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1764

How ya feeling?

1765

Finally getting better. It’s been 2.5 months, so a return to 100 percent isn’t instant, but I’ll take incremental improvement over regression or stagnation any day. Thanks for asking! How are you? I haven’t visited logs in a little while.

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1766

8/25/22, Thursday

Rower - 5:00, 1,101 m

Trap bar deadlifts

  • 70 x 10
  • 160 x 5
  • 210 x 4
  • 250 x 3
  • 280 x 2
  • 310 x 1
  • 340 x 1
  • 360 x 1
  • 380 x 1
  • 340 x 3
  • 300 x 8
    The trap bar is a mammoth, 70-pound tank of a bar, hence the irregular poundages.

3D Smith RFESS

  • 30 x 5
  • 60 x 5
  • 80 x 2 x 8

Leg extensions

  • 100 x 15
  • 115 x 15
  • 130 x 15
    Smoked. Literal difficulty standing afterwards :joy:

Single calf press

  • 90 x 4 x 10

Hanging leg raises

  • bw x 3 x 10
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1767

8/27/22, Saturday

Bench press

  • 45 x 20
  • 95 x 8
  • 125 x 5
  • 145 x 3
  • 165 x 1
  • 185 x 7, 6, 6
  • 165 x 7, supersetted with

DB curls

  • 10, 15, 20 x 12
  • 30 x 4 x 9
    The smaller 'bells were taken.

Chest press machine (lbs/side)

  • 70 x 5
  • 90 x 5
  • 115 x 6
  • 100 x 7
  • 90 x 8 → 70 x 6 → 45 x 11
    Supersetted with

Straight BB curls

  • 80 x 4 x 6

High-handle “rowdowns” (lbs/side)

  • 45 x 10
  • 70 x 10
  • 90 x 3 x 10, supersetted with

Lateral raises - 15 x 43 total
Push-ups - bw x 25, 20

5 Likes
1768

Yep leg extensions are the devils work

1769

Through the years, whenever my knees start aching, three or four sets each of leg extensions, leg curls, and calf raises alleviate the knee pain. I’m guessing that combo corrects strength imbalances and helps the patellas track correctly.

3 Likes
1770

8/30/22, Tuesday

Elliptical - 20:00, 1.87 mi, 1-10 incl, 9 resist

8/31/22, Wednesday

4 rounds of:
Rower - 500 m
Push-ups - bw x 25

3 Likes
1771

Or just floods the area with blood and then you cant feel the pain. LOL

1 Like
1772

9/8/22, Thursday

Rower - 10:00, 2,041 m. Slow but felt good.

Safety bar squats

  • bar x 15 (guessing it weighs 60 lbs)
  • 110 x 5
  • 130 x 5
  • 150 x 5
  • 170 x 5
  • 190 x 5
  • 150 x 8
    First time in my life I’ve used a safety squat bar. It’s weird! Kind of a cross between front and back squats - much more quad-centric for me.

T-bar rows

  • bar x 10
  • 50 x 8
  • 75 x 8
  • 100 x 2 x 8
  • 75 x 12

Bench press

  • 45 x 15
  • 95 x 8
  • 125 x 5
  • 145 x 5
  • 165 x 1
  • 185 x 5, 5, 5
  • 160 x 10, supersetted with

DB curls

  • 10, 20, 25 x 10
  • 30 x 3 x 10
2 Likes
1773

9/15/22, Thursday

Rower - 5:00, 1,050 m
Ski erg - 2:02, 500 m

Deadlifts

  • 135 x 10
  • 205 x 5
  • 245 x 3
  • 275 x 1
  • 305 x 1
  • 325 x 5 (mixed grip)
  • 275 x 5
    A light-yet-difficult session to slowly reintroduce my body to lifting.

Power squat machine

  • 1 pps x 5
  • 2 pps x 5
  • 3 pps x 8, 6
    Knee started feeling a pinch, so I called it.

Single leg press, horizontal machine

  • 60 x 2 x 15

Single calf press

  • 90 x 20, 17, 15

Sled - 90lbs x round trip x 3

4 Likes
1774

9/20/22, Tuesday

Rower - 5:00, 1,050 m

Trap bar deadlifts

  • 160 x 8
  • 210 x 4
  • 250 x 2
  • 280 x 1
  • 310 x 1
  • 340 x 1, 2, 3, 2, 1
    Very weak, but better than nothing.

Bench press

  • 45 x 15
  • 115 x 8
  • 145 x 4
  • 165 x 2
  • 185 x 6, 6, 5
    Supersetted with

Dumbbell curls

  • 15, 20, 25 x 12
  • 30 x 2 x 12

Horizontal leg press

  • 140, 160, 180, 200 x 15
    Supersetted with

Pulldown machine

  • 130, 145, 160 x 10
4 Likes
1775

10/3/22, Monday

Rower - 5:00, 1,067 m

Treadmill - 33:17, 2.0 mi, -2.0 to 4.0 incl

Spin bike - 15:00, 4.1 mi

Trying another tack. Stress remains high, gut still isn’t right, have lots going on, but I don’t want to completely stop exercising.

5 Likes
1776

10/7/22, Friday

Bench press

  • 45 x 20
  • 95 x 10
  • 125 x 5
  • 145 x 3
  • 165 x 1
  • 185 x 1
  • 205 x 3
  • 185 x 6
  • 185 x 5
  • 165 x 8
    Supersetted with

DB curls

  • 10, 15, 20, 25 x 12
  • 30 x 3 x 12
    I’m still really liking the bench press + curls combo

Incline chest press machine

  • 100 x 3 x 10, supersetted with

Straight BB curls

  • 80 x 6, 4, 4

Pulldown machine

  • 140 x 2 x 15
3 Likes
1777

10/8/22, Saturday

Rower - 5:00, 1,080 m

Trap bar deadlifts

  • 135 x 10
  • 185 x 5
  • 225 x 4
  • 265 x 3
  • 295 x 2
  • 315 x 1
  • 335 x 5
  • 315 x 8
3 Likes
1778

Still working hard I see.

1 Like
1779

Occasionally. I’m still dealing with the aftermath of this summer’s intestinal infection and don’t have full strength or stamina. Yet.

1 Like
1780

10/15/22, Saturday

Bench press

  • 45 x 20
  • 95 x 10
  • 125 x 5
  • 145 x 3
  • 165 x 2
  • 185 x 1
  • 205 x 3, 2
  • 185 x 7
  • 165 x 9
    Supersetted with

DB curls

  • 10, 15, 20, 25 x 12
  • 30 x 8
  • 35 x 3 x 8
    I’m loving the bench press / DB curls supersetted combo.

Seated cable rows, wide-neutral grip

  • 100 x 10
  • 120 x 6
  • 140 x 4
  • 160 x 8, 10
  • 120 x 12
    Supersetted with

Plate-loaded chest press machine

  • 1.5 pps x 5
  • 2 pps x 7, 6
  • 1.5 pps x 12 → 1 pps x 12
4 Likes
1781

How’s this all going? Did you get it figured out?

1782

Two rounds of antibiotics killed the infeksh, but I have persistent colitis with its accompanying discomfort and dietary limitations. Fortunately, I have an appointment with a GI, which I hope brings insight and, ultimately, a full recovery. Thanks for asking and for all the information you shared a couple months ago! I haven’t properly replied to you or a few others, but I haven’t forgotten.

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1783

I’m glad you’re getting things figured out!! Let me know how the GI appointment goes and if there’s anything I can do to help you - just let me know!

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