I’m really tempted to go back to my PT for an assessment. I got the name of another shoulder doctor. My brother worked at s hospital for 15+ years and now works at a surgery center. He knows lots of docs and gets to watch procedures if he wants (he fixes the equipment in the operating room).
I’m not sure which direction to go. Either way, I’ll probably wait till next year since my insurance stuff will start over.
Not a bad idea to get a second opinion. Hopefully the new doc has personal experience with sports or is an athlete as well
DEADLIFT
185 x 5
275 x 3
324 x 5 singles
BENCH SQUAT MAX
135 x 5
185 x 3
205 x 2
225 x 1
245 x 1 (add belt)
255 x 1
265 x 1
285 x 1
305 x 1
315 x nope
Dumped the bar in a safe manner but I don’t think it fared so well.
Second Fitness Gear bar that I’ve messed up. This is going to make presses a bit awkward.
Might be time for a DIY axle
Saw that on Instagram this week. Titan also has them in stock for $70.
What would you do? Build it buy?
I’d buy, but I’d also go Ironmind, haha. But if you’re willing to spend the extra $20 on TItan, powder coating is nice.
And I thought Titan was cheap! I wish their 60 inch barbell was in stock (easier to carry up the stairs for outdoor sessions). I trust their quality over the off brand on Amazon. Unfortunately, Titan is out of stock and the knock offs are double the price.
I was curious how you were gonna get a Titan axle, haha. DIY will get you a good option ASAP.
Yup. That’s standard. Looks like they are in stock. I thought you were saying they weren’t, but now I realize you are talking about the barbell.
Yeah, sorry. I switched gears for a moment. I have the 60" barbell page open as a tab and check it every day.
Got the 7’ axle from Titan, no faults found about a month in. Haven’t really abused it but can’t imagine how it would become bent/broken/disfigured anyway. It’s also only 30lbs, so while it’s long maneuvering it is a bit easier than a standard barbell
I’ve had the Titan axle for over a year (forget when I actually got it) and it’s the main bar I use for pressing and benching. It’s a hunk of metal for sure, hasn’t shown any signs that it can’t take abuse. The powder coating has held up pretty well too. The parts of the bar that sit in the J-hooks are worn but not worn through yet.
I’m not the least bit worried about wear and tear. I know it won’t bend and that’s what matters. I’ll probably end up taping the center and using it for squats. I just need a straight bar. I also might continue using the bent bar for squats only.
Either way, I’ll have my good Rogue bar for cleans and something else for squats. The Echo bar has no center knurling so it’ll be tricky for squats.
Could get a grip shirt to wear on squat days.
Or switch to front squats (they’re better anyway) until you find a suitable replacement
Front squats are not better for @Frank_C in particular.
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Lol, I’m actually going to try some bottoms up front squats. I like power cleans and the catch should be around a quarter squat. I don’t have to do rock bottom version for them to be beneficial.
I seem to live between avoiding exercises because I don’t like them and doing them because they’re necessary to reach other goals. 
I’ve considered taping the center of the barbell like my old baseball bat handles. I preferred the middle one.
Better actually do some training in this log.
CONDITIONING
Jog 1.1 miles in 9:47
Rest about 1 min
Jog 0.88 kills in 7:51
SEATED OHP
65 x 5
85 x 5
105 x 5
125 x 2
135 x 5 PR for this go around so that’s my baseline
135 x 4
550 SET
85 x 15, 8, 7, 8, 7 = 45
Close but not quite. 5 sets of AMRAP have to do something good.
BARBELL CURL TRIPLE SET
65 x 12/8/8
lean back/normal/lean forward
SKULL CRUSHER
85 x 13-4-2 + 10 CGBP
26 minutes of lifting. With any luck, I’ll do day 21 of Daily Dose tomorrow along with some power cleans and pull ups.
ELLIPTICAL
13 minutes while listening to/reading Job 10-13
FRONT SQUAT
135 x 5
185 x 5 singles
DEADLIFT 90%
275 x 3
325 x 1
395 x 5 singles
POWER CLEAN
185 x 2
205 x 2
225 x 2
235 x 2
245 x 1
235 x 2
225 x 2
205 x 2
185 x 2
34 minutes of lifting. Front squats felt good. I felt a little tightness on the last rep. I found a T-Nation article with ratios and it said you should be able to front squat 85% of your squat. That puts my front squat at 260 something so I used 75% of that for front squats. I think it’s high but it won’t hurt me to do singles at that weight.
Deadlifts sucked. I didn’t plan very well. My quads are shot from Friday’s max attempt and yesterday’s running. I focused on trying to maintain my back angle instead of letting my hips rise first. I recently saw a social media post stating that it was a technique issue and not weak quads. It can’t hurt to work on both.
Power cleans were garbage. I think I’m going to do a Training Maximally kind of session on the weekend and 5x3 at 70ish% on Wednesdays.
