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BEASTOFRAGE
10-08-09, 3:26 pm
now training for the cellblock meet in TN and having to get shit together and do it right this time.

simply as the title states...here's my recent sessions...

ME BENCH & ME SQUAT
**nuthin to say about bench day...it was was !@#$. couldn't touch weight in this bastard of a shirt. will try again next week. movin on..

squats
135x3 225x3 315x1 405x1 495x1
w/briefs
585x1 695x1
w/briefs and hardcore suit w/o knee wraps
800x2 800x2

***!@#$in felt awesome to move some real weight like its my bitch. 800 felt lite and without knee wraps too. i usually go without knee wraps until i'm close to a meet cause i know i will bury depth with them. i go about 2 inches above parallel but these were reps. no worries there. on a side note, my partners(both 242s) were !@#$in comparing their backs and traps last nite. this !@#$ was funny to see. on has traps and the other has shoulders. so you can easily see who won out on this one. though there was said flexing going on but hard to see on camera. nice competitive spirt these two have and nice to have at a barbell club. would be nice for me to go head to head with another super in training....but !@#$ is what it is...

raw bench/shoulders/triceps

raw bench
135x5 225x3 315x3
reverse band bench(lights+minis)
495x5 585x5 675x5 765x3** 675x5
reverse band bench(with minis)
405x10 500x5 500x3

ICG press
225x10 275x10 315x10
dips
bwx20 bwx20 bwx20 bwx20
pushdowns
170x10 170x10 170x10 170x10

side laterals
65x10 120x5 120x5 80x6
front laterals
45x6 45x6 45x6

abs

***tonite i just had to get some weight in my !@#$in hands cause with all the benchin issues as of late, i was about to go insane. did some reverse bands and worked up to a PR of 765 for 3(at the bottom was 565). the weight didn't feel heavy to my surprise. maybe it was the pslin, powerfull, and perfect carb i was on before i lifted. then a !@#$in hairy human being that called himself a lifter came up to me and told me i was using too much weight on the bar and can't do that. i think i was about to snap his ass in two. no !@#$in wonder people in this city have low !@#$in standards and prefer to be normal. my god! sorry. well i had to back the weight down for a set of 675 for 5 and then took off the lights and used just the minis and did 405 for 12, 500 for 5 and 500 for 3. somewhere in there i kindly asked a skinny douchebag to help me hold the bar in place. i might as well be speakin a different !@#$in language cause he didn't understand and he said he was with a "client". i so wanted to break his ass as well! anyways, i did some ICG presses which is a combination of jm press/close-grip bench. this was awesome. not many movements can pre-exhaust my strong-ass triceps. awesome !@#$. moved onto dips and pushdowns and shoulders and was done. did 120s for 2 sets of 5. i think i might have scared a few people when i did those. oh well, tommorrow is dead day...oh and i almost forgot...when i did the 765 i was goin for the 4th rep when the plates fell off. awesome !@#$!

terrorizing the gym...
TB

ME BENCH/ME SQUAT
***me bench was yet another crap session. still waitin on the phenom but changing shirts since i can't get any support from this shirt i'm using at the most crucial part of the lift. nuthin else to report.

ME SQUAT
raw squats
135x5 225x3 315x3 405x3 495x1
briefs only
605x1 695x1 745x1 745x1 745x1

reverse hypers
***tonite its obvious that by modifying my squat stance weeks ago, its now made my squats a ton stronger. i've never worked up to 495 raw and 745 for 3 singles was no prob. all were below parallel which was the goal.

onward to bench accy day,
TB

bench accy day(shoulders and triceps)
raw bench
135x10 225x6 315x3 405x1 455x1
500x3 405x10/4/3/3(all with 30 sec rest in between)

pec deck
250x10/4/3/3 then did dips for 2 sets of 10

front laterals
60x10/4/3/3

ICG press
225x6/6/6/3

abs

***tonite i felt really good. would of gotten more with 500 raw but didn't really expect 3 reps so i shocked myself. then dropped down to 405 for 20 total reps(see above). finished up with pec deck and dips. did some front laterals since my shoulders were already pre-exhausted from benchin and did some ICG presses again. those things work your tris a damn good bit! it was awesome! finished up with some abs and was done. friday is me dead day...a vid is coming tonite for you guys!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccHuhTAzUMg

500 for 3 was fuckin easy!
TB

Cstlfx
10-08-09, 4:28 pm
Excellent numbers! When is the Cellblock meet?

Thats some huge weight you're throwing up. Keep up the great work.

Have you done Raw meets in the past?

weedlewott
10-08-09, 4:31 pm
Excellent numbers! When is the Cellblock meet?

Thats some huge weight you're throwing up. Keep up the great work.

Have you done Raw meets in the past?

What he said and what he asked. Lol. Dude... Serious work being done in here. I'm down for this one just as I was the last one. Keep up the insane work bro. YOU GOT THIS!!

BEASTOFRAGE
10-08-09, 4:49 pm
Excellent numbers! When is the Cellblock meet?

Thats some huge weight you're throwing up. Keep up the great work.

Have you done Raw meets in the past?


What he said and what he asked. Lol. Dude... Serious work being done in here. I'm down for this one just as I was the last one. Keep up the insane work bro. YOU GOT THIS!!

cellblock meet is december 5th. i have done a raw meet before...1914 raw. had i taken it seriously, 2000 would of been possible....more than possible now.
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
10-09-09, 2:05 pm
me deads/back/hammers

lat pulldowns
140x12 210x10 210x10 210x10
chest supported rows
2px10 3px10 4px8 5px6
cable rows
210x10 210x10 210x10 210x10
pullups
bwx5 bwx3 bwx4 bwx3

rack pulls
315x3 405x3 495x3 585x1 735x1 880x3

hammers
100x5-5-5-5

preacher curls
85x5-3-3-3-5

legs/abs

***got up early this morning to hit a session with some old school powerlifters. the session was definitely old school for sure. hammering out back with 4 movements which i haven't done in a while and then did rack deads and hit 880 for 3 easy. finished up with some hammers, legs, and abs and i was done. best damn session i had in a while. last nite i was really motivated by a fellow super, seth coker. he was really enthusiastic about powerlifting which got me talkin a good bit and then this morning got to talkin with another powerlifter who has done the sport longer than i have and still love it. goes to show ya, we are a different breed from the rest...the gym i trained at was defintely hardcore for gym. it was the only one i hadn't gone to. reason being was they don't do guest passes or fees. WHAT?!? yea i said the same. i would love to train there but the membership is about $50 a month....but i do like the look of old equipment and nuthin but plates and bars around. they even had a old school squat rack for squats and push presses. badass..i love it. i hope i can go back there soon.

old school....
TB

Cstlfx
10-10-09, 2:40 am
cellblock meet is december 5th. i have done a raw meet before...1914 raw. had i taken it seriously, 2000 would of been possible....more than possible now.
TB

Wow, that is a massive Raw! I think you might have sealed my decision to keep going Raw until I've built up to near that kind of weight!

