Brutal Barbell Complex

[gasfr]

there is no such movement as a "straight legged dead(lift)". it is called a STIFF legged deadlift for a reason. the legs should be slightly bent but NOT straight.

[plank3000]

this must be brutal on the forearms

[eddouble11]

GO EDDIE!!!!!!!

[AngusBull2112]

Cosgrove's Evil 8 was here, this barbell complex is a faggot.

[AirJordan337]

lol at deadlifting 95 lbs

[RuthlessMurder]

Hey man, you are missing the one critical training tool when doing complexes... a puke bucket.

[v0rxxx]

I play football and these work outs are great for condition. Thx for the post impacktotalfitness.

[InexplicableRage]

okay okay okay haha that cracked me up, me and the guys i lift with always do that "ok i see you" haha

[buster999121]

instead of bicep curls i think its better to do close grip pull ups

[irishballa10]

it was awesome until the curls. cmon man! ultimate glory lift

[lifterXofXtheXdead]

funny how no one really understands wat hes doing here. this is abit like randys grappler circuit and i tried it the first time with 95 lbs and i thought it was really light so i went at it super fast and exploive every reps. by the end i was dead lol. this is energy system training, not str or power training. if he was training str he would be going heavier trust me

[DerRexMeister]

hey, great, i guess.

[ImpackTotalFitness]

I'm using the correct tool for MY athlete

at the right time in his off season program. Feel free to do whatever protocol works best for YOU...

[ioanonissimo]

@ImpackTotalFitness is this kind of complex training good for mma ??

does this increase strenght and stamina and power??

[nathawg]

@ioanonissimo

you're not looking to increase your strength or power necessarily from this, more so your endurance and stamina

[ak47523]

@ImpackTotalFitness How should I incorporate this into a 5 day split? I do back, legs, chest, shoulders, bi/tri?

[johnliamten]

@ak47523 don't.

[ImpackTotalFitness]

@everyone else- Why does everyone keep saying increase the weight? This type of training isn't designed for maximal or even sub-maximal weight. We use this to increase work capacity, lactate tolerance and build mental toughness.

[s33sal]

@ImpackTotalFitness I dont think most people on here have even tried a circuit workout. That really was a Brutal Barlbell Complex like the title says...

[ImpackTotalFitness]

@youlikepoops- Do it! Try ONE round with 135 pounds, record it and show us...

[youlikepoops]

I understand all this "conditioning" reasoning as for the explanation to the light weight, but even i just started doing "barbell complex's" (i put that in quotes because i just found out that is what thhey are called) and could most likely do this with 135 for 4-5 rounds, why dont you step it up guy?

[Machher786]

@youlikepoops post a video, turd burglar.

[youlikepoops]

@Machher786 okay. i have another to post so ill get tyhis in too.. i lol at when he starts grunting on the step back lunges

[Machher786]

@youlikepoops ill be waiting,

[00JakeR00]

Why did you put bicep curls in there?

[youlikepoops]

@00JakeR00 lulz

[vicenteumanzor]

That looks intense!!!!!!! Good work.

[smcgee1212]

could you lose fat from doing these sort of barbell complexes ?

[vicenteumanzor]

@smcgee1212 yes you can, High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

[ThePrettyboy198]

nice vid man...how many sets of this do you do

[proudmamma06wifey08]

you get after it man and fuck what those punks are talking about lol.

[alwayzAngry]

whats up tim tebow!!

but seroiusly, how many different sets do you recommend per workout? i do 3 sets of complexes 6x6 or so from different vids on youtube. a few more months and i'll give this one a try... it looks intense!

[weathered79]

great workout alot harder than it looks

[kylesteinhauser]

What's the rest period between each series?

[nameht55]

these arent for strength gain theyre more for muscle endurance and the cardio vascular system.

[QuackFu1234]

Beyond Brutal - he did 4 rounds of this? Sick. How much rest between complexes?

[fatalityhawk]

good, but shitty arse form on the bicep curls

[wlknier]

great job, very good muscular and cardio endurance

[dja4260]

That is by far one of the hardest workouts. I just got home from doing complex's. Dead, rows, cleans, front squat, push press, back squat. I thought I was going to die.

[steveteaches]

i wish i could bounce and use momentum...

[goofy2062]

Eddie, if I did exactly what you did in this video (no more, no less) 3 times a week, but with 55lbs, what should I expect to see? I'm 186cms, 170lbs and my current BMI is around 20 with 58.4% hydration and 37.9% muscle.

[bigzene34]

God dam man thats hard ass work fuck keep it up shit !

