BruteForce: Power Overwhelming

[bruteforce]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Like a machine. Proud of you hombre. Seeing guys like you make rapid progress is what it's all about.

Thanks BtB! And thanks for reminding me this is rapid, sometimes I feel like its moving at a snails pace. 550 by December!

Originally Posted by MikeM

Man, just ripping up those deadlifts! Awesome.

And listening to your body, too? Stopping before an injury? You got it all going on.

Ha! Thanks Mike.

Originally Posted by mab54

Wish I could hang out with you, nothing but SM work and heavy deadlifts!

If you ever end up in Illinois, we'll smash some weights

Originally Posted by Kuytrider

Great strongman work and a 5pps deadlift. Day of win

Thanks Kuyt!


Went in still feeling a little beat up from yesterday, but got it done.

Push Press -> switching to 5s from singles
Bar x 10 -> add fat grips
95 x 5
135 x 1
135 x 1
155 x 1
135 x 5 -> remove fat grips
155 x 5
155 x 5
155 x 5

Power Clean w/ fat grips
115 x 3
135 x 2
155 x 0
155 x 0
135 x 1


BB Row
165 x 7
165 x 8
165 x 8

DB Bench
55 x 5
70 x 5
80 x 9
80 x 8
80 x 5 -> 22 reps, add weight next time

Hammer Curl - dropped weight since my elbows have been hating me
35 x 11
35 x 10
35 x 5 - trying 40 again next week

[JTurner]

Great work on the deadlift PR and some strong push pressing.

[RobMoriRB]

solid work out you did keep it up

[BendtheBar]

Those 155s anywhere close?

[ravimolasaria]

solid work Bruteforce ... great lifting ...

[big_swede]

PCs with fat grips!? Crazy stuff man! Get after that 155!

[bruteforce]

Originally Posted by JTurner

Great work on the deadlift PR and some strong push pressing.

Thanks JT!

Originally Posted by RobMoriRB

solid work out you did keep it up

Thanks Rob!

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Those 155s anywhere close?

Using the double overhand, no, 155 got to about mid chest. I tried to continental it, but I need a real fat bar to do that, the standard bars are too thin to rest on my gut.

The weirdest part (for me) is trying to convince the body to apply the force you know its capable of when you don't have a good grip on something.

Originally Posted by ravimolasaria

solid work Bruteforce ... great lifting ...

Thanks Ravi!

Originally Posted by big_swede

PCs with fat grips!? Crazy stuff man! Get after that 155!

Thanks Swede! 155 will happen soon

[bruteforce]

Strongman PRs today

Yoke Walk
265 x 20 yards x 2
365 x 15 yards x 2
405 x 15 yards x 2
445 x 15 yards x 1
455 x 20 yards x 1 -> 90 pound PR for full distance with no drops or other weird stuff

Tire Flips
Tire x 5 -> on the 5th flip, the gravel gave way beneath me and I hit the dirt hard. Called it there. No sense in actual injury.

Flips went great other than that. Much more explosive.

[BendtheBar]

455 x 20 yards x 1 -> 90 pound PR for full distance with no drops or other weird stuff

Uber. Hopefully one day I can try this with you and you can embarrass me.

[bruteforce]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Uber. Hopefully one day I can try this with you and you can embarrass me.

I don't know about embarrassing, but it would be a great time. If you ever make it down this way, you're more than welcome to crash at my place.