BruteForce: Power Overwhelming

[BendtheBar]

Looks like a damn good day. Nice squat volume and a bench PR.

[bruteforce]

Thanks BtB. Its weeks like this that make me glad I didn't back of when it was tough the week before. Squat video, 295, felt pretty good. Feel like I had good depth. Fell a little forward, but not as bad as I had been

April 2, 2012 3:38 PM - YouTube

April 2, 2012 3:38 PM - YouTube

[BendtheBar]

Great depth. A little forward but that's ok. You brought it home.

[mab54]

As long as it goes up it doesn't matter how much you lean! Great squat Brute!

[bruteforce]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Great depth. A little forward but that's ok. You brought it home.

Thanks BtB. More stuff to work on, but we're getting there.

Originally Posted by mab54

As long as it goes up it doesn't matter how much you lean! Great squat Brute!

Thanks Mab!

Quick back and abs day. Sometimes I question the wisdom of doing it the day before deadlifts, but then I remember I'm barely using any weight in here.

BB Row
Bar x 10
95 x 15
115 x 10
115 x 10
115 x 10 - last few were iffy

1 Arm DB Snatch (Reps are per arm)
55 x 3
65 x 2
75 x 1
75 x 1
75 x 1
75 x 1
75 x 1
80 x 1
85 - C&P x 1

DB Row
65 x 5
65 x 5
65 x 5

Lat Pull Down
70 x 10
120 x 5
140 x 5

Weighted Crunch on ball
25 x 10
25 x 10
45 x 10

DB Side Bends
85 x 5
90 x 5
90 x 5

[bruteforce]

Just finished some light yoke work.

Yoke = 165#
Distance = ~60 feet

165 x 2
215 x 2
265 x 2 - took about 15 seconds. This is very light, but I'm hoping to build from here without losing much speed.

Edit: Video of the embarrassingly light weight. Still, my back feels good. No injuries!

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[BendtheBar]

I saw neighborhood kids running!

Solid work all the way around.

[bruteforce]

Good deadlift day today. A few less reps than last time, but I will be upping the weight again next week.

Deadlift
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 3
365 x 1 - skipped this warmup last time
395 x 11 singles in about 10 minutes
395 x 2 + straps
395 x 1 + straps

BTNP
Bar x 5
95 x 5
125 x 5/5/5/5 - felt pretty easy except for the unracking

Pretty beat by this point but did a little more back work
Pendlay row - every rep was fast enough to force air out of me when the bar hit my abdomen
95 x 5
115 x 5
135 x 5
135 x 5

Kroc row? I dunno, but a 1 arm DB row, resetting after each rep from the ground
80 x 5

Maybe another time I will do more, but I was done for the day.

[big_swede]

Doing great work brute! Checked your last sessions and its some brutal lifts stuff! Good work on the DL singles!

[bruteforce]

Originally Posted by big_swede

Doing great work brute! Checked your last sessions and its some brutal lifts stuff! Good work on the DL singles!

Thanks Swede!

More yoke work this afternoon
weight x feet
165 x 100
215 x 100
265 x 60
265 x 60
315 x 60
315 x 60

Zercher carry
215 x 100