Brute's Path of Destruction!!

[HERCBRUTE]

here's to get u guys caught up....prior to this meet, i had blown out my dbl denim a week out from the meet...which sucked ass cause i hadn't got the single-ply F6 to work yet and its more radical than the dbl denim that i "had". so i had some "head" issues and got my ass back into the game for the meet and just winged it. now i know that i'm capable of 650 after well...read on...

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NGBB MEET RESULTS

i weighed in at 279 so in the end, they actually put me into the 308s...LOL!! kinda figured that but i just wanted to get weighed in. me and paul got up there before ATL friday traffic hit. later we hooked up with the CAT 5 CREW big chris, hammer, gunny and biz....felt like we had just seen these guys like yesterday...LOL!! but it was 2 week ago. hammer got weighed in as a 275 and gunny at 242. after that we called it a night and got ready for some liftin in the morning. brant(professor) also made it up as well.

the next day, i came in early for the rules meeting and met up with paul key, phil duke, jr. and his crew from t-town, dave bowman, and drew gable. paul was there helping out a friend of his. since drew didn't have help, i helped him out on his squats and brant as well. drew hit a VERY easy 644 squat in a single-ply hardcore at 220. and this was his first meet as well. dave was lifting in the 275s and his partner in the 275s too and they were doin bench only. anyhow, brant didn't have the gas with him from just moving into his new house recently but on a very good day, those squats would of been toast. i pretty much chilled out the rest of the time waiting to get ready to bench.

brant had brought with him a dbl-ply rage x(56) that i warmed up with. my raw warmups were the same save the single with 405. i also used the elbow sleeves and wrist wraps i got from APT. warmed up to 525 on a 1-board and i was ready...hammer, gunny, and dave were also in my flight too. well...i got timed-out on the first attempt so i had to take 567 again on the 2nd attempt with the rage x up high. then went up to 606 and brant jacked it very well and got close to touchin before my arm bailed and i dumped it. i wouldn't of gotten anyways cause one of my hands was outside of the rings....LOL!! so i got clipped when they racked the weight. the strength is there...606 would of been fuckin done had i gotten another crack at it...so yea...600 is very possible...hammer ended up with the biggest bench of the meet...722.5 at 275 and gunny ended up with 680 at 242...who afterward had a training session after his lifting...very motivating...took 725 on a 2-board...dave only ended up with his opener of 680 at 275 and tried 740...couldn't get that one arm to lock. in a titan shirt...that would of been done!!

after my flight was over, i went to help drew on his bench but goin back and forth between him and phil, who both did great. phil, in a tighter shirt, would of nailed his last attempt which i believe was in the upper 400s. drew ended up with 413 and missed 451. not bad for a first meet!! freak is goin to have to beware of drew...LOL!! and achilles is goin to have to work harder cause phil is gettin closer and closer to a big squat and big bench. not sure what phil pulled so i'm sure he'll mention it in his log but had a big total at 148. jeff ray ended up with a mid-700 pull at 220 as well and darrell hoard had an awesome day as well...BAMA POWERLIFTING was well represented. paul(psparks) got full-exposed to the sport and had a very good time there too...he also did a very good job of lifting off for me as well as well as him, brant, and paul key handling me.

the highlight of this day was being the announcer for the remainder of the meet. jon recruited me(thanks to sparks) to annouce since the announcer he had was wanting to leave. so yea...i had a few fucktard moments there but i got better. LOL!! had fun doin it too...even threw a blurb for the forum out there too... but one word though, be on the lookout for two names, jim benson and keith taylor. both of these guys had some very impressive lifts and totaled some freakish numbers...either at or over 2000 at 220...seening these guys makes me almost do a full meet again...LOL!! when i find the results, i'll post them up here. james searcy attempted 854 on the deads at 308s or super. owned 818!! and sam byrd did 1003 and attempted 1030 at 198!! and the lifter who got first in the 308s bench only...with a 700 bench, had a build very simliar to mine!! long torso and long arms...so there is hope for me on the bench yet...seein him bench just fired me up and he trains at NGBB!

all in all...this one of the best meets i've been too...ranks right up there next to the WABDL 03 meet i did...it was close to 100 lifters there. i got a 27lb PR but still not happy after seein how close i was to 606...but i also know that 600 is a done deal!! though i'm not happy with the 567 since i knew i could do it in the first place. drew is also comin up to b'ham next saturday for a training session...and we'll work on gettin phil over so he can learn the use of bands/chains. the plan for the bench won't change...it works. just need the right shirt...so i'll be workin in that F6 as well as the metal i got from randy a few days before...still will be workin the squat and dead as well...and adding some front delt work from time to time...but needless to say i'm better/stronger than a 600lb bench...

big thanks to all here on THE RAGE as well as paul, tiny, randy, brant, buddy, chip, bubba and the outlaw crew in gadsden, drew, paul key, hammer and the CAT 5 crew, and tim(viking) for the big support...i really do appreciate it...my next meet...sam byrd's meet in chattanooga in november...650 is now the goal!!

here are the pics:
http://www.trainordie.com/lifting/NGBBBENCH0806/NGBB/

saga continues...but with a new number
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back/hammer/shrugs
bw: 283

barbell shrugs
315/15 405/15 495/3x15

cable rows
230/10 250/2x10

lat pulldowns
80/10 120/10 150/10

db cleans
25/3x15

hammer curls
50/3x15

hammer cons
25/3x10

flareouts
30/15 35/4x15

abs/calves

***just did a nice little "catch-all" session. gettin stronger on the flareouts though...45s were hard the first time but now 35s are gettin easy and they helped a good bit too!!
ok...so i'm back training again cause i'm not that worn out from saturday...good reason..i've been doin 565 for 3 weeks prior to the meet...in the end...can't really call that a PR...LOL!! kinda feel and understand gunny now...i'm a lot better that a 567 and 606 now...i know u guys know this already...took me some convincing to do believe it too...

boy...am i slow...LOL!!
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ME squat/DE dead
bw: 281

raw squats(w/ belt and knee wraps-loose)
135/10 225/3 315/1
(ADDED WRAPS & BELT HERE)
415/2 415/2 415/2 465/3 465/3 465/3 415/5 415/5

speed deads
315/6 singles

leg curls
140/2x6 180/6

GHR's
bw/2x5

adductors/abs

***man...its been a long-ass time since i've done a session like this...by the time i go thru squats i had that old sick feeling...means i'm doin something right...LOL!! but the deads moved ridiclously fast though...not surprised...somehow with every passing set on squats, my reps got "stronger" and on my deads, my last single was the fastest. then did some hamstring work, abs and adductor work and that was it. i won't do speed deads like i've done in the past and will keep the singles down to 6 but these sessions is what really made my squats and deads strong as shit!!

feelin sick on speed/raw sessions...means i'm workin!!
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[dbc3po]

brute i dont know if you remembered talkin to me or not. it was damn good to meet you after i fucked up on the squats i left so i feel bad that i didnt get to see you lift but keep up the good work.

