The Brotherhood of Iron 1.0

Back day

deadlift 135x10 185x8
235x5 275x5 315x16(rep pr)

// grip pull ups
bwx10x7x4

preacher curl ez bar
30x10
60x10 70x10 80x6+3 50x10

DB row
90x10 100x10 110x13

machince chin pull downs
130x10 160x8 190x6 210x4

foam rolled my shiiiit

2/2

upper body day (top sets listed)

Seated DB Shoulder Press:
80*6 <<getting hard to rack on to the shoulders; suggestions?

Machine lateral raise:
Arbitrary number *20

Bentover Row:
185*8

Pronated close grip pulldown (stolen from Stuntman Mike):
200*8

Inc. DB Press:
95*8 <<< F me. This is what happens when you put chest near the end. Priorities though. My shoulders suck more than my chest therefore i will work on shoulders first ha.

DB curl:
35*10

C_C tricep ext./pullover (forgot proper name):
90*10

Notes: I heart steak. My curling numbers are shit. Chest goes to shit w/o it being first. Shoulders are getting stronger though.

[quote]hungry4more wrote:

[quote]ahu2468 wrote:
FOOD sure is anabolic.
[/quote]

That’s what I keep saying haha, I’m pimpin’ out my new method, drink a dozen eggs an hour after your PWO shake, it’s doing wonders for strength.

Nice deads. [/quote]

Hmmm I might have to stick with making omelets with my eggs haha. In regards to my deads, they’ll be nice when they are around your number. Holy F…

Bad day
bad grip DL - 182.5x3
back squat - i only hope i didnt tweak something

Military press day
531

3 sets of five - last set 6 reps at 215

Aux work
Military press
pull ups
shrugs

[quote]ahu2468 wrote:
2/2

upper body day (top sets listed)

Seated DB Shoulder Press:
80*6 <<getting hard to rack on to the shoulders; suggestions?

Machine lateral raise:
Arbitrary number *20

Bentover Row:
185*8

Pronated close grip pulldown (stolen from Stuntman Mike):
200*8

Inc. DB Press:
95*8 <<< F me. This is what happens when you put chest near the end. Priorities though. My shoulders suck more than my chest therefore i will work on shoulders first ha.

DB curl:
35*10

C_C tricep ext./pullover (forgot proper name):
90*10

Notes: I heart steak. My curling numbers are shit. Chest goes to shit w/o it being first. Shoulders are getting stronger though.
[/quote]

With ya on the shoulders, been focusing more on them lately. I’m sure ultimately it will help my bench go up in the long run, I’m using that thought to motivate me.

Sumo DL

wut 345x3 +1 rep & 10lbs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEeweQJKD08
Definitely rocking the gut in this video, been drinking skim milk lol

leg press

wut 610x8 +70lbs

RDL

135x25

Leg ext.
1xfail
1xfail-drop->fail-drop->fail

ham curl supersetted w/ calves
2xfail

No machine 1xfail

Just dropping in traning has been limited by tendinitis and a sore back but finally hit deadlifts hard yesterday - got 180kgx3 rackpulls just below the knee and for deadlifts just failed to make 160kg I got it off the ground but it just rolled out my hand. Pretty sure I could have made it up. Next time that sucker is mine!

[quote]Bambi wrote:
Just dropping in traning has been limited by tendinitis[/quote] Where? [quote] and a sore back but finally hit deadlifts hard yesterday - got 180kgx3 rackpulls just below the knee and for deadlifts just failed to make 160kg I got it off the ground but it just rolled out my hand. Pretty sure I could have made it up. Next time that sucker is mine![/quote]

[quote]Bambi wrote:
Just dropping in traning has been limited by tendinitis and a sore back but finally hit deadlifts hard yesterday - got 180kgx3 rackpulls just below the knee and for deadlifts just failed to make 160kg I got it off the ground but it just rolled out my hand. Pretty sure I could have made it up. Next time that sucker is mine![/quote]

You didn’t use a mixed, grip, was there no chalk, or do you just need to get your grip stronger?

Used mixed grip but wasn’t thinking right and fingers slipped. raw, no chalk. Forearms have got a lot stronger - girlfriend noted it last night but still my weakest link

C_C I have tendinitis around my right wrist at the junction at the very top of the forearm. I have naturally tiny wrists and it keeps flaring up around the right - at the moment it can’t support that much weight. It is (slowly) improving. At the moment i can only do wide grip anything if I use a hook/false grip and no dips of course :frowning: . Think of getting some wrist wraps.

As for tonight 46kg (100 pounds ish) db rows for 8 either arm to finish off my upper body workout. Hell. Yes.

Bambi why ain’t you usign chalk? Gym doesn’t allow it or something?

As I’ve posted elsewhere, I finally hit a 605 sumo pull today. Damn I need to focus on my bench though…lol.

No reason; I need to get on it. I still have liquid chalk lying around from when I did bouldering perhaps I will try it out. Also start up pinch plate holds again; they did wonders for gripping

Congrats on the sumo pull that’s frickin’ beast

[quote]Bambi wrote:
No reason; I need to get on it. I still have liquid chalk lying around from when I did bouldering perhaps I will try it out. Also start up pinch plate holds again; they did wonders for gripping

Congrats on the sumo pull that’s frickin’ beast[/quote]

Why don’t you use wrist straps if your dropping the weight ?

Problem easily solved :stuck_out_tongue:

[quote]hungry4more wrote:
Bambi why ain’t you usign chalk? Gym doesn’t allow it or something?

As I’ve posted elsewhere, I finally hit a 605 sumo pull today. Damn I need to focus on my bench though…lol.[/quote]

Well I for one am jealous.

Lower Body (DL emphasis)

Convo. DL
22512
315
6
3656
385
6
4056
425
4
4452
465
1,1 <<Just for clarification was not doing ME of 1 RM. If it was, there would be a lot less reps in my previous sets.

Pull-ups
BW*12,12,10,9

Front SQ
13510
225
6
2456
245
6

Lying Leg curls
All kinds of f’d up b/c of some “fitness machine” with arbitrary numbers. 4 sets.

Cybex Leg Press calf raises:
29025
310
20
33018
350
12

Deadlifts fried my shit. My front squats show that as my top set is usually 315 if they’re first. Gotta increase that muscle endurance or whatever…meh.

DE Squat/DL

  1. Speed Squat - SSB + 100lbs of chains 245-295lbs 10x2
  2. Deadlift With Mini’s - 9x1 315lbs
  3. Back Extensions 4x12 with Army Green Band
  4. Pulldown Abs - 4 sets

Been a while since I threw anything down on here. Im on a short fat loss phase right now to chew off a little bit of the fat I put on during my winter bulk.

Complex:

Standing Shoulder Press
Overhead Squat
Good Mornings
High Pulls
Barbell Rows

5 complexes x 105 lbs

Farmer’s Walk holding 85s, 4 lengths of ~15 yards (walk 15 yds, go back to beginning, repeat), 3 sets

My traps/forearms were pretty much done at that point…

Bench Press - 5/3/1

225x8
275x2 - 45lb PR
285x1 - 55lb PR

This was a huge PR. Realized it was mostly mental too. Plan on nailing a 315 bench by the end of the next 5/3/1 cycle.

Ironfreak are you doing a modified version of 5/3/1?

Congrats on the PR.