road to redemption

**thebrute** · 04-26-2010, 03:40 AM

me bench

raw bench
135x12 225x6 315x3 405x1

shirted CG 3-boards
515x3 605x3 695x1(easy)

shirted full range
605x1 605x1

CG bench
225x10 225x10 225x10 225x10 225x10

power flyes
chk greens- 5 sets of 20

***tonite was a great session. touched 605 this week for single and goin to touch 650 for two singles next week. 605 flew up like a speed bench tonite so no problem on strength. goin to move close-grips up to 315 raw and mid 700s next week. workin on gettin the ace as well...

gettin stronger,
TB

me squats

raw squats
135x5-5 225x5-5 315x3 405x3

squats w/ briefs w/ 3 chk blues(+600)
135x1 225x1 315x1 405x1 525x1(1125 at the top)

***tonite was a rough squat session. a bit under the weather but still pressed on 30lbs up from the last time i used this tension....it was a strainer indeed. next week we will back it down to one chk blues and see what happens...

huge squattin with bands/bar weight,
TB
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raw bench/shoulders/triceps

raw bench
135x12 135x10 225x8 225x8 315x3 315x1
410x10 410x10 410x10

strict standing military press
135x10 195x5 205x5 225x11

CG decline bench
135x10 225x5 275x5 295x5 315x15

dips
bw/ 2x10

inverted chest press
150x15 150x15 150x15

bent over laterals
35x15 45x15 45x15

incline rolling extensions
45x15 45x15 45x15

***todays session was awesome. 3 sets of 10 with 410 was the most i've done recently. decided to change up the military presses and do some strict standing presses. 225 for 11 wasn't bad and went to an old favorite...close-grip declines. they really focus on the triceps good. did 315 for 15 there. finished up with a superset of the last 3 movements listed. the incline rolling extensions was a different twist and i like them.

strong session,
TB

**thebrute** · 04-26-2010, 03:41 AM

me deads/back/hammers

raw sumo deads
135x3 225x3 315x3 340x3 405x3 495x5

raw speed deads
525x1 525x1 525x1

shrugs
525x10 525x10 525x10 525x10 525x10

lat pulldowns
225x10 250x10 285x10 310x10

seated rows
300x10 300x10 300x10

hammer curls
45x15 50x10 55x8 75x5

machine curls
80x10 60x10 40x10 20x10

leg curls/leg ext.

***today was a good session. wasn't satisfied with 495 for 5 sumo so i did some speed deads with 525 for 3 singles.
can't wait to get back into my max dl to see what i can do.

making progress,
TB

ME BENCH

raw bench
135x12 225x6 315x3 405x2

shirted CG bench
495x2- 3bs
585x1- 2bs

shirted 1-board comp grip
675x1

full range
750x1(nt) 805x1!! PR! 805x1(missed at lockout)

power band flyes/pushdowns

***tonite was an awesome session. matt for the first time in a while motivated me. i gave 750 a ride and it felt easy and the weight wasn't heavy. the weight flew up. went to 805 and touched and locked out!! it was easy and it didn't wear me out either. went at it again and missed it at lock but it was easy again. all this off of a single ply shirt. so i'm goin to see if i can get another one the katana(what i've been wearing) even though i've sent for an ACE.

finally...touchin big weight,
TB
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ME SQUATS

raw squats
135x5 225x3 315x2 405x1

with briefs only
495x1 545x1 675x1 745x1(easy)

raw bench/shoulders/triceps

raw bench
135x12 135x10 225x8 225x6 315x3 315x1 420x10 420x10

standing military press
135x10 230x10

dips
bw+25 for a total of 100 reps(30-30-18-22)

inverted chest press/bent over laterals/incline rolling extensions
3 sets of 15

de deads

raw deads sumo
135x2 225x3 315x2 405x1 495x1

conv speed deads
495x1 495x1 495x1 495x1 495x1 495x1

barbell shrugs
495x10 495x10 495x10 495x10 495x10

dead barbell rows
315x5 315x5 365x3 365x5 225x10

seated rows
120x10 120x10 120x10

hammer curls
75x10 75x10 75x10

4 drop sets of machine curls

leg curls/leg extensions
3 sets of 15

***hadn't been on the last few days been very busy but progress is goin well. 745 on squats was speed work in briefs. 420 for 2 sets of 10 on raw bench was fuckin awesome. the most i've done to date with that weight. 230 for 11 on standing militaries was very strong as well as the speed deads. things are paying off...bw is 330 still...