Those are some excellent rack pulls! When you put the weight down are you putting it right on the pins? We're kind of worried for our bars when doing that, do you just use a crappy older bar?

Crazy back work, you're going to kill at the meet.

J Wong
10-10-09, 12:51 pm
Very inspiring numbers in here.

BEASTOFRAGE
10-12-09, 4:39 pm
Wow, that is a massive Raw! I think you might have sealed my decision to keep going Raw until I've built up to near that kind of weight!

Those are some excellent rack pulls! When you put the weight down are you putting it right on the pins? We're kind of worried for our bars when doing that, do you just use a crappy older bar?

Crazy back work, you're going to kill at the meet.

bro in my first raw meet i only totaled like 1300 or something. i've been in gear for a good while and my raw strength was because of gear. think about it...
TB


Very inspiring numbers in here.

thanx. i try!
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
10-12-09, 4:41 pm
ME BENCH

raw bench
135x10 225x6 315x3
3b
405x5

CG shirted bench(single ply katana)
3b
495x1 605x3 675x1 700x1
2b
705x1

***last nite was a good session for once. i went into my old katana and did some close-grip benchin in my shirt. 605 for 3 was easy and 675 wasn't a problem. went 700 for singles on both 3board and 2board. both was easy. need to lower the bar faster. jon had an off nite but needs to rest and matt worked up to 705 close-grip in his rage x. first time he has had weight in his hands for a while but still good.

back to some normalcy on the bench,
TB

ghost
10-12-09, 5:04 pm
SUBBED!!!!

BOR. kicking some MAJOR ass in here brother. keep it up!

BEASTOFRAGE
10-14-09, 3:15 pm
thanx bro!

me squats

raw squats
135x5 225x3 315x2 425x1 515x1

squats w/ briefs
605x1 695x1
squats w/ breifs and HC straps up
785x1 835x1(high)
squats w/ briefs and HC straps down
785x1 (deep for matt)

reverse hypers 3 sets of 20

***tonite i felt off. the straps werent were they were supposed to be one me and if made a difference. i cut 835 high. then dropped down to 785 and burried it with the straps down. i will have to learn where to keep the straps on this suit to make it work. i still have the metal that is too big in the waist for me to try in a few weeks. tonite just felt off is all...

gotta get my mind right,
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
10-14-09, 10:53 pm
de bench/shoulders/triceps

speed bench w/ dbl minis and chk lights(about 100 at the top additional)
225x3-3
235x3-3
245x3-3
255x3-3-3-3
singles conversion sets
405x1 405x1 405x1 405x1

key presses
115x10-10(20 total reps with 20 sec in between)

dips
bwx10-10-10(30 reps total with 20 sec rest)

strict-overhead presses
225x3-3-3-3-3(15 reps total with 20 sec rest)

side laterals
50sx10-10

ICG press
245x10-10-10(30 reps total with 20 sec rest)

pushdowns/rope hammers/abs

***nuthin special tonite just needed to do some speed work with bands which i haven't done in a long while and i feel i need to work on speed now. did some singles with 405 to get my body to carry over the band tension. everything was fast paced tonite wanted to keep it short. i will work with speed for a bit to learn to drop the bar faster.

gotta move it fast,
TB

weedlewott
10-14-09, 11:41 pm
Hell yeah brother. Way to smash the last couple workouts. Doing some serious fucking DAMAGE! When game day comes, you're gonna own every bit of it.

Mizzarler
10-15-09, 12:59 pm
Damn how did I miss this thread? Keep killin it bro.

BEASTOFRAGE
10-15-09, 3:38 pm
Hell yeah brother. Way to smash the last couple workouts. Doing some serious fucking DAMAGE! When game day comes, you're gonna own every bit of it.


Damn how did I miss this thread? Keep killin it bro.

thanx brothers!
TB

Cstlfx
10-15-09, 4:06 pm
That overhead press is awesome! Maybe when you get tired of powerlifting you can dip into some strongman!

prowrestler
10-15-09, 5:41 pm
your a strong mofo! shit, thats some insane poundages bein used on everything!

BEASTOFRAGE
10-15-09, 11:45 pm
thanx bros!
TB

weedlewott
10-16-09, 12:06 am
Damn how did I miss this thread? Keep killin it bro.

You missed it because... well, I don't know. I blame you though.

BEASTOFRAGE
10-16-09, 1:11 am
ME DEADS

rack deads(below knees)
225x4 315x3 405x3 495x1 585x1 675x1 765x1

pulldowns
260x10 260x10 305x10 305x10

super pullovers
95x15 115x10 115x10

pullups
bwx5 bwx5 bwx5

hammer curls
120x8 120x5 50x15 45x10

barbell shrugs
495x20 495x20 495x20
db shrugs
120x20 120x20

quads/hams/abs

***PRed tonite on rack deads with 765. tried for a 2nd rep and grip failed. so it was there. less volume for once which i know will be a lot better for me as long as i keep it up. LOL!!

onwards to benchin,
TB

prowrestler
10-16-09, 6:54 pm
awsome work man!

do you compete in all 3 lifts?