[HERCBRUTE]

i remember u brother...just could remember from which forum..LOL!! but trust me i'm in the same boat...IT was great meetin u too!!
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[HERCBRUTE]

ME raw bench
bw: 280

raw bench
135/2x12 225/8 225/6 315/1 315/2 405/1(very smooth...again!)

raw 3-board w/ 40lb chains and dbl lights
135/3 225/2 275/3 315/2x3(using the cluster method!)

raw 4-board w/ 40lb chains and dbl lights
335/2 315/2x3

key press
85/12 100/15 100/12

db rows
115/2x20(how about dat kevin..love it...remember it...weep it!!LOL!!)

reverse pushdowns
110/3x15

flareouts
45/3x15

***today was an awesome session...trained with drew gable a week after the NGBB meet. we had a very good training session...we we had pics though...forgot my digicam...LOL!! drew impressed me though, he's capable of a 405 raw bench...no question. he did 365 no prob!! then he does 315 for 3 sets on 4-board and 275 for 3 sets on 3-board. i did 275 and 315 on 3-board and 335 and 315 on 4-board. every rep was smooth until we got to the 4-board but they all were strong!! we tried nate's "cluster" method..which is doin one rep and taking a 10-15 sec break and doin another afterward. u keep doin this til u reach your desired reps. this helped us to maintain strength on the 4-board where we did straight reps and we both noticed a difference. i did 335 for a double but had to drop to 315 to stay at triples. drew had done 315 through all 3 sets. very strong rookie i would say...LOL!! then drew wanted to know what "lockouts" are and freak if your reading this...sit down and read closer...drew did 315, 405, 495, and 585 fuckin easy on lockouts!! then PRed and did 635 with NO wrist wraps. but he also held it at lockout for 5 seconds on all the weights until he dropped to 495 where he was having "fun" with for reps w/o wraps. and remember freak, he's in your backyard...:twisted:
we went onto key presses which was another new movement for drew. he worked up to 85 for sets of 10 no prob! i did 100s for a set of 15 and a set of 12. then we did some high rows and supersetted flareouts with reverse pushdowns. drew's triceps are more fried than mine cause he did lockouts and looks like he can handle the high volume very well...really impressed. i will duplicate the same thing though cause i need the volume...maybe some high rep lockouts next week...:wink: i think i will...but still no heavy lockouts for another 3 weeks for me...:wink: but this will help me with the volume w/o goin full-range. i had a very strong session today and cluster method is fuckin ingenious...hell, i don't think i could of done that many reps had it done with cluster method. next week, i may try it on both 2-board and floor presses...see what happens. defintely would keep u injury free though...and in competition u do only 1 reps anyways...why not train it. may do the heavy lockouts the same way too...i can defintely see it raising some numbers to stay tuned bros!! this wasn't a bad session but i can tell that the meet took some steam out of me though...but first time using chains and bands together. after back and tricep work, we were done...chatted for a bit(long bit) and drew's lookin foward to a return trip to birmingham in the near future. hopefully we can get a session later this month with randy and jon...we'll see...but today was a productive and strong session! expect to see huge liftin out of drew very soon...once he gets a better shirt....watch out!! not to mention he's pullin 475 sumo raw...LOL!! i'll end today's post with something my friend big dave(who's gotten huge since the last time is saw him!!) mentioned to me on the phone...he told me that we as lifters are "insane" because we always want more even when we achieve out goals...i agree but then i said this....

....as long as we don't perform the definition of insanity...i'm alright with being insane!!
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[FOX]

Keep on rockin Brute! Looks like your buisness is kickin ass...and buisness is GOOD!

FOX

[HERCBRUTE]

brute i dont know if you remembered talkin to me or not. it was damn good to meet you after i fucked up on the squats i left so i feel bad that i didnt get to see you lift but keep up the good work.

weren't u out of SC(south carolina)? i couldn't put my finger on it at the time but u need to check out this site here:
http://www.southcarolinabarbell.com

marc bartley was there at the meet too!!
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[HERCBRUTE]

Keep on rockin Brute! Looks like your buisness is kickin ass...and buisness is GOOD!

FOX


brother i'm in the business of kickin ass and business is about to pick up...650 @ 308 will happen!! thanx FOX!
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[dbc3po]

yeah i go there quit often i have there online membership ive trained with marc and donnie before at their old compound. with my work schedule its impossible for me to get down there really. and their like an hour and half 2 hours away. but im gonna try and get in otuch with marc about going down every couple of saturdays. keep up the good work im gonna do anothe rmeet in nov or december i havent made my mind up yet but ill post my training here satrting tommorow

[HERCBRUTE]

sorry guys...i haven't updated so here are the previous 2 sessions!! and some vids!!
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shoulder/back/hammers
bw: 283

hammer strength press
360/5 450/3 540/2 360/10

rear delt raises
25/3x15

palms in pulldowns
150/10 210/2x5

pullovers
60/2x10

pullups
bw/2x5

heavy hammers
115/5 115/10

preacher hammers
40/2x10

pushdowns w/ mini
80/10 100/2x15(i think)

db farmers
115/2 trips of 160ft

***tonite was a very strong session for me...first time doin shoulders in a long while so its no surprise that i've gotten strong as shit on them...loaded up the plates and did 540 for doubles. i'm goin heavy on shoulders once every 2 weeks and see what happens...after that i did some back work and hammers. i did 115s for 10 on heavy hammers(got vid!) since the 120s and up disappeared!! LOL!! so i had to make do with what i got. then did some more hammer work and triceps and then did some db farmers...and old favorite. didn't wind me too bad which is good...so i did 2 sets with 115s pretty easy!! i got some vids of my hammer press and hammer curls...check'em out...

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450 hammer press
http://trainordie.com/lifting/finalbenchmeet/090506-450hammerpressx3.avi

540 hammer press
http://trainordie.com/lifting/finalbenchmeet/090506-540hammerpressx2.avi

115x10 hammer curls
http://trainordie.com/lifting/finalbenchmeet/090506-115x10heavyhammers.avi

heavy hammers will make a man outta ya....
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ME RELOAD squats
bw: 282

raw squats
135/6 225/3 315/2

w/briefs and level 1 tension(chk lights)
405/2x2

w/briefs and level 2 tension(chk lights + chk greens)
405/2x3

w/briefs w/o bands
405/1 495/1 545/1 5451

wide-GMs
315/4x5

calf and abs

***this session was awesome. back in briefs and it feels better on my knees...so let me explain the madness in doin singles w/o bands. well my body has gotten adjusted to bands for the 4 sets. also note, i used the cluster method again...its awesome!! so anyways, your body needs to adjust to the bar weight makin the core(w/ or w/o a belt...it still works it!!)work cause when i got under 405, i had to control it...the same with 495 and 545. i almost got barried with 545 the first time cause my core didn't activate. it was relying on the bands and since there was not bands...i almost got barried...so my core activated late. i got deep though...did 545 again this time staying tight and came out the hole fast!! but these singles was a lot more core work than anything cause by the time i got to GMs i was already feelin it in my hams and my core. did calf and abs and i was out. give this a go around...see for yourself...

