News Articles of Bryan Dermody

It is hard to believe I am already going into the fourth week of my final phase before USAPL Deadlift National Championships. Training has been moving along very nicely. I was able to complete a completely raw 600x5 in the deadlift. I will gradually build up to a near max set of five with just a...

Training has been going well for USAPL Deadlift Nationals. I have completed a 14-day accumulation phase, and am now in my last week of the transformation phase leading up to this competition. The current phase has focused on front squats and safety bar good mornings to get my legs and low back r...

On July 11th I had the great privilege of competing in the USAPL U.S. Open in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. This contest offered a full power meet, push-pull, bench press only, and deadlift only. I competed in the deadlift only portion of the meet. The meet was put on by Robert Keller. His meets are alway...

As some of you may remember, I mentioned in one of my previous blogs that I never thought I would be ready for competition by this summer. However, with the excellent progress I have made lately because of my torn spinal erector healing and the competitive urge inside of me, I have decided to co...

Patience has never been one of my strong points, and one of the areas in my life that this is most evident is in my training. Although I am improving, in large part due the help of several accountability partners that are also in the iron game, my patience has a lot of room for improvement. Grow...

The healing process has come to a slowed pace, in part due to the cumulative effect of 6 weeks of the RDL Russian Cycle. The body is definitely overreaching at this point and needs a brief unload period. I will take a three day unload period that will consist of soft tissue, flexibility and mobi...

The rehab process has been progressing nicely thus far. The Russian cycle of RDL’s was pretty rough the first couple of weeks, but since then the body has adapted well and the low back has been able to handle the loads so far. The fascia is less and less sore after each lower body workout ...

I have finally sorted out my lower back injury the best that I can and have started the process back to full health. Shortly after the Arnold Classic I found out that I had torn my thoracolumbar fascia on the right side of my back. Fascia is a thin layer of connective tissue that envelopes musc...

The 2010 Arnold Classic was one of the best experiences of my entire life. As is typical in most valuable experiences in life it is the people that made the Arnold Classic an unforgettable experience. I would like to thank all the members from Team HMB that were at the event: Shawn Baier (a bett...

The big picture is starting to come together, despite all of the speed bumps along the way. The torn fascia is not 100%, and I doubt it will be for the contest. Nonetheless, I believe I will still be able to put up a pretty competitive number in the deadlift for the Arnold. Training and competin...

The one thing I hate about the training process is that it very seldom goes exactly according to plan. On the other hand, the one thing I love about the training process is that because of this, so much learning and growth as a strength athlete takes place. I still have not been able to ge...

Just started the final phase of my training leading up to the ASF. Was able to pull 860 without straps and 880 with straps on the rack deadlift from 21” off of the ground. This is a very hard position to pull from for me because it puts the bar right at the middle of the knee cap – a...

I am currently in the last week of my second of three cycles leading up to the Arnold. The current phase is intended to peak for a 5-Repetition Maximum in the deadlift off of the floor. I will use a suit and belt for this 5-RM pull. I used a short three week cycle of band deadlifts in order to p...

Just finishing up a short 16-day accumulation phase. I tore some fascia in my low back about two months ago while doing deficit deadlifts. I really wanted to use this phase to test it and find out if it is totally healed yet or not. I was able to do a raw 5x5 with 500 pounds on three-inch defici...

Training has been going great for the Arnold. Just finishing up my last phase before I focus on my last macrocycle before the contest. I really focused on my glute and hip strength this phase with straight-leg sumo deadlifts, bent leg reverse hypers, single-leg rdls and other rdl variations - ch...

On October 23rd I was extremely humbled by accepting an invitation to compete in the GNC IPF Pro Deadlift at the 2010 Arnold Schwarzenegger Sports Festival (ASF). This has been nearly a year long quest that started in December of 2008 when IPF World Champion Brad Gillingham convinced me to kind ...