[80sbabyyy]

hahaha.. nice eddie, nice

[MrAlpico]

that's not 95 pounds

[paulanka2000]

its in the description

[ArmyAl3x]

Yes it is -

45lb Olympic Barbell + (2) 25lb plates = 95lbs

[Ginemaster3000]

lol are you stupid...haha 45=bar... and two quarters ummm 50+45= ummm i dont know do you? 96

[MrAlpico]

ok ok big boy, i did realize it weeks ago, thx

i thought he was lifting 30 kilograms

and please tell me why do you insult !!?

as we say "the loudest one in the room is the weakest in the room"

[Ginemaster3000]

lol...yeah i am the weakest.. got proof fag go check my video before you talk shit

lol.. and i have trained under numerous D-1 strength and conditioning coachs and in two years ill be a CSCS.. so i do think i have more knowledge then you do at this point..shut up please lol

[MrAlpico]

@Ginemaster3000

you've got nothing, big piece of fat

keep benching on the floor like all the fags of your kind & shut the f*** off please, i don't care of what u are able to do or not, i've got nothing to prove

and start jogging, u need it

[Ginemaster3000]

Lol... apparently you are active in weightlifting..did even know that was 95 lbs..and i got nothing huh..produce a video bitch..thats right you skinny fuck french bitch..i would toss your shit like trash..start jogging huh..yeah i do intervual training on treadmill dumbass, called a bulk and cut phase piece of shit..your so dumb go hang yourself..haha

[piattelli88]

where the is somewhere to post there is always a beak session hahaha

[hytuk]

I guess, why they dont add some pushing movements to the complex...theres so much work for the lower back and legs, and nearly nothing for the upper body. This should be mixed with some upper body complex for the balanced trianing....

[skyd171]

pushups are clearly shown in the video.

[hytuk]

Thats why i said "nearly nothing". Adding pushups alone is not enough to balance the workout. There are deads, rows, cleans....these all are WEIGHTED pulling movements vs pushups as the only pushing movement...disproporcion is clear. Nothing wrong with it, if other stuff (including more pushing motions) is included to a weekly routine....

[skyd171]

Usually barbell complexes are not a complete workout, they are just a warmup done 3 - 4 times with light-moderate weight. If this was all a person did in the gym 5 days per week, then your concern would have more merit...

[sjktss]

I agree. Although any bb complex can be a b*tch, this one lacks some diversity, i.e. pushing/shoulder girdle movements. I typically do deads, hang cleans, front squats, push presses, back squats and push ups. I think this incorporates more systems and flows from one exercise to the next as well.

as for it only being a warm-up, this big dude should still be able to add a couple pounds to the bar.

[smouldering]

@hytuk crap i accidentally gave you a thumbs down... i agree with you.

[ArmyAl3x]

Maybe he's doing two a week one for lower and one for the upper body?

[sjktss]

95lbs is easy, even with this complex. i would advise bumping it up to 115 or 125lbs.

i think it is mc hammer music in the background.

[skyd171]

its usually just a warmup..theres no reason to try to kill yourself with heavy weights.

[pgascoigne99]

sorry whats the song in the background??

[fordmorelia1]

wfk???

[bushidobadboy]

Harcore training! However there is excessive ROM on the RDLs, leading to lumbar flexion. Not safe or adviseable for long term spinal health.

[foottothroat21]

haha gimme a break. amazes how no matter what lift youre looking at some self proclaimed "expert" will go against the grain telling you how bad a lift is to sound smarter or for whatever reason. shutup

[bushidobadboy]

Yeah except that I am a chiropractor who has been lifting for years - with good technique. I think that does qualify me as an expert. Now that I look again he loses lumbar lordosis on the deadlifts too. And on the squats, suggesting hip mobility issues.

But thanks for your essentially irrelevant post. Keep it up.

Oh, and try not to tell people to 'shut up' over the net, safe behind your computer screen. In real life it pays to be more respectful when talking to people.

[steroidsR4losersson]

nothing qualifies you as an expert. SHUTUP. youre the same fucking dipshit like all the rest who spews out how bad a lift is blah blah blah same shit over blah blah blah ya i went to school i know my shit blah blah blah i like to let others know how smart i am blah blah blah foottothroat's lifts blow mine out of the water blah blah blah HAHA shutup you pussy

[bushidobadboy]

LOL. You know something? Since you wouldn't dare speak to a person (ANY person) like that in real life, I'm going to ignore you as the bitter little man you surely are.

Damn I'm glad I'm not you; carrying that much insecurity around nust be a heavy burden.