now...two things happened that could only be explained by the work of the "big guy" upstairs... for one, brant(the professor) gave me a call yesterday that knocked my socks off. not only was i invited to WABDL worlds but i don't have to worry about the hotel room and my entry fee would possibly be cut in half. all i have to come up with is plane tickets and money for food so i'm goin...how could u pass up a offer like that?

the other thing that occured is that tonite of the gym owners was wearing a tee that said "trainordie.com" on it. it was one of my older designs from 3 years ago. so i told him "nice shirt" not knowing that was my website he was "advertising". he was shocked to hear that as i was when he told me where i got it from....bodybuilding.com!! i never gave those guys that or any other designs...but i believe that wasn't the reason for the talk...i told him if he liked that one...i had many others that were better than that so we talked business about my tees and i know i got a more than just interest here so we'll see how this turns out...

the big guy upstairs strikes again...i'm a believer now!!
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[Baracus]

great vids Herc..You have put in the work,,thats for sure....

[HERCBRUTE]

thanx brother!
still got a lot of work left to do...
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[HERCBRUTE]

ME bench
bw: 283

3-boards w/ dbl lights
275/2x2 315/2x2

3-boards w/ dbl lights and dbl minis
225/3 250/2x3

floor press
315/1 355/0 355/1 355/1

tricep and pec deck work

***trained in tuscaloosa today with randy. it was a great session and boy do i suck-ass on floor presses. i would hopin to get 375 at least but randy critiqued me on form issues on those and hopefully i'll adjust. looks like i need to add back in db floor presses again...been a long ass time since i've done them. did very well on board work...did 3-boards instead of 2-boards since the floor presses would be too smiliar to the 2-boards. next week will be 2 and 4-boards. i also did the cluster method again and still a great method to use!! randy did some board work and i think from all the chain work he's done, his muscles were firing like he was still using chains...but dropped weight and got in to the groove again. then got into the shirt and work on boards til he go up to his opener, 535 and it was near touch but a struggle though...but he had done band work so i think 535 would be a good opener for him. i did some tricep and pec deck work cause we didn't want to be late gettin to church tonite. had a good day training(aside from the floor presses) and enjoyed myself at church and at dinner too.

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here are the vids:

randy's 275 on 3-boards w/ dbl lights raw:
http://trainordie.com/lifting/wabdlworlds/091001-randy2753board.avi

my 275 on 3-boards w/ dbl lights using the cluster method:
http://trainordie.com/lifting/wabdlworlds/091001-2753-boardclusterbench1.avi

http://trainordie.com/lifting/wabdlworlds/091001-2753-boardclusterbench2.avi

my VERY EASY 355 on floor presses after board/band work:
http://trainordie.com/lifting/wabdlworlds/091001-355easyfloorpress.avi


boy do i suck-ass on floor presses...but we'll fix that!
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[HERCBRUTE]

back/traps/hammers(brute is gettin bigger...LOL!!)
Current mood: devious

back/traps/hammers
bw: 286

barbell shrugs
675/5x10 405/25

inverted-grip pulldowns
180/8 180/2x10

cable rows
240/3x20

db preacher hammers
70/3x3

rope preacher hammers
120/3x12

heavy(some what) pushdowns
200/3x10

***today was a strong session...apparently those extra 5lbs i put on since sunday must of been the reason. i should take note of that and what dave bowman had mentioned may make more sense than ever. did 675 for sets of 10 like it was my bitch and then dropped to 405 for 25 reps. did some inverted grip pulldowns with 180lbs for 3 sets and cable rows for 3 sets of 10 with 240lbs. may have to return to barbell rows next week just so i can get these high reps down...LOL!! then did 70s on db preacher hammers. i believe that's a PR for me on those but not sure...and did some pushdowns with the stack...probably will do JM presses to get some heavy tricep work. i also helped my friend big dave verbally as he was flipping a 1100lb tire for a total of 35 times...i know when he goes to his strongman comp, 700lb tire won't be shit for him...sorry no vids on the traps guys...had no one there to take a vid for me...LOL!!

bigger brute gets...stronger brute becomes...
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[strongman]

1100lb tire 35 times nonstop?....are you sure of the weight..many people think they have a 1000+lb tire, but most have never had thier tire weighed...they go by the listed size and the weight new...a tire that size with 3/4 of the tread gone can be 300-400 lbs lighter than listed...just something to think about...I have trained with some of the strongest strongmem on the planet and not one could flip a 1100lb 35 times (maybe 5 times for 7 sets) the tire at the last WSM I think was 900 and there were guys who could not finish the course (about 7 flips), not doubting, just wondering...later, Strongman

[HERCBRUTE]

its a true 1100lb tire...i've flipped it before and he did do it nonstop though but he did do it 35 times nonetheless. he's done meets where he flipped tires less than that and it was cake for him...
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[HERCBRUTE]

ME squats
bw: 285

wide-stance GMs
235/6 325/3 415/2 465/2 505/2 235/6

speed deads
315/7 singles

GHR- bw/2x5

calves&abs

db farmers
160ft w/ 115s for 2 trips

***tonite was one of those sessions where i didn't "feel" like bein in the gym but i pressed on cause neither a 650 bench nor a 2200+ total will be handed to me...on days like these i just have to MAN up and hit the shit. been a while since i did GMs and first time doin them out of a monolift. my core was still "lit" from last week's squat session and everything felt heavy because of my upper back work yesterday. after that i did some speed deads where the speed was moderate and GHR, calves & abs and and DB farmers and was done. helped chip with his shirt work again. he blasted up 425 and then we jacked the shirt and took it again and came up slower than the first but still strong.

i plan on fightin my way to 650 and 2200...
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[Powerlifter1028]

those are some strong GM's there

[HERCBRUTE]

those are some strong GM's there

thanx brother...u doin the APF in MS?
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[HERCBRUTE]

road to 650 takes a detour...


i have some unfortunate news...ran into a big financial hiccup...so doin worlds won't be possible...at least not this year folks. lets just say i'm still recovering from ATL and gettin hit with BIG payments such as rent and the final 2 car payments back to back. this wasn't the plan a week ago but plans do change...LOL!! so i'm now goin to train for the APF Southern States(another big meet!) in december...i know i'll be able to do that one at least...

