Moving on to the upper body… we will be going over the shoulder press, push press, push jerk as well as the push-up.
Check out the older posts that talk about some sort of pressing:
https://crossfitzonex.com/thrust-it/
https://crossfitzonex.com/being-a-jerk/
https://crossfitzonex.com/the-missing-link/
https://crossfitzonex.com/shoulder-assessment-part-2/
Check out the video from K-Star that we posted on Monday if you have not seen it yet. It applies to the presses as well as the squats.
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Please post to the comments section what you learnt today and how it will help you in your future workouts.
Today’s Workout:
Buy In – Mobility
WOD – Technique
Cash Out – “Thrust and Burp”
5-4-3-2-1- reps for time:
Thrusters (95/135)
Lateral Barhop Burpees
Zone 3 – scale to 75/115lbs
Zone 2 – scale to 65/95lbs
Zone 1 – scale as needed, or go light and complete 10,9,8,7…1 reps


The information you have provided is really useful. Most of doesn’t know about anything about these postures. I think that causes the joint pains mostly. So if we can follow the correct posture we can avoid such problems.