Brute's Book

Bigger Stronger Leaner Powerful Women
963

First early bird day at new 24 hour fitness, and ti was NICE! No one there! And not freezing cold! I made a good choice. BB emailed me asking if I’d like to talk it over with them, but nah!I have enough stuff to use at new 24 hour place.

Today
fs 45x5, 135x5, 185x5, 205x4, 225x2, 180x10
ss with pull ups 8, 6, 6, 5, 4
bb cleans 65x5, 75x5, 85x4, 95x2
db oh press 15’s x 10, 20’x x 10, 25’x 10, 27.5 x 10, 30’x 8
wide stance full rom zerchers 45x10, 85x10, 95x10, 105 x 10 x 3 sets
leg press–I know! baby steps for my back, this leg press was similar to a hotel gym one but that’s all I can handle seriously for my spine- 2 sets of a minute of pressin. I set it for 90# then 110

flipped the stuffed animal tire ( 175#), then the 225# one for whatever , maybe 100 feet, push their “tank” prowler type device
self propelled treadmill x 5 mins
glute stuff

Hip circle is starting to work, I’ve been using it for warm ups and it almost makes me sweat which I rarely do! good sign.

I was visited by someone’s good heart yesterday. I lost my wallet! In the Costco parking lot!!! But someone found it and returned it without anything missing!!! Thank you kind person, it really made me feel lucky! I will play that forward x 1,000.

2 Likes
964

Sounds like a great/ lucky start to the new year!

1 Like
965

Thanks Chicken!!! I think so too!!! I am so lucky!!!

Today
stepmill x 30 mins

TONS of new years stuff is getting done at my house. Cleaned everything, made appointments I’ve been dreading for months and some writing/self help projects started. New Year is starting out strong.

3 Likes
966

Today- a new thing. Timed carries!!

t bar carry 187# x 5 minutes total of 18 trips of 45 feet or so- with drops of course. I did the first 12 trips with turns before having to set it down
hussafel (140#) x 5 minutes, total of 10 50 feet trips - reset after each 50 feet
stone loads x 5 minutes 108# total of 30 loads
t bar carry 187# x 2.5 minutes- got 10 trips with drops
hussafel (140#) x 2 minutes did 100 feet no drop, then 2 more trips x 50 feet

I fell GREAT! The lighter wt carries are a much needed switch up. I have became afraid of my knee blowing out on me–the lighter stuff is a much needed change and also a challenge!

Longer distances! I am not sure how my body will react to this, however right now I feel energized and MOST spiffy!!!

2 Likes
967

Energized and spiffy is good. My friend who is a pro strongman often throws in carry medleys, yoke, to hussafel, to sandbag, etc…

968

Thanks Scotto!! It felt great and also was a quick session. Worked out well!

Today
Mps 45x5, 65x5, 75 x5, 85 x3 ss with sets of push ups 25, 10, 10
Bb power cleans 65x10, 85 x10 x 4 sets
DB bench 35’s. x10, 40’s x10 x 3 sets, 42.5 x10
Chest supported rows 3 sets of 10
Seated rows 2 x10
Fat man pull ups x5
seated db cleans 4 x 15
glute stuff
pushed the prowler type thing, pulled the sled, x few times

2 Likes
969

Today
dead lifts 45x10, 155x5, 185x5, 225x5, 260x5, 295x5
ssb walking lunges 95# x 5 trips x 50 feet
sand bag carries 150# x 5 trips x 100 feet
ghr’s x 10, x15, x10
back extensions x 25
pull downs 4 x 15

1 Like
970

Today
fs 45x5, 155x5, 180x5, 205x5 ss with pull ups 8, 5, 5, 3, 3’s ( ss with other lifts)
log cleans unknown wt at BB gym x 5, log plus 10# x5, log plus 20# x 5
hex bar(55#) oh press 55x10, 60x10 x 2 sets, 70x10 x 2 sets
wide stance full rom zerhcers 95x10, 115x10 , 135x10, 130x10, 135x10
leg press x 1 min x 2 sets

I am working on myself a ton. One thing I want to do is share more and try and help people I can. A work friend mentioned some misc issues she’d had for motivation for training.

A lot of other details she mentioned that made me think of mentioning to to start a training log, online. I told her how much its helped me–motivation, tons of tips, for tons of support, for meeting super people online and in real life. I hope she does it! If she does I’ll let her decide if she wants to tel who sent her this way!

1 Like
971

Today might have got me kicked outta my gym! WHOOPS! I hope not, but we’ll see!

frame carry’s x 50 feet 200#, 300# x 3 trips, 360# x 3 trips, 400# x3 trips
timed stuff- carry husafel x 50 feet run 50 feet carry 150# sandbag x 50 feet run and carry farmer’s handles’s (80#) x 50 feet/arm
did this three times for time, all around a minute. I could run much faster next time
stone loads 108# x 5, 130# x5, 167#- tacky towel- x 7 total
did an amrap of 130# and on rep 12 it broke ! SHIT!

Sucks!!! I was JUST getting used to that stone’s shape :{ I left a note, I emailed the gym owner in my mortification asking if I can pay for it! I had a good 3 more reps in me too :{

Of course today was a day I did not lift in an empty gym.

Pictured below…the insides of a stone.