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[Powerlifter1028]

yeah i think im doing MS APF in hattiesburg. i dunno if its bench only or not, but if do full meet, my squat and DL will suck, ive been hurt for like 4-5 months now, but im getting close to recovered

[HERCBRUTE]

i would bench only then...take all the time u need on the other 2 lifts...
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[HERCBRUTE]

ME bench
bw: ???

raw bench
135/12 225/8 225/6 315/2 315/1 405/1(very easy!!)

shirted bench with 2-ply metal pro viking
455/3 495/3 545/2 585/1 605/1 625/1 635/1!!

high rep db bench
115/15-10-8

reverse pushdowns w/ flareouts
3 sets of 15(80lbs on pushdowns and 35s on flareouts)


***this was just a "freakish" session. freak and flash(formerly bigredrookie) came up from montgomery today to bench heavy. chip and paul showed up for support and thanx guys for comin today.

of course this session wouldn't be a session w/o some shit talkin goin on. i talked some shit and paused 315 and freak paused 315 longer than i did. i somewhat paused 405 and he paused 405 a little longer than me and he hasn't touched 405 since the shoulder issue...bastard! LOL!!...any wonder now why i trained with freak in the past!! flash held his own bigtime today!! got up to an easy 365 raw. apparently tiny's method of warming up doesn't work just on me...LOL!!

then we moved onto 3-board work. me and drew(flash) did straight weight while jon(freak) did band work the way me and drew have been doin it. jon did 455 plus dbl lights for 3 sets of 2 and did a set of 3 with 455 plus dbl lights and dbl minis. then we took the bands off and started him back at 455 and worked up to an easy 625 on 3-board. he did a lot of sets but we know the next time he does straight weight, he'll have an even easier time gettin to mid-600s on 3-boards. and by the way...he had no where near the arch so he was "muscling" up all his weights...freakish indeed!!

drew fuckin kicked ass today. from all the band work we had been doin in the previous weeks, it showed its results today. even though he was in a new F6, i will still say that a lot of his training in the past 3 weeks has paid off. drew worked up to a 545 for a double before me and jon jacked his F6. keep in mind...we did this off a 3-board...not full-range. then after jacking it he almost tripled 545(did it for a double) and then moved onto 585 for single on two sets i believe(correct me if i'm wrong, drew) and then moved onto 600 where he muscled it up big time!! 600 off a 3-board in a single-ply F6 and a 220 at that...

then i did 455 and 495 for reps and then 545 for a double and 585 for a single which matched my PR on these. then 605 came up easy...then 625 was a bit slow to lockout but my 635 was stronger and better than 625!! this is a huge PR for me on these and i'm damn proud of it...i'm damn proud of all the work the three of us did today...must me something in that montgomery water...LOL!!

i got vids of my 625, drew's 545 and jon's 585 and got pics of all our last sets which are below...

some more news, jon is joining our crusade to the APF southern states...and we are goin to do a triple threat...me at 275, jon at 242, and drew at 220. look for some new avatars and yea...drew has graduated from "rookie" status...how many rooks are doin a 600 on 3-board...:wink:
i would say that drew is on target for a 550 bench in december, and me and jon could be both lookin at 650...fuckin awesome!!
well, enjoy the pics and vids guys...i think this session was partly motivated by tiny meeker's 948 bench!! :wink: THANX to chip and paul for helpin out again...u guys are awesome!! :wink: but all in all, with this training program that me and drew are on, i believe me, paul, and drew are onto something here...cause it worked on freak as well... after all that heavy benchin, we did some high-rep db bench presses, and the reverse pushdowns/flareouts supersets. jon believe that flareouts should be called "satan" presses...LOL! the first time drew tried this superset(2 weeks ago) it killed him the same way it killed jon tonite...but after 2 bench session he'll be hittin 45 with us on them...but i'll let jon tell the horror story on that...but me and drew were killin ourselves at the comments jon was making...LOL!!

the vids:
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jon's ridiculously easy 585x 1 off 3-board!!
http://trainordie.com/lifting/wabdlworlds/091706freak3board585easyx1.avi

drew's quick 545 for 2 (almost 3) off 3-board!!
http://trainordie.com/lifting/wabdlworlds/091706flash3board545x2.avi

my 625x1 off 3-board!!
http://trainordie.com/lifting/wabdlworlds/091706-brute3board625x1.avi

my 635 off 3-board
http://trainordie.com/lifting/wabdlworlds/brute6353board.jpg

drew's 585 off 3-board
http://trainordie.com/lifting/wabdlworlds/flash5853board.jpg

jon's 625 off 3-board
http://trainordie.com/lifting/wabdlworlds/freak6353board.jpg

group pics w/ chip
http://trainordie.com/lifting/wabdlworlds/freakflashchip.jpg

DA BASH BROTHERS!!
http://trainordie.com/lifting/wabdlworlds/freakflashbrute2.jpg

DA BASH BROTHERS ARE FUCKIN BACK IN BUSINESS!!
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[FOX]

NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yea Budday!

FOX

[HERCBRUTE]

thanx FOX...u don't southern states?
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[strongman]

Hey Herc, great job, looks like your on track...could you do me a favor and find out who makes that red mini rack you guys are benching in?...I would like something like that at my house, thanks bro...

[HERCBRUTE]

Hey Herc, great job, looks like your on track...could you do me a favor and find out who makes that red mini rack you guys are benching in?...I would like something like that at my house, thanks bro...

thanx bro...go here for that rack: http://www.elitefts.com
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[strongman]

oh cool, I didn't see it before at elite...thanks bro...

[HERCBRUTE]

deload squat session...

DE squats
bw: 281

cambered bar GM squats
225/4x10

leg extensions
160/3x10

calf/abs/add work


***this was a deload session and its a good thing cause i'm listening to my body a good bit...and doin GM squats was allowing me to use my hammies a lot more on squats and let less on my knees. plus, i haven't done them a lot in a while. also i'm a bit frustrated with some stuff in my life right now and i'm kinda having one of those days where everything and everyone outside of the gym is frustrating...including workin with amigos...LOL!!
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deload speed bench
bw: ???(forgot again but i'm pretty sure i'm at 285...)

30-singles speed/cluster bench
(each single were done with 15 sec rest betweeen singles and
after 10 singles i took a 30 second rest break just enough to change bands)

165 w/ 3 dbl minis- 10x1
165 w/ 1 dbl mini- 10x1(fuckin fast!!)
165 w/ 2 dbl minis- 10x1(skull fucked these singles!!)

raw bench
225/25!! PR for me!!

db floor press
85/15 85/2x10

db rows
115/3x20

reverse pushdowns
80/3x15

flareouts
35/3x15

pec deck- 2x15

***this was an fuckin awesome workout. doin those cluster singles was awesome cause it allowed me to focus on dropping the bar faster which played out very nicely on the rep outs. the rep outs were just to put freak on notice and yea...i had 5 more reps in me...EASY brother...!! but as u will see from the vid, i'm droppin the bar a LOT faster and just for jon, i did 315 for 2 reps with a 10 second pause on them...just for shits and giggles. then onto db floor presses with 85...gotta get up to 100s for sets of 15 on these... and of course the reverse pushdowns and flareouts and i got a vid of the flareouts or what jon calls "satan" press or what drew calls "brute" press...LOL!! when u superset them with reverse pushdowns puts a punishing blow on the triceps...me and drew are saving lockouts for auburn...

SAVE TARGET AS!!
SAVE TARGET AS!!
http://trainordie.com/lifting/wabdlworlds/092306-225x25rawbench.avi

skull fuckin 225 like a 650 bencher should!!
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[HERCBRUTE]

and here are some new pice...THE BRUTE AT FUCKIN 285!
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[Bill50]

You're a scary looking dude.

