SO CURIOUS:
Since you’re beastly strong and rarely lift with a belt, your core must be super strong, oui??
Do you do anything special ??
Thanks Snap :D…yep…those pull ups. Ever lasting quest to perfect. we shall both get there 
SPOCK-- well…I am no so sure. I think my core might be strong–ish.
but then again I think a belt might help me activate it. What everyone tells me is that belts help you push and stick out those abs of steel of ours to help stabilize…blah blah blah…but I still am for my stupid reasons a non belter for the most part.
I don’t do any abs stuff, lately I’ve returned to doing so sit ups that I haven;t done in a LONG time just to see if I still could.
but other then that just like my upper body my abs get whatever training as a bonus from the stuff I want to do–deads,fronties, pull ups mainly.
I do think a belt might help me with my back squat. I do indeed. I think a belt would help me not collapse and clunk over if I was ab-clenching and upright. Theoretically.
TODAY
front squats- 175,190,205,215,225, 220x2 x 3 sets, 205x4x2 sets, 200x4, 185x5 x 2 sets
anderson zerchers 185, 205x4, 225x4, 245x4, 255x2, 260
back squats 185x2, 225, 245,260
sits ups with a 45 plate x50
increased rom gm’s 111x7 x 2 sets
Fronties felt strong today.I think I could have beefed out more on a max but I was hesitant to do so. Teh 225 felt like I coudl have done a double…but it remains a fantasy to be full filled in the future.
Today’s deads. This was a fun workout. I really like rep work, and I tried to make em nice and proud and butt out.
285x6 x 6 sets
deads plus chains 225x2, 245x2, 265x2, 280, 265x2
and that’s all.
I tried to change up my form–thinking butt out for the first time on deads. It felt good, wt felt much lighter then I thought it would. 
I could have belted out some more but I felt satisfied.
I did my pull up assignment …almost. Was supposed to do ten sets of 8 , however I got 8 sets of 8 , a set of 6, a set of 5, a set of 3…I totally rushed the last two sets. :{ DAMM IT.
Then ohs 141x9,x 7, 143x5, 148 x 5
cleans kinda sorta …no not much better :{ did some 89#,111#
tried behind the neck push pressing up for the ohs…its not easier for me >:{ Blah
today
front squats 175, 195, 210, 220x2 x 5 sets, 200x7, 200x4, 200x4
180x10, 180x5, 180x5
Bulgarian split sq with a bb 95x10/leg, 115 x 8 /leg, 135x5/leg, 150 x 3/leg
situps with a 45 x40, x10, x5
Damn, brute. Those are some serious BSS.
Don’t rush the cleans and don’t get frustrated if you don’t feel like you’ve mastered them right away. It’s a very complex movement. I know you have the ability to do them You might just have to spend some time at a lighter weight and seriously drill form. Think of pulling yourself under the bar, keeping the bar close to your body, punching your elbows through the roof, and always keep pulling!! A lighter weight should just pop and magically be on shoulders. Go watch video again, grab a broomstick and practice with that
AHH PIXIE you are rigth on the money:{ I do need to get that drill down. Its funny,the minute I add more wt it turns into a powerclean. And its not even like I’m good or strong on power cleans its just what I do >:{
But I really haven’t given it the time even a moderately active oly lifter would. And if I want them I should.
Today I should get a metal for what i put up with.
deads 185, 235,265,285
db bench-- 35x8,40x8, 45x8
db rows - 40’s x8 x 4 sets
tricep db extensions 10’s, 15’s, 20’s x 8 / tiny tricep
Did some hammer curls and lateral raises too. mmmff.
I hate all the above minus the dl’s. I need to do something though. Tentative goal is every week do this stupid scheme. Yeah I doubt it too
oday was just another training day. I nearly slept in and didn’t do it but I got up. OH and my mp3 decided to not work at all…so it was saturday 24 hour fitness slow jams for my music muse. I’m a stuck in the 90’s electronic-industrial music for lifting type so this sucked.
front squat 175, 195, 210, 220x2 x 3 sets, 200x5, 200x4 x2 sets, 180x7, 180x5 x 3 sets, 180x3
anderson zerchers 210x4, 230x4, 245 not grooving it 185x5 regular zerchers
situps with a 45 x 50
hi brute!
nice pull ups.
