Ben Brizendine training log

[benbriz]

damb back up to 213 alrdy? haha nice

Very nice. Just like planned!

[benbriz]

DE Bench

Normal warmup bies, tris and grip

BB Bench (all sets 3 hand poss)
135 x 45
185 x 30
Add blue band
3 x 3
Add green band
3 x 3
Remove green band
3 x 6
Add 50 lbs
3 x 6

Rev band floor press (-150 at top, - 180 at bottom)
405 x 10
495 x 8
545 x 3 x 5

Tricep circut
Kennely DB's
50 x 12
60 x 8
70 x 5

Pushdowns
190 x 10 x 3

BW Dips
10 x 3

Great night!

Sauna BW 206!!!

[bigred90]

nice workout, tricep circuit looks like a bitch

[kabukirocks]

nice work dude!

if you have any time this weekend let me know. will be working on setting up the gym. also got the pad on order for the sick comp bench. Should have everthing ready to roll within the month.

super excited for the new awesome gym and time to recruit some more dedicated athletes!

[benbriz]

Had a really crappy day on Saturday. I went in for a squat session and hurt my back on a f'n pussy 315 for 8 reps. This has been a ongoing issue so I found a really good Chiro in town that believes in rehabing with ultrasound. I went in today and it made a big differance. One session today and it alreay felt good enough to hit heavy bench tonight.

ME Bench

normal warm up Grip, Bies and Tris

bar x allot. 3 hand poss.
135 x 45 3 hand poss.
245 x 30 3 hand poss.
335 x 10
Add 3 board
445 x 3 x 2 Felt weak, back was still tight, no arch
add SP 44 Katana
495 x 5 freeking lightning
545 x 3
635 x 3
675 x 3
725 x 2 PR in SP
755 x 1 PR in SP shoulld have went for 3, Shirt was Jacked and It felt great! Gives me some good confidence for 2bd next week.

Mid pin rack lockouts - RAW 5 second pause at top
405 x 5
455 x 5 x 2

Kennelly DB's
40's x 10 x 3

Great night. Adrian is the newest member of the team. He is a 242 Lbs'er that benched raw 505 last meet. Great guy. He went up to 585 (raw) for 3 or 4 sets of 3 off the bd's tonight. Very good partner.

[Eddie-M]

I see what you did. 5 second pause at the top. You fuqin beast

[LessThanLuke]

Bloody strong as always Ben. Keep it up.

[gymratharris]

Great bench session Ben, crazy numbers.

[kabukirocks]

Adrian is a good guy for sure.

hey bro, i didnt hear from you about the move this weekend?

to much going on forgot to call. Shop is extended now. Just moving out everything from the shop and reorganizing.

If you have time this evening i'll be working on it after 430pm.

Does Johny expect a call from me about the meets?

[bigred90]

amazing session man

[benbriz]

Adrian is a good guy for sure.



to much going on forgot to call. Shop is extended now. Just moving out everything from the shop and reorganizing.

If you have time this evening i'll be working on it after 430pm.

Does Johny expect a call from me about the meets?

Yes, he is ready for you.

[benbriz]

Hey thanks guys. Im really suprised this single ply is giveing me so much support. Tonight i ordered a new Super Katana (46). WABDL is allowing a small scoop on the neck so we shall see!

[Assassin]

So was that your 3 board work?? That's some serious weight, my friend!

[Chad777]

Amazing weight your throwing around man. Pretty sure my forearms would snap haha.

[kabukirocks]

just read up on that super katana. sounds like a good shirt...especially for WABDL it may be the best you can use.

might have to think about it myself when i get ready for a new shirt...since its almost half the price of the super phenom i was using.

Looks like your really kicking ass with the one you've got now.

[benbriz]

So was that your 3 board work?? That's some serious weight, my friend!

Right on Brother. Its a weird deal to me that Im finnally starting to understand. First time I went to 700 it felt like it was crushing me and I thought there is no way I can press this. (that was in a perfect fitting double ply) Spent two months there getting accustom to the wt then went back to a loose single ply for the last comp, so never handled anything over 635. Now working in the tight single and haveing time for a full board cycle, the 7's feel better than before in the double! Freaking weird. I honestly felt like I could have done a triple with the 755 in that shirt. I usually loose about 100lbs from a 4bd to the chest. I hope that is the case here cause then I would finally beat Dennis Cieri.

[benbriz]

Amazing weight your throwing around man. Pretty sure my forearms would snap haha.

I used to think about that allot and doing heavy lockouts I got really bad wrist splints for months. So I started hitting lots of extra heavy grip work and now no problems.

