–the Road Back–
I hurt my knee last December and, after a few setbacks, a few doctor visits, and a lot of uncertainty, I think I am finally at the point I can begin training seriously. The goal is to take it slow. I would rather take my time and build slow than get in a hurry and go back to crutches.
–Stats–
Height: 5’10
Weight: 313 lbs
–Max–
Bench: 345 lbs
Military Press: 225 lbs
Squat: Unknown
Deadlift: Unknown
Snatch: Unknown
Clean: Unknown
–Workout Thoughts–
I started doing deadlift and squat again about a week ago. Light weight, high reps–I was lifting about as much weight as a high school girl and the form was far from textbook, but I absolutely did not care. For the first time in ten months I felt like a real lifter. I think it will come back fairly quickly, but for now I need to get form and flexibility back. Depth was about right though.
I started benching in March and I have hit a plateau. Not sure what to do about it yet. The problem isn’t getting the weight off the chest, it’s the last four or five inches of extension. My workouts are not very comprehensive, very little isolation work, so I would probably benefit from putting together a workout program.
–Diet–
Terrible. I’m living with family right now and their eating habits are atrocious. I let myself get sucked into eating garbage and that, combined with eating like I still worked outdoors, led to a gain of about forty pounds in the last nine months. I was around 270 before I got hurt and, while I was still heavy, I was pretty happy with my overall conditioning.
–Goals–
I want my strength back. I want to be as strong as I was before I got hurt and I want to be able to run again. Getting back to 405 for squat/deadlift/bench would be a good start.