IMG_20180111_055612750
IMG_20180111_0556127502560×1920 1.44 MB

2 Likes
972

My God woman! You are so strong you broke a stone in half! That’s badass!

2 Likes
973

See if they will replace it with a “stone of steel”. Pretty much everywhere I’ve seen concrete stones made their own with a mold.

1 Like
974

What’s inside the stone? It looks like powder… white powder. Seems suspicious to me.

1 Like
975

HA!!! Thanks Chicken! I wish! It was only the 130# stone!! I don’t think I’ll forget that experience…of suddenly working with a piece of equipment that disappears!!!

Scotto!! They DO have a stone of steel, but its locked up in a box with a combination lock on it. I imagine only a few people are allowed to use it. There are a handful of sponsored strongman who work out at that gym so it might be their own as well, I am not sure. I’d be interested in trying that non the less.

That would involve me having to go to train with the other strongman when they do their team sessions which isn’t for me -I prefer to train alone. The owner did get back to me with a reply of " eh ,ok, stuff happens" . Cool.

O!!! HA!!! Maybe you’ve cracked the case on the secret atlas stone drug cartel … Alas this one’s center is Styrofoam. Like a kids school project foam ball with cement covering it.

Yesterday
ohp 45x3, 65x3, 70x3, 85x3
bb power cleans 75X10 x 5 sets
db bench 40’x x 10 x 4 sets, 45’s x 8
chest supported rows 5x10
seated rows 3 x 10
triceps pull downs 3 x 10
db cleans, rear delt stuff and misc messing around with the toys at new 24 hour gym

Today just stepmill x 25 mins and swimming, hot tub, glute stuff. SO LUXURIOUS! HA HA!

Its been a god month at least with my newer food stuff and my wt has stayed at 168 which is up 4ish pounds from 2017 but staying there. I am working on modifying my behavior --its come a LONNNNNG WAY. It won’t ever be normal but its going well. Here’s to it staying that way.

1 Like
976

Just stay the way you are, dear lady, and , when you are feeling outside the the normal, this is what I fall back on:))

frog

1 Like
977

"Normal " is boring and way TF overrated!

978

:D!!! Thanks Idaho! I appreciate it!!!

HA! Thanks Chicken!

Today
dead lifts 45x10, 155 x5, 205x5, 245x5, 275x5, 315x4
ssb walking lunges 85# x 50 feet x 2 trips, 95# x 50 feet x 2 trips, 105# x 50 feet
sand bag carries 150# x 80 feet, 200# x 80 feet, 200x100 feet, 200x50 feet, 150# x 100 feet x 2 trips
ghr’s 2 sets of 10
pull downs 4 x 15

Did not want to push the hamstring accessorizes today. That 200# bag was the one that gives me the willies-- its the one I tore my hammy on! It felt good to get over that hump, every so carefully, plotting my technique very cautiously. I will respect the shit outta that bag forever!

2 Likes
979

Today
fs 45x5, 155x5, 170x5, 190x5, 200x3, 220x2
log cleans log x3, log plus 10# x 3, plus 20# x 3, plus 30# x 3, log plus 10# x 10
hex bar oh press 5 sets of 10 ( wt probably around 65#
wide stance full rom zerchers with an axle bar 5x10 various wts, most was 125# if the bar wt’s 45#
leg press x 1 minute x 2 sets
pull ups in the mix 8,8, 6, 6, 4

1 Like
980

Today
t bar carries 237# x 100 feet x 3 trips, 277# x 100 feet x 3 trips, 317# x 100 feet x 3 trips
yoke clean grip carry empty (185#) x 50 feet, yoke plus 100# (285#) x 50 feet x 2 trips, yoke plus 180 (365#) x 50 feet x 2 trips
yoke zercher carry empty (185#) x 50 feet, yoke plus 40# x 50 feet, plus 120# x 50 feet x 2 trips, then empty a few trips

tried in on my back empty x a few trips- back doesn’t tolerate much loaded on it before an old injury starts to growl at me. I’d rather ever know how much it’d take to aggregate it again!
stone loads 108# x 10

swimming, sauna, and hot tub after! At a different gym!

1 Like
981

Yesterday
a set of 30 push ups
log clean then press for reps 67#x5, 77x5, 82x3, 87x3
bb power cleans 67# x 10 x 5 sets
forgot I was supposed to do a log press amrap x 60 seconds so did it then 65# x 20 , not all in one go
db benching 35’x x15, 40’s x 10 x 4 sets
t bar rows bar only ( 77#) x 12, 97# x 12 x 4 sets
seated rows 3x12
seated db cleans 10’s x 15, 12.5’s x 15 x 4 sets
tricep press downs stuff 4 x 10
prowlers push 90# on it x 5 trips

Today a walk and some hip circle for distance! HA HA!

2 Likes
982

Sunday- walk in the snow! x 4 ish miles, glute stuff at home

Today
dead lifts 45x10, 155x5, 205x5, 265x5, 295x3, 330
ssb walking lunges 105# x 50 feet x 4 trips, 95# x 50 feet
sand bag caries 150# bag x 100 feet x 5 trips
ghr’s 2 x 15
pull downs 4x15

supposed to do an amrap dl but didn’t push it. I’ve been tired and kinda off this weekend.

1 Like