Brian C's Journal

[Brian Hopper]

Awesome job on the bench PR's and strong pulls. Sucks about the rib though, hopefully it's not a setback.

[J L S]

Nice benching and pulls! Deficits with a lot of chain weight are no joke! Been using them for ME work and they blow your brains out! Feel great for the lockout!

[Brian C]

Awesome job on the bench PR's and strong pulls. Sucks about the rib though, hopefully it's not a setback.

Thanks Bri! Rib is fine. Feels ok today. Just a minor pull or something.

Nice benching and pulls! Deficits with a lot of chain weight are no joke! Been using them for ME work and they blow your brains out! Feel great for the lockout!

Thanks Jay! I love that movement with the chains. I feel I get a lot out of it. And conventional felt great. No back issues, so im going to incorporate more conv movements into training.

[Brian Hopper]

Rib is fine. Feels ok today. Just a minor pull or something.

Thats good to hear!

[Brian C]

Shitty second half of the week for training. Work and life issues. Thursday I got some shoulder DB work and pullups late night at home.

6/2
Was working but left for a bit to meet up with the crew for squatting, but no sooner did I get there, I got a call to head back. So today was a deload instead of next week.
Bar+200 chains x 8
325 x5 x2

Then had to roll. Blah. June is going to suck for training, so ill need to find a battle plan to get everything in.

[Brian Hopper]

Sorry about your circumstances. Hopefully things will turn around and you'll be back on track.

[Brian C]

Sorry about your circumstances. Hopefully things will turn around and you'll be back on track.

Just busy busy busy. Ill get the work in, just have to adjust a little.

[Brian Hopper]

Just busy busy busy. Ill get the work in, just have to adjust a little.

I totally understand, i'm going to have to adjust somethings when the baby is born.

[Brian C]

AM Cardio

15 min walk on treadmill 3.2 mph
10 sprints 10 mph 15 on/45 off (last spint 30 sec)

Done after a 23 hour shift at work....ugh

[Brian C]

Bar+120lb chains x10
135+ch x10
225+ch x5
245+ch x5
245+ch x3
245+ch x3
245+ch x3
245+ch x3

Weighted dips
BW+90 x12
BW+135 x5
BW+135 x5

Facepulls
2 x12

HS Lat Pulldown
3pps x12 x2

[nickp8]

Solid bench work Brian.

[Brian Hopper]

Nice bench work!!!

[Brian C]

Solid bench work Brian.

Nice bench work!!!

Thanks guys!

[Brian C]

Extra wide sumo 2inch block pulls

135x5
225x5
315x3
405x3
425x3
425+40lb ch x3
425+40lb ch x3
425+40lb ch x3

Free squat w/ giant cambered bar
250 x10
340 x10

Rev Hyper
180 x20
180 x20
180 x20

GHR Abs
BW x20
BW x20
BW x20

2 inch blocks is a bitch of a starting position for me. Raw strength is steadily feeling better. Keeping it a slow progression.

[HJP]

Still getting good work in even with the busy circumstances. Good to see your working around it all. Doing fine man

[Brian C]

Still getting good work in even with the busy circumstances. Good to see your working around it all. Doing fine man

Thanks Hayden. Crazy schedule,but im not training for anything yet. So its not a big deal. More then likely next full meet wont be until Dec 1st. Just want to be there for the crew to help out whenever I can though. Ill find ways to get my work in.

[nickp8]

Nice work on the sumo pulls. What meet are you doing in December?

[Brian Hopper]

Some strong sumo pulls!!!

[Brian C]

Nice work on the sumo pulls. What meet are you doing in December?

Thanks Nick. Looking to do the RPS Christmas Carnage meet in Allentown on Dec 1st.

Some strong sumo pulls!!!

Thanks buddy.

[Brian C]

Speed bench w/ bands(180~200lbs)
Bar
Bar+short minis x3
Bar+short minis/lights x3
95+bands x3 x3 (thumb off smooth)
95+bands x3 x3 (ring on ring)
95+bands x3 x3 (index on ring)

Seated DB Press
65s x15
65s x15

Pendlay Rows
225 x8
225 x8
225 x8
225 x8

DB Shrugs
100s x50

DB Curls s/s Tri pushdowns
35s x12 s/s 150 x20 ( 2 sets)

[Brian Hopper]

That's some strong tension, lol. Nice work bro!!!

[Brian C]

That's some strong tension, lol. Nice work bro!!!

Thanks buddy

[Brian C]

Free Squats
145x5
235x5
325x3
445x3
445x3
445x3
445x3
445x3

RDLs
315x10
315x10
315x10

Reverse Hypers
360x12
360x12
360x12

GHR
BW x10
BW+mininband x10 x2

GHR Abs
2x20

[Coke]

Digging the squats and all BC.

[joey54]

Maybe I'll hit that Christmas meet up too. We'll see how the fall training goes.