A.
Take 20-25 minutes to build to today’s 2-RM Bench Press

B.
Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 12 minutes of:
6 Strict Handstand Push-Ups
9 Ring Dips
12 Toes to Bar

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Bryan
Bryan
March 1, 2017 12:58 pm

A. Bryan (floor press) – 145#, 150#, 155#, 160#, 165#, 170#, 175#, 180#, 185#. Christy – 45#, 50#, 55#, 60#, 65#, 70#, 75#, 80#, 85#, 90#.
B. Bryan – 4 rds. + 6 hspu + 9 r.d. + 10 T2b. Christy (10# plate, banded dips) – 4 rds + 6 hspu + 9 r.d. + 4 T2b.

Trey Blair
Trey Blair
January 11, 2017 5:24 am

late to the party. new to Invictus after previous programming went away.

A. 230#
B. 6 rounds + 14 reps

Ryan Bliss
Ryan Bliss
January 4, 2017 5:32 am

A: 165 for 2. Been a long time since I benched.
B: 4 rounds + 1 rep. T2B were pretty ugly by the last round.

Rob Flynn
Rob Flynn
January 3, 2017 5:08 am

Back and feeling rusty!

A. 265 for 2
B. 4 rounds + 9 reps

Everything ugly today.

Jan Møller Sørensen
Jan Møller Sørensen
January 3, 2017 12:26 am

A) 231 x2 2 Rm Bench press
B) 2 rounds + 15 reps

Alex Rojas
Alex Rojas
January 2, 2017 6:54 pm

Garage style today
205×2 w/ no spotter
5+19
I did put a 45lbs bumper plate under my head on the strict hspu’s
Number one goal aim to be 100% healthy so I can be a beast and walk into PR city all year long

Mariah Manecke
Mariah Manecke
January 2, 2017 6:23 pm

A. Did push press #138

B. 6 + 15 box dips

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Michele Vieux
January 2, 2017 6:58 pm
Reply to  Mariah Manecke

Nice finisher!

Amber Nollen
Amber Nollen
January 2, 2017 6:12 pm

A: 135# x2 Recent PR. (Many moons ago did 180 with a pause in competition, but then had a portion of my pec removed due to baseball sized tumor, then later had reconstructive surg with implants placed. Anyway, bench is not my fav…but I can revel in the good ol days!)

B: 5 rds completed at just over 12 mins

Strict hspu with cartwheel mount, to a mat.
Strict ring dips
Kipping and strict ttb

Haven’t nailed down specifics on goals for this year. I’ll post when I write them up!

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Michele Vieux
January 2, 2017 6:57 pm
Reply to  Amber Nollen

I’d love to hear your goals when you’ve set them!

Amber Nollen
Amber Nollen
January 2, 2017 7:12 pm
Reply to  Michele Vieux

Of course!

Ursula
Ursula
January 2, 2017 5:05 pm

A. 125lbs (didn’t have a spotter so didn’t tried more haha)
B. Did 3 RX then finished it scaled because HSPU wouldn’t cooperate today 🙁

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Michele Vieux
January 2, 2017 6:56 pm
Reply to  Ursula

Good push today!

Holly Whitmore Duthie
Holly Whitmore Duthie
January 2, 2017 4:51 pm

A) 130×2 (my previous 1RM was 125!), then a new 1RM @ 135. ?
B) 5+9 RX. There wasn’t much left in the upper bod after today.

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Michele Vieux
January 2, 2017 6:55 pm

PR star!! Great start to 2017!

Jeffrey Steedley
Jeffrey Steedley
January 2, 2017 2:37 pm

185×2…failed 190. 5+20.
Goals- no pain in wrist. Stronger, bigger, and faster!

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Michele Vieux
January 2, 2017 6:55 pm

What will it take to be pain-free in the wrist?

Jeffrey Steedley
Jeffrey Steedley
January 3, 2017 5:51 am
Reply to  Michele Vieux

Good question. Just being consistent with my mobility. Started romwod, and have some specific wrist exercises I do at the end.

Prochargedmopar
Prochargedmopar
January 2, 2017 10:42 am

A. 185 x2
B. 4 + 6 hspu

All my fitness goals for 2017 will be achieved when I stay consistent with at LEAST 5 InVictus “performance” workouts a week.