45lb SIT UPS!! SEE! I told ya’s yer core was a strong one :p.
Also, my gym plays justin bieber or whatever EVERY DAY at 9:47am…
I have tested this theory time and time again and it never fails.
Always the time I am stretching too, makes it hard to relax when I have to hear that annoying shit… 
Thanks Mel!!!
SPOCK!! Thanks GROSS …I bet your gym has some type of Musak running thing that plays the same shit on the hour. I can almost deal with some music that’s not my top choice taste but I’ve YET to get how people can get hyped up from these types : r&b, rap of ANY kind, Hip Hop of most kinds. I’m not even anti any of those musics but for lifting? COME ON!!
Maybe I’m just too into my electro/drumm machine/medal jams. However my turbo gym sometimes plays all these national anthems from Mother Russia and the eastern block that I can totally get amped up over. Or marching bands!! Lil Wayne or whoever the hell is not going to make me move.
Today DEADLIFFTs
290x5, 295x5x 3 sets,300x5
deficit deads 260x5,270x2, 280x2
I scored a bunch of free powerlfiting usa magazines…so while looking thru them I did my pull up assignment.
- caution Giddy Brute is here*
I DID IT!!! ten sets of 8.
HA HA HA
Then restorative OHS.
133x10, 143x 7, 133x10
push press only 148, 151 (pr) and then 153 SUPER breaking new PR
I’m so pleased. It takes me forever to get push press pr’s–the 153 is a 5 pound one Not a body wt one yet but five pounds means a lot to me.
Five pounds is a lot on an overhead movement, congratulations.
And YAY! on pull up success!!! (<-Brute style exclamation points) Impressive stuff (as always) from the sweetest, silliest, squattin’-est Brute I know. nod
Thanks Kristof !!!
today’s front squats
175, 195, 210,220x2 x 5 sets, 220, 200x4, 205x4, 205x3 x 3 sets
180x9, 180x5, 185 x 3
reverse alternating lunges 115 x10 total not per leg,130x8,140x5, 150x5, 160x 3
big range of motion gm’s 115 x10
situps with a 45# x40
BODY BUILDING DAY.
well as much as I can muster!
DB bench 40’s x 10 x 4 sets
db rows 50’s x 10, 55’s x 10, 60’s x 10
tricep db extensions 12’s x10, 15’s x10, 17.5’s x 10, 20’s x 10
db bilateral shoulder press–these are hard I had to do a wide stance for balance–30’s x5 x 3 sets
hammer db curls 30’s x 12 x 2 sets
TODAY
Sad news first. My camera has died of old age today. Of course it was a day I wanted to film something. I’ll be shopping for an affordable replacement camera for Brute Proof and psycho self analysis of form etc.
TODA
FRONT SQUATS 175, 195, 215, 225x2 x2 sets. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. 225 for 2 reps PR. 220x2x 2 sets,220
200x7, 200x4, 200x3, 200x3, 215x2, 215, 185x9, 185x5 x 3 sets
regular zerchers 185x5 x 4 sets
situps with a 45 plate x 40
I am so pleased. 225 x2
Yay! Congrats Brute!!!
225 for 2!!?1! Noice!
Tomorrow, the world!
PIXIE!!! THANKS!!!
KRISTOF!!! THANK YOU!!!
HA HA Yep, I am still kinda glowing form saturday. FILLED WITH GLEE
Today was dedalift day but I doubt I’ll get much more out of it then what I just did in my lil session just now.
Some days deadlifts just don’t happen. I’ve come to terms with this and although I’m disappointed any day I don’t give my all or at least sub max effort to deadszos, I’m fine with it today.
deads 185,240,270,290x5, 300x4,305x3,315
I did do my pull up assignment: 5 sets of 9, 5 sets of 8 pull ups are done
:D!!!