Workout Description

Why This Workout Is Easy

This appears to be an incomplete workout description - just a single movement with weight prescription. Standing DB shoulder press at 50/35 lbs is a moderate load for most CrossFitters, but without rep scheme, time domain, or additional movements, there's no meaningful challenge. If this is meant to be a strength piece with low reps and rest, it would be very manageable for the average athlete.

Training Focus

This workout develops the following fitness attributes:

• Strength (8/10): Primary focus on maximal shoulder strength with moderate to heavy dumbbell loads requiring significant force production overhead.
• Flexibility (4/10): Requires adequate shoulder mobility and thoracic extension to achieve proper overhead position with dumbbells.
• Stamina (3/10): Moderate muscular endurance demand on shoulders and stabilizers, though exact volume depends on unspecified programming format.
• Power (2/10): Minimal explosive component as standing press is typically performed as controlled strength movement rather than dynamic power exercise.
• Endurance (1/10): Standing DB shoulder press is primarily a strength movement with minimal cardiovascular demand, especially without specified rep scheme or time domain.
• Speed (1/10): No time pressure or cycling demands specified; focus on controlled movement quality over rapid repetition.

Movements

• Dumbbell Shoulder Press

Benchmark Notes

This workout is scored by total repetitions of Standing DB Shoulder Press at 50/35 lbs. Since no time domain is specified, I'm treating this as a max rep effort within a reasonable timeframe (likely 10-20 minutes). The standing DB shoulder press is a demanding overhead movement that will fatigue quickly due to the stabilization requirements and moderate load. For reference, I'm using overhead pressing benchmarks and considering that dumbbells require more stabilization than barbells. Elite athletes might achieve 15-20 reps per minute initially, degrading to 8-12 reps per minute as fatigue sets in. Over a 15-20 minute window, accounting for rest periods and progressive fatigue: L10 athletes could achieve 200+ reps with efficient pacing and minimal rest, L5 athletes around 125 reps with moderate rest periods, and L1 athletes around 45 reps with frequent breaks and potentially scaled weight. The progression accounts for the significant shoulder endurance demands and the fact that this movement becomes increasingly difficult as the deltoids fatigue.

Modality Profile

Dumbbell Shoulder Press is a single weightlifting movement using external load (dumbbells), making it 100% Weightlifting modality.