[quote]metalfujimi wrote:
I feel ya on all these injuries you keep getting bro. Reading your log is starting to remind me of me lol[/quote]
Getting old sucks. I used to heal from shit like this in a few days, but now a shoulder injury puts me out for months at a time. I want to replace all my joints with synthetic things.
Friday
Dynamic Banded GM
185+eliteFTS mini band
8x3
Awesome. The challenge was exploding without jarring my knee at the top. 1 minute rests, stayed pretty explosive throughout. No idea how much band tension was actually added.
Smith Shrug
4PPSx10,12,
4+25x10,15
Come at me. This was definitely easier on my knee, so I don’t feel teh ghey doing them.
Preacher Strict DB Curl
35x10x4
Ugh.
Would have gotten another biceps lift in and maybe a triceps, but the boss was taking us out to lunch.
[quote]HeavyTriple wrote:
[quote]metalfujimi wrote:
I feel ya on all these injuries you keep getting bro. Reading your log is starting to remind me of me lol[/quote]
Getting old sucks. I used to heal from shit like this in a few days, but now a shoulder injury puts me out for months at a time. I want to replace all my joints with synthetic things.[/quote]
That’s what I’m saying man. I wanna do something like Wolverine and get my joints covered in metal.
[quote]HeavyTriple wrote:
the boss was taking us out to lunch.[/quote]
^^^Haha…that one always makes me laugh.
Monday
GM
245, 265, 285, 300x3
One of those days where I really didn’t want to go in and lift, but as soon as I started warming up I felt great. I’ll jump to 315 next time, probably.
DB Shrug/Leg Curl w/ 1 leg ECC
130/112.5 x15/10, 20/10x2
I’ll be doing 30 reps on the DB shrugs soon.
Weighted Decline Situps
30x12x2
Added a twist on the second set, but I think it made the exercise less effective.
Tuesday
Tri Bar Floor SC
120, 125x10, 130x10+3+3
Decided at the last moment to start doing DC work, and it was awesome. Turns out the bar was lighter than I thought, so this was 5 pounds heavier than last week on the heaviest set, but the numbers were different.
DB Floor Flye
Tried these, but felt some pain even at 50. I did discover later I could do pushups, so I’ll be doing those soon.
Pullover
210x10x2, 240x10+3+3
Tri Pressdown
87.5, 100x10, 112.5x10+3+3
Lat Pressdown
67.5x10+4+3
The DC template made this a lot more fun, and I was still sore the next two days, so a success for sure. I think my (once) good shoulder is proper fucked, though. It may be narrow grip benching forever for me if this ever heals up properly.
Thursday
Bb Row
275, 315x5, 345x10+3+3
Might be a bit heavy for a 10 set, but it was very effective.
T-Bar Row
3, 4platesx10, 4+35x10+3+3
Snatch RP
315x15
Doing light weight to keep my knee from hurting. Might have been able to bang out 20, but my back was already on fire. I’ll probably go to a DC set of 10 next week.
Machine Row
125, 150x10, 175x10+5+5
Great day because my shoulder felt nothing from any of this.
Friday
Dynamic GM
195+mini band
6x3
Knee was getting too achy so I stopped after 6.
Smith Shrug
505x10+3+3
Got me sore.
Bent LR/Perfect Pushup
35/BWx10/10, 10/10, 10/12, 10/15
Shoulder tolerated the perfect pushup really well.
Monday
Good Morning
255, 275, 295, 305x3
Got a little shaky on 295 after stumbling, so I held off on 315. Nice solid set at 305, and I should be able to attempt 315 next week for a PR.
DB Shrug/DB Strict Curl
130/25x20/10, 20/10, 25/10
My knee is really hampering my ability to do much of anything for legs besides one exercise. Even leg curls felt daunting after this.
Tuesday
DB Bench
100x10,10,12
Couldn’t go heavy because of the shoulder, but these were not painful. I played around with light BB bench in between sets and found that it was much better than a few weeks ago. Hopefully this signals the beginning of the slow climb back. These were supersetted with Prone Ys.
