Matt Brouse Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Let's try this again for a while. The old logs must be archived somewhere. I had a recent lay-off from training, partly due to injury. Either way, back in the swing of things. As we start here I'm still working on dropping weight, rediversifying and establishing where the strength levels are. I'll be lighter than I've deliberately been in about a decade. Still doing strongman, highland games, armwrestling and grip. There will be nothing terribly impressive in here for quite a while I'd guess or, at least, nothing approaching my lifetime PRs. Hoping to surpass those minus about 70lbs. of bodyweight. Thanks for playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 I'm just going to start where I am at in the current cycle. Again, apologies for the embarrassing numbers, but we're on the come-up once again, and none of these are limits lifts. 6-15-11 "Armwrestling Day" 9:00am Supine Lat. Pull Downs 80x10, 100x10, 120x10, 140x10 Pull-Ups BWx3 (Prone, Med.), BWx3 (Hammer), BWx3 (Supine), BWx1x3 (Fingers - 2x4 square stock) Hammer Curls 30x20, 35x20, 40x10 90 Degree Preacher Curls 45x5, 50x5, 55x5, 60x5, 65x5 Reverse EZ Bar 90 Degree Spider Curls 20x20, 30x20, 40x20, 50x20 Cable-Strap Top-Roll 30x10, 50x10 Cable-Finger Roll Hook 50x10, 70x10 Barbell Wrist Curls 135x15, 185x10 5:00pm Stationary Bike - 3 miles, 13:37 Treadmill - 30 minutes, 1.65 miles, 3.3mph, 3% No PRs. Tomorrow should be pressing, Friday is lower body - front squats and core work, might combine those two sessions. Saturday should present another "Armwrestling Day" but look for grip work in between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Good to see you back at grip training Matt! You've got HUGE potential. And I know you're still very strong (grip-wise and everything else too) even without specific training for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusom1 Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Looking forward to this log - keep it up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 (edited) Looking forward to this log - keep it up. Thanks. Planning on it. Its going to be embarrassing to watch for a while so buckle up. 6-16-11 Upper Nothing too maximal here, still setting the stage. The overheads have been feeling heavier than they should even considering, though. Push Jerk Behind Neck 45x10x2, 95x5, 135x5, 185x5, 225x1, 250x1, 260x1, 275x1 (Lifetime PR here is just shy of 400... sigh) 1 Arm Strict Press 30x10, 40x10, 50x10, 60x10 DB Flys 30x15, 40x15 Seated Chest Fly 100x15 Ended up being a quicky, and a scheduling goof kept me off the bike, etc. Will do better tomorrow. The "max" attempts I put in this week for the Push Jerk (not today's) and the Sumo DL are both right at 75% lifetime PR. I always bounce back fast, and plan to again, but that's a bit, uh... lame. Edited June 17, 2011 by Matt Brouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 6-17-2011 Another session that ended up being brief. Front Squat 45x10 - 315x1 G'night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 In week four of "the cycle" and I'm freestyling it. The body was getting achy so I'm taking it as a back-off. Finally, after what should be considered a year or more, I dabbled in the grip events. Nothing crazy just getting a feel for where I need to start. I can tell my numbers are way down. As is my volume. I've felt "okay" on the AW table as of late, and I am very weak, so I hope that when I get back more of a "world" level performance I might feel much better on the table. 6-21-11 DO Axle 18" Deadlift 123x5, 173x5, 213x5, 263x1, 303x1, 313x1 2" VBar 120x5, 175x5, 225x1, 250x1 I plan on exercising tomorrow. No plan, that ends up fun sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 (edited) 6-27-11 Close Grip BP 225x3x10 Incline BD Bench 80x8, 60x10x2 Dips BWx8 ss/w Precor Seated Chest Fly 140x10 No cardio stuff today? Edited June 27, 2011 by Matt Brouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusom1 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 No cardio stuff today? rhetorical? keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 More of a "hey fatty" reminder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AP Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Get after it Brouse, nice to see you back! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 God these numbers are depressing. Got to get back at it. Thanks AP. Another decent day. Cruising along, not rushing the come-up. Never have, never will. Amazing to be back in the garage. Same place the strongman started in 05ish, same equipment it really took off with in Fargo in 07. 6-28-11 Oly Squat 275x3x10 Front Squat 135x5, 185x5 SSB GM off pins 155x5 Sledge Lever to Face 8#x5 - First sledge I ever used for this many years ago. Built a new wrist roller. The old one had a log dropped on it in Michigan. The low-back had me a bit concerned with the squats, but I think it was just in shock from the arch on the bench the other day... still have good mobility for it, but it had been a while. Oly squats don't treat the hip too well lately so we'll see how that responds also. Tomorrow is pull-ups, AW work and some lower arm stuff - mental note (that I won't see until after my workout tmrrw) to do plate curls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymo Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Great to see you posting again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusom1 Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Your garage I assume? good times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 Thanks Raymo. The old man's garage actually. 