[benbriz]

just read up on that super katana. sounds like a good shirt...especially for WABDL it may be the best you can use.

might have to think about it myself when i get ready for a new shirt...since its almost half the price of the super phenom i was using.

Looks like your really kicking ass with the one you've got now.

Thanks bro. I go back and forth thinking about Ragex vs Katana. This new one might push me over the edge!

[benbriz]

Whatever I feel like day.

Still nurseing the low back but getting better.

Seated smith rack military.

135 x 15 x 4

Heavy grip work x 5

Bench tech

Setup stuff

135 x 1 x 10

Did more talking then work tonight.... Still fun. Looking forward to DE bench tommorow....

[theduffman]

speaking of forearms snapping that's how I felt with 385 today it hurt lol doing heavy grip work helps with that?

[Ezy10z]

Awesome work.

Sub'd.

[benbriz]

speaking of forearms snapping that's how I felt with 385 today it hurt lol doing heavy grip work helps with that?

For sure. I hit grip at least 3 times a week. I think it has fixed my elbows and made the heavy bench "feel" allot better.

[Chad777]

For sure. I hit grip at least 3 times a week. I think it has fixed my elbows and made the heavy bench "feel" allot better.

What grip work are you doing? I do grippers once a week, but thats about it. Try to do 5-6 sets with the higher resistance and then some volume work with lower stuff. I agree with it helping wrists though, mine feel so much better now that I use grippers.

[benbriz]

What grip work are you doing? I do grippers once a week, but thats about it. Try to do 5-6 sets with the higher resistance and then some volume work with lower stuff. I agree with it helping wrists though, mine feel so much better now that I use grippers.

I think Ill put together a grip video for you. I have a pretty good circut but hard to explain you know? Check back tonight!

[benbriz]

DE Bench

Normal warmup bies, tris and grip

BB Bench (all sets 3 hand poss)
135 x 45
Add blue band
3 x 3
Add 50 lbs chain
3 x 3
add 50 lbs
3 x 6

Rev band floor press (-150 at top, - 180 at bottom)
405 x 10
495 x 3 x 3

Kennely DB's
50 x 12 x 3

Good night! BW 207

[Chad777]

I think Ill put together a grip video for you. I have a pretty good circut but hard to explain you know? Check back tonight!

Awesome, thanks man.

DE Bench

Normal warmup bies, tris and grip

BB Bench (all sets 3 hand poss)
135 x 45
Add blue band
3 x 3
Add 50 lbs chain
3 x 3
add 50 lbs
3 x 6

Rev band floor press (-150 at top, - 180 at bottom)
405 x 10
495 x 3 x 3

Kennely DB's
50 x 12 x 3

Good night! BW 207

Nice session man.

[gymratharris]

Good workout as always Ben. I had a question for you too. I know you do those timed DB Presses for 2 minutes with light weight.....are you still pressing quick and explosively on those and getting as many reps as possible, or are you just going slow and controlled? Do you go to complete failure/fatigue? I am thinking of incorporating these into my light day.

[benbriz]

Good workout as always Ben. I had a question for you too. I know you do those timed DB Presses for 2 minutes with light weight.....are you still pressing quick and explosively on those and getting as many reps as possible, or are you just going slow and controlled? Do you go to complete failure/fatigue? I am thinking of incorporating these into my light day.

I really liked those but have layed off a little lately. I think they are great but have just been lazy you know. After worlds Ill get back to them... The idea is to pick a wt you can only get 30 or so reps with. Of course in 2 minutes youll have time to do more than that. So you have to pace yourself by the second minute Im usually just trying to get 2-3 reps in a row and then finding the safest place to rest (top or bottom) Do the reps however you can get them. I would say im more explosive most of the time. Make sence?

[benbriz]

Hey guys my system crashed this weekend. I have some great videos on my camera just waiting to be posted (grip and ME bench tonight) Im also working on a how to tweek your shirt video but dont think Ill get it done this week as I will be in Seattle from Wendsday till Friday.

[benbriz]

ME Bench

The best 2bd day ever.... We have had some great new team members in the past couple weeks show up. We have 3 guys out benching me raw right now so that is really cool. (but then we put the shirts on heheheh) Today went like this!

Normal warmup Grip, Bies and tri's

BB Bench
bar x allot
135 x 45
225 x 15
335 x 3
425 x 2
Add 2 bd
445 x 3
Shirt up (44 sp Katana, very tight but getting used to it)
515 x 5
585 x 3
635 x 3
675 x 3 rep PR
725 x 1.5 Last rep was a grinder, GREAT PR!!! 655 full range should be in the books!

Tri circut
Kennelly DB's
50's x 10 x 3
Pushdowns x 3
Dips x 3

Highlights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT86giZG36k