My raw journey to 1900...

[Brian Hopper]

Congrats B. That's a killer day and to hit a PR after all that work is monstrous. When you add in the little sleep and sickness, it says good things for what you're gonna do when you feel GOOD. Rest up and make sure you're not killing your body training through that sickness. Recovery is huge.

Thanks a lot Tone, I appreciate it!!! The sickness I was feeling did go away after my deadlift set of 495, lol. I'm off tomorrow from work and the gym so I'll be chilling at the house hopefully trying to catch up on some sleep.

[Brian Hopper]

Major props, outstanding squats and deads!

Thanks a lot Coke!!!

[CHASE TRUSNOVEC]

big congrats brian!!! youre super stong brotha, keep hitting hit!! GOD BLESS!

[HJP]

Stoked you hit it for 3 man! Always good to nail what you have previously missed. Good feeling

[Brian Hopper]

big congrats brian!!! youre super stong brotha, keep hitting hit!! GOD BLESS!

Stoked you hit it for 3 man! Always good to nail what you have previously missed. Good feeling

Thanks guys, I appreciate it!!!

[muscle_g]

Great job!!!

[April Mathis]

Nice deadlift PR. And on the third set of 635. I figure you can hit at least 650x3 on a first heavy set.

[LuNa]

Brian, that is an awesome PR. Congrats!

[Tim K]

Nice deadlifts Hopper! A deadlift PR is always my favorite PR.

[Brian C]

Way to go Bri! Congrats on the PR!

[Brian Hopper]

Great job!!!

Thanks George!!!

Nice deadlift PR. And on the third set of 635. I figure you can hit at least 650x3 on a first heavy set.

Thanks alot April!!! I would love 650x3, lol. Maybe the next time I pull heavy again

Brian, that is an awesome PR. Congrats!

Thanks Luna!!!

Nice deadlifts Hopper! A deadlift PR is always my favorite PR.

Thanks alot Tim, any PR is a good PR

Way to go Bri! Congrats on the PR!

Thanks alot B!!!!

[Brian Hopper]

Thursday
04/12/12
Upper Accessory

Seated shoulder presses
BarxALOT
95x10
135/2x10
165x10
185x10
205x6...Got a little sweet chin music on my 6th rep so stopped, lol
205x8
135x10

Bench dips
BWx15
BW/3x20

Wide grip pulldowns
70x15
120x10
150/2x10
120x12

Barbell rows
115x10
135/3x10

Barbell curls
45x10
65x10
85/2x10

Done...Not a bad day, but I started feeling a little achy towards the end. I guess my body is still fighting something. So i'll be skipping tomorrow and hopefully I can kick this and be good for next week. The good thing is, i'll be deloading next week with my training around 70%.

[Tim K]

Chin music.... LMAO! At least you didn't knock yourself unconscious, break any teeth, or draw blood.

[Brian Hopper]

Chin music.... LMAO! At least you didn't knock yourself unconscious, break any teeth, or draw blood.

Yeah, I'm glad I didn't...lol!!! I'm actually surprised I didn't bleed a little seeing how new the bar is. Oh well, next time I'll try and be more careful.

[Coke]

Deloading next week sounds like a good idea, the smart thing to do for now before you set a new mark.

[Brian Hopper]

Deloading next week sounds like a good idea, the smart thing to do for now before you set a new mark.

The way I feel, I'm glad its coming up when it is. I'm not 19 anymore, back then I trained no matter what. The only time I took off was before and after a meet, lol.

[joey54]

I imagined Shawn Michaels superkicking you while barbell pressing. Ha!

[HJP]

Perfect time for a deload. Ouch, hate clipping the chin!

[Barbaccio]

We've found about 3 weeks of heavy, followed by a deload works for us. Looks like it's perfect for you as well! Tim & I are learning just as much as you are from the cycle. We're interested if you have the same issues we did at the same points. Hearing you're ready for a deload tells me that the 3 week cycles are perfect and the percentages are good.

[Brian Hopper]

I imagined Shawn Michaels superkicking you while barbell pressing. Ha!

Haha, same here and it didn't feel good.

Perfect time for a deload. Ouch, hate clipping the chin!

I agree, yeah it sucked a**!!!

We've found about 3 weeks of heavy, followed by a deload works for us. Looks like it's perfect for you as well! Tim & I are learning just as much as you are from the cycle. We're interested if you have the same issues we did at the same points. Hearing you're ready for a deload tells me that the 3 week cycles are perfect and the percentages are good.

I agree, I think training for 3 weeks heavy and then taking a deload works best.

[Brian Hopper]

I feel alot better then I did yesterday, but I still skipped training today. Even though i'm feeling better, I still don't feel 100%. I'll pick it back up on Monday!!!

[muscle_g]

Strong shoulder pressing!!!

[CHASE TRUSNOVEC]

chin music lol great work bud!!

[Brian C]

Good job B. Rest up on the deload buddy.

[Brian Hopper]

Strong shoulder pressing!!!

chin music lol great work bud!!

Good job B. Rest up on the deload buddy.

Thanks guys!!!