The power cast is up! 
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@punnyguy Hahah yea man that was such an amazing time! That weekend was insanely cool!
@Panopticum Man, i hope so too! Time will tell I suppose! And that is a great video idea, I will add it to my list!
@furo Yea man, i am pretty happy with how I came across!
For any of you interested, here is a link:
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“As you grow older, you’lll find the only things you regret are the things you didn’t do.” --Zachary Scott
WEDNESDAY, 15MARCH2017 - Work For Today
STRONGMAN CONDITIONING - For 10 Minutes
100 Foot Keg Carry @ 250lbs then Load Keg onto the Prowler
Once Keg is Loaded, Push the prowler 100 Feet.
Did this until I was very unhappy.
STRENGTH
Kettlebell Rows @ 150lbs, Sets of 10
Close Grip Bench Press: 135x3, 225x3, 315x3, 365x3, 405x3
Toes to Bar, Sets of 10
VOLUME - At the Top of Every minute for 10 Minutes
3 Close Grip Bench Presses @ 315 lbs
CONDITIONING/ASSISTANCE
20, 15, 10 Reps of
Handstand Push-Ups
Ring Dips
Wide Grip Grenade Pull-Ups
I am beyond proud of our Athletes! In this video I show some of the PRs that took place this week as well as some of our Adaptive Athletes wrecking shop and had a few Individuals travel from far away to come train! Seriously, I’m Living the Dream…
In a completely amazing Gesture, Omar Isulf featured me on his channel today! I am beyond humbled and grateful for this opportunity and Omar is such an awesome guy. This was really, really cool of him!
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Great poop story!
That poop story might just dissuade me from ever eating a (chocolate!) doughnut again LOL!!!
…plus a very helpful tip on emergency pooping on planes!
Loved the podcast! I was laughing so hard at the end that I forgot to cap my protein shake and it ended up all over my kitchen, so thanks for that.
Brian your episode of the powercast was Quality. I watched it once and then listened to it again later in the day. It felt like friends just talking about stuff they love to do it was very genuine and there was no bullshit. I liked it a lot.
I watched this episode but on the podcast I’m still only in the 40s which is still 2014 for watching them in order. I was wondering if they still kept up with this, not much has changed.
@dicksharpe Hahah thanks man!
@punnyguy Hahaha I try to be helpful!
@Roran Hahaha that is awesome man!
@simo74 That is awesome man, thank you so much brother!
@sufiandy Hahah yea man, very little has changed as far as that goes!
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“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” --Winston S. Churchill
“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” --Winston S. Churchill
FRIDAY, 17MARCH2017 - Work For Today
CONDITIONING - 5 Rounds
:30 Seconds Sledgehammer Swings
:30 Seconds Keg Clean & Press
:30 Seconds Burpee Box Jumps
:30 Seconds Rest
STRENGTH - Hands Free SSB Squats
160x3
250x3
340x3
430x3
500x3
Was doing Sets of 20 Kneeling Banded Crunches Between Attempts
VOLUME
430x5
430x5
430x5
340x5
340x5
ASSISATNCE - SSB Walking Lunges
160x20
210x20
210x20
NOTES:
- It was my first time trying the hands free squats and they did not disappoint. It was much, much harder than using your hands. But I am really happy to be focusing on myself and my training a little more these days. It definitely hurts business but i feel like I have purpose again. Here is the 500x3 Hands Free Set
Brian Alsruhe on Instagram: "500x3 Hands Free SSB Squat...& NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO! CLICKABLE LINK in BIO! #strong #strongman #strongmantraining #power #powerlifting #fitness #fitfam #fitnessmotivation #gym #workout #workoutmotivation #bodybuilding #crossfit #squats #bench #deadlifts #deadlift #theloyalbrand #neversate"
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“You can’t do common things and expect uncommon results.” --Mike Barwis
SATURDAY, 18MARCH2017 - Work For Today
The Crew of Strongmen who comes to my gym to train on Saturdays out did themselves today! Great workout with these guys.