Happy New Year

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Michele Vieux
January 2, 2017 2:00 pm

Great start to your goals! Happy new year!

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Michele Vieux
January 2, 2017 10:18 am

Happy new year everyone! What goals do you have for 2017? Feel free to post them here and if you need help making them SMART, check out today’s blog post and ask any questions! My goal is to be physically able to do all movements without pain and to stay injury-free. Right now, I am at about 80% which is awesome! Really just running and aggressive extension exercises to go. To make it smart: Specific – Be able to run and perform kettlebell swings and push press without pain. Measurable – Can I do these or not? Yes or no?… Read more »

ADAM J SCHAEFER
ADAM J SCHAEFER
January 2, 2017 9:45 am

A) up to 285# think I could of hit 295# but no spotter

B)scaled to knee to elbow and banded ring dips
6 rounds 2hspu

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Michele Vieux
January 2, 2017 1:59 pm

Common problem being spotterless today. Better safe than sorry though!

James
James
January 2, 2017 9:00 am

A. 185×2.
B. 5+3 with one 10# plate on either side of the abmat.
Did the 10 min AMRAP WOD from last week (7 thruster, 14 KB swing, 7 C2B pull-up) after. 95# and 24kg KB: 4+16. That one hurt.

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Michele Vieux
January 2, 2017 1:59 pm
Reply to  James

Ew! Happy new year!

Todd Shampine
Todd Shampine
January 2, 2017 8:54 am

A. 265#, no spotter in garage and feeling weak.

B. Rx-5 Rounds plus 3 SHSPU

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Michele Vieux
January 2, 2017 1:59 pm
Reply to  Todd Shampine

Better safe than sorry on bench press!

Dustin Coughenour
Dustin Coughenour
January 2, 2017 8:23 am

A. 255×2
B. Bradshaw 25:57

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Michele Vieux
January 2, 2017 1:59 pm

Ohhhh, good one!

anders folger
anders folger
January 2, 2017 7:33 am

A. Up to 185. 10# shy of 2rm pr, but no spotter so did 185 twice.
B. As Rx. 5+6. Didn’t have any pop this morning. Dips were especially tough. Just tried to keep moving.

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Michele Vieux
January 2, 2017 1:59 pm
Reply to  anders folger

Happy new year! At first I though pop was poop…haha!

jorge gonzalez
jorge gonzalez
January 2, 2017 7:23 am

A) Worked up to 95 kgs, this was my previous PR.

B) Scaled to:

6 floor seated shoulder press 40 kgs
9 box dips
12 knees to elbows.

Completed 5 rounds and 4 shoulder presses.

C) 500 mts row, PR Time: 1:42.

Started this year very strong, and it felt amazing

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Michele Vieux
January 2, 2017 10:09 am
Reply to  jorge gonzalez

Way to start the year! What are your goals for 2017?

jorge gonzalez
jorge gonzalez
January 2, 2017 12:10 pm
Reply to  Michele Vieux

First semester: Specific – I’m changing my body composition Measureable – My target is 100 kgs and 20% body fat Attainable – Weekly meal preps, one wod a day 4 to 6 times a week, measures taken every saturday Relevant – Life started taking a toll on me on different dimensions, I gained almost 30 kgs in less than 2 years and that made my everyday life worse in all scenarios; my marriage was affected, my professional performance, my interests to live a fullfilling life were almost nil. Timely – My goal is to reach this by June, if it… Read more »

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Michele Vieux
January 2, 2017 1:58 pm
Reply to  jorge gonzalez

Awesome goals! Please let us know how we can support you in achieving them. One thing you should be on the lookout for is our supplemental gymnastics program by Coach Travis Ewart. I think it’s released next week!

Amber Nollen
Amber Nollen
January 2, 2017 6:09 pm
Reply to  jorge gonzalez

Nice goals! Just know that you’ve got an entire community behind you. Stay consistent and persistent! You’ve got this!!!

Andrew Milner
Andrew Milner
January 2, 2017 4:56 am

A. Did Fitness part A. Sub’d Ring push ups for press. 35# KB.
B. 6 rounds
Did first 3 Rx’d. Last 3 sub’d push ups and V-ups.

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