cara brennan

writer/actor/iron-enthusiast/cat-food-dispenser ... ... “ The empires of the future are the empires of the mind. ” — Winston Churchill

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About to get weird. #strongmanorwhat #youdecide #ducttapeholdstheworldtogether #strongman #atlasstones #eventday

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115kg/255lbs off floor 3 x 5. Final set, felt great. #deadlift #train #powerlifting #womenwholift #lift #hammiesfordays #hamsonfire #iwanthamnow

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Third successful rep and one failed rep at 135 kg/297.6 lbs #deadlift off 4" mats. Sometimes we fail, and that's the point. It makes us better. In my later sets off the floor, I corrected my excessive backward lean and focused on pulling UP more. I have a tendency to pull back, which throws off balance and renders the lift inefficient. I learned a lot from today's work and look forward to murdering next week's deads. And thanks to my coach @canterpower for the brutal programming 😃 now excuse me while I go eat everything. #deadliftordie #powerlifting #ironmind #fitfam #womenwholift #getstronger #lift #liftbigeatbig

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Event training this past Saturday. 270lbs. #yoke #strongman #lift #globalstrongmangym #powerlifting #getstronger

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Today's groovy random art brought to you by #rosariospizza on the #les and #beansandgreens on #18thst #cool #insanitywolf #loveistelepathic

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#Brooklyn #spring #architecture #cadmanplaza #downtown

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Yesterday's #frontsquats 135 lb x 6. These were brutal and after the first set I seriously doubted if I could complete all four sets. I managed, though. #squat #lift #powerlifting #strongman #ironmind #ow #couldntbreath #buttheyllmakemebadasssoimmadothem

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Last two reps of 285 lb #deadlift X 5 off 4" mats. Great session today. The front squats after these nearly killed me though - much cursing abounded. #lift #powerlifting #strongman #chickswholift #deadliftsgiveyouwings #needmoarnap

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#goodmorning #tgif #flexfriday #thatsaproteinshake #moarcoffee #gymlife #davidbartongym #limelight #igfitness #lift

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And my #olympiada wraps came! Note the excellent subtitle. #letthegainzbegin #lift #powerlifting #strongman

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The delt pump is so real. Finished a heavy pressing day with @canterpower at #globalstrongmangym then back to my home base #davidbartongym #limelight for some assistance work in the form of delt raises and tri work. It's funny how drastically lifting has changed my perception of pleasing aesthetics. I used to want nothing but to shrink down. Smaller butt, smaller arms, smaller legs. And now those are things I celebrate being bigger in large part because of what they help me do. #bringontheDOMS #liftbigeatbig #liftbiggetbigger #lifting #bench #ow #downwiththethickness

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Here's my 115kg / 254lbs #deadlift from yesterday again - but just the end. I drop the weight and immediately just lean on the rack behind me so I don't fall down. This is what we rarely see. This is brutally HARD work. This was a nosebleed set. I was tired AND I was sore before I started lifting, from the previous day's training. I felt like my arms were being ripped off, like my back was just shredding apart. That's what this kind of work takes. But it's also some of the most rewarding work I've ever done. It's not for everyone and that's good - we are meant to do different things. But don't for a second think that just because you're not a lifter or athlete that you can't push yourself this hard or acheive results like I have or achieve whatever your goals are. Two years ago I had never touched a barbell. I did this. You can too. It's tough. It's brutally tough. That's a good thing. #getstronger #killyourlimits #discipline #motivation #inspiration #fitspo #fitfam #lift #instafit #igfitness #powerlifting #ironmind #bedifferent #workhard #outlier #greatnesstakestime

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In seven years of living here, I had never walked the #brooklynbridge buntil last night. Wish I hadn't waited so long. #nyc #mycity #Brooklyn #donewthings

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#deadlift Friday at #globalstrongmangym,115kg/254lbs x 6. Last two reps were a slow grind - nice surprise was I thought my form fell apart toward the end, but I held it together! Perfect practice makes perfect performance yadda yadda. #LiftBigEatBig #fuckyoukilleverything #powerlifting #ironmind #fitfam #instafit #igfitness #womenwholift

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Taking advantage of #davidbartongym #Limelight 's beautiful moody lighting for #flexfriday #chickswithmuscle #instafit #fitfam #liftbiggetbigger

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Head over to Out.com to readnmy worknout tips! #Regrann from @davidbartongym - #Trifecta! DBGym #Trainer Cara can #tone your #wholebody in private session, in #MuscleMass class on #Sunday @ #Limelight #Chelsea #NYC, & from the pages of @outmagazine www.out.com/lifestyle/2015/3/04/get-your-fit-5-all-over-body-workout-moves #GetYourFitOn #Volume #Intensity #StrengthGain #LookBetterNaked

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Last 3 of 85 x 13. Last 5 reps were pause before lockout. So you know why my #bench sucks? Because it's sloppy. Because I don't work on it with the same level of precision I do my squats and deads. That ended today - I focused on taking my time and creating a solid set-up and then making every rep as specific as possible. Perfect practice makes perfect performance. It's not that I hate bench but I could never get fired up for it. Why? Because it was my biggest weakness. No longer! I'm going to get really good at the stuff I shy away from - chest pressing, core work, and endurance/conditioning. By making my weaknesses my strengths, I'll be more well rounded, mentally and physically tougher, and more disciplined. #getstronger #lift #powerlifting #ironmind #fitfam #davidbartongym #limelight