When exactly did you have the tendonitis?
[quote]BlackLabel wrote:
When exactly did you have the tendonitis? [/quote]
I used the wrong term. Meant tendinosis. It’s minor but painful enough for me to take a deload from pressing.
I had the pain while under load, and I get it in my posterior shoulder girdle when I do most pressing movements.
Tonight I’m doing some sleeper stretches and specific SMR stuff.
[u][i]3-12-09[/u][/i]
AM Weight: 202.4
I cut peanutbutter out of my diet and my weight has plateaued at 202-203 lbs. for two days. Looks like I was full of shit. Hahaha. . . Fuck, I just ruined your day, didn’t I?
Back Pain: 0 out of 10
Right Pec Pain: 0 out of 10
[u][i]Lower Body 2[/u][/i]
AM Foam Rolling
Dynamic Flexibility
A. Front Squat
215X3X7 PR(+3 sets)
220X3 PR(+5 lbs.)
*
B. Good Morning
225X5 PR
225X6X2 PRs
C. Pullups
BWX7
D. SLRDL
55X8/side
50X12/side
45X12/side
E1. Cable Adduction/abduction facilitation extension
85X20
E2. Back Extension
50X20X2 PR
PM
F. Core Rotations
BWX10/sideX3
*I was kind of dazed after the set, but I apologized to the guy for what could be perceived as me blowing up at him. I was actually just not breathing. . . Tough to speak in a normal tone while straining against a load.
Yes, I talk to myself before sets. I have no one to shout queues at me, so I just do it myself before the set and in mind during the set. The whole queues in my mind thing doesn’t usually work. Tough to think with heavy (comparatively light) stuff on me.
Never, ever, ever cutting peanut butter out of my diet. I’ll cut the arms off of the man who tries to do it for me lol.
[quote]Flow wrote:
*I was kind of dazed after the set, but I apologized to the guy for what could be perceived as me blowing up at him. I was actually just not breathing. . . Tough to speak in a normal tone while straining against a load.
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What he did would’ve really pissed me off. Nothing quite ruins your concentration during a set like someone bolting across the room to save you when you haven’t even started to fail.
[quote]IronAbrams wrote:
Never, ever, ever cutting peanut butter out of my diet. I’ll cut the arms off of the man who tries to do it for me lol.[/quote]
Man, I’ll be honest, it sucks. I’ll still have it periodically, but before I was having 6 tablespoons of it a day. Now I’m getting my fat from cashew butter, almond butter, butter, coconut milk, mixed nuts, egg yolks, flaxseed, fish oil, and the fat you find in meat and dairy products.
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
What he did would’ve really pissed me off. Nothing quite ruins your concentration during a set like someone bolting across the room to save you when you haven’t even started to fail.
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I’ll be honest, initially I wasn’t very happy with him. Before, I was spotting him on some heavy sets of bench and I feel that he felt obligated to help me out if need be. I have a tendency to grind out reps, so it makes sense for someone on the outside looking in to look at me like I need a spot. I rarely miss reps, so that is just about never the case.
I don’t think it’s understood by many how difficult a deep front squat or, generally, a full range of motion lower body exercise is. The guy has a huge bench, but that’s about it.
Soon, I’ll be changing gyms to a place that is much more ‘hardcore’. Some very strong powerlifters there, one of which I’ll probably get some sessions with for coaching on my lifts. I feel like my programs are working nicely, but it’d be cool if I had a chance to get a program from him as well. We’ll see.
Thanks for stoppin’ by.
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
Flow wrote:
*I was kind of dazed after the set, but I apologized to the guy for what could be perceived as me blowing up at him. I was actually just not breathing. . . Tough to speak in a normal tone while straining against a load.
What he did would’ve really pissed me off. Nothing quite ruins your concentration during a set like someone bolting across the room to save you when you haven’t even started to fail.
