BruteForce: Power Overwhelming

[bruteforce]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Good call. If that elbow is starting to bother you, I would definitely back down.

300 for reps isn't that far off.

Thanks BtB. I need to listen to my body and not get injured. 300 will get here a lot faster if I slow down and stay healthy.

Originally Posted by mab54

Still a good day, at least you didn't go back! Just stay with it and it will go up.

Thanks MAB!


Epic deadlift day. Meh squats.

Deadlift. Flawless victory. No straps on singles, just chalk
135 x 8 -> power clean x 1
225 x 5
315 x 3
405 x 1
475 x 1
475 x 1
475 x 1
475 x 1
475 x 1 -> grip stayed strong throughout
405 x 5 -> straps begin here
405 x 3
405 x 2

Below Parallel Box Squats: Everything felt like 800 pounds. Loading the plates felt impossible after finishing deadlifts.
Bar x 5
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
225 x 1 -> no way I was getting reps on this.
135 x 17 -> wanted 20 reps, but started coughing pretty bad. Had to rack and called it a day for squats.

Hook Grip High Pulls
235 x 5 singles -> these felt much better than the 295s. While I did get the 295 above my waist, it was slow. These were much quicker.

[BendtheBar]

Another great deadlift day. 600 will fall in 2013.

[Kuytrider]

Great work mate. Must be good for a near 500 pull (unless you already have?) What's with MAB guys getting their wives, girlfriends, sisters, mothers lifting? We'll have an army of strong women before you know it

I think it's great personally.

[bruteforce]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Another great deadlift day. 600 will fall in 2013.

Thank BtB. 500 in August, 550 by the end of the year.

Originally Posted by Kuytrider

Great work mate. Must be good for a near 500 pull (unless you already have?) What's with MAB guys getting their wives, girlfriends, sisters, mothers lifting? We'll have an army of strong women before you know it

I think it's great personally.

Thanks Kuyt! Haven't pulled 500 yet, but its going to happen soon. Women should be strong! Makes them better at pointing at heavy objects for us men to move.

So, Day 5 of daily walks after dinner. 1.5 miles round trip, not an epic journey or anything, but its good for me and its good for my dog.

[ravimolasaria]

super lifting Bruteforce ... 500 will be conquered before August ...

[JTurner]

Great deadlift session, some decent reps after all the singles too.

[bruteforce]

Originally Posted by ravimolasaria

super lifting Bruteforce ... 500 will be conquered before August ...

Originally Posted by JTurner

Great deadlift session, some decent reps after all the singles too.

Thanks Fellas!


so, good day today. Push Press didn't go as well as planned, but still made some progress.

Push Press
Bar x 10
95 x 5
135 x 3
160 x 1
185 x 1
210 x 1
210 x 1 - both felt easy
210 x 0 x 5 VERY close to locking out, but not quite. needed a little more leg drive, just wasnt there today.
185 x 1

Pendlay Row
155 x 10
155 x 10
155 x 7 - pinkies on ring feels much better, much more explosive this week.

DB Bench -> rep PR today
55 x 5
70 x 5
80 x 8
80 x 6
80 x 5 -> next time will definitely have over 20

Hammer Curl
40 x 10
40 x 6
40 x 4

Did a 375 deadlift out of nowhere to show a guy how I set up. Felt like 225. Thats about it for the day.

[Traphouse86]

Like the push press brute, awesome work

[BendtheBar]

Good to see those dumbbell bench numbers creeping up. Hope they carry over well to bench.

Did you happen to take any tape measurements on arm size before trying the newest program?

[bruteforce]

Originally Posted by Traphouse86

Like the push press brute, awesome work

Thanks Traphouse!

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Good to see those dumbbell bench numbers creeping up. Hope they carry over well to bench.

Did you happen to take any tape measurements on arm size before trying the newest program?

I think the DB bench will help a lot on bench as the numbers come up. They hammer my chest pretty well and hit the triceps hard without stressing my joints too badly.

As for arms, pre-program they had been sitting around 15.75, now they are about 16.25 flexed. I've never really measure them when not flexed. One of the main thing I have noticed is the density has greatly increased without increasing carbs, the biceps and triceps feel much harder now than in May.