Give my love to your mother ;)

[jab1581]

this type of workouts are very good for fat loss...and yes..even with 95 lbs are very demanding

[soloskater1]

Sweet man, I'm going to use this for my GPP days

[Roberthurz]

Anyone who thinks that routine is easy using 95 pounds has more than likely never tried it. This isn't how much you can lift for a few reps. This is about conditioning. Nice routine!

[2407231511]

wow dude this is tough,

im a football player and a wrestler and i still think this looks tough...

[jdogiz345]

perhaps you should increase the weight, decrease the reps and amount of different exercises and perform as many rounds of it as possible in... hmm... let's say 15minutes? because deadlifting with 95lbs is simply ridiculous and there was zero glute activation.... which is the epitome of a BAD thing

[ImpackTotalFitness]

Lets see a video of you pulling this off, maybe you can tell me how your glutes feel afterwards? The EPITOME of a bad thing is giving training advice when you don't actually train! Let's get some videos up.

[jdogiz345]

why do u use baby weights??? that's all i really want to know..... how do u strengthen the posterior chain with 95lbs?? how does 95lbs recruit high threshold motor units that are needed in order to increase strength and explosiveness? can you answer one of these questions? thanks gg.

[ImpackTotalFitness]

I don't know why I'm talking to you... This is not MAX EFFORT, were not going for high threshold units. This is Lactate Threshold training, straight Energy System work.

[jdogiz345]

Nobody said anything about MAX EFFORT cool kid.... i just wonder why you think doing deadlifts.... cleans..... and other compound movements like those two using 95lbs....???? this complex in particular does NOT train lactate threshold at all... he's very far away from achieving that and he never will with these baby weights.... anything else to say?

[StAndAl0neCompl3x]

Wrong. Yes, this does train lactate threshold--look it up. Trainers like Martin Rooney and Alwyn Cosgrove, author and C.S.C.S. prescribe this type of training specifically for MMA fighters, who need to be able to tolerate high levels of lactic acid. Obviously no, this training is not necessarily MEANT to strengthen the posterior chain, increase strength or explosiveness. It's mainly metabolic conditioning, so to think of complexes as a way to strength of power train is erroneous.

[bushi132001]

@ImpackTotalFitness ignore trash talkers its a good vid man I liked it going to try it out myself at the gym I bet 80% of the people talking trash here have never even stepped foot in a gym

[tntkim]

@ImpackTotalFitness yeah 95lbs is enough, i usually do it with 95 as a finisher for my training, after that i usually fall onto the ground. I know its ridiculous cause the weight feels light in your hands but you are just out of air worn out. Its also a mental game. This is not a strength exercise or max effort work as you said, its a conditioning exercise!

[hurricaneivan117]

dude, leave your ego at the door, man :) its not about using so much weight that your struggling to get a few reps.

Its about pushing yourself to total exaustion using a weight that allows for perfect form. How much do you wiegh anyway?

[thefitpit]

@ImpackTotalFitness

They need to know what it's like to train beside you in a gym setting before coming out of the mouth sideways.

My name is Marcelus Oliver and I approve this message!

[dve8692]

looks tough even though the weight is light, how often a week do you do it>

[peakmatt]

form was really good

[JohnThePheonix]

awesome complex

[magland85]

total respect for doing 4! i tried one and pretty much died!

good strength

[Priole2000]

Great workout, but I wouldn't recommend that anyone do Good Mornings...they're a dangerous exercise for the lower back because of the lack of stability and balance. You're in a very compromised position.  Bruce Lee suffered a terrible injury doing them that never completely healed....tremendous back pain the rest of his life.

[guynamedtroy]

They're a good exercise as long as you maintain proper form and have warmed up THOROUGHLY before doing them. Bruce Lee suffered that back injury because he did NOT warm-up and loaded the bar to 135lbs (61kg), which is definitely not recommended!

[smackroscoe]

My trainer has me doing 3 sets of:

6-Deadlifts

6-Straight Leg Deadlifts

6-Rows

6-Power Cleans

6-Front Squats

6-Push Press

6-Behind the neck Squats

6-Good Mornings

Then rest for 2 minutes and do it again for a total of 3 sets. I first started with just 10pd plates on both sides and it wore my ass out! No joke, but I could barely stand after each complex.

[tiberius1979]

I've done those complexes before and even tho i had only 25 lbs on each side they kicked my ass. Nothing but respect for u guys, good workout

[ImpackTotalFitness]

Depends on the goal of the individual... This athlete was in Late Off Season Phase so we were working on his conditioning, mental toughness while at the same time achieving a fat loss affect. We would work up to doing 4-5 timed rounds and then finish off the session with some steady state(low intensity) cardio. Don't forget to EAT!

[bigtonutz]

how many of these would be done? how many rounds?or even how about timed?