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I did yell at a guy for doing that. I was warming up on back squats and pausing at certain spots. This guy sees me pausing and thinks I’m struggling, so he runs up behind me like he’s going to spot me. Like in your video, it’s pretty distracting to have someone run up to you like that in the middle of the set. I basically said, “Get the fuck away from me!” Afterwards, I told him that it was still a warm up set and that if I had needed help, I would have said “Help!” or asked him to spot me before I had started the set. Oh well…
[quote]AngryVader wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
Flow wrote:
*I was kind of dazed after the set, but I apologized to the guy for what could be perceived as me blowing up at him. I was actually just not breathing. . . Tough to speak in a normal tone while straining against a load.
What he did would’ve really pissed me off. Nothing quite ruins your concentration during a set like someone bolting across the room to save you when you haven’t even started to fail.
I did yell at a guy for doing that. I was warming up on back squats and pausing at certain spots. This guy sees me pausing and thinks I’m struggling, so he runs up behind me like he’s going to spot me. Like in your video, it’s pretty distracting to have someone run up to you like that in the middle of the set. I basically said, “Get the fuck away from me!” Afterwards, I told him that it was still a warm up set and that if I had needed help, I would have said “Help!” or asked him to spot me before I had started the set. Oh well…[/quote]
Not that it matters, but I don’t blame you in the least for getting aggravated.
I’m going to sound like a victim in the following statement, but (fuck it) that’s not exactly my intention. I usually am too good natured toward the majority of people I meet, and I respect that you guys are a bit more willing to stick up for your situation.
[quote]Flow wrote:
AngryVader wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
Flow wrote:
*I was kind of dazed after the set, but I apologized to the guy for what could be perceived as me blowing up at him. I was actually just not breathing. . . Tough to speak in a normal tone while straining against a load.
What he did would’ve really pissed me off. Nothing quite ruins your concentration during a set like someone bolting across the room to save you when you haven’t even started to fail.
I did yell at a guy for doing that. I was warming up on back squats and pausing at certain spots. This guy sees me pausing and thinks I’m struggling, so he runs up behind me like he’s going to spot me. Like in your video, it’s pretty distracting to have someone run up to you like that in the middle of the set. I basically said, “Get the fuck away from me!” Afterwards, I told him that it was still a warm up set and that if I had needed help, I would have said “Help!” or asked him to spot me before I had started the set. Oh well…
Not that it matters, but I don’t blame you in the least for getting aggravated.
I’m going to sound like a victim in the following statement, but (fuck it) that’s not exactly my intention. I usually am too good natured toward the majority of people I meet, and I respect that you guys are a bit more willing to stick up for your situation. [/quote]
It isn’t even purely a matter of concentration. I was talking to a guy who was grinding out a squat and someone came running to help spot him by grabbing one side of the bar and lifting up. I don’t trust strangers to not hurt me! 99% of the time I’m a nice Pollyanna (no lie!), but when you might fuck up my back, I’ll snarl.
I understand the people have good intentions - but the road to hell…
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
Flow wrote:
AngryVader wrote:
I understand the people have good intentions - but the road to hell…
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…gets progressively warmer?
[u][i]3-13-09[/u][/i]
AM Weight: 203.0
Back Pain: 0 out of 10
Right Pec Pain: 0 out of 10
[u][i]Upper Body 2[/u][/i]
Foam Rolling
Dynamic Flexibility
A. Bench press
135X5X2
145X5
165X5
135X5
Shitty
B. Pendlay Row
195X10
195X8
175X8 with exaggerated ROM
C. Pullup
BWX7
D. Supine Row
BWX16,20 PR
E. French Press
30X8/side partial
25X12/side full ROM
F. Barbell Curl
95X11 PR
95X7F@8
70X12 with no cheat
G. Pec Flies
25X15X2
H1. Prone Internal Rotations
20X20 slow tempo X2
H2. Sleeper Stretch + Glute med. activation
20 second hold + 20 slow reps X2
Figure that my posterior shoulder pain on the right side is correlated with the subscapularis issues on that same side which contributed to my pec strains. I’m going to address this by doing lots of stretching and SMR for teres minor and infraspinatus and a lot of prone internal rotations and subscapularis band movements.
