Coolant leak, maybe? Back in the 90s I used to drive old bangers and one blew a head gasket and the other had a thermostat malfunction that caused the engine to boil dry. Neither was good - the latter left me stranded on a roundabout on a busy road. No mobile phone back then either. Getting stranded sucks.
Take care of the hip.
Where on your hip are you hurting?
Cal - I don’t know what ended up being wrong but it’s going to be 1,000 to fix. =(
Nadia - My hip typically hurts in the front near the hip flexor area but occasionally it will also hurt in my lower back, almost in my butt. It’s probably sciatica or something similar. Right now, it is hurting in the back and hurts to sit/squat/walk/move in general. When I support myself with just my arms, something in my lower left side cracks and feels like something is lose. It ALSO feels like I am sitting on something on that side. Like a swollen tendon or something. Terrible!
10/26/2011
Bench
(TnG)
bar x 10
bar x 10
65 x 5
65 x 5
85 x 5
95 x 3
105 x 2 rep PR
115 x 0
110 x 1 (challenging!)
(paused)
75 x 1
75 x 1
85 x 1
85 x 1
95 x 1
95 x 1
BBB
(TnG)
75 x 10
75 x 10
75 x 10
Chins
4,4,4
Ab wheel rollout
5,5,5
Notes: I am going to be so sore tomorrow. This was the first time I tried paused benching and I have to say it wasn’t as hard as I thought it was going to be.
Update on the hip: Still hasn’t eased up. I found an A R T specialist in my area who has helped many athletes and I’m going to give it a try. Until then, I’ll be sticking with my softball rolling.
Hope the ART helps!!!
Thanks MiM, my appointment is this Monday. It turns out my insurance covered it too so I’m psyched!
10/28/2011
Press
bar x 10
bar x 10
50 x 5
55 x 5
60 x 5
70 x 0 (dude almost walked into me WTF?!)
70 x 1 (with some push)
push
70 x 5
70 x 5
Chins
3,3,3,3,3
Ab wheel rollout
5,5,5
Notes: Took a nap when I got home from work. I subbed in a third grade classroom today and the kids were ANIMALS.
I have yet to meet a kid that young that wouldn’t tire me out, let alone a whole classroom! Nice work on the pressing 
I hope you gave that guy a dirty look.
Hey Dani!
Strong pressing, girl. And I’m sorry to hear about the hip! I’m with Frenchie, I generally devote a good 10-20 mins pre lower-body workout for mobility and to make sure that I got things firing right. Upper not so much…lol!
I have a great stretch for opening the hips - ‘lying knee to knee stretch’ and I love Frenchies ‘retard frog’. If you google Assess and Correct “the eight great static stretches” you’ll find some good examples.
Anyways, nice work in here!
Ugh, 3rd glade classroom + day before halloween weekend = nightmare!
Agreed, strong pressing and that bench day looks solid as well! Very impressive.
Looking forward to hearing how the ART goes.
Pixie - thanks and I always give people dirty looks when they do stupid shit like that.
Masch - Thanks for the heads up, I’ll check those out.
cholulalula - Friday + preHalloween = disaster!!! Thanks for the compliments.
As for the ART, I had my first appt today. He did a basic survey of my pain and some physical tests and noticed that I had a lot of imbalances between my right and left leg. Tight adductors, tight IT band, patella femoral syndrome and the glute development of Hank Hill. (weak glutes) He also looked at some old MRIs that I had on file and found that I have herniated disks in my spine that were overlooked. It wasn’t what I wanted to hear of course but he thinks he can help me. He didn’t do any work today but I have another appt Friday.
I am skeptical of his opinion because he did not know what ‘powerlifting’ consisted of and told me that I should not deadlift for the time being but I’ve got the OK to bench. Funny, because benching hurts my hip more than deadlifting does. I will not stop pulling and expect to pull some heavy singles tomorrow. His expertise is really on rehabbing triathletes to start running again and I have NO interest in doing that again. I’ll give it a try and see how it goes.
Glute bridges ftw! I’ve been doing 100 a day for a week plus kb swings and it already feels like I’ve put some muscle on.
Hope the doctor can help you out!
Pixie - that’s a good idea, I’ll give them a shot.
Deadlift
95 x 5
95 x 5
135 x 3
135 x 3
165 x 3
180 x 1
180 x 1
180 x 1
180 x 1
180 x 1
180 x 1
180 x 1
180 x 1
(volume PR)
Notes: Deads were hard.
Some rehab stretching, softball SMR
One thing that might save you a little energy: if you’re using bumper plates, after you lock out just let go of the bar. Screw the eccentric!
Congrats on the PR I’m kinda excited to test out my deadlift this week and see what I can do. Been a while.
Awesome DLing!! Congrats on the PR!
Hm…I’d be dubious of the doc too. I’m sure he’s a great ART guy, but you’d think you want someone who has a bit of knowledge re: lifting, no? But you never know! Maybe ART is ART and it doesn’t matter what or why its done as long as the outcome is the same. I hope he works out for you too!
Dani: I hope art works for you. I’m sorry to hear about your continued hip pain. The right movement patterns and correcting imbalances I’m sure will help you. Keep after it.
You have very solid DL form. Great lifting!
Thanks everybody.
11/3/2011
Bench
bar x 10
bar x 10
65 x 5
65 x 5
85 x 5
95 x 3
105 x 1 + F
105 x 1
105 x 1
Paused
95 x 1
95 x 1
95 x 1
95 x 1
95 x 1
Some push ups
Ab wheel rollout
10, 10, 10
Triceratops with EZ curl bar
30 x 10
30 x 10
30 x 10
Notes: Wasn’t feeling the bench today. Body feels broken. I have my first real ART appt tomorrow and I’m hoping I can get some relief from that. My knees are a little sore from the last appt because of the tests that he did. I’m hoping I don’t have to endure anything too painful tomorrow.
Nice deads. Are you adhering to the prescribed one-minute rest between sets on the singles? I don’t think I could do that as the weight got heavier. How many more weeks to the program? What max did you dial in? Questions. Questions. As I mentioned, my coach wants me to try the program, so I’m very curious to see your results.
Are you pulling double overhand? And no belt? You do a great job with your back.
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Nice deads. Are you adhering to the prescribed one-minute rest between sets on the singles? I don’t think I could do that as the weight got heavier. How many more weeks to the program? What max did you dial in? Questions. Questions. As I mentioned, my coach wants me to try the program, so I’m very curious to see your results.
Are you pulling double overhand? And no belt? You do a great job with your back.
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In the beginning, I was doing 0:30 second rests give or take. With 180, it was 1-2 minutes. I have one week left. I pull 190 for 6 singles on Sunday. I put in a max of 225.
I am pulling double overhand and have never used a belt. I appreciate the compliment. I’m very proud of my deadlift form
I highly recommend the program. 6 weeks ago, 180 for a single was very hard for me and I was surprised at how easy they felt this week. If you do it, set your max higher than your current 1RM. My 1RM at the time was probably 205 so add 10-20 pounds.
Yes, I was curious about where to set my max. It’s about 220 right now, I believe. So maybe I’d dial in 231 (a competition PLing weight).
You should be proud of your form. It’s quite good.
Did you ever read the accompanying Gary article justifying the program? I just read it yesterday. Interesting theories, he has. If you need the link, let me know.
what an assortment of stuff you have goin on, sheesh!!
I have the same knee thing going on but like stage 5 lol. keep those quads and hammies strong!
Do your knees bother you that much, yet?