The Off Season Life - Lets Just Get Strong!

You don’t look too fluffy mate. I’d push a bit more.

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Thanks mate! Im fluffier than I’d like but that should come off easy enough if I actually try

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8-8-19

Mid Grip Bench
100kg 2x7

Seated OHP
70kg 2x6

Seal Row
70kg 2x8

CG Pulldown
75kg 3x10

Tricep Pressdown
75kg 3x12

Bench was supposed to be 120kg, but I wasn’t feeling it. 110kg x3 felt heavy in my hands (moved ok) for my last warmup so decided to drop the weight. It’ll pay off when next week rolls around and I’m fresh!

https://www.instagram.com/p/B06VsXclsoX/

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Body weight 95.0 on waking.

Maybe I spoke too soon!

9-8-19

Snatch Grip Deadlift
220kg x5

RDL
200kg 2x6

Hamstring Curl
58kg 2x8

Leg Ext
20kg 3x15

Knees been giving me a bit of grief last couple of days, not sure if a little tendinitis has crept its way in, or if i’ve tweaked it training. Its nothing major, bct hurts a little when dealing with stairs.

Thank god this blocks done with, 2 days to rest up now, then start a new block on Monday.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B08fbGvlazQ/

Those snatch deads looked as smooth as grandfather port. How were the traps after those ??

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Straight after, fine. This morning is another matter! My traps and lats are aching like crazy… as are my hammis!

Body weight 94.9 on waking.

Body weight 94.7 on waking

Body weight 95.1 on waking.

Not sure what I’ve done, it came on yesterday, but my left shoulder is causing me some grief! It hurts to lift my arm laterally, or to pick anything up with my left hand. I’ll be taking a few days out of the gym, may pick things back up on Thursday depending on how it’s feeling.

Hope it’s nothing bad mate

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Cheers mate. I’m hopeful too! Had to call in sick at work today, theres no way I could do my job with my shoulder as is. Fingers crossed tomorrow feels better than today

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Body weight 94.8 on waking.

Shoulder still isn’t right although it’s better than yesterday! Another day off work, hoping to go back tomorrow!

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Spoke to a sports physio friend I see, and he says it sounds like an RC injury. Now I’ve been up and about for a bit I’m not sure it even feels better than it did yesterday. Just moving about is causing me a fair bit of pain

Just reading this makes me cringe

Yea it’s not feeling great. Finding myself pinning my arm to my body as much as I can so I don’t aggravate anything.

I knew everything was going too smoothly :roll_eyes:

What options do you have to get it checked out ?

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Haha not a lot really, the NHS isn’t great. I could get a referral from my GP for an MRI but I know from past experience that’ll be a minimum 3 month wait, and the problem will have more than likely resolved itself by then.

I’m not in a position to be able to afford one privately so its just a waiting game until it heals.

I have no bruising or swelling so thats a good sign its nothing too major, it’s just uncomfortable and painful

Fair play, you sound like you know what you are doing. Rest up and hopefully it heals quickly.

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Body weight 95.5 on waking.

Probably up from being so sedentary this last 2-3 days. So far, shoulder feels better than yesterday and almost useable. Hopefully I can get back to normal in a day or so because it driving me mad!

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