BruteForce: Power Overwhelming

[bruteforce]

Originally Posted by PrimalBeard

Is there any way I can replicate that, or at least emulate the ab bracing without the belt? Any tips there would be appreciated!

That part I'm not sure about. I had always thought I was getting a good deep belly breath and bracing, but the feel with the belt was totally different. When I squat tomorrow, I'll do most of my warmups without a belt and see if I can replicate it and let you know if I can.

[bruteforce]

Decent day today. Played with a belt during benching, not sure it made much of a difference, but it certainly didn't hurt any.

Bench
Bar x 7
95 x 5
135 x 5
185 x 3
205 x 8 double
205 x 2 singles

Squat - these were ok, but having rocked squats about 12 hours earlier, I took it a little easy on them. Mostly, I tested depth with the belt on, and it felt pretty good.
Bar x 10
135 x 5
225 x 3
225 x 5
225 x 3
225 x 3
225 x 1 - burst a vein in one of my fingers, go figure
225 x 3

My conditioning sucks, so I decided today is as good a day as any to start working on it.
1 mile on the treadmill, walk .1 miles, run .1, repeat.

[BendtheBar]

burst a vein in one of my fingers, go figure
225 x 3

How did you manage that?

My conditioning sucks, so I decided today is as good a day as any to start working on it.

Kick me in the arse. I need to get on this too.

[bruteforce]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

How did you manage that?

I have no idea, in the middle of the rep, my finger felt like it was burning so I stopped and looked at it, and was already purple and starting to swell. I don't remember hitting it on anything, so who knows.

[Traphouse86]

Solid work in here brute!

[bruteforce]

Originally Posted by Traphouse86

Solid work in here brute!

Thanks Trapzilla!

Round 2 tonight, and holy crap was it intense. For a guy who can't count past 5 reps, this was a lot of fun. Worked out with one of the guys from the squat session last night, and did my first BBish type routine in a LONG time.

BTNP
45 x 10
95 x 10
115 x 10
125 x 8
115 x 10

Bulldozer Laterals SS rear delt fly
25 x 10 / 15 x 10
30 x 8 / 20 x 8
30 x 6 / 20 x 6

DB Front Raise
15 x 15
20 x 15

Behind the back Smith Machine Shrug
135 x 15
185 x 15
225 x 10
135 x 30

DB Shrug
75 x 20
75 x 20
65 x 20

CGBP to 2 board
135 x 10
155 x 9
135 x 10
135 x 10

BB Curl
95 x 6
95 x 5
70 x 2 - my recovery for biceps sucks

Cable Triceps Pushdown SS Cable Rope Curl
100 x 10 / 70 x 10
115 x 10 / 85 x 10
130 x 10 / 85 x 10
130 x 10 / 70 x 10

Double DB Overhead Triceps Extension SS DB curl
20 x 10 / 20 x 10
20 x 7 / 20 x 8
20 x 6 / 20 x 8

74 minutes of hell. Great time.

[BendtheBar]

74 minutes of hell. Great time.

Looks like it. How's the weight loss going?

[bruteforce]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Looks like it. How's the weight loss going?

Its going well. I got thrown off track last week, but I'm back below my pre-binge weight. Down at 260, from 272 when I first began, so I'm happy with the pace so far. After all the wings and beer I had been back up at 266 at the beginning of the week, so 6 pounds this week, but averaging 4 a week so far. I'm going to try for the 255 or less by the end of the month, and I think I should be able to do it.

[bruteforce]

Enforced rest day today. I caught some sort of stomach bug and was up all night, and didn't think it was a good idea to squat given the symptoms. Giving IF a try now as well, since I pretty well have to not eat all day anyway. Thinking I may do IF 2-3 days a week and see how it goes.

[MikeM]

Nice work in here Brute! Killing the weight loss too.

Hope that bug passes quickly. How's the finger? Ever figure out what did it?