Just read you hooked up with Pete on the trip to Minn., sounded like a good time. Enjoy the all star festivities.
Someday you need to teach me how to squat.
[quote]punnyguy wrote:
[quote]Robert A wrote:
[quote]brotardscience wrote:
TRX face pulls
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I can’t make these feel “right” for the life of me. Every time I think they are “almost” there, but the external rotation aspect is sort of “off”. Enough folks seem to like them though so I will try a few more times before I put them in “lead hand uppercut territory” and just come up with excuses why I don’t learn them.
Robert A[/quote]
That was funny, and I have to agree. Is there a pro fighter who actually does the “lead hand uppercut”?
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I am pretty sure we have a pro fighter who uses it well in the combat forum, not to mention at least one boxing sports writer. There have been several attempts to talk me through it. At this point it is a running joke.
NOW BACK TO brotard’s log
Regards,
Robert A
[quote]Robert A wrote:
I can’t make these feel “right” for the life of me. Every time I think they are “almost” there, but the external rotation aspect is sort of “off”. Enough folks seem to like them though so I will try a few more times before I put them in “lead hand uppercut territory” and just come up with excuses why I don’t learn them.
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hmm TRX face pulls-
I think I start these more like a low pulley row and then raise my arms
I do these for a few minutes
[quote]DBasler wrote:
Just read you hooked up with Pete on the trip to Minn., sounded like a good time. Enjoy the all star festivities.
Someday you need to teach me how to squat. [/quote]
Minn was a good time- allot of work- and some good times
Im pretty sure you can teach me more then I can teach you about squats
thanks peeps-
been a busy week.
trained only once while on the road
should be able to train today.
.14.14
Out of town training YMCA
Some mobility a bunch if ham curls
A squat 135x15 225 2x5 275x5 315x5 355x2 385x2 315 3x3 225x 15
B dimmel dead 185 x20 3x15
C ab bb rollouts 3x12
D db clean and press 30 40 50 50 x8
Notes
Being on your feet for 12 hours a day sucks balls other then that training Was ok
7.17.14 training
got a cold while traveling - donated blood at an airport blood drive-
not the smartest move- but a good one.
lx ball and pvc at home
mobility at gym
TRX pushups x face pulls x fall outs 4x10
lunge progressions and variations
A ham curls- a shit ton 8 x10-15
B OH squat 95x10 135 x10
C Squat 135 x10 225x5 275x5 315x5 365x2 385 3x1
EMOM 12 315 x 2
D1seated ham curl 3x15
D2 leg extension 3x15 super light
E db clean and press 30 x12 40x12 50x5 60x5 50 3x5
notes
squats felt good
played with some new hoist machine-
thats the brand- leg extension and seated ham curls-
they have a whole line of them now at my gym-
the leg machines at least are very joint friendly
i the next few months I want to do EMOM style work with 365 and then 405
[quote]punnyguy wrote:
[quote]Robert A wrote:
[quote]brotardscience wrote:
TRX face pulls
[/quote]
I can’t make these feel “right” for the life of me. Every time I think they are “almost” there, but the external rotation aspect is sort of “off”. Enough folks seem to like them though so I will try a few more times before I put them in “lead hand uppercut territory” and just come up with excuses why I don’t learn them.
Robert A[/quote]
That was funny, and I have to agree. Is there a pro fighter who actually does the “lead hand uppercut”?
I googled “strenf” and found that it is contagious, might have to post more in here…
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PG - its on the strenf is like the urban version of forgetaboutit in Donnie brasco
its like saying
for real
or loan me that 50 bucks on the strenf
7.21.14
some training
pvc at home- LX ball on glutes hips and piriformis
activation medley
TRX face pulls x push ups x fall outs x HLR x bw dip all 4x10-15
A1 seated ham curl 5x10-15
A2 leg extension super light 5x10-15
B squat
135x10 225x5 275x5 315x5 365 x2 385 5x1 1 min rest
315x5 paused 245 x15
C1 db floor press 60x12 80x10 100x3 90 2x5
C2 CSR 2pts x12 3pts 5x8-10
D db clean and press 30 2x12-15
notes
trained this evening- have not done that in a while
sooo much easier at night vs early am or my version of mid morning.
must be that food + sleep =training thing again
squats felt good good enough that I could have hit a few more singles.
but knew better.
floor press- needs work shit it all needs work.
CSR - chest supported row felt great in tandem
db clean and press- seems to help with banged up shoulders and elbows.