BEASTOFRAGE
10-19-09, 4:12 am
awsome work man!

do you compete in all 3 lifts?

no...i just do squats and deads for fun...LOL!! j/king
yea i do bro
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
10-19-09, 4:13 am
ME BENCH

raw bench
135x10 225x6 315x3 405x1

shirted bench
545x1- 2boards
585x1- 2boards
675x1- 1board
705x1- full range

suicides
315x5 4board
315x5 3board
315x5 2board
315x5 1board
315x1 full range

***tonite was a good session. benchin felt the strongest its been in a while. back in that katana again. may have to touch base with ken about a shirt...though i'm still waiting on the phenom. jon had a good nite. 705 3-board was a PR for him and was lowering the bar down faster when he went to wide grip. matt had an off night pretty much. his pec felt fine just was off was all. we had a new guy train with us, dave. he's 19 at 223 and had two bodybuilding contests and won the mr. teen alabama and wanted to do powerlifting because want to be strong and doesn't care about being on stage. benched with us tonite and got 500 off 3-board and missed 545 but wasn't a strength issue. he muscled up the 500 off 3-board but a little more time and technique he can get a 400+ raw and 500+ shirted bench. hell, he almost got 545 off 3-board. it was a great nite except for matt but he will get back on track.

back to gettin strong now,
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
10-21-09, 3:05 am
ME SQUATS

raw squats
135x6 225x3 315x3 425x1 515x1

with metal squatter and metal briefs...straps up
605x1 695x1 785x1(depth!) 835x1(depth)

reverse hypers
only did one set cause matt blew the bands on his 2nd.

***i think the issue with the hips bein too wide maybe resolved. i was able to get depth easier with the metal squatter. it was awesome. killed 785 and muscled up 835 when i fell out of the groove for a slight second at the bottom. done without knee wraps as usual so 900 is possible. we are startin the coan dead program friday. but raw bench with dave on thursday and for a raw bench stuff we are goin to use minis to help with speed.

squats are comin up,
TB

ghost
10-21-09, 8:36 am
man TB, you sure are a fuckin beast. keep it up brother. some sick sessions.

for bench day, what are suicides?

weedlewott
10-21-09, 11:03 am
I wish I could muscle up half the weight that you smoke... Damned strong brother. Can you do me a favor and PM or e-mail me that blitz routine you had?

BEASTOFRAGE
10-23-09, 2:25 am
thanx brother...email me!

no prob bro but email me...LOL!!

raw bench/shoulders/triceps

raw bench w/dbl minis
135x12 225x6 315x3
355x5 375x4 390x3
345x8 345x8

raw bench w/o dbl minis
345x23!!

key presses
95x10-9(with 20 sec rest)

pec deck
170x10-10-10

front laterals
100x5 100x5

side laterals
50x10 40x8 30x6

tricep deaths
dips for 20 reps for 2 sets supersetted with
diamond pushups for 10 reps for 2 sets

***today was a kickass session. trained with dave and he's a freak for sure. we worked on his setup a lot more and he has it down now. killed 245 for 25 reps. today was his first time using bands so he got up to 280 for 3 easy reps. we were pushin each other a good bit on repouts. he did 25 with 245 and i did 23 with 345 but we both miscounted. before we went to the vid, we both counted my reps at 26. well...seems like me, dave can't count. that's a sign of a powerlifter. LOL!! when i started this bench cycle before i did 350 for 17 reps so me hittin 345 for 23 was a huge jump. we took the bands off for the restabilization to take effect. we killed shoulders and triceps and was done. hittin deads/back with matt and jon tommorrow...however, i gave dave some learning material and a challenge that his eager to take on too...

gotta love challenges,
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
10-23-09, 10:23 pm
me deads

deads
135x3 225x3 315x1 405x1
565x2 450x8x3

hammers
80x10 80x10 80x10 65x10 65x10

cs rows
225x10 225x10 225x10

leg curls/leg extensions for 3 sets of 10
calves and abs

***today i trained with jon and matt on their deadlift day. busted ass thru those 8 sets of 3. they were bad! LOL!! but i can tell from all those weeks of doin leg raises are now paying off. my abs and legs are workin together on deads and its makin them stronger. startin the first week of the coan routine. goin great thus far...

lots of deadlifts,
TB

weedlewott
10-23-09, 10:29 pm
strong work big guy. wouldn't expect any less from you. got me all excited for back now...

ATLAS64
10-25-09, 3:12 pm
Absolute Insanity...

BEASTOFRAGE
10-26-09, 3:08 am
strong work big guy. wouldn't expect any less from you. got me all excited for back now...

haha! then i've done my job brother!


Absolute Insanity...

you haven't seen insanity brother...
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
10-26-09, 3:08 am
ME BENCH

raw bench
135x12 225x6 315x3 405x1

shirted CG 3-board
495x1 585x3 655x3
shirted full range
675x0 675x1(touched)

***tonite was a great session. me and dave benched together while jon and matt would bench after us. kinda like benchin in shifts. anyways, dave, our new guy, got on the board tonite. killed 545 and 565 off 3-board and missed 605 at lockout. it was fuckin impressive on how easy he did 565. he made it look a lot easier than 545. he tried the rage x tonite too. it was awesome. dave got fired up a bit and wanted more weight on the bar. he told me afterwards that 605 or 565 didn't feel heavy. again, it was an awesome nite for him. jon had some issues with cramping that was probably related to being dehydrated. he was doin well and i see him hittin 725 next time. matt issues with his shoulder/pec continues. he was doin better than last week but still issues with the front delt on the left side. he's takin a month and doin some full-range raw work nuthin higher than 225. see what happens. its an odd issue to say the least and a lot of experienced lifters i've come across are clueless and even confused as to what happen so i'm all ears.

i guess 2 out of 4 isn't bad,
TB

Cstlfx
10-26-09, 11:03 pm
Great bench night! Its also awesome your new team mate is doing well.

Keep it up man, those deads from earlier mean only one thing, pure strength.

ATLAS64
10-27-09, 7:03 pm
haha! then i've done my job brother!



you haven't seen insanity brother...
TB

Thats a scary thought

BEASTOFRAGE
10-28-09, 4:02 am
Great bench night! Its also awesome your new team mate is doing well.

Keep it up man, those deads from earlier mean only one thing, pure strength.

thanx brother. i hope he works out. so far he's only gettin more fired up to move more weight. he's pushing me too! benchin with him makes me want to move some weight!