I’ll just do that a few times a week. Not serious enough of an issue to do it daily. Figure after my upper body movements and some stretching daily will clear it up in time.
I fucking hate bench pressing. I am going to get much stronger at it this time around. Taking it slow this cycle, queueing myself to tear the bar apart.
Just to clarify, these are all very easy sets of bench.
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
Flow wrote:
AngryVader wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
Flow wrote:
*I was kind of dazed after the set, but I apologized to the guy for what could be perceived as me blowing up at him. I was actually just not breathing. . . Tough to speak in a normal tone while straining against a load.
What he did would’ve really pissed me off. Nothing quite ruins your concentration during a set like someone bolting across the room to save you when you haven’t even started to fail.
I did yell at a guy for doing that. I was warming up on back squats and pausing at certain spots. This guy sees me pausing and thinks I’m struggling, so he runs up behind me like he’s going to spot me. Like in your video, it’s pretty distracting to have someone run up to you like that in the middle of the set.
I basically said, “Get the fuck away from me!” Afterwards, I told him that it was still a warm up set and that if I had needed help, I would have said “Help!” or asked him to spot me before I had started the set. Oh well…
Not that it matters, but I don’t blame you in the least for getting aggravated.
I’m going to sound like a victim in the following statement, but (fuck it) that’s not exactly my intention. I usually am too good natured toward the majority of people I meet, and I respect that you guys are a bit more willing to stick up for your situation.
It isn’t even purely a matter of concentration. I was talking to a guy who was grinding out a squat and someone came running to help spot him by grabbing one side of the bar and lifting up. I don’t trust strangers to not hurt me! 99% of the time I’m a nice Pollyanna (no lie!), but when you might fuck up my back, I’ll snarl.
I understand the people have good intentions - but the road to hell…
[/quote]
I agree. Back when my pec wasn’t messed up all the time some random guy came over to me to spot on a DB bench press set. At the time I was doing 85 lbs. on a slight incline. Well, he spotted from my elbows, caused my shoulders to go off balance, and I had a pop go on in my right shoulder (the same one that is giving my trouble right now).
Bleh, this kind of stuff is why I’m changing gyms. The music, the people that don’t take this seriously, and the overall atmosphere just won’t cut it at my campus gym. My garage has a really bad set up too. 
Oooh, yeah, I forgot to mention that the fucking song in your video was in my head all morning.
Aaaand, now it’s back.
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
Oooh, yeah, I forgot to mention that the fucking song in your video was in my head all morning.
Aaaand, now it’s back.[/quote]
Ahhhhrg. LoL. Inadvertent ass-hole move by me. I should have muted that vid before uploading.
Anyways, I’ll have to do it again:
This shit is even worse.
I think her fashion design artist is a martian, but I won’t complain.
[u][i]3-16-09[/u][/i]
AM Weight: ??
Back Pain: 0 out of 10
Right Pec Pain: 0 out of 10
[u][i]Lower Body 1[/u][/i]
Dynamic Flexibility
A. Deadlift
325X3 PR
335X3 PR
330X3
B. Reverse Lunge
135X10/sideX3 PR volume
C. Anderson Squat from low pin (#2)
175X10/sideX3 PR volume & weight
D1. Curl Ups
15X3 PR
D2. Hip abduction/adduction
55Xreps/side
Quick, heavy, and PRs across the board.
Going to be a busy week, but it’ll be full of PRs.
DOUBLE POST FAIL.
