In this one, I show you the plans for the new building, My Buddy Gregg Dry Needles Jeff, & Uncle Nic Shocks his head with a Tens Unit…All in a Day’s Work.
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After my “3 things that Help My deadlift immensely” Video, a lot of people asked for a video on the Good Morning, one of my top assistance exercises for both the Squat & Deadlift. I hope this will help some of you out!
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Mildly impressive traps in that middle video there…
Ok Alpha, I’ll try good mornings. I can squat and deadlift pretty heavy for my age, we’ll see if those numbers improve.
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@Lonnie123 Hahah thanks brother!
@Biker Just take your time getting into them brother and make sure you have the form down. But once you are able to add some weight to them, your numbers will definitely be moving again!
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But I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, his greatest fulfillment of all he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious. -Vince Lombardi
WEDNESDAY, 18OCTOBER2017 - Work For Today
CONDITIONING - As Fast As Possible
30 Reps. Keg Ground to Overhead. @ 210lbs
STRENGTH - Front Squats
135 lbs
225
315
405
500
560 (PR)
10 Glute Ham Raise Sit-ups and 20 KB Swings between my Attempts.
ASSISTANCE
SSB Front Box Squats
340x5
400x5
400x5
400x5
400x5
NOTES:
- Get the MRI on my Shoulder Friday morning so i should find out what is going on there.
- i have been chasing 560 forever and have missed it quite a few times. It’s not the weight, I just struggle keeping it on my right shoulder. But it stuck today hahaha…Now if only I could hit my REAL PR in this…
https://www.instagram.com/p/BaZnL9HBnrD/?taken-by=neversate
And my Video from earlier in the week if you guys missed it:
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I know I have been slacking keeping things current in here, but this is some of the training highlights from the last week or so.
3 Weeks out from Nationals & my MRI on Friday but I have still been able to get some decent training in working around it. Even some PRs! 560 Front Squat, 685 Deficit Deadlift, 830 Banded Spider Bar Squat and a 345 Stone of Steel. One step Closer to Vegas.
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Brian, you’re gonna fucking dominate the HW’s. Mark my words.
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That 560 was BUTTER my man. 600 is right around the corner
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Love watching your progress, I have been following for since this log got started, take care of that shoulder man. Let us know what the MRI results are.
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@strongmanvinny2 Man, i hope you are right! 3 of the Events will be PR’s for me hahaha!
@oldbeancam Thanks so much brother!
@bigmanfootball67 Thanks so much brother! I definitely will!
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So here is Part 4 of the Cheat Sheet Series where I give my favorite cues for the Strict Overhead press. Hopefully there is some tips or cues that will help you break your next PR!
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So last night Jujimufu decided to stop by my gym to work some Strongman and do a Collaboration…He and Tom are some of the nicest and most genuine people in the world. i was highly impressed.
I won’t go into everything we did because it will come out of the course of a few videos, but We hit some Stones, Car Deadlifts, Rolling Thunder, Pull-Up Stuff, Tire flips…and it all ended with a Nunchuck Fight.
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“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you shall be the miracle.” --Phillips Brooks
Saturday after training with jujimufu, I went in and had an event day with my Buddy Andy.
Yoke: We worked up to 720 and did a fair number of runs there.
Farmer’s Worked up to 275 in each hand a did a few 120 foot runs with it.
Stone of Steel: Worked up to 275 and did a bunch of reps there.
STRONGMAN - 3 Rounds of The Following Carry Medley
60 Foot Sandbag Carry, Sprint Back to the Start
60 Foot Farmer’s Walk, Sprint Back to the Start
60 Foot Keg Carry
NOTES:
- Went to the Surgeon today, no bueno. i will be releasing a video later this week explaining it all and my plan of action. But here is the first Jujimufu vid where I am showing him how to use Atlas Stones. The dude is brutally strong!
Well, I was fortunate Enough to have Jujimufu & Tom Stop by my Gym on Thursday to learn some Strongman movements! We had an awesome time and in this video Jujimufu learn about Atlas Stones & Tacky.
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That looked like a blast! Makes me miss training with my best bud when we lived closer together.