Thats a scary thought

it should be...
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
10-28-09, 4:09 am
ME SQUATS

raw squats
135x5 245x1 335x1 425x1 515x1

with suit straps up and briefs
705x1 705x2 705x1

reverse hypers

***just hit some light squats tonite. got depth on all of them. damn easy. apparently i was told that my legs are gettin bigger so those leg extensions/leg curls that jayson mcnett suggested to me is working...LOL!!

gotta love supersets,
TB

ghost
10-28-09, 8:33 am
well damnit all, now i want to go squatting....need to teach my body to hold more weight on my back when doing it... im only at 163 but squatting 455. need more.!

weedlewott
10-28-09, 10:36 am
ME SQUATS

raw squats
135x5 245x1 335x1 425x1 515x1

with suit straps up and briefs
705x1 705x2 705x1

reverse hypers

***just hit some light squats tonite. got depth on all of them. damn easy. apparently i was told that my legs are gettin bigger so those leg extensions/leg curls that jayson mcnett suggested to me is working...LOL!!

gotta love supersets,
TB
Monster.... I need ot make it out that way one of these days... Don't laugh at the little guy (me) when I do though. Ha.

well damnit all, now i want to go squatting....need to teach my body to hold more weight on my back when doing it... im only at 163 but squatting 455. need more.!
That's damned impressive. I'm 223 and can only hit 455 at depth maybe twice...

BEASTOFRAGE
10-29-09, 8:18 pm
bro we don't laugh at those working hard to get strong...only those who can't!
thanx bros!
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
10-29-09, 8:18 pm
de bench/shoulders/triceps
bw: 320

raw bench
135x10 225x6 315x3
405x12-3-3-3(21 reps!)

dips/pec deck

barbell shoulder press
135x6 135x6 225x15-5-5(25 reps)

side laterals
60x10 50x10 40x10 30x10

bent-overs shrug laterals
30x10 30x10 30x10

band popups
225x10 (chk lights)
225x5-5-7 (chk lights + dbl minis)
225x10 (chk lights)

machine tri press
170x12 170x15 170x12 170x15

hammer curls
50x10 60x10 50x10 60x10

abs

***today was a great session. done a ton of reps as sort of a back off week for me on raw bench. the band popups are awesome. give them a try. it at least makes the smith machine fuckin useful for powerlifters. i was asked a ton of question as i was training at different gym, worlds in tuscaloosa. dave had some family issues to deal with so i hope things are ok with them. anyways, i did the machine tricep press the way frankl demonstrated with the grip on the curve. the bent over shrug laterals was done with a shrug at the beginning and holding it and goin into a lateral raise. defintely put more stress on the traps as well as the rear delts. i attempted 20 reps with 225 on shoulder press in one shot but only got 15. still not bad.

good session, good weights being moved,
TB

Big C
10-29-09, 8:40 pm
Sick work brother.....always impressing.

Big C

BEASTOFRAGE
10-30-09, 8:57 pm
Sick work brother.....always impressing.

Big C

thanx brother!
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
10-30-09, 8:57 pm
me deads

raw deads
225x3 315x1 405x1 495x1
600x2 495x8x3

pullups
bwx10 bwx10

seated rows
200x10 200x10 220x10

CG pulldowns
170x10 170x10 170x10

leg extensions/leg curls/abs

hammer curls
80x10 80x10 80x10 40x10 40x10

**today was deadlift day with matt and mason. boy are my hands ate up!! everything else is fine. matt pulled strong too. mason i believe is back gettin stronger again. it was fun gettin stares again at the aquatic center. though it took a few sets before matt removed the tampon out of his ass and pulled. LOL!! sunday we hope to have some more lifters than normal. lookin foward to it...did i mention how bad my hands hurts...

but i love it!!
TB

weedlewott
10-30-09, 9:09 pm
Holy shit Curt... Seriously heavy pulling bro. Just heavy work all the way around.

BEASTOFRAGE
11-01-09, 10:18 pm
thanx brother! there is more to come!

ME BENCH

raw bench
135x12 225x6 315x3 425x1

shirted CG 3-board
515x2 595x3 675x3 705x3

***tonite was a good session. my setup felt more solid more than normal. matt is still rehabbing his shoulder/pec/rotator cuff issue with reverse bands with trent who made his return to BMBB. he's more motivated than before to get back to where he was a year ago. dave had another badass benchin session. he "muscled" up 605 and 625 off 3-boards. i say that cause he's still learning technique. he did a 525 2-board first time and it was easy for him so he can do more on those. he's comin along quickly on the bench and now we are goin to work on his squat until he can squat with us in january at least right now he can learn how to squat right. matt seems to be doin a bit better..the pec is doin better so it could be a few more weeks before he is back to benchin again. jon was MIA tonite so he will be squattin with us on tuesday. as for me, 705 for 3 was purely tricep work for sure! those smith machine popups are a keeper!

triceps were actually working,
TB

Vaze_06
11-01-09, 11:22 pm
thats some sick numbers, well done

BEASTOFRAGE
11-06-09, 7:41 pm
thanx bro!

ME SQUATS
reverse band squats
245x3 335x3 425x1 515x1 605x1(raw)
695x1(w/briefs)
805x2 805x2(w/ briefs and suit straps up)


***tonite was a good squat session. we needed to have some fun and did some reverse band squats with green bands. jon did 565 on reverse band front squats. missed 605. matt got 705 on reverse band squats raw and i burred 805 for 2 sets of 2 on squats. gettin a lot more used to the suit more and more. it was productive though we probably need a deload this point since the weight felt heavy on matt and jon.

still strong squatting,
TB



raw bench/back/shoulders/triceps

raw bench
135x10 225x6 340x5 360x5 380x16

seated shoulder press
135x10 225x6 240x5 255x5 270x9

shrugs
495x20 585x20 585x20

kroc rows
150x33
150x29 on the other side

smith machine popups
225x10 275x10 315x10

abs


***tonite was a great session. trained with dave and trent. dave got 280 for 18 reps and then did 315 for 10 after that. 380 was easy enough...16 reps was in the tank. trent is still in the building process from a year layoff. we went to seated shoulder presses where dave did 255 for 4 reps and i did 270 for 9 reps. we continued with rest of the session hammering out some shrugs, kroc rows, and popups. we focused a bit more tech work on dave tonite so he can learn to hold the weight out and he did that a lot more effectively. lookin foward to sunday...