STRONGMAN - Circus Dumbbell…Oh Circus Dumbbell.
117x Some
167xSome
190x1
220x1 (PR!!)
VOLUME
170x5
160x5
ASSISTANCE - Single arm Bamboo AXLE Presses…These were ridiculously hard.
3 Sets
Farmer’s Walks
135 (Each Hand)x100 Feet
225x100 Feet
275x 50 in 5.8 Seconds
275x50 in 5.5 seconds
MOMENT OF TRUTH TRAINING - This is where you all do something stupid until everyone quits and you see who breaks first mentally. But it, no doubt, makes you better.
Tire Flips - 650lbs Tire For 75 Flips…Death.
Here is the 220 Circus Dumbbell PR from today…it looks surprisingly easy!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRzEUdRhOvh/?taken-by=neversate
Here is Part 1 of the March Q&A where I talk about my thoughts on Quitting, Strongman For Small people, Favorite movements and more. Thank you all for the questions!
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“Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard for twenty-two minutes to make sense of something that most people would give up on after thirty seconds.” --Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers
“For almost a generation, psychologists around the world have been engaged in a spirited debate over a question that most of us would consider to have been settled years ago. The question is this: is there such a thing as innate talent? The obvious answer is yes. Not every hockey player born in January ends up playing at the professional level. Only some do - the innately talented ones. Achievement is talent plus preparation. The problem with this view is that the closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the smaller the role innate talent seems to play and the bigger role preparation seems to play.” --Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers
MONDAY - 20MARCH2017 - Work For Today
CONDITIONING - At The Top of Every minute for 10 Minutes
2 Pull-Ups
3 Burpee Bar Touches
4 Push-Ups
5 Squats
6 Kettlebell Swings
STRENGTH - 18" Deadlifts
135x3
225x3
315x3
405x3
500x3
585x3
675x3
750x1
585x8
585x8
585x8
585x8
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If you have ever missed a PR & Asked yourself “Why?”… (Yes, I am looking at you)… There could be many reasons for your poor performance that you haven’t considered… In this video I cover 3 tips that might just make the difference in wether you make, or miss, that big attempt. Hopefully some of you will find this helpful and entertaining.
Hey, you have to be selfish enough to take a little time for yourself.
You’re continuing to put out great content. My wife laughs when she comes home from rehearsal at night and sees I’ve got your videos on the TV…it’s almost like you’re part of the family now.
This was a terrific video. Out of curiosity, what’s your general “policy” on out of town guests, if there is one? Should I just ping you if/when I can make the trip and figure out a good day and time? I don’t know exactly when, but I’m hoping to make it there to check out your place in the next year or two. It’s about a 4 hour drive from where I live, but only about an hour-and-change from my parents so I might be able to pull it off as part of a long weekend visit home.
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@ActivitiesGuy Hahah that is awesome brother, thank you! As far as a visit, all that I require is that you email me first because we have a very small spot and it gets filled up quickly! As long as there is room, you are more than welcome to come out brother! Just let me know!
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“Once a musician has enough ability to get into a top music school, the thing that distinguishes one performer from another is how hard he or she works. That’s it. And what’s more, the people at the very top don’t work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder.” --Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers
WEDNESDAY, 22MARCH2017 - Work For Today
STRENGTH GIANT SET
Pendlay Rows: 135x3, 225x3, 315x3, 365x3, 405x5
Duffalo Bar Bench Press: 150x3, 240x3, 330x3, 380x3, 420x2, 450x1 (PR by Default)
Glute Ham Raise Halos: Sets of 10 after each round
VOLUME - 330lbs on the Duffalo Bar
12 Reps
10 Glute Ham Raise Halos
10 Reps
10 Glute Ham Raise Halos
8 Reps
10 Glute Ham Raise Halos
ASSISTANCE
Dumbbell Incline Bench Press: 90’s x 27
Dips: 30
Dumbbell Incline Bench Press: 90’s x 20
Dips: 20
Dumbbell Incline Bench Press: 90’s x 15
Dips: 15
CONDITIONING - 5 Rounds
8 Burpee Pull-Ups
:30 Second Air Assault Bike Sprints
NOTES:
- 405x5 On the Bent Over Row isn’t a bad day and neither is 450 on the buffalo bar bench press. It is a PR by default but that thing moves all over the place when you are pressing it and The extra few inches in the bottom of the movement DEFINITELY make a difference.
