Well according to my chiro I have some stuff jacked up in my hips, my neck, and my psoas are weak.
It’ss proably going to take a bit of work to fix it but I think I’ll be able to lift through it all. I’ll know more Monday.
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
Well according to my chiro I have some stuff jacked up in my hips, my neck, and my psoas are weak.
It’ss proably going to take a bit of work to fix it but I think I’ll be able to lift through it all. I’ll know more Monday.[/quote]
we going to see some videos of leg lifts and L-sits? Sucks to have that stuff, but it’s good to know you have it so it can get fixed. Hoping for a quick turnaround on it for you.
Injuries suck, I hope you get good news monday and that you can power through them and still enjoy the meet. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you.
my massage guy “released” my psoas once when my back, hips and glutes were really tight…wasn’t the most pleasant thing but wasn’t as bad as I was expecting either. It did help, but took a few days to “calm” down after that.
Hope all goes well Monday. I’ll keep my fingers crossed as well. Maybe a 21 year old female masseuse could cure all your aches and pains.
Joe, I’m sorry to hear you are dealing with these issues. However, you’ve got lots of company in the rehab tent.
Okay here’s the deal.
I have a big bone spur on one of the vertebra of my neck which is not the issue but I’m going to get worked on anyway. I also have an extra vertebra where, it appears, I might have had a tail.
Yeah you heard that right a tail.
Anyway the disc between this vertebra and the last normal one is thin and might be causing some issues. But its treatable with chiro-fu so thats a good thing.
So I’m going to lift. I might end up squatting, benching and then pulling a token DL but I’m going to lift. because of this my total might not be much more than my last one even though I’m significantly stronger but we’ll see.
When you get excited and happy do you start moving your hips fast back and forth?.. LOL
Atleast now you know the issues and are addressing them.
I bombed out at my meet and was grumbly for about an hour. That pinched nerve along with some mistakes in training caught up with me and it showed. Live and learn, I’m still significantly stronger from the stuff I did but now its time to take a step back, get this nerve things straightened out while working some higher reps and then get back to a meet.
I’m also going to have a fifth gym day where I’m going to give the Mountain Dog arm protocol a run and see what I think.
Yesterday was 5’s week day a
2 board
5x165
5x190
8x205
CGB
8x135
7x165
7x185* this will be a shoulder exercise next day 1.
HS Iso Lat-Row
12x 45/side
12x 90/side
12x 135/side
8x 180/side
HS Low Rows
8x 45/side
8x 90/side
6x 115/side
V-bar pull downs
8x120
8x140
8x160
8x180
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
I bombed out at my meet and was grumbly for about an hour. [/quote]
More details, please.
Glad to see you back. I was hoping you weren’t gone for good. Have you picked your next meet? So much of doing meets is about learning. Not only about the meets but the training leading up to them.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
I bombed out at my meet and was grumbly for about an hour. [/quote]
More details, please.
Glad to see you back. I was hoping you weren’t gone for good. Have you picked your next meet? So much of doing meets is about learning. Not only about the meets but the training leading up to them.[/quote]
The details are kind of sketchy to be honest. But observers sais I was very tentative dropping into the hole as if I didn’t trust that I wasn’t going to hurt myself. Its possible because normally out of a monolift I drop pretty fast into the hole.
I’m going to get my nerve issue straight before I do a meet but as soon as I feel good about it I’ll be doing another one. In a way it might have been a blessing. My DL was going to be much lower than it should have been and now once I’m squared away all of my numbers will be much better.
Despite the difficulties I’m much stronger than I was since I started training for the meet and thats not just going to go away so it was worth it.
Joe, its tough walking into a meet injured–its hard enough to perform on the platform when you are healthy. It sounds like you have a great attitude about it and I’m looking forward to following your training for the next one.
5’s week Day 2
Deads
5x135
5x185
5x215
5x250
5x285
12" Box Squats
5x135
5x170
5x185
4x195
5x135
I probably could have double my money set reps but I said I was going to ease into this cycle so I shut it down there. If all goes well I’ll push it a little bit more next time.
Joe, sorry to hear about the meet. We have a propensity to beat the hell out of ourselves in the name of training. Glad you’re feeling better. Get yourself squared away. Come back stronger.
5’s Week Day 3
Bench
10x135
5x160
5x180
7x205
5x180
5x160
Speed bench with a slight pause
3x5x135
T-bar Rows
12x45
12x90
12x135
12x180
6x205
12x135
12x90
Neutral Grip DB Bench
8x55
8x65
6x75* got a little gassed here
HS Decline Press
8x 45/sdie
8x 90/side
8x 115/side
5x 135/side
HS High Row
8x 45/side
8x 90/side
3x 115/side
5x 100/side
Man I was wiped leaving the gym.
5’s week Day 4
Squats
5x135
5x175
5x205
5x240
7x270
Wide Box Squats
6x135
6x175
5x185
5x205
Felt alright so I shut it down whiel I was still feeling good.
Sat. Mountain Dog Arms
Hammer Curls
10x35
10x40
8x45
V-bar pushsdowns
12x57.5
12x65
12x72.5
EZ Preacher Curls
8x50
8x70
8x80* assisted on last two reps
Dip Machine
12x180
12x230
12x270
Standing Barbell Curls- 3 second negative
8x70
8x80
EZ Bar Tricept Exrention
3x40x15
So, on the positive side your back thing still lets you train arms. 
Too bad about the meet. How is rehab going?
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
So, on the positive side your back thing still lets you train arms. Too bad about the meet. How is rehab going?[/quote]
Its going okay, it’s limiting my DL and Squat but so far I’m getting something done that way. Maybe I’ll get all buff while I’m doing it.
3’s Week Day 1
2 Board Press
5x135
3x170
3x195
5x220
3x195
3x170
Seated Shoulder Press* taking it so and easy to baby shoulders
5x95
5x115
5x115
HS Iso Lat Row
12x 45/side
12x 90/side
12x 135/side
9x 180/side
HS Iso Lat Shoulder Press
8x 45/side
8x 70/side
5x 90/side
V-bar Pull Downs
10x140
10x160
10x180
Started back working my weak shoulders so we’ll see how that goes. i was pretty wired when I left the gym.