on to deads,
TB


me deads

raw deads
135x5 225x3 315x1 405x1
465x5 500x5 530x10

cs rows
70x10 70x10 115x10 115x10 115x10

hammer curls
65x10 65x10 65x10 65x10 65x10

machine rows
120x10 140x10 140x10

leg curls
120x10-10-10
leg extensions
130x10-10-10

**today was a great deadlift session. jon did 460 for 10 reps and they were his best i've seen him. matt did the same with 6 sets of 3. he wanted to give up but we kept pushing him. mason pulled with us today and his pulling has gotten a lot stronger. did 460 for 6 reps. i did ok...530 for 10. brought the bar closer to me and doin an "adam" on deadlifts...seems to work. everyone is lookin foward to the spf alabama meet in january.

we rocked out with our cocks out,
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
11-09-09, 3:33 am
ME BENCH

reverse band bench
245x5 335x3 425x1

reverse band bench w/ rage x off 3-boards
515x1 605x1 695x1 785x1 875x1

***had a good bench session tonite. dave couldn't make it out cause of car issues, matt did some reverse band work. good news is, he's gettin better and jon is intent on keepin it that way. jon did 785 off 3-boards too...had he grooved it the way he had done the other sets, 785 would of been smoke show. trent did some reverse band raw work and made big improvement this week. jon had me go up to 875 off 3-boards and it was easy. reverse bands though so no big deal. the aim is to do it without them. i went back to my rage x to see how it felt for bein on the shelf for a year. it felt like it had magic still but the shoulders on it are pulled apart so the shirt doesn't say on my shoulders like it needs to. would like to get that repaired at some point since the shirt is still usuable to some degree.

it still works,
TB

weedlewott
11-09-09, 7:21 am
Sick work dude... I don't think that all my lifts combine to make what one of yours do. Lol.

ATLAS64
11-09-09, 9:01 pm
ME BENCH

reverse band bench
245x5 335x3 425x1

reverse band bench w/ rage x off 3-boards
515x1 605x1 695x1 785x1 875x1

***had a good bench session tonite. dave couldn't make it out cause of car issues, matt did some reverse band work. good news is, he's gettin better and jon is intent on keepin it that way. jon did 785 off 3-boards too...had he grooved it the way he had done the other sets, 785 would of been smoke show. trent did some reverse band raw work and made big improvement this week. jon had me go up to 875 off 3-boards and it was easy. reverse bands though so no big deal. the aim is to do it without them. i went back to my rage x to see how it felt for bein on the shelf for a year. it felt like it had magic still but the shoulders on it are pulled apart so the shirt doesn't say on my shoulders like it needs to. would like to get that repaired at some point since the shirt is still usuable to some degree.

it still works,
TB

Thats a lot lot lot lot lot lot lot lot lot lot lot of weight. Just thought you should know...and its freaking awesome.

Big C
11-09-09, 9:16 pm
Lookin mega strong as always brother.......looks like u are really pushin the envelope. Outstanding sessions and strength display!!!

NJC_Manhattan
11-10-09, 9:03 pm
Jesus Christ! how the hell do you lift that much weight? Well done bro.

J A Y
11-12-09, 5:37 pm
would love to know how i missed this one.. some awesome sessions and some incredible weight being moved!

keep it up man!

BEASTOFRAGE
11-13-09, 4:17 am
Thats a lot lot lot lot lot lot lot lot lot lot lot of weight. Just thought you should know...and its freaking awesome.

haha...thanx brother!


Lookin mega strong as always brother.......looks like u are really pushin the envelope. Outstanding sessions and strength display!!!

january 24th brother and i'm fuckin tired of waiting!


would love to know how i missed this one.. some awesome sessions and some incredible weight being moved!

keep it up man!

thanx bro!
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
11-13-09, 4:18 am
ME SQUATS
bw: 323

raw squats
135x5 245x3 335x2 425x1 515x1
w/briefs
605x1 695x1 745x1
w/ briefs and suit straps up
845x2

***tonite was an awesome session. we had a new guy come squat with us. he's 180ish or so and easily got his squat form down. he went up to 425 w/o a belt which is impressive. trent did the same and his muscle memory is coming back big time. jon did front squats off the 531 program and got 375 for 7 reps easy but ran out of breath while holding the bar near his neck. matt had mason's briefs and did 745 for a single. he said it was about the same as his old briefs. i went up to 745 for a single without the suit and tried for a triple with 845 but no go. will get it next week...its awesome we are gettin this many members quickly. we have another one joinin us for squats next week. we are goin to work on some type of system of lifting...

a rotation would be nice,
TB

raw bench/triceps/shoulders

raw bench
135x10 225x6 325x3 360x3 380x3 405x11

seated military press
135x5 225x1 260x3 275x3 290x9

JM presses
155x12 155x12 165x12 185x12 205x12

***today was good session. 405 for 11 on raw bench and 290 for 9 was good. i misgrooved one of the reps on with 405 and would of gotten 12. the 290 for 9 was better than the 275 for 7 i did last week so that's an improvement. jon did 345 for 14 on bench and 220 for 12 on seated military presses. matt is on his "last" day of recovery right now so sunday will be the day to see how things are healed up.

deads are goin to be fun,
TB

mcbeast
11-13-09, 4:19 am
Sick work man! Early bird gets the worm eh? Are you up at 4am for cardio?!

