My raw journey to 1900...

[Brian Hopper]

Always doing very well man, fine upper body work.

Thanks Coke!!!

[Brian Hopper]

Friday
01/13/12
Lower Accessory

Front squats
Bar x 10
135 x 10
135 x 5
225 x 5
225 x 5
225 x 5

Leg presses
Single leg
2pps x 10
3pps x 8
4pps x 8
4pps x 8
2pps x 20

Step-ups
95 x 10
95 x 10
95 x 10

Prowler
2plates for 2 trips
3plates for 2 trips

Leg raises
3 sets of 10

[Coke]

On point with the training, no doubt you will be raising the bar more than ever and putting on clinics all the while, lol.

[Brian Hopper]

On point with the training, no doubt you will be raising the bar more than ever and putting on clinics all the while, lol.

Thanks Coke!!!

[HJP]

Nice front squats! How do you find the single leg leg presses?

[Brian Hopper]

Nice front squats! How do you find the single leg leg presses?

Thanks Hayden. I only do them as part of my rehab, or I would use both legs.

[LuNa]

Nice accessory work Brian.

[Brian Hopper]

Nice accessory work Brian.

Thanks Luna!!!

[NickAus]

Nice work Tank!!

[-JM-]

Relentless Hopp!!

I have added weighted dips back into my bench accessory too. I am now wondering why the hell I had ever stopped them. Just a few weeks and already feeling the difference again.

[Brian Hopper]

Nice work Tank!!

Thanks Nick!!!

Relentless Hopp!!

I have added weighted dips back into my bench accessory too. I am now wondering why the hell I had ever stopped them. Just a few weeks and already feeling the difference again.

Thanks Justin!!! They were a huge movement in my training back in the day and now i'm bringing it back

[Brian Hopper]

Monday
01/16/12
Bench

Bench press
Bar x 20
135 x 10
135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 2
365 x 2
410 x 1...added wrist wraps
410 x 1
390 x 2

Dead press
135 x 3
225 x 3
345-4x1

Dips
BW+25 x 10
BW+45 x 10
BW+55 x 10
BW+55 x 10

Schwabs
90 x 10
140 x 10
180 x 10
180 x 10


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Well, I have decided to do the RAW United Beau Moore Classic (depending on if they let me wear my EFS knee sleeves) and today was my first week of meet prep, and it didn't go as good as I wanted. I was suppose to do 410 for 3 sets of doubles. But once again, the gym was empty and no one to spot me. So I had to do the left off myself and I couldn't get comfortable. So I did 2 singles and stopped, because those were hard. I'm thinking about going to Golds and doing my bench work for this meet. More then likely i'll still do the meet even if my training for it doesn't go as good as I would like.

[Brian Hopper]

In case anybody is wondering, i'm 8 weeks out.

[Brian C]

Tough lifting off by yourself. Still got quality work in. I have no doubt you will be fine for this meet with your work ethic. Look forward to it!

[MarcusWild]

I'm not sure how you liftoff that much by yourself. It does mess up your setup. Hopefully you find someone to liftoff, so you can hit the weights you're capable of in training.

[HJP]

8 weeks out! Be competing at a similar time! Tough having no lift off. Interested to see how it all goes mate

[Brian Hopper]

Tough lifting off by yourself. Still got quality work in. I have no doubt you will be fine for this meet with your work ethic. Look forward to it!

It is and I have no idea how Mike T does it. I'm still gonna do my best in training and hope for the best. I need some gym partners!!!

I'm not sure how you liftoff that much by yourself. It does mess up your setup. Hopefully you find someone to liftoff, so you can hit the weights you're capable of in training.

It was hard and my form was shot once I lifted off. That's why I'm considering going to Golds Gym and doing my bench work. There are a few people I can get to spot me.

8 weeks out! Be competing at a similar time! Tough having no lift off. Interested to see how it all goes mate

It is tough and hopefully things will work out for me. The meet is March 10th.

[April Mathis]

The days I benched there by myself I just put a bench in the power rack and put it back farther under the bar. It made the liftoff for myself easy. And if you can still go for an extra rep, because even if you fail the pins catch it. I cannot lift off more than 225-275 on a regular bench otherwise, because the bar is too far behind my head, but mid-300s to low-400s was easy setting it up this way.

[Brian Hopper]

I'll try putting the bench further back. But I think a lot of it is mental for me. But we'll see, I'll try it next time if I don't have a spot.

[LuNa]

Shame to hear about the spotting issues. Im sure you will work it out though. Very exciting to see you do the meet!

[Brian Hopper]

Shame to hear about the spotting issues. Im sure you will work it out though. Very exciting to see you do the meet!

Thanks Luna!!!

[Brian Hopper]

Tuesday
01/17/12
SQ/DL

Squats
Bar x alot
150 x 10
150 x 10
240 x 5
330 x 3
420 x 2
510 x 2...added knee sleeves
560 x 2...added belt
560 x 2
570 x 2

Rack pulls
Bar set right at mid knee
135 x 2
225 x 2
315 x 2
405 x 2
495 x 2
585 x 1...added belt
635 x 3

Decline sit-ups
BW x 10
BW+15 x 10
BW+15 x 10
BW+15 x 10
BW+20 x 10


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Done...Today was a much better day then yesterday. I decided to give pulling from the floor a break today and do some rack pulls, since i'll be pulling about 95% of my 1RM next week for some doubles.

[Coke]

Incredible lifts dude, setting a new mark!

[Brian Hopper]

Incredible lifts dude, setting a new mark!

Thanks alot Coke!!!

[HJP]

Squats Pulls and Ab's, nice day! Strong work!