6-29-2011 Finally made a new wrist roller. That and axle make my grip strength and forearm size. Pull-ups BWx3x2, BW-redx5, felt tough today RT thumbless hooked rows 50x10, 70x10, 80x10, 30x15 Hammer Curls 20x10, 45x10x3 Wrist Rolls ~shoulder height 45x1, 70x1, 90x1 90 Degree DB Preachers 30x10, 40x10, 50x10 Didn't do the plate curls but recommended them to a guy that was enamored with the wrist roller set-up. Tomorrow is overhead work from behind the head mostly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 RT thumbless hooked rows 50x10, 70x10, 80x10, 30x15 ^^^ Good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Alright, I posted two other sessions in the past few days and they do not appear to have gone through. Whatever. 7-13-2011 Still not messing with heavy weights just yet. Lat Pull Down 100x10, 120x10, 140x10 Chin-ups BW-2Redsx5, Bwx1x2, BWx1x2(squarestock, on fingers) Hooked Thumbless RT Rows 80x10, 50x15 - I can always re-hook but the momentum pulls me out of it. Hence I suck at the hook. 90 Degree Preacher Curls - Supine 30x15, 40x15, 50x15 Holds: 30x30s, 40x30s, 50x30s Wrist Roll Ext: 25x1, 45x1, 70x1 Flex: 70x1, 90x2 Took a quick measure of my forearm goosenecked at 90 degrees and it came out right around 16". I believe when I was 300 pounds or so I saw 17.5 or just under. I'd like to see 17" again, but as I get skinnier who knows... we'll see. Should make armwrestling practice this weekend, depends on if I need to go fix storm damage up north. Either way, I'm looking forward to it - last time I actually felt strong which hasn't been the case since I started with the MN crew. My grip and low-arm strength is still in the dumps so I might be able to pins some cats once I'm back in high gear. Getting excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Also, I'm planning on making it out to the Fatboys tourny in East Bethel on Sept. 10th. http://www.northeastboard.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=tourneys&thread=22553&page=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 7-13-2011 Part 2 10 minutes messing around with the HR programs on the stepmill... Elliptical - 20 minutes 7 minutes L7 7 minutes L10 6 minutes L10 Average HR was 150, 1.55 miles Skipped rope for 30 seconds. Forgot my rope at home, this one was too short. Screw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 Precor AMT 15:00 at 77% HR Just a quickie in between clients. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 7-15-2011 Precor AMT 23 minutes Avg. HR 145 Max HR 158 Stepmill 10 minutes Avg HR 149 37 Floors Armwrestling practice tomorrow. There is no second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 7-16-2011 330pm Armwrestling Practice About 1.5 hours, intermittently. Decent day. A touch of tendonitis in the left elbow. The bod's not used to the volume of work I'm aiming for anymore. Will do better. 1115pm Treadmill 1 Mile 9:59 A PR for the treadmill. Also stayed on the front half of my feet the whole time. The first three times I tried this I had to fall onto the heals toward the end. Improving. My HR was at 150bpm before the minute mark and was north of 170 before the two minute mark. Avg. HR for the workout was 174 and topped out at 190 toward the end. Yay for cardiac health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 7-18-2011 Bodyweight 256lbs. 930am Precor AMT 33 minute, Avg HR 134 400pm Front Squat 95x5, 135x5, 155x5, 185x5, 235x5x2 Front Squat Lock-Out (4") 315x5, 405x5, 495x3, 545x1 Press 95x10, 135x10 DB Press 40x10, 50x10 Lateral Raises 20x15x3 Skull Crushers 60x15x3 Forgot the heavy decline sit-ups. AW stuff and hopefully some grip tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 7-19-2011 8:00am Moved gym equipment back and forth for an hour and a half so carpets could be cleaned. Threw a wrench into my time and workout quality. Not mention, feeling a bit beat up this AM. Need protein boost, if nothing else. Word. DB Curls 15x20, 25x20, 35x20 DB Hammer Curls 40x10x2, 50x10 Rev. Grip EZ Curls 30x20 Thumbless Hooked RT Rows 50x15 Strap Pronation 30x20 Strap Supination 30x20 6:00pm Concept 2 Rower 1500m, ~6.5 minutes Treadmill 3.0mph, 10% grade, 10 minutes, .5 mile Tomorrow is Wednesday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymo Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 7-18-2011 Bodyweight 256lbs. 930am Precor AMT 33 minute, Avg HR 134 400pm Front Squat 95x5, 135x5, 155x5, 185x5, 235x5x2 Front Squat Lock-Out (4") 315x5, 405x5, 495x3, 545x1 Press 95x10, 135x10 DB Press 40x10, 50x10 Lateral Raises 20x15x3 Skull Crushers 60x15x3 Forgot the heavy decline sit-ups. AW stuff and hopefully some grip tomorrow. I noticed you are going quite light on your workouts, what weight are you trying to get down to? How much weight have you lost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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