BEASTOFRAGE
11-14-09, 7:28 am
Sick work man! Early bird gets the worm eh? Are you up at 4am for cardio?!

you must have me confused...i don't do cardio. i'm a powerlifter. lol!
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
11-14-09, 7:32 am
me deads

raw deads
225x3 315x2 405x1 500x3 530x3 560x5

pullups
bwx5x10

hammer curls
60x5x10

leg curls/leg extensions/pullthrus/abs

***today was shitty session...had a shitty day all round but what can say...it was fuckin friday the 13th! anyways, defintely goin to back down the numbers a bit on deads and work on hip and hammy work too. matt did awesome dispite not finishing his pulls. 585 for 1 and 490 for 4 sets of 3. jon did 490 for 7 reps i believe. great work. but i did learn a valuable lesson today though. most of this year i have been listening to everyone but my partners. since august i've been listening to those who mattered to me and my training which includes jon and matt. just because someone is a pro lifter or ranked #1 doesn't mean they know it all about lifting. listen to those who give a shit and don't put stock into someone because of their status. they may give you some ideas but everyone is goin to be different and your training partners and support are the most important factor to look at. though now i feel like mr.t in rocky 3..

those at the top aren't as hungry as the ones gettin there,
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
11-16-09, 3:59 pm
me bench
bw: 322

raw bench
135x12 225x6 315x3

close-grip 3-board work
495x1 585x1 675x1 675x3

full range
685x1

burgett rows
4 sets of 12 with chk dbl greens

pushdowns w/ chk dbl greens
4 sets of 12

band flyes/raises

***tonite was a good session. it was just me and matt tonite. matt had his first session in his shirt using heavy. he's on the comback trail. i did 675 for 1 and did it again for 3 reps because i fucktard that first set. then i attempted 685 full range and hit it ok. me and matt talked about the lesson we learned over the weekend and now listening to the "team" matters the most. so we have a new direction at bama barbell. things are goin to change a bit cause we are goin to the next level. BEFORE ANYONE ASKS, burgett rows are taking a bar and using bands anchored on the top of the rack and doin like a standing pulldowns but to the stomach area. our lats are toasted. defintely a keeper...

yea..we're serious
TB

Cstlfx
11-16-09, 4:05 pm
I think I'm going to have to try those rows this week. They sound like some fun.

Deads and bench are great! 560 x 5 for deads and 685 bench is just killer.

I am definitely happy to hear about your "new direction," a solid team leads to unstoppable people!

BEASTOFRAGE
11-16-09, 4:29 pm
I think I'm going to have to try those rows this week. They sound like some fun.

Deads and bench are great! 560 x 5 for deads and 685 bench is just killer.

I am definitely happy to hear about your "new direction," a solid team leads to unstoppable people!

your right bro. thanx!
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
11-20-09, 2:42 am
de squats
bw: 320

raw box squats
135x5 225x3 315x2 405x1 495x1

box squats w/ briefs
585x2 585x2 585x2 585x2 585x2 585x2

ssb box squats
135x6 225x6 315x4

***tonite was kinda like a speed session working on low box height which from what jon has told me and matt, its below where we normally squat. matt had some gear issues and went back into his metal briefs and got some strong sets with 585. we watched the "never enough" which helped us a lot on squat form. my hips was fried which i assume i'm squattin right. jon hips were fried too. makes sense though since my hips were shaking like a chicken last week. so deadlifting friday should be alot of fun. went to some ssb box squats afterwards for some reps raw to get some volume in and we were done.

my hips are fried...LOL!,
TB


531 raw bench/military press/triceps

raw bench
135x10 225x6 335x5 380x3 425x8

seated military press
135x10 240x5 275x3 305x8

JM presses
185x10 185x10 185x11 185x11 185x10

pec deck/machine laterals

***tonite was good session. benchin felt lite. 425 for 8 reps was fast. jon did 365 for 9. matt did some speed benchin with 225. it looked like his benchin is finally back again. shoulder presses was some good work. i did 305 for 8 reps and jon did 240 for 9. so far 531 seems to be workin ok. finished up with some JM presses and superset with laterals and pec deck. deadlift is up tommorrow and my hips seem to be ok...

my shoulders are gettin bigger,
TB

mcbeast
11-20-09, 3:54 am
Something is wrong with you..

Cstlfx
11-20-09, 4:12 am
Man, 305 on the seated press. Absolutely insane.

Great box squats as well!!

Vaze_06
11-20-09, 10:54 am
wow.. thats some sick numbers. i doubt i can do half that weight ... *shakes head* lift chicky weights... oh shit wait, I am a chick, nvm! ahaha well done bro

Big C
11-20-09, 3:13 pm
Bro...i saw those SICK and ridiculous numbers on your Facebook, 305 for 8 on military press is crazy shit. I would be happy if I could hit 275 for that.


There is no QUIT in the Brute!!!!!

BEASTOFRAGE
11-23-09, 4:46 am
Something is wrong with you..

...you just know noticed. probably need to read my stuff here and see for yourself:
http://forum.animalpak.com/showthread.php?t=25750



Man, 305 on the seated press. Absolutely insane.

Great box squats as well!!

thanx brother! i had a few stick boys in the gym stare at me when i did them...


wow.. thats some sick numbers. i doubt i can do half that weight ... *shakes head* lift chicky weights... oh shit wait, I am a chick, nvm! ahaha well done bro

thanx bro!


Bro...i saw those SICK and ridiculous numbers on your Facebook, 305 for 8 on military press is crazy shit. I would be happy if I could hit 275 for that.


There is no QUIT in the Brute!!!!!

lets just say some shit happened and now there ISN'T GOIN TO BE ANY FUCKIN QUIT IN THE BRUTE!! thanx brother C!
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
11-23-09, 4:46 am
me deads

raw deads
135x2 225x2 315x2 435x5 480x4 550x6 550x3

pullups
bwx10 bwx10 bwx10 bwx10 bwx8

hammer curls
75x10 75x10 75x10 75x10 55x10

leg extensions/leg curls/ abs

***yesterday i finally "remembered" how to pull again. i started using leg drive in my old stance...i shouldn't of changed it up like i did. i did 550 for 6 and yea there was screaming involved. i had more in me so i did another triple after jon and matt. i think training 3 days in a row is catchin up to us. jon was stiff-legging all his because of squats and matt...well...matt always makes deadlifts look painful...LOL!! it was still good session nonetheless. lookin foward to sunday..might have some surpises then...

everyone likes surprises right,
TB


me bench

raw bench
135x12 225x6 315x3

shirted 3-board close-grip
405x2 495x2 585x3 665x3 685xmiss

burgett rows/pushdowns

***tonite was an ok session. pretty pissed about the shirt. its a katana and it sucks. feels like i'm benchin raw in it(maybe the reason why my raw bench is goin up...LOL!!). of course its close grip so its goin to suck-ass tryin to close-grip in a shirt like the katana but after my rage x comparison, the shirt is lackin a good bit of pop and i hate it. matt worked up to 635 tonite off 3- board and so far no issues. dropped down to 585 for reps. jon had an off session. he hadn't been in a shirt for a few weeks now but next week it will get back on track. had some lifters tonite MIA. 2 said they were coming and one hasn't touched base with us at all. making it rethink the idea of trying to "groom" powerlifters.

just a bit aggravating,
TB

weedlewott
11-23-09, 8:23 pm
Dude.... Shit.

