning more and more back doing the MP til it almost became a standing Bench press. So they dropped from the Olympics and all other comps. The MP was the same as a standing overhead press. Example of the lean.:
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Thanks for that bit of history. Very interesting. I can see why they dropped it. It isn’t really the same lift if you’re leaning back like that. My back hurts just looking at that. 