First workout of the new training cycle in with squat/bench.
Nothing special but a base to build off. Squats and bench still haven’t figured out but expecting another solid chunk of rebuild for deads.
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Deadlifts today. Planned conservative weight ~ 150kg but bar was moving well enough to build up to top set of 167.5kg x 6.
Followed up with double paused squats with a hip circle and boy does the hip circle feel great. The exercise itself is tough between the increased time under tension, breathing and bracing and focusing on firing my glutes.
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When everyone tell you to stop overextending at the top but you forgetti sphagetti
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What is the context for that
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Don’t want to say I told you so, so I will just say STOP IT
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Been procrastinating on sussing out my knee pain as I’ve did all the application things for post graduation education courses. Now that I’ve done all I can for those and will wait out I’ve looked up lifting related knee injuries.
Quadriceps tendon sounds like my issue and luckily Squat University has the info:
Small PR today on pause deadlifts 170kg x 3. To be fair not a massive improvement on my previous 165kg x 3 without straps and on calibrated plates. Still it’s an indicator that the rebuild is going in the right direction at least for deadlifts.
Still more sloppy/inconsistent than I’d like but it’s progress. Will look to beat this and go for more on calibrated plates.
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Some squats today 4x6 @ 120kg and top single 140kg heaviest squats since injuring my back. Most importantly knee felt aight. Still a little something something but it’s better considering I wore heeled shoes which increased pain a few weeks ago. Squatting a bit high I think bad habit formed trying to avoid knee pain. I’ll take it though. Progress
Once the knee injury clears up I can push squats more. My back can take it. Only a few days left in Sheiko Golds observation period than it can start generating workouts for me.
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great work Guniepig, keep it going
18/12/19
Started getting programming from the Sheiko Gold app today. Probably expect heavier weights, lower reps and more sets. Excite
Easy squat and bench session. Highlight was heaviest double pause squats so far @ 120kg. Using the heavy gymshark glute band but it has too much resistance I think as funny as that sounds.
Light deadlift and bench session today. Sumo reps @ 170kg and a PR triple on pause deads @ 180kg. Followed up with 5x5 on bench and that was it.
Hopefully this light sesh will let recovery catch up a bit. Have been a bit slack past few days on eating/sleeping because have been helping my partner move in to a new place and renovate.
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Squats today. Rehab rep PRs and single at 145kg. Heaviest Beltless single is 170kg odd so still a ways to go. Slow and steady progress is the way.
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Looked very easy piggy, nice work.
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That’s the goal I guess. Weights go up and keep moving nice
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Wisdom teeth out. Pain and discomfort is no worries but I wanna eat tasty things ASAP. Looking at soft foods for a day or two and shakes to get some nutrition in. May go to gym tomorrow though it probably won’t be my highest level of readiness ever.
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I worked at a Wendys when I got mine out, literally lived on off free Frostys lol
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Protein frostys I hope
lol nope I gained a decent amount of weight working at Wendys. Didnt workout back then so it was all fat