BEASTOFRAGE
11-23-09, 10:21 pm
Dude.... Shit.

wha? what did i do wrong?
TB

weedlewott
11-23-09, 10:28 pm
wha? what did i do wrong?
TB

the shit is more along the lines of....... shit.. i cant fathom moving that much weight, shit. lol. i have no room to say anything negative about you. you take up most of it. lol

BEASTOFRAGE
11-29-09, 11:11 pm
the shit is more along the lines of....... shit.. i cant fathom moving that much weight, shit. lol. i have no room to say anything negative about you. you take up most of it. lol

LOL!! as long as it motivates brother!
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
11-29-09, 11:13 pm
de bench

raw bench
135x12 185x5 225x5 275x32 275x15

seated military press
135x12 155x5 165x5 185x25

db extensions
50x10 50x10 50x10 50x10 50x10

pec deck/laterals

***nuthin too special here. might have overdone it on the reps but gettin the blood moving is ok i guess. squats tommorrow and its a deload too...

ugh,
TB


ME BENCH

raw bench
135x10 225x6 315x3
3-boards
405x1

shirted CG 3-boards(dbl rage x)
495x3 585x3 675x3
full range
635x1(near touch) 635x1 (touched)

burgett pulls/ pushdowns- 4 sets of 10 each

***tonite it was me and matt again. my hatred for the katana grew to where i couldn't stand it anymore so after matt proved to me that the new rage x was still the way to go...i listened to him. rolled up the sleeve on the shirt and it was fitting tighter than before everywhere. then the oddest thing happened...on the 675 i started dropping the bar like matt does. all of the sudden i just did it. no reason. it worked though. went to 635 to touch and near touch with the first single and touched on the 2nd. i figure in this shirt next week i would do 705 for 3 off 3-board and 650 full range and go from there. the shirt was up high and wasn't jacked at all. matt took 675 for the first time in a while and did 2 singles with it. doubled 585 off 2-board as well. even though it was just the two of us, we got some productive work in...

finally...a shirt i "can" like,
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
11-29-09, 11:23 pm
i forgot a squat session...



de squats

raw squats
135x6 225x3 315x2 405x5 405x5 405x5
close-stance squats
225x10 315x10

***nuthin special...deload again. me and matt "juiced" the quads very well...

ugh, again,
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
12-07-09, 3:06 am
raw bench/shoulders/triceps

raw bench
135x10 225x6 315x3 340x5 360x5 385x14

seated military press
135x10 230x5 245x5 280x10

JM press
135x10 135x10 185x10 185x10 185x10

pec deck/plate raises for 4 sets of 20

***tonite was another good session. i'm still overshooting my numbers so that's a good gauge on where i need to be raw right now. did some plate raises for a chance of pace. seems like we aren't the only ones recruiting lifters too. lookin foward to pulls on friday...Jon is back and did some front squats but was a little off tonite from being dehydrated. 335 for 3, 375 for 3 and 405 for 2.

pulling..yea!!
TB

ME SQUATS
raw squat with chk blues
135x5 225x3 315x2

squat with briefs w/ chk blues
405x3 495x3 585x3 675x3

BB squats
225x10 225x12 225x12

reverse hypers

***tonite was a good session for me and matt. seems like the extra quad work is working for both of us. matt went wider on his squats went deeper than normal and the low squats are workin well for us too. matt doubled 675 for 2 and tripled with the same with which at the top was near/over 900. me and matt wanted to put the 35 on there(ran out of 45s) and the bar bent even more than what we seen. fearing another warp(the bar already had one) we decided to call it there. yea we need another bar soon. did some close-stance squats(BB squats) and we juiced the quads very well on those...as matt would say. finished up with some reverse hypers and called it a day. we talked about how the 275 roster for the cellblock classic is looking...

just wish we had their squat bar,
TB

ME DEADS

me deads
430x5 465x5 495x10

cs rows
90x10 90x10 180x10 180x10 180x10

shrugs
405x10 405x10 495x10 495x10

rack pull
1005x1

hammer curls
50x10 60x10 60x10 60x10 60x10

leg curls/leg extensions
3 supersets of 10

***today was a good day. gettin back into the groove on deads and using more leg drive. jon did a strong repout of 10 with 465. matt pullin is gettin stronger. 560 for 2 wasn't a problem and neither was the 465. later, our shrugs turned into a "rack pull" contest between me and matt which we both pulled it...1005, but we pissed off the douche bags managers there who didn't want us using the other 100lb plates. i was goin to go psycho if they told us we couldn't have 1005 on the bar there. they were staring at the weight like they wanted to say it but didnt'. jon attempted the 1005 but his back was already fried and was cramping a bit too.

they'll probably tell us not to have that much weight on the bar next time,
TB

ME BENCH

raw bench
135x10 225x6 315x3

3-board
405x1

shirted CG 3-boards
515x3 605x3 700x1

full range
650x1

pushdowns/burgett rows/band flyes

***benchin tonite felt a bit off...my set wasn't stable and gotta work on that more not to mention i need to drop the bar faster. same with the full range, though if i did it again i would of dropped it faster. it will get better next week. jon was doin 2-boards to everyone's surprise this week. got 650 in the phenom. matt had a really good bench session tonite. he hit 650 off 1-board easy in the rage x. trent was having his first nite back in the rage x and hit 425 easier than he did at the beginning. we will work more on tech to get him up to par.

good benchin all-round,
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
12-09-09, 11:59 pm
ME SQUATS

raw squats
135x6 225x3 315x1 425x1

w/briefs
515x1 605x1

w/briefs and suit straps up
605x1 695x1 785x1 875x1(h)

quad juicers
135x10 135x12 135x15 135x12

***tonite was a good session. me and matt both hit 785 well below parallell without knee wraps. then we both pushed each other to hittin 875 and giving it a ride which we got it lower than we were thinking and a lot closer to hittin depth than we both think. it was high no less but we both haven't had that much bar weight on and need to know what it felt like. jon was doin 335 for 8 reps and they were solid...too bad the bar was choking him though. he was doin front squats. got some accy day with bench and military pressin so that will be fun...

gettin there,
TB

Cstlfx
12-10-09, 12:16 am
whew! How does your spine feel after having nearly 900 on your back!?