gettin stronger,
TB

**thebrute** · 04-26-2010, 03:41 AM

me bench

raw bench
135x12 225x6 315x3 405x3

close-grip 3boards shirted(loose fury)
495x3 545x3

close-grip 3boards raw
405x5 495x5

band flyes/pushdowns/band rows
3 sets of 15

***tonite was a low volume nite. workin a lot of close-grip work to hammer that lockout a bit. 495 for 5 close-grip a big PR for me since my best raw 3-board was 545ish or so.

a freak set i guess,
TB

**thebrute** · 04-28-2010, 09:16 PM

me squats

raw squats
135x10 225x6 315x3

raw squats with chk blues
barx10 135x5 225x3

high box squats w/ briefs
315x2 405x2 495x2 585x2 675x1 675x1

close-stance squats with chk blues
135x5 225x5 315x5

raw bench/shoulders/triceps

raw bench
dbl minis
barx12 135x12 225x5
w/o bands
225x8-6 315x3-1 425x10

standing strict militaries
135x10 185x5 225x3 250x9

close-grip declines
225x5 315x3 350x13

inverted chest press
125x15 150x15 150x15

bent over laterals
45x15 45x15 45x15

incline rolling extensions
45x15 45x15 45x15

***i wasn't happy with my squat session last nite and took it out today on raw bench and acc. everything felt strong today just wish i had this strength last nite on squats..will do better next week.

i can't accept weakness,
TB

**thebrute** · 05-02-2010, 06:46 AM

me deads

raw sumo
135x6 225x3 315x2 405x1

raw conv
495x1

with suit bottoms(max dl)
585x1

with straps up
700x1(10 sec lockout) 750x1(10 sec lockout)

barbell shrugs
495x50 495x50

lat pulldown
250x10 275x10 275x10

machine rows
250x10 250x10 250x10

machine curls
60x10 80x10 120x10

rope hammers
stkx10 stkx10 stkx10

leg curls/leg extensions

***deads went well today. pulled an easy 700 and 750 so an 800 pull will happen. had a bit of aggression today. it helped.

a little bit goes a long way,
TB

**GirlyMuscle** · 05-02-2010, 07:53 AM

Holy cow! That's some serious weight. Are you a powerlifter? What's the story?

**Sandpig** · 05-02-2010, 07:55 AM

Nice work, dude. And welcome to RX.

**Mr.Bones** · 05-02-2010, 09:21 PM

Welcome! And awesome fiuggin lifts

**thebrute** · 05-03-2010, 06:23 AM

Originally Posted by GirlyMuscle

Holy cow! That's some serious weight. Are you a powerlifter? What's the story?

ha. thanx. i am a powerlifter...no story. just a man without numbers hungry to prove himself on the platform..

Originally Posted by Sandpig

Nice work, dude. And welcome to RX.

Originally Posted by Mr.Bones

Welcome! And awesome fiuggin lifts

thanx for the welcome guys!
TB

**thebrute** · 05-03-2010, 06:23 AM

me bench

raw bench
135x10 225x6 315x3 405x3

shirted 4boards with metal ace
495x5 585x5 675x5 785x5

shirted 3-boards
695x1(easy)

***tonite was the 20 reps to break in the new shirt. its hard to tell what the shirt does right now at 4boards so in 2 weeks we will see what it does at 2 and 1-boards.

new shirt...again..lol!!
TB

**Mr.Bones** · 05-03-2010, 12:31 PM

You ever pull your peck by the collarbone?

I recently did, and wanting to hear about your expercience with it.

**thebrute** · 05-06-2010, 01:54 AM

Originally Posted by Mr.Bones

You ever pull your peck by the collarbone?

I recently did, and wanting to hear about your expercience with it.

no i haven't pulled a pec by the collarbone but i have pulled one from the side. went to see a massage therapist to remove the scar tissue and was back benchin in a month.
TB

**thebrute** · 05-06-2010, 01:55 AM

me squats

raw squats
135x10 225x6 315x3 405x2

low box squats w/ briefs and w/ 2 chk blues(+400)
barx3 135x1 225x1 315x1 405x1 495x1 585x1 635x1(high)

raw bench/shoulders/triceps

raw bench
135x12 135x10 225x8 225x6 315x3 315x1 405x1
450x8 450x8 450x8

seated shoulder press
275x10 275x10 275x10

pushdowns
80x10 80x10 80x10

incline rolling extensions
50x10 50x10 50x10

bent-over laterals
35x15 35x15 35x15

incline chest press
230x15 230x15 230x15

***did 40lbs more than the last month with the same tension on squats. i attempted 635 but was out of gas and cut it high. raw bench today was awesome. did the most reps with 450 i've ever done in my life. so i feel good about that but its not enough. now i know 600 raw is within reach so i'm goin to keep pushin foward. did a the rest of the session with high reps to help recovery. next week the close-grip declines and standing militaries are back cause its helping my benchin with those two...

the bar weight is moving up...
TB