Tri Bar Floor Ext
135x9+3+2
Good stuff.
Pullover
247.5x10+3+4
Pressdown
112.5x10+3+3
Much stronger this week, but this is pretty rough on my elbow.
Good progess with the shoulder. I may limit triceps isolation because of elbow tendinitis, so hopefully I’ll be capable of some sort of narrow-grip board pressing soon.
KNEE UPDATE
Went in to the sports medicine clinic and scheduled surgery for June 22nd. Conservatively, I may bay squatting in a little over two months. The docs tell me it’s a classic aneurysmal bone cyst, confirming the other diagnosis. They’ll biopsy it and send it in after surgery just to be safe, but with my symptoms they said the chances of it being malignant are something like 1 in 100,000. The surgery itself will involve cleaning out the cyst and filling it with a bone graft from my tibia, and I’m going to be on crutches for 2-3 weeks. I forgot to ask, but I hope to God I won’t get casted. It doesn’t seem likely from a logical perspective because the bone shouldn’t be at any risk of breaking, but immobolization causes atrophy the quickest. Even if I can only passively stretch my knee it will prevent a large degree of atrophy. But all in all, I’m ecstatic to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Oh, and get ready for some of the most LOL-worthy leg pics of all time when I start my new log and take leg shots after getting off crutches. If there’s any muscle at all I’ll consider it a victory.
Good lifting bro. Wish I could press the hundo’s and then say ‘couldn’t go heavy’. lol
And don’t worry about your legs. Girls hate big legs. Just do cardio for them 
[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
Good lifting bro. Wish I could press the hundo’s and then say ‘couldn’t go heavy’. lol
And don’t worry about your legs. Girls hate big legs. Just do cardio for them :)[/quote]
Haha, the real question is: When can I start doing calf raises again? Throw in some ELITE mile times and the legs will take care of themselves, amirite?
Friday
BB Row
275x8, 315x6, 350x10+3+3 (30s)
The first 10 were easier than last week’s, but the RP was a little harder. I feel pretty good about my strength on this right now.
HS Low Row
3PPSx8, 4x6, 4+25x10+3+2 (30s)
Terrible decision staying strapped in on these. My arms went numb about 3 seconds into the RP.
Snatch RP
315x6, 365x3, 405x10+3+3
Dear. God. Amazing, really. I pretty much collapsed after the big set. I wanted to do another exercise, but I had nothing left after this.
YTs
5x10/10x2
Omitted the W and L.
Love it. I feel justified in eating big after this.
Saturday
Bent DB LR
40x10x3, 15
Smith Shrug
525x10+3+3
Perfect Pushup
BW+35lb vest
12, 15, 18, 20
Last set was actually challenging. Shoulder felt pretty good. I think it’s getting better.
DB Tri Ext
40x10+3+3
Quick and efficient.
Monday
GM
255, 275, 295x3, 315x2
Not bad. Should get 3 next week.
DB Shrug
130x20,25,30
Db Strict Curl
25x10, 30x10x2
Leg Curl
Drop set starting at 112.5, ended after 2 sets because of knee.
Tuesday
DB Narrow Bench
100x10, 105x10, 110x12
Much better, shoulder still felt fine.
Rehab Narrow BB Bench
135, 185, 235
Felt pretty good, and the searing pain is gone. Going to try to work my way up to 315 in the next 2 weeks before surgery (just a rep or two), then take the following week off and hopefully be ready to go.
Pullover
255x10+4+3
Cable Cross
100x10, 80x25
100 was a bit too much strain, so dropped weight a little.
Lat Pressdown
72.5x10+3+3
Actually felt a bit of a pump. Baby steps.
Thursday
BB Row
355x10+3+3
T-Bar Row
5 Platesx10+3+3
Snatch RP
425x10
Oh, dat back.
Cable Lat Thing
70, 80x12
Apparently it’s not advised to do DC with spine-loaded exercises like DL, so I will just do high rep rack pulls. I’m staying the course with rows, though.