Gotta make use of it:
[u][i]3-17-09[/u][/i]
AM Weight: 205.0
Back Pain: 0 out of 10
Right Pec Pain: 0 out of 10
[u][i]Upper Body 1[/u][/i]
Dynamic flexibility
A. Push Jerk
175X1X3
B. Push Press
170X3 PR
175X3 PR
175X2
C. Pull ups
BWX8
D. DB Row
100X20 PR
E. Band Push ups
Blue bandX15,12
F. Reverse curl
70X6X3 PR
G. Skull Crusher
30X6 PR
30X5X2
H. lower trap raises, band internal rotations, and some light pec flies for prehab shiznite
Slight strain in upper trapezius/levator scapulae on left side. Came about during heavy push pressing.
[u][i]3-19-09[/u][/i]
AM Weight: 201.4
Internship opportunities, balancing time to see an old friend in town, somehow trying to find time to drink water somewhere in there. . . LOL
Back Pain: 0 out of 10
Right Pec Pain: 0 out of 10
[u][i]Lower Body 2[/u][/i]
Dynamic Flexibility
A. Front Squat
225X3 PR
235X3 PR
240X2 PR
B. Good Morning
230X6X3 PR(+5 lbs, +2 reps)
C. SLRDL to Box
45X15/sideX3 PR
D1. Back Extension
+50X20X2 PR(+ 5 lbs.)
D2. Core Rotations
BWX10/sideX2
Possible S&C internship with the Indiana Pacers, other opportunities down the road, and I’m hitting PRs in a sleep, food, and water deprived state.
YEAH BUDDAAY
[u][i]3-20-09[/u][/i]
AM Weight: 205.8
Pizza yesterday
Back Pain: 0 out of 10
Right Pec Pain: 0 out of 10
[u][i]Upper Body 2[/u][/i]
AM
Foam Rolling
Dynamic flexibility
A. Bench Press
165X5
175X5X4
B. Pull-ups
BWX8
PM @11:30-Nowish
A. Pendlay Row
195X10,8,7
B. Supine Row
BWX20,18 PR(+2 reps)
C. French press
30X6/side,5/side PR
D. Strict Barbell Curl
60X12
70X7,6
E1. Prone DB Internal rotation
20X20X2
E2. Sleeper Stretch
30sX2
Friend in town so I stayed up until he went to sleep. Talked about old times and things to come. Afterward, I couldn’t rest my mind without getting the rest of my training in. It went well.
My pull-up protocol has produced fantastic results.
Easy sets of 8 whereas 4 weeks ago my best was BWX6,6,5
Rockin’
[u][i]3-21-09[/u][/i]
AM Weight: Don’t Remember
Back Pain: 0 out of 10
Right Pec Pain: 0 out of 10
[u][i]Conditioning / Fun Day[/u][/i]
Foam Rolling
Dynamic Flexibility
I don’t remember what the specifics were, but it involved messing around with a 75 lbs. heavy bag, doing some overhead squats, burpees, and dumbbell swings.
I basically made it as hard as possible to pick up the bag and put it over my head in the most awkward but mechanically logical ways possible.
[u][i]3-23-09[/u][/i]
AM Weight: ??
Back Pain: 0 out of 10
Right Pec Pain: 0 out of 10
[u][i]Lower Body 1[/u][/i]
Foam Rollin’
Dynamic Flexibilityin’
A. Deadliftin’
320X3X3
315X5X3
Overall Volume PR, but it takes to long to type out the brackets and 'u’s. Wait. Darn.
B. Reverse Lunge
145X8/sideX2
145X6/side
C. Anderson Squat from pin #2
180X10/sideX3 PR
D. Curl-Ups
BWX15-20X3
I also did eight pull ups, thought about resting and going for ten. Decided not to because I’m doing a strongman contest in a few weeks and I’m not going to do any overreaching or anything. Might just cut back on the pull-ups this week somewhat. We’ll see how I feel.
I’ll post more details about my plan for pwning my previous strongman performance. I have it all mapped out, just not posted.
I hope everything is going well! Thanks for stopping by my log.