BruteForce: Power Overwhelming

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by bruteforce

I'll give those a try. Speed is the issue for me, once I break parallel its a grind to make it out of the hole regardless of the weight. Guess I'll start super light and work my way up the good old fashioned way

It might be worth your while to do BBB with a box as a tester.

[bruteforce]

I'll give that a try. Thanks for the input BtB!

[bruteforce]

Bench day. Got all my prescribed reps, and nearly equaled my previous max, but it came out of the groove. Think if I had rested more than a minute after my last set I could have locked it out.

Demolished a medium and a large pizza from my favorite place in town last night. +3.5 pounds this morning. Expect it to be gone soon, but the carb pump was nice, +.75 inches for gunz measurement.

Bench
45x20
95x3x2
135x3x2
155x3
180x3
195x3
200x3
215x0
115x10x5

DB Row
60x10x5 per arm

BBB bench really rocked my biceps. Didn't expect that, but I'll take it. Form is coming together on the lighter weight, hoping it will transfer up to the heavy stuff, legs were tired as hell after the light benching.

[Traphouse86]

Originally Posted by bruteforce

Bench day. Got all my prescribed reps, and nearly equaled my previous max, but it came out of the groove. Think if I had rested more than a minute after my last set I could have locked it out.

Demolished a medium and a large pizza from my favorite place in town last night. +3.5 pounds this morning. Expect it to be gone soon, but the carb pump was nice, +.75 inches for gunz measurement.

Bench
45x20
95x3x2
135x3x2
155x3
180x3
195x3
200x3
215x0
115x10x5

DB Row
60x10x5 per arm

BBB bench really rocked my biceps. Didn't expect that, but I'll take it. Form is coming together on the lighter weight, hoping it will transfer up to the heavy stuff, legs were tired as hell after the light benching.

BBB is no joke. I use it from time to time when I don't feel like doing alot of other exercises.

[bruteforce]

BBB is doing a great job of kicking my ass in a short period of time, which is good since I have to be in class way earlier this semester. There's only so much sleep I can skip if I'm carrying 15-18 hours and working 50+ hours each week. My coffee bill is sure to go up...

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by bruteforce

Demolished a medium and a large pizza from my favorite place in town last night. +3.5 pounds this morning. Expect it to be gone soon, but the carb pump was nice, +.75 inches for gunz measurement.

You almost need special shirts for days like that.

Bench hits my biceps pretty good as well.

[Off Road]

Nice bench session, and that pizza sounds awesome. I think we found a new marketing scheme...put size on your gunz by eating pizza

[bruteforce]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

You almost need special shirts for days like that.

Bench hits my biceps pretty good as well.

Good to know! And yeah, I get to wear my polo shirts and khakis for a few days.

Originally Posted by Off Road

Nice bench session, and that pizza sounds awesome. I think we found a new marketing scheme...put size on your gunz by eating pizza

Thanks OR. And yeah, if people would just sit down and eat to failure they would grow past their wildest dreams.

[bruteforce]

Weight is dropping again after my pizza excursion, and deadlifts went great today. My girlfriend landed a job at the front desk of the gym, so we're happy about that as well for some steady income in addition to her photography.

Deadlift
135x6
225x5
315x1
345x3
365x3
385x3
235x8x5

Weighted decline crunch
25x8x3

DB Side Bends
80x8x2

I generally don't put much effort into abs, but decided it was time to start. Today wasn't too bad, but I'm hoping as I progress it will boost my overall performance.

In and out in 45 minutes. It doesn't take long to wear yourself out if you do it right.

[Off Road]

Strong pulls Brute. And congrats to your GF for getting the job.