[HERCBRUTE]

LOL!! glad its just in appearance then huh? thanx bro!
BMB

[HERCBRUTE]

back/hammers/extra tricep work
bw: 282

rack pulls
405/3 495/1 585/1 675/1 725/1
765/3 800/1!!

rack rows
225/3x12

barbell preacher hammers
135/2x8 135/5

db double strict hammers
30/4x10

JM press
225/2x6

extra tricep work

***tonite was a good session. PRed on rack pulls and they were done w/o a belt...FUCKIN CORE POWER!!LOL!! i easily tripled 765 whereas more than 2 months ago i tripled 725. after that i did rack rows where all your doin is resting the bar on the rack after every rep which takes out the momenteum...so try them sometime...after that is the usual hammer work and then did some JM presses and was done. watched chip pull 455 and broke 500 off the floor in briefs and belt. pretty awesome!!

also...just got "terminated" from my job today. due to multiple incidents that occured on the job, they couldn't keep me any longer. i believe this was the good lord's way of tellin me something...LOL!! seriously... i already knew this was comin since yesterday but no worries, i got 3 interview already lined up for tommorrow so hopefully something will come up cause i've been workin on it all day long...i'll keep u guys posted...

sometimes when the big guys speaks...he speaks...LOL!!
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[dbc3po]

damn brother i hate to hear about the misfortune as of late but like you said the big mna has a plan for all of us just keep workin hard and keep the faithh and god will carry you through. Good job on the 805

[Animal]

You're a scary looking dude.

Bro, you have no idea, lol. I have seen the Brute in person at a local gym of mine. He is a BEAST! The pic's don't do justice.

[HERCBRUTE]

Bro, you have no idea, lol. I have seen the Brute in person at a local gym of mine. He is a BEAST! The pic's don't do justice.

so we've met bro? where? i'm assume your in birmingham somewhere...
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[HERCBRUTE]

ME squat
bw: 282

raw squats
135/6 225/6 315/3

w/ briefs
315/3x3(w/ choked greens and blues)
w/ briefs
315/3x2(w/ choked greens)

405/1 495/1 585/0(w/o band tension)

adductor, GHRs and abs

***this was probably one of my best squat sessions in a while even with the dump with 585. my upper back will be sore though cause i was able to keep it tight w/o the bands...i've always been able to keep it tight under band tension. i had to control the speed when i dropped the blues...315 w/ chk greens didn't feel like shit. after 3 sets of those(all done with the cluster method!), i went to straight weight. i did 405 and 495 pretty easy off the bottom but when i got to 585, my "squattin" muscles didn't activate right so i came off the box and dumped the weight. but this is good folks...i know when i did this method of band work it exposed a weakness on my squats...which happens to a lot of lifters is that i got relaxed on the box instead of being tight...won't happen again. but when i dumped the weight one of the clips holding the chains in place broke so it created a bit of a mess. LOL!! someone had left regular clips made to hold 280lbs each hooked on the chains...not our usual...anyways, finish up my session with some adductor work, abs, and ham work. trained with steve from the APC today. did 315 for several sets with choked greens and then went down to 275 for 4 more. all looked easy. also, chip got 315 on his raw bench tonite too!! looked very easy!! had about 325 in him...did 495 off 3-board again too...see his log...got a pic of his 315 too!!

BUT let me say that training this way has made me humble but i believe the end result will be amazing to see...and plus if u don't have a bad session here and there...u aren't training 100%...

sometimes dumping weight...really makes a man out of ya
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[Animal]

so we've met bro? where? i'm assume your in birmingham somewhere...
BMB

hey bro, no we have not met. I remember seeing you a few weeks ago at ASF in Vestavia. I'll give you a holler the next time I see you.

[Powerlifter1028]

herc, you oughta come to tunica on nov the 25 and lift in the APA meet

[HERCBRUTE]

hey bro, no we have not met. I remember seeing you a few weeks ago at ASF in Vestavia. I'll give you a holler the next time I see you.

man...wish we had met bro...where are u located now?
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[Animal]

man...wish we had met bro...where are u located now?
BMB

I'm still at ASF, just getting my feet wet on powerlifting. I'll be hitting you and the other good bro's on here up for some knowledge real soon. I've never trained for strength before, so I've got a long road ahead of me.

[HERCBRUTE]

I'm still at ASF, just getting my feet wet on powerlifting. I'll be hitting you and the other good bro's on here up for some knowledge real soon. I've never trained for strength before, so I've got a long road ahead of me.

i'll be in today and monday. drop me an email...bamabringer@gmail.com
lookin foward to hookin up wit ya bro!
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[HERCBRUTE]

ME bench
bw: 282

raw bench
135/2x12 225/8 225/6 315/3! 315/1 415/1!!

raw 3-board w/ 2 dbl minis
315/3x3

raw 3-board w/ 1 dbl mini
315/3x2(smoke show!!)

repouts
225/29 315/4

lockouts
495/3 585/3 635/2 675/2 725/1 780/0-0-1 675/2

decline bench
315/3x5

dips
BW/3x12

rope pushdowns/flareouts
50/3x15 30/3x15

***this was an awesome session aside from the fact that i was solo. i opted to do raw work this week and do reverse band shirted next week. hopefully i'll have someone on hand then. anyways, i uped my warmup to 415 and it was very easy. i also did 315 for a triple this time as supposed to 315 for 2. this was a first session for me where i did 315 across the board on everything and it was easy! i think doin the repouts after the band work so that your body can readjust is a good idea though i'm goin to cycle that out. i did lockouts today worked up to 780 after all that work on raw bench. my best on these have been 805 so i'm closing in on that. then i went to declines(no spot again) and did 3 sets of 5 with 315...very easy....and did some high rep dips...i'm still amazed that at 280+ BW that i can do dips as easy as any guy under 200lbs...LOL!! and keep in mind prior to that decline, i had done a lot of rep work. i did 225 for 29 and then did 315 for 4 reps after that. closin in on jon's best and did just because i could... that's 4 more reps than last week...next time on this though i'll go 225 or 250 with dbl lights and dbl minis when i go raw on 3-boards again. i got a vid of the 315 3-boards and i'll get it up later...

skull fuckin 315...who's next?
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[HERCBRUTE]

back/shoulders/hammers
bw: 283

hammer press
360/3 410/3 450/3 500/3

incline-braced db raises
30/15 45/2x10

db rows
120/2x20

inverted pulldowns
150/10 160/2x10

heavy hammers
100/3x6

rope hammers
150/3x15

light barbell shrugs
315/4x20

straight bar pushdowns
200/3x10


***today was more of a "feeder" session...just gettin the blood goin to help healing a bit. the hammer presses were easy again..500 for 3 was no prob! its amazing on how earlier this year i wasn't able to do more than 3 plates on this and now i'm constantly loading this fucker up with plates...LOL!! though i am gettin compliments that i look like i'm 300lbs so i guess i'm doin something right...if i can look like i'm 300 and be 282... got some good news but i'll wait until i KNOW its good news...LOL!!