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Agree that looked like so much fun and made me wish I didn’t train alone. Nice work as always Brian.
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Brian how did the MRI go? How is the shoulder ?
@mr.v3lv3t It really was man, i couldn’t believe how cool of a guy he was!
@simo74 Thanks so much brother! And funny that you should ask about my knee because i just uploaded this:
So in this one, I give you guys an Injury update…As it turns out my Rotator Cuff is Torn and I need surgery to repair it…so I have some decisions to make with the National Championships only being 1 Week out. This should get interesting.
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During our Collaboration, Jujimufu, Tom & I talk about Life, Lifting & how to build a social media presence…If you want to make money online, this is the guy you want to listen to!
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Goodluck with your surgery whenever you have it. You’ll be able to do a lot more than you think sooner than you think. I had my sling on for around 8 weeks and I just did a ton of sled drags, and reverse sled drags and HIT biking, along with bodyweight stuff, I treated it almost like a gpp phase. you should be able to add in a safety bar relatively quick also. I’m 14 weeks out and pulled a 25kg deadlift PR today. This small break could be beneficial in the long run. Make sure to discuss all of your options with your surgeon before you go in, shaving down your acromion to take pressure of the rotator cuff, if they find other things wrong in their what you want done, etc…
Hey man, hope surgery goes well when you decide on it! I had a question for you man. I was watching a few of your videos and saw your linear program.
Is this the way you have it setup?
Month 1 - 4x8
Month 2 - 5x5
Month 3 - 10x3
I had 2 questions based on that.
Question 1 - Do you do 4x8, 5x5, 10x3 for just the main movement (squat, bench, deadlift, ohp) or for everything including the SGS?
Question 2 - I would love to run a program that is setup the following way:
MONDAY
Back Squat
OH Press
Chin Ups
Abs
TUESDAY
Front Squat
BB Rows
Dips
Lunges
THURSDAY
Back Squat
OH Press
Chin Ups
Abs
FRIDAY
Front Squat
Deadlift
DB Bench
DB Row
Based on how you have your linear progression program setup, how would you make it work for the layout I have written?
Any insight would be appreciated man. Thank you putting out dope content!
@bigmanfootball67 Dude you and I have the same ideas! I am not going to let what i can’t do effect what i can do…I just plan on working on everything I am able to!
@isdatnutty Ok man, for your MGS and SGS use that rep range. For your AGS auto regulate for whatever you body needs to be finished off. If you are shot from your other Giant sets then just get some volume and a pump. If you need more heavy stuff than do that. And If you want to run that program then go for it man, but i wouldn’t do it like that at all. It might be ok for normal gym stuff, but i don’t see you gaining much strength on it and if you continually do the same movements in a linear fashion you will stall out within the first few weeks. i literally would change most of what you wrote man. Not trying to be mean, but it is not what i would advise. i would add a lot more variation, different compound movements for balance, I’d stop squatting every day and i’d move more towards a goal rathe than general stuff. Just my opinion man.
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“Don’t fear big. Fear mediocrity. Fear waste. Fear the lack of living to your fullest. When we fear Big, we either consciously or unconsciously work against it. We either run toward lesser outcomes and opportunities or we simply run away from the big ones. If courage isn’t the absence of fear, but moving past it, then thinking big isn’t the absence of doubts, but moving past them. Only living big will let you experience your true life and work potential.” --Gary Keller, The One Thing
WEDNESDAY, 15NOVEMBER2017 - Work For Today
Last Lifting Day Before My surgery. I wanted to get a Straight Bar Squat PR but my shoulder is not letting me get under the bar right now…So I settled for the Spider Bar.
170lbs
260
350
440
530
Belt on
620
670
710 (PR)
730 (Bigger PR)
…So theoretically, if i can hit 730 on a Spider bar then i can get at least 750 on a regular bar. But it may be many months before I figure that out.
Anyway, I am happy that I ended training on a good note because it will be literally probably a year before i see another PR. Win or learn, but this one was definitely a win.
If any of you want to see it, you can check it out here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbiAFLblcD6/?taken-by=neversate
And if you guys wanted to hear my recap of Nationals, here is that as well…But we Brought Home a National Title to NEVERsate!
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