Assistance and Conditioning were fine. I need to drop a decent amount of weight for my comp in May so I don’t have a lot of time. Spending each morning and evening doing steady state on the Air Assault bike just trying to build up lactic acid tolerance and eat up some calories.
Hope all is well out there!
Here is the Full Workout if you guys are interested:
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You are a talented storyteller. Your poop story made me squirm as if the flight attendants were whispering and judging me! As an added bonus, it will automatically put me on a diet - there’s no way I can bring myself to do anything but take tiny sips of water when I’m flying now; way too risky!
@TrainForPain Hahah glad to hear it!
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“In life our first job is to do this, to divide and distinguish things into two categories: Externals I cannot control, and the choices I make, with regard to them I do control. Where will I find good and bad? In me, in my choices. —Epictetus
SATURDAY, 25MARCH2017 - Work For Today
STRONGMAN - Circus Dumbbell
Warm-Ups many
160lbs Dumbbell @ the top of Every Minute for 10 Minutes
3 Reps.
Oh The Fun…
400 Meter Farmer’s Carry @ 135lbs each hand…No Rest
3 Rounds
…Grip work x many…
As promised, here is an entire video focused on the pull-up. It will help those of you who cannot do one pull-up, all the way to those who can do 30. I hope all of you can find it helpful and will laugh at the bear attacking me! Stay until the end for outtakes…
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I can’t stop watching the Bear scene LOLLLLL!!!
I hope it goes viral…
Hey Alpha,
Had a moment in the gym today I thought you might get a kick out of. I was all set to do my rep PR sets and had the number from last week in my mind to beat… Well, unfortunately I fell a bit short. I went to log the number anyway because its good to log to “stock market” of ups/downs I think to keep in mind every week isnt an “up week” and lo-and-behold I actually had the wrong number in my head and beat my old number by 5 reps. Sort of a “Shoot for the stars and even if you miss you land on the moon” type of moment.
Also a small YouTube suggestion, is it possible for you to go to the videos you do guests appearances on and give them a thumbs up? This shows up in your activity log and makes it easy for us to find your videos on other peoples channels. I like to show my support for you by watching those (and learning)
Thanks for all the info and inspiration brother.
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Hey alpha might I suggest you do some type of challenge where those who manage to succeed get their YouTube channel shout out on yours. I think it would be an awesome way to get your followers involved, with a cool incentive. People would share it and also give you exposure.
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@punnyguy Hahah glad you like it man!
@Lonnie123 Sure thing man, I can absolutely do that! And that is hilarious man! That is an excellent Unexpected surprise!
@xXSeraphimXx That is a great Idea, I’ll have to do that!
“We must all either wear out or rust out, every one of us. My choice is to wear out.” --Theodore Roosevelt
MONDAY, 27MARCH2017 - Work For Today
CONDITIONING - 5 Rounds
Single Arm Farmer’s Walk (Left)
100 Foot Sled Drag
Single Arm Farmer’s Walk (Right)
STRENGTH - Banded Deadlifts 270lbs of Band Tension Added at the Top
135x2
225x2
315x2
365x2
405x2
455x2
10 Glute Ham Raise Sit-Ups between rounds
Then 5 Rounds of 3 Banded Speed pulls at 315lbs.
ASSISTANCE - 5 Rounds
SSB Good Mornings: 210x8, 250x8, 300x8, 300x8, 250x8
10 Glute Ham Raise Sit-Ups
15 Reverse Hypers @ 225
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@Alpha that is awesome to hear. I look forward to it.