lookin like 300lbs now its time to be one..LOL!!
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[Powerlifter1028]

strong hammer curls

[dbc3po]

looking good curt

[HERCBRUTE]

thanx guys!
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[HERCBRUTE]

ME squat
bw: ???

reverse band squats w/blues
315/10 405/3 495/2
added briefs
545/2 585/2 635/2 675/2 725/2 765/2 815/2

speed deads
315/7 singles

reverse hypers w/ band
25/8-10( did a set w/o weight for 10)

abs

***first time in a year since doin reverse band squats. got up to a strong 815 and was good for more but i was hoggin all the plates from chip...LOL!! i was probably good up 900 i would say. we'll find out down the road...815 was very easy! then did some speed deads, reverse hypers and abs and i was done. was rootin chip on his dead...he'll get 500 no prob...its only a matter of time...then he'll have a pretty good total. robert was liftin tonite as well(bigwilk) worked up to a 765 raw squat w/ just knee wraps. he'll be benchin with me this weekend and we'll see what he can do in a single-ply titan.

....and yea...i still remember how to squat...
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[HERCBRUTE]

ME bench
bw: ???(probably 282 or so)

raw bench
135/15-10 225/8-6 315/3-1 415/1 430/0
430/1 455/1 480/1 PR!!

shirted bench on 3-boards
w/dbl lights, dbl minis, and 40lb chains(720 at top)cluster method
405/2x3(this was fuckin heavy!!)
w/dbl minis and 40lb chains(545 at the top)
405/3x2(fuckin easy!!)
w/o additional resistance
495/1 545/1 605/1

floor presses
315/2x6

reverse pushdowns and flareouts
3 sets of 12 3x15

***this was an awesome session. i trained with bigwilk again. he worked up to 585 raw with a pause i believe...very sick! i worked up to 480 and the bar never stopped movin!! it was slow but locked that bitch out!! then went into my 2ply viking and did 405 with dbl lights, dbl minis and 40lb chains. it was ridiculous tension and it was fuckin heavy at first but i got used to it...720 at the top i believe. robert did this as well in the ultimate denim that pete sent me. figured it would work with him since he has short arms. first time in a shirt too. he also fits that 54 titan fury i have too which is a single ply. after 2 sets with that monster band/chain combo, we dropped the lights and hammered out 3 sets of 2 using the cluster method again. these were fuckin smoke show for me and robert. i also benched today off of what mark bell(jackass on elite) recommended and ryan's bench vid. mark if your readin this...thanx brother! your idea worked!
then we stripped the additional tension and i did 495, 545, and 605 on 3-board very easy but it was transitional singles after band/chain work. robert did 495 and 585...he was learning the ultimate very fast!! then we did some floor presses...i did 2 sets of 6 with 315 and robert did 315 and 405. after that was the tortureous tricep superset and we were done. i'm taking a deload week next week and goin raw the next and shirted on the 29th. so far...this program i'm on has been doin wonders on my bench big time!! holdin that much tension at the top will defintely play a big part down the road and that 480 raw was fuckin awesome!! no vids today because i believe i don't have to prove that i can do these numbers the numbers and other vids are proof enough...

....that and my digicam maybe seein its last days unfortunately...LOL!! couldn't get it work when i tried to vid chips' 500 dead the other nite. although i would of liked to have a vid of this but postin it will do for now...i'll end this post with a quote cause i see the quote "do not demand what u can take by force"....well THE BRUTE says...DON'T DEMAND, JUST FUCKIN TAKE IT!

BEAST OF RAGE HAS BEGUN ITS EVOLUTION...EGOS ARE ABOUT TO BE TRAMPLED!!
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[Powerlifter1028]

DAMN!! i didnt know that you had that kind of raw strength, good job man

[HERCBRUTE]

thanx brother!! i didn't either...LOL!!
BMB

[HERCBRUTE]

ME squats
bw: 282

raw squats
135/8 225/5 315/1

w/ briefs and w/ chk greens, chk lights and 40lb chains
315/3x2

w/ briefs and w/ chk greens, chk blues and 40lb chains
315/2x3

w/ briefs only
405/1 495/1-1 545/1(briefs exploded!)

speed deads
315/7x1

poorman GHRs
2x5

CB bar hypers
bw/8 95/8

calves and abs

***another awesome session with robert...LOL!! that last 2 sets was fuckin insane!! VERY HEAVY!! jeff mentioned that it was 715 at the top...but somehow i'm not sure...but we'll find out in a few weeks though. my briefs blew on the 545, still squatted it up though...probably because my legs are gettin too big...oh well. shit happens...as long as it doesn't happen before a meet right? LOL!!
robert did his last set with 2 chk blues, chk greens and 40lbs chains which was 915 at the top...fuckin awesome!! next will be deload and hopefully by the next heavy squat session i'll figure out what to do about my briefs situation...LOL!! may have to get some more...

on a side note...some people are having a hardtime about that 480 raw i put up on sunday...i wonder why...

sometimes the impossible is just fuckin possible...
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[dbc3po]

looking good man kepp up the good work

[FOX]

Good Lord your kickin some serious ass in there my man...BEASTLY!

FOX

[HERCBRUTE]

looking good man kepp up the good work

thanx brother!
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[HERCBRUTE]

Good Lord your kickin some serious ass in there my man...BEASTLY!

FOX

thanx brother...just tryin to be like u FOX!
BMB

[HERCBRUTE]

back/traps/hammers
bw: 290!!

barbell shrugs
425/3x50

pulldowns w/ mini
200/12 250/3x6

pullups
bw/2x5

db preacher hammers
55/3x10

db hammer concentrations
35/2x15

rolling floor extensions
80/3x15

***this was a great session. got on a better scale and i'm fuckin 290!! so there's no tellin how off the scale at andrews is...8 pounds maybe...LOL!! those rolling floor extensions were awesome...glad drew recommended them to me...if you've seen kennelly's competition vid, you've seen them done. also, in all this "excitement" recently discovered yet another lifter here in birmingham...so i'm excited about that too. hopefully he'll be training with me on sunday...but u never know who you'll meet on the net now and days...prior to that i got in touch with ryan hicks(tucscaloosa but trains at NGBB). big byrd told hicks about andrews thru me on myspace(i thought he was askin for himself...LOL!!). RAD dropped me his number and i put two and two together...hopefully i can get up with him when our schedules favor it...he travels over to NGBB twice a month for a weekend...talk about dedication!!

...u never know WHO u know...LOL!!
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[Animal]

Looks like somebody has been eating, lol:pop2:

[Bill50]

barbell shrugs
425/3x50

Was this a typo? If not holy shit! I can't do 50 reps with just the bar.