Even if that squat was high, thats an impressive number!


The saying goes, if the bar aint bending, you're just pretending! If the bar breaks hope no one gets hurt!

Big C
12-10-09, 12:30 am
Looking excellent in here brother, looking forward to destruction at your next meet.

You know you have my support man.

BEASTOFRAGE
12-13-09, 10:15 pm
whew! How does your spine feel after having nearly 900 on your back!?

Even if that squat was high, thats an impressive number!


The saying goes, if the bar aint bending, you're just pretending! If the bar breaks hope no one gets hurt!

the weight only matters if you let it...i've held 945 on my back.


Looking excellent in here brother, looking forward to destruction at your next meet.

You know you have my support man.

thanx brother. i do appreciate it.
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
12-13-09, 10:19 pm
bench accy

raw bench
135x10 225x6 315x3 360x3 380x3 405x11

military press
135x10 225x6 240x3 260x3 275x12

JM presses
185x9 185x9 205x9 205x13 205x11

3 supersets of pec deck and plate raises

***today i might have over did it with "jacked". i took one more scoop more than i needed and was boucing off walls and gettin dizzy. but still made it thru. weights felt fine tonite too. so far the 531 program on our accy days is working very well. deads are up tommorrow and that will be a fun day...

goin up,
TB

me deads

raw deads
135x5 225x2 315x2 405x1 465x3 495x3 525x8

shrugs
405x10 405x10 495x10 495x10 495x10

hammers
55x10 55x10 55x10 55x10 55x10

lat pulldowns/leg extensions/ leg curls/abs

**today was a great session. jon pulled 495x9 reps. all his reps were perfect just about. matt pulled 600 raw. i think he maybe a damn good puller after all. i did 525 for 8 but after watchin the vid i had 2 more in me. funny how you think the pull is goin slow and on cam its fast as fuck. everyone was like that..kinda frustrated with people as of late. we are back to having issues gettin lifters to stick but fuck it..BMBB maybe just 3 guys right now. its all we need..

oh well...gotta deal with what we are dealt,
TB

ME BENCH

raw bench
135x10 225x6 315x3

3-board
405x1

shirted CG 3-boards
495x2 585x3(easy!) 705x1(WTF!) 705x1(WTF again!!)

burgett pulldowns, pushdowns, and band flyes

***tonite was a shitty session for me. everything felt fine up until the 705 where i had nuthin from the shirt at all . jon felt off too. did 545 and 565 off 3-board CG for triples which he hasn't done in a while since october then did some reps with 495. matt came in earlier and tripled 675 and doubled it on the 2nd set and then did 655 full range. so he had a great day. i'm not sure if its my cns(me) or the shirt. as usual, we will see what happens,

oh well...
TB

Cstlfx
12-13-09, 11:43 pm
Those are some serious reps!!

How are you not having people stick around lifting with you guys!? Are they just wussing out? With the numbers you guys are lifting I cant understand why anyone wouldn't stick around. For someone lifting less weight, being with those who lift more weight usually gives them more drive and ambition.

If you're ever in Florida, feel free to lift with us!

BEASTOFRAGE
12-14-09, 1:01 am
Those are some serious reps!!

How are you not having people stick around lifting with you guys!? Are they just wussing out? With the numbers you guys are lifting I cant understand why anyone wouldn't stick around. For someone lifting less weight, being with those who lift more weight usually gives them more drive and ambition.

If you're ever in Florida, feel free to lift with us!

we've had maybe 12 lifters come to our garage gym and only 1 of them has managed to stick. 2 ARE questionable and the rest were fuckin quitters. period. and a lot of them didn't have the fuckin balls to say so or just didn't come. we had one that had potential and was shownig interest but stopped coming out and wouldn't even tell me why..he told someone else why.

not sure what to do at this point really...its aggravating...
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
12-16-09, 1:07 am
ME SQUAT

raw squat
135x6 225x3 315x3 405x2

box squats w/ briefs only w/ 2 choked greens
135x2 225x2 315x2 405x2 495x2 585x1(900 at the top)

quad juicers w/ 2 choked greens
135x8 135x8 135x8

**tonite was a good session. jon hit 405 for 7 reps on front squats, trent did 405 for 2 with 2 choked greens with briefs on, and me and matt did 585 for a single though i went deeper than him since the box was set for him. first time hittin squats with "true" band tension. we fucked up the band tension a few weeks before by not choking them right. oh well. everyone did some good squattin tonite...

gotta love bands,
TB

BEASTOFRAGE
12-18-09, 8:34 pm
raw bench

raw bench
135x12 225x6 315x3 345x5 385x3 430x7

military press
135x6 225x3 245x5 280x3 310x6

jm press
185x10 205x10 215x10

dips
bwx10 bwx10

***tonite just sucked ass. yea..next week i'm deloading for sure...

sucks,
TB

me deads

raw deads
225x2 315x2 405x1 495x1
deads w/ max dl
545x1 625x1 675x1 725x0

calf raises
180x10 180x10 180x10 180x10

hammer curls
45x10 45x10 45x10 45x10

lat pulldowns
160x10 160x10

leg curls/leg extensions
3x10

ab machine
50 rep total

***tonite i decided to go ahead and give my max dl a trial run and it was success. pulled 675 easy in it and missed 725. its been about 3 years since i've been in a suit for deads and missed how much they help. i will be coming up with a way to get used to the suit before the meet without taxing my cns. i think 750 is in the books. matt pulled 625 in his suit which looked easy and jon took the day off from deads to do some active recovery for his back. adam joined us for some pulls and is gettin back into it after a long layoff. next week is a deload for me and back at it in 2.

ahhh...deload,
TB