[quote]hawkcapt1912 wrote:
Nice squatting, the 225x20 at the end looks like a ballbuster.[/quote]
once a week - they are ok.
that session I did two sets of 20
2nd set def sucked ass
7.24.14
some training
pvc and lx ball at home
jump rope
extensive mobility
HLR x TRX face pulls x bw dips x reverse hyper 4x10
a bunch of lying ham curls
OH squat 95 x10 135 2x5
A squat
135x01 225x5 275x5 add shoes loose belt 315x5 335x3 365x2 495x1 365 2x2 315 x2x3
B snatch grip dead 225 3x5
then snatch grip dead complex 2 rounds with this tiny load
135 5 deads x 5 RDL x10 shrugs 1 long negative
done
notes
longish day at work and not much sleep left me feeble
left foot is super stiff - and needed allot of work today
no gas in the tank
squats - felt good- not as good as earlier this week
snatch deads-
felt like these are the missing link in my training
been having some low back and oblique issues for a while
and have not been doing much in the realm of pulling
these need work
6.26.14
mobility day with a short training session
extensive pvc and lx ball smashing
jump rope lots x lots
static stretches- lunges a ton of mobility stuff
some planks etc
A dimel dead 135 2x20
B1 lying ham curls 4x12
B2 OH squat 95x10 135 x5 155 2x5 185 x2 bleh
C front squat 185x5 225 2x5 265x3 295x2 then squat 225x20
D db clean and press 30 3x12
notes- really just needed to do some mobility and PVC
hit some front squats and went home
work and family 5x5
probably can train tuesday night or wednesday.
lol…
Cube?
225 x 20 front squats? lol
I need some of that brotard grip strength on the strenf. amidoinitright?
[quote]MattyXL wrote:
lol…
Cube?[/quote]
cube- means I have to bench.
so its out.
just kidding- I have a big bunch of long days coming up in august-
and I want to run it on without interruption
[quote]punnyguy wrote:
225 x 20 front squats? lol
I need some of that brotard grip strength on the strenf. amidoinitright?[/quote]
I should clear that up…
front squats- then ‘Back squats’ 225x20
saying back squat makes me feel like a crossfit copy paster
yourdoingitright
7.30.14
pvc at home - mobility stuff stuff at gym
tons of lunges and calf ankle work
mini step ups x HLR x band retraction 3x12
A Squat 135x10 225x5 275x5 315x5 365 3x3 405 x1
Squat EMOM 315 x2 10 rounds
B Snatch grip dead complexes
Dead + RDL 5 each 225,225 275
more snatch grip stuff
5 high pull x 5 RDL x 5 10 shrugs 135 2 rounds
C1chest supported row 3 pts 3x8-10
C2 db clean and press 25 35 45 x8-10
notes
woke up feeling like ass- slept in late
worked late nights for 3 days-
feet calves and ankles- all beat up
squats felt good-
snatch deads - need work
high pulls - felt like ass at this point.
other junk felt good.
7.31.14
training
legs and glutes were sore today no surprise
pvc at home
mobility at gym
500m row dislocates lunges etc
trx x face pulls x fall outs x push up x HLR 4x10
OH squat 2x 95x10- stiff and creaky
A Rack pull 135x10 225 x5 315x5 365x5 405x3 315 3x5
B1 z press 65 2x10 95 4x5 115 4x5
B2 pullup ng 10x5
C1 bw dip 4x10-12
C2 face pull 4x12-15
done
notes-
glutes and quads pretty crushed - low back too.
first I used this stiff ass bar that is like 52 lbs-
but really sucks. so all my weights are off.
rack pulls- had to use straps at 365 - sucks.
my pulling is in the shitter
my mid back has been tweaked for a while low back is just banged up from squats.
so cleans, high pulls, and most pulls in general have been off the menu
starting to work those all back in- and I need to find some pain free upper body exercises.
I know what you mean about finding ‘pain free’ exercises. I’ve almost totally dropped squats for trap bar deads and my lower back has thanked me for it. And I can’t do overhand pull-ups or high pulls without my elbows aching like hell.
That Jordan Burroughs-David Taylor match you linked was awesome!!! If that had been for an Olympic gold, it would’ve been one of the greatest of all time matches for sure.
Best bad-ass wrestler story I ever heard was about a U of Penn guy (curly blond hair, national level top 3?, saw him wrestle on TV once) who when in college broke his jar, had it wired, then cut the wires himself because he couldn’t breathe and it was messing with his wrestling.
Have to be crazy to be a top level wrestler…