Friday
Bent DB LR
40x10x2, 45x10x2, 50x10
Smith Shrug
405x10, 455x25
Perfect Pushup
BWx15, +35lb vest x15, +vest and 40lbs chains x15, +125lb Smokin’ Hot Asian GFx12
Felt great.
Face-pull/Prone Y/Stretch complex
Saturday
NG Swiss Bar Bench
270x3, 220+100lbs chains x6, 270+100 pounds chains x1.5
Impromptu benching because I was at my buddy’s gym and I could. Shoulder felt great. This was significantly harder than normal bench for me. Bar was 40.
KB Swing
30x15, 50x20, 70x30
Ring Ab Work
I think I may try a heavier bench session on Tuesday than I was planning considering how good this felt.
Monday
GM
255, 275, 295, 315x3
Easy.
Trap Shrug
260x10, 350x10, 400x15
No straps. DBs were getting too easy.
Strict DB Curl
30, 35x10, 40x8
I think the biceps work is helping, but I need to start doing it on the same day as chest.
Tuesday
DB Flat NG
105, 110x10, 115x12
Got pretty hard on that last one.
Paused NGB
275x3,7, 300x5
Yea Buddy. I found that index on the smooth is the best grip, and there’s no pain. I need to get my triceps a little stronger so I’m more comfortable with the tuck on the decent, but the press is easy.
Cable Cross
Somexsome
Ab Rollout
Did band pull-aparts between several sets, and also did stretching with the cable crosses.
Thursday
Reverse BB Row
275, 315, 335x6, 365x9
Maybe a PR. I could have seizured up a 10th there, but I want my form to at least be decent through 10. Did decide DC on this kind of stuff was a bad idea.
Snatch Rack Pull
365, 405x5, 445x8
I think I would have gotten 9 or 10, but for some reason the first rep went up really uneven and felt strange, so I had to reset before the next 7. I’d like to get 10 at 455 in the next two weeks before surgery.
Pullover
270x10+3+2
Lat Pressdown
75x10+3+3
Stretch/DB Curl/Prone Y complex
Did around 7 sets of pull aparts between sets of the first two. Good back workouts lately.
Friday
Bent DB LR
35, 40, 45, 50x10
Perfect Pushup
BWx10x3, +35x12, +80x12, +Girlfriend x12
Prone DB Swing
55x12,15,18
Tri Pressdown
80x15, 90x20, 100x15
Monday
Good Morning
255, 275, 300x3, 325x1
LOL. Weak as shit, but I was really fasted.
Trap Bar Shrug
350, 400, 420, 440, 450x10
No straps.
Decline Situps
+20, +30, +30x10
Abs are weak, as I found out in Broga Sunday. Go to Broga, they said. It’ll be all upper body, they said. LIES.
Tuesday
CGBP
275, 295, 315x4, 335x3,4
Yea yea. Big jump considering I hadn’t gone heavy before last week in weeks. Shoulder performed admirably, though the closed grip didn’t work and I had to do suicide. Spotted and was spotted by a giant who benches 525 raw. He convinced me to get a slingshot and train mainly with that. Next week I’ll see what I can do, as that’ll be my last good bench before surgery and a few weeks off.
CG DB
100x10,12,17
Decided to stay light after pushing hard on bench.
CG Machine Bench
Really awkward, and I wasn’t really keeping track of weight.
DB Strict Curl/Prone Y
Curl: 25, 30, 35x10, 35x8
Prone Y: 8x8,10,10,10
Did band pull aparts in between sets on the first two lifts. Encouraging day.
I hate that your injured and 9000x stronger then me. lol
But forreal, it’s awesome to see you’re going to get fixed up, and you aren’t bitching out and letting a few aches keep you from hitting the gym. Good job bro.
I see you mirin’ da CG bench
Spidey and Spar…easily the two sexiest men on T-Nation. Big time mirin of teh CG.