[HERCBRUTE]

thanx animal and bill and no..that's isn't a typo bro...LOL!
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[HERCBRUTE]

deload/speed bench
bw: 290!!

raw bench
135/12-10 225/8-6

speed cluster bench
175 w/ dbl lights- 10x1(325)
175 w/ dbl minis- 10x1(275)
175 w/ dbl lights and dbl minis- 10x1(425)

raw bench- restablization sets
315/10-11!!

key presses
105/2x8 105/7

dips
BW/2x20

side laterals
30/3x10

cable rows
240/3x15

flareouts/ band pushdowns
35/3x15 40 w/ dbl minis/3x15

***this was a great session...although misjudged the dbl lights to be equal to 3 dbl minis which isn't the case i also waved the tension differently this time...the heaviest was the last 10 singles and the lightest was the 2nd set. from on though i'll have to use these tensions:
- dbl lights(150), dbl lights and dbl minis(250), and dbl lights and 2 dbl minis(350)
the last 10 singles were very easy for the heaviest set which is why the change in band tension...and i'm nearin 200lbs on speed work so i'll keep the bar weight at 175 and see what happens. after that i did 315 for a set of 10 and then a set of 11 after that. i'm also settin up like kenny patterson now and its workin very well. after all that work, i still mustered out 105s on key presses for reps still...i'm very happy with this. would of liked to get 10 but that's next time. did some side laterals, cable rows, and triceps and i was done. i really needed this session so i'm glad i did it. next week will be raw bench on 3-boards w/chains and then the big bench session in auburn. stuck around to see donahue rep out some raw squats with 445 with just a belt! looks like he's gettin his old strength back...

easy speed work today shows progress...
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[HERCBRUTE]

deload squats
bw: ???

raw squats
145/10 235/6-6 325/2(w/ belt)
415/3x5(cluster method)
465/3(cluster method)

leg press
450/10 540/8 630/8 1000/5

speed deads
315/7x1

seated leg curls
112/10 162/2x10

calves and abs

***another good squat session...first time a long while doin raw squats w/ just a belt after all the band/chain work. the 465 was easy doin...and this past summer i was doin 465 off the box so this is a big improvement there. but i smoked the 405 though. robert did 495 for 3 sets of 5 and 585 for 3 on the last. then we moved onto leg press where we blasted out some sets there. first time in a while i did leg presses and i think they helped my dead cause all my pulls were faster on deads than they ever had. after that we had some hammy, calves and abs and we were done. go this session done in 2 hours i believe...and i needed a raw squat session like this...i also had to remind myself that usually i have to add knee wraps after 405 so my squattin muscles are gettin stronger!

i know...but a big squat get that big bench...
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[HERCBRUTE]

shoulder/hammers/back
bw: ???

hammer press
180/3x8

pulldowns w/lights
100/10 150/3x8

close-grip pullups
bw/4-5

log hammers(log=65lbs?)
95/3x10 65/2x20

rope hammers
100/3x20

rolling floor extensions
70/2x20

***just a pump and blood session to get things healed up is all. log hammers was something new for me...i'm thinkin the bar is 65 or 95 but i put down 65 for guestimate. didn't know my gym was open til 10 so that will make goin up there easier no matter what time i get off. i also worked on my bench setup tonite as well and i'm goin to study kenny patterson's setup on the WSB. i'm partially settin up like him but usin leg drive helps a lot for me...just have to position my feet right. but give those log hammers try...they are fun!!

one more hammer movement...should call me the hammer man...
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[HERCBRUTE]

ME Bench
bw: ???

floor press w/ 80lb chains
bar/10 135/10 225/3 315/2x2 365/2

w/o 80lb chains
315/3 365/3 385/2

CG inclines
225/5 245/5 275/5

db bench press w/ dbl lights
80/15 90/12-13

rope pushdowns
80/3x15

ketterbell rolling extensions
24/15-12-10

***this was a kickass session for me. this would be the 3rd time doin floor presses since t-town w/ randy. the 365 with 80lb chains would put me at 445. then we dropped the chains for restablization and worked up to 385 for 2 which is a PR for me. robert did 405, 495 and 545 with 80lb chains and then did 585 on floor presses. it was just fuckin revolting to see him do 585 after doin the same weight raw...so yea...i'm goin to give him a hard time from now on...LOL!! we had another new lifter join us today, patrick. it was his first day liftin in a while and he did very well. once his muscle memory catches up. everything we did today was new for him so he's goin to be sore in a few days. he'll be squattin with us on tuesday and hopefully be able to come to auburn next sunday...did some db band presses, an old favorite of mine. used dbl lights today...i did 80s and 90s, robert did 110s and 115s and patrick did 30s. not bad for using dbl lights first time. we also tried some CG inclines at the request of flash and they were awesome. defintely goin to be a staple from now one. we finished the session with some KB flareouts and pushdowns...those KB flareouts kicked my ass but they were fuckin awesome...IF you have seen the vid for the flareouts and u have KB, try them...they are awesome!! all in all today was a great session both patrick and robert did great today. both are SHWs btw...so i'm the lightest one there.

floor press PRs and another way to torture the triceps...ahh fun!!
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[HERCBRUTE]

ME squat
bw: ???

raw reverse band deads(blue bands)
315/3 405/2 495/2 585/1 635/1 675/1
725/1 745/1 800/0 765/1

front box squats
135/10 225/8-8
w/o box
135/10

GHR and abs

***tonite was another awesome session. pulled 765 on reverse band deads with just a belt. robert did 745 and patrick did 585...both first time on those which is awesome!! then we moved onto front squats which i hate! but i did them and my core will be sore in the morning!! LOL!! though the funniest part was patrick front squattin full range 135 after 3 sets on the box and not realizing the chains were there and crashes towards the chains as if they weren't there and falls on the floor! that was a lot funnier than robert's infamous one-leg press last week...LOL!

when u have sessions full of fucktard moments...u know your having a good time!!
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[Powerlifter1028]

pretty cool stuff.... i may try some reverse band workouts sometime soon

[HERCBRUTE]

they are awesome bro!
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[HERCBRUTE]

ME bench
bw: ???

raw bench
135/12-10 225/8-6 315/2-1 415/1(grinder!!)

shirted 3-boards
495/2 545/1 605/1 655/1* 655/1*

key floor presses
80/15 105/2x12

pushdowns w/ monsterminis
40/15 80/2x15

flareouts
30/3x15

***today was an awesome session down in auburn trainin with the APC crew. freak still had an awesome session and i know after missin 655, he may have well done it raw personally because when that F6 of his was jacked he got no pop out and even when u jack a shirt some u should get pop out of it. i think he got more pop when he did that 625 a month ago on 3-board. but i gave him some ideas on how to remedy him droppin the bar slow that worked for me. carter and jude did awesome today as well as the whole APC crew...those guys know how to have a fuckin session and i hope to have a return trip down there. the 415 was a grinder but its my 3rd session or so warmin up with it so its still progress. it will be easier before this years out. i did 655 the first single not nearly lockin out the right arm. took the weight again with the shirt jacked and came up very strong! though the balance between the brute and my brother, the freak was restored when he had me tryout nail bendin which has made his grip very freakish. though we'll how long that lasts when i get my hands on some... patrick had his first "true" bench session today workin on his setup...we'll work on it more tuesday after squats so he can learn and get adjusted to it. he tried boards today and had an awesome time. steve d. hit 400+ on 3-boards w/o a shirt which is awesome improvement considering earlier this year he was doin that in a shirt. it was a great road trip too and me, pat, and steve d. had a kickass time to and back from auburn...the training method that i and drew have been workin on has been doin wonders. even though i shut it down at 655 the 2nd time, i was good for 675 at least. i think the endurance has gone up quite a bit when i go straight weight now but i wanted to save something for next time cause i want 700 on 3-board cause i know that this will be a VERY big steppin stone for me...just movin it down and up will say somethin and i will be doin full range in the same session when that happens and trust me freak won't let me do 700 by myself...i'm almost positive now he won't... my endurance now is almost as if i can go all day heavy just about. there are goin to be some very big things happenin in march...including scary numbers...from the APC and the WOLFPAC...

