road to redemption- apf ga state

[Matts1985]

when is your next meet big man?

[THE BRUTE]

Originally Posted by Matts1985

when is your next meet big man?

spf state meet in january. thanx for askin bro. when's yours?
TB

[THE BRUTE]

me deads

raw deads
135x5 225x3 315x1 405x1
465x5 500x5 530x10

cs rows
70x10 70x10 115x10 115x10 115x10

hammer curls
65x10 65x10 65x10 65x10 65x10

machine rows
120x10 140x10 140x10

leg curls
120x10-10-10
leg extensions
130x10-10-10

**today was a great deadlift session. jon did 460 for 10 reps and they were his best i've seen him. matt did the same with 6 sets of 3. he wanted to give up but we kept pushing him. mason pulled with us today and his pulling has gotten a lot stronger. did 460 for 6 reps. i did ok...530 for 10. brought the bar closer to me and doin an "adam" on deadlifts...seems to work. everyone is lookin foward to the spf alabama meet in january.

we rocked out with our cocks out,
TB

[Matts1985]

530x10 nice stuff man! Got a single ply meet Nov. 21st it could be a disasterpiece! haha.

[THE BRUTE]

Originally Posted by Matts1985

530x10 nice stuff man! Got a single ply meet Nov. 21st it could be a disasterpiece! haha.

whys that bro?
TB

[THE BRUTE]

ME BENCH

reverse band bench
245x5 335x3 425x1

reverse band bench w/ rage x off 3-boards
515x1 605x1 695x1 785x1 875x1

***had a good bench session tonite. dave couldn't make it out cause of car issues, matt did some reverse band work. good news is, he's gettin better and jon is intent on keepin it that way. jon did 785 off 3-boards too...had he grooved it the way he had done the other sets, 785 would of been smoke show. trent did some reverse band raw work and made big improvement this week. jon had me go up to 875 off 3-boards and it was easy. reverse bands though so no big deal. the aim is to do it without them. i went back to my rage x to see how it felt for bein on the shelf for a year. it felt like it had magic still but the shoulders on it are pulled apart so the shirt doesn't say on my shoulders like it needs to. would like to get that repaired at some point since the shirt is still usuable to some degree.

it still works,
TB

[THE BRUTE]

ME SQUATS
bw: 323

raw squats
135x5 245x3 335x2 425x1 515x1
w/briefs
605x1 695x1 745x1
w/ briefs and suit straps up
845x2

***tonite was an awesome session. we had a new guy come squat with us. he's 180ish or so and easily got his squat form down. he went up to 425 w/o a belt which is impressive. trent did the same and his muscle memory is coming back big time. jon did front squats off the 531 program and got 375 for 7 reps easy but ran out of breath while holding the bar near his neck. matt had mason's briefs and did 745 for a single. he said it was about the same as his old briefs. i went up to 745 for a single without the suit and tried for a triple with 845 but no go. will get it next week...its awesome we are gettin this many members quickly. we have another one joinin us for squats next week. we are goin to work on some type of system of lifting...

a rotation would be nice,
TB

raw bench/triceps/shoulders

raw bench
135x10 225x6 325x3 360x3 380x3 405x11

seated military press
135x5 225x1 260x3 275x3 290x9

JM presses
155x12 155x12 165x12 185x12 205x12

***today was good session. 405 for 11 on raw bench and 290 for 9 was good. i misgrooved one of the reps on with 405 and would of gotten 12. the 290 for 9 was better than the 275 for 7 i did last week so that's an improvement. jon did 345 for 14 on bench and 220 for 12 on seated military presses. matt is on his "last" day of recovery right now so sunday will be the day to see how things are healed up.

deads are goin to be fun,
TB

[THE BRUTE]

me deads

raw deads
225x3 315x2 405x1 500x3 530x3 560x5

pullups
bwx5x10

hammer curls
60x5x10

leg curls/leg extensions/pullthrus/abs

***today was shitty session...had a shitty day all round but what can say...it was fuckin friday the 13th! anyways, defintely goin to back down the numbers a bit on deads and work on hip and hammy work too. matt did awesome dispite not finishing his pulls. 585 for 1 and 490 for 4 sets of 3. jon did 490 for 7 reps i believe. great work. but i did learn a valuable lesson today though. most of this year i have been listening to everyone but my partners. since august i've been listening to those who mattered to me and my training which includes jon and matt. just because someone is a pro lifter or ranked #1 doesn't mean they know it all about lifting. listen to those who give a shit and don't put stock into someone because of their status. they may give you some ideas but everyone is goin to be different and your training partners and support are the most important factor to look at. though now i feel like mr.t in rocky 3..

those at the top aren't as hungry as the ones gettin there,
TB

[THE BRUTE]

me bench
bw: 322

raw bench
135x12 225x6 315x3

close-grip 3-board work
495x1 585x1 675x1 675x3

full range
685x1

burgett rows
4 sets of 12 with chk dbl greens

pushdowns w/ chk dbl greens
4 sets of 12

band flyes/raises

***tonite was a good session. it was just me and matt tonite. matt had his first session in his shirt using heavy. he's on the comback trail. i did 675 for 1 and did it again for 3 reps because i fucktard that first set. then i attempted 685 full range and hit it ok. me and matt talked about the lesson we learned over the weekend and now listening to the "team" matters the most. so we have a new direction at bama barbell. things are goin to change a bit cause we are goin to the next level. BEFORE ANYONE ASKS, burgett rows are taking a bar and using bands anchored on the top of the rack and doin like a standing pulldowns but to the stomach area. our lats are toasted. defintely a keeper...

yea..we're serious
TB

[THE BRUTE]

de squats
bw: 320

raw box squats
135x5 225x3 315x2 405x1 495x1

box squats w/ briefs
585x2 585x2 585x2 585x2 585x2 585x2

ssb box squats
135x6 225x6 315x4

***tonite was kinda like a speed session working on low box height which from what jon has told me and matt, its below where we normally squat. matt had some gear issues and went back into his metal briefs and got some strong sets with 585. we watched the "never enough" which helped us a lot on squat form. my hips was fried which i assume i'm squattin right. jon hips were fried too. makes sense though since my hips were shaking like a chicken last week. so deadlifting friday should be alot of fun. went to some ssb box squats afterwards for some reps raw to get some volume in and we were done.

my hips are fried...LOL!,
TB