scary shit happenin at the right time of the month!!
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[Powerlifter1028]

how is 415 a grinder when you did 480 three weeks ago for a PR?

[HERCBRUTE]

how is 415 a grinder when you did 480 three weeks ago for a PR?

simple...was droppin the bar too slow. when i do that...it saps my strength for the return trip...so something i have to keep workin on...
BMB

[HERCBRUTE]

ME squats
bw: ???

raw squats
135/10 225/5 315/2

w/ inzer 2ply HC straps down
325/2x2 375/2 (w/ choked greens)
415/3 465/3 (w/ choked greens and blues)
405/1 495/1 545/1( w/o bands)

speed deads
315/3x1 365/4x1

abs/GHRs

***this was another great squat session...free of fucktard moments...except for patrick tryin to kill me workin the gun on the monolift...LOL!! anyhow, patrick's first time under band tension. he did 135 w/ choked blues and greens and worked up to 225 with choked greens. robert worked up to a monsterous 495 with choked greens and blues. it was awesome! i did 465 with the same tension. then it was onto speed deads. my speed sucked when we went up to 365 and went back into a SLDL again. so need to work with 365 and get the speed up. robert and patrick did awesome tonite...lots of PRs fell!! and no fucktard moments again...chip did awesome tonite benchin...he's defintely showin the rage after missin weight on pin presses, when and bitch repped 315 for 5 reps and they were easy for him!! really proud of how far chip has came!! also next time me and robert go into a shirt, we'll do our regular boards and after that work in "projected" openers... btw...that last warmup on sunday's bench was 425...not 415...LOL!!

PRS FALLIN LEFT AND RIGHT!!
BMB

[dawgtimee]

keep it up dawg

[HERCBRUTE]

thanx bro!
BMB

[Animal]

Keep the updates coming. I love to read your after thoughts on your training.

[HERCBRUTE]

thanx animal...

ME BENCH
BW: ???

raw bench
135x10
135x12
225x8
225x6
315x2
315x1
405x1
405x1

FB reverse band 3-board
405x3
495x3
585x1
635x1
705x1
735x1

raw bench repouts
405x3
315x12
315x4

db floor press w/ lights around back
85x15
85x15
85x10

pec deck- 3 sets
KB flareouts and KB overhead extensions- 3 sets
band pulldowns w/ lights
80x20
120x20

face pulls- 2 sets

***whew!! this was one helluva a session...even though i'm partly burned out from last sunday in auburn but still put up some decent PRs. worked up to 705 and 735 on reverse band 3-board using the fat bar(FB). 735 is about a 100+lb PR for me since the LAST time i done 3-boards on reverse band bench was about 2 yrs ago so damn pleased with that...mr. smith motivated me when he did his 815 2 weeks ago. then after that went into some repouts and keep in mind that 735 was a slow fight but i nailed it. tripled 405 raw, then dropped to 315 for 12 reps and another set of 4 reps with 315 again. we do these full-range repouts for my body to remember what full range is...LOL!! that and the first 2 reps of that 405, i brought the bar down too low like i was in a shirt...again...that's why we do the repouts but i'm pretty impressed that i was able to muster reps with 405 AFTER the board work under "freshed" conditions i should be able to do 5-6 reps with 405...and i also finished up my raw warmup with an extra set of 405 as well...it was easier than the first though...LOL!!
robert came in and nailed a 810 or 815 on the FB reverse band bench 3-board. it was awesome indeed!! even using a FB at that. after that we went to some db floor presses, tricep work and then i did some back work later with the band pulldowns. we'll be doin a deload next week with some lockouts...

THE MORE PAIN THE BRUTE ENDURES...THE STRONGER HE BECOMES
BMB

[HERCBRUTE]

ME squats
bw: ???

speed front squats w/ chk lights
135x10x1
135x10x1
135x10x1

wide-stance GMs(really low)
315x3
405x2
495x1

speed deads
315x5x1

reverse hypers
100x3x5

poorman GHR's
BWx2x5
BWx4

ABS

***this was a great session tonite. as usual...me, big rob, and big patrick always have a blast especially during patrick's set of poorman GHR's where he was tryin to "windmill" his way back up and it didn't work...it was pretty damn funny...never a dull moment around these guys. we did speed front squats with chk lights. i really got these deep...and i really think this is goin to help out in the long run...i did 135, robert did 225 and 275 and patrick was goin between 185 and 135. i suck front squats but i will get better at them...next time i'll bump the weight to 185. next was GMs and me and robert worked up to 495 and patrick did 315. then it was 5 singles on speed deads followed by hammy work and abs. the windmill GHRs that patrick did was still fuckin funny...as he was tryin to come up from the floor on the GHRs he was moving his arms in a windmill position tryin to generate momenteum....damn funny!!

tonite we were joined by yet another new lifter, adam from jasper. recently he did 240 for 24 reps on raw bench. well tonite he got a taste of some competition benchin. he's about 290 now tryin to get down to 250 or so and he's 23 right now. he's very well capable of a 400+ raw bench once he gets comfortable with his setup. he got into a shirt tonite...paul key's rage x that i got earlier this year. seems to fit him better than it did me...(now this is the 2nd shirt that fitted someone else better than it did me...LOL!!) he worked up to 495 for 2 singles on 3-board first time too. shirt wasn't jacked or set cause he didn't have a belt. pretty awesome to see what he can do in that shirt but i would say 600 pretty soon. like sparks, is completely new to the sport so it should be interestin. he'll be hittin accessory day with us on thursday and deload benchin on sunday. he's not able to squat or pull due to past injuries but can make a damn good bencher though...btw...if u want to see human evolution in progress...see chip! he impressed the shit out of me tonite...and he wasn't at full strength. did 225 for 20 reps and then did 315 for 6. chip is startin to be scary now...and i'm not just talkin about the newly grown goatee either... though that could be the reason for his newfound strength though...LOL!! on a side note...got my invitation for the firefighters' exam on the 30th...

LOVE GETTIN NEW LIFTERS IN THE SPORT!!
BMB