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Archive for March, 2005

Well the doc gave me a fairly clean bill of health stating that it was simply an absess and shouldn’t be an issue. This does go along with the fact that I don’t feel any muscle soreness that a hernia or something like that would cause. So it looks like I’ll be out for a week or two at most. The downside, the pharmicist said the antibiotics I was prescribed are both known to be hard on the old guts .

I think I pulled a groin muscle during squats on the weekend, at least I hope it’s as minor as a groin pull and not something more major like a hernia. Either way I’m going to be off at least the rest of this week as I’ve decided not to be thick skulled and try and work through this and possibly make it worse. If after a week it hasn’t gotten better I guess it’ll be time to visit one of those evil “doctor” people.

UPDATE:
Well it’s time to go see a doctor, it’s not simply a groin pull. I’ll save you the gory details but now I just hope it won’t keep me out of squats and deads for too long.

I changed up todays chest workout and did 5’s for flat bench for two work sets then moved onto 5’s on decline for two work sets. This proved to be quite difficult and I really think I’ll be feeling this for a couple days.

Flat Bench
8xbar
5×135
5×185
5×225
5×245
5×260
5×275
5×280
5×280

Decline Bench
225×5
245×5
245×5

Parrallel Bench Dips
BWx10
45lbx10
45lbx8

Face Pulls
85lbx10
92.5lbx8
85lbx8
85lbx6

I found myself slightly afraid when I’d be taking a handoff on the bench today, I think yesterdays events scared me more that I realized.

Scary day today, just couldn’t find my balance while squatting the weight always seemed to be over my toes. Good thing I had some quick spotters with me as I lost it forward on 385 and I was using an open rack with no safety bars.

Squat
8xbar
5×135 x 2
5×185
5×225
5×275
5×315
5×365
4×385
2×405

GHR
Weight is assistance
6×60lbs
5×47.5
5×42.5
5×42.5

Ab Work
8xbw
5xstretchy band thing x 3

Obliques
15×45lbs to each side x 2 sets

My right leg is buggin me, not sure if that’s what caused the squat issues or if it’s from the squat issues.

I decided to shoot for some singles this week which may have been a bad idea in retrospect. I also rushed through my sets which doesn’t help matters at all. After deadlifts I moved onto bent over rows which I’m just not feeling the love from, it doesn’t feel like they do anything for me but maybe I’ll give them one more week and see how they feel.

Sumo Deadlifts
70kgx8
100kgx5
130kgx5
160kgx5
180kgx1
200kgx1
210kgx1(462lbs)
This puts me 5kg away from my current PR and since I wasn’t feeling all that strong today I think it’s a decent sign, I may give sumo one more week and then go back to conventional.

Bent Over Rows
135×6
155×6
175×6
185×6
205×6

Reverse Grip Narrow Grip Pulldowns
135×6
147.5×6
160×6

All in all it wasn’t a bad day, it just could have been better. I would have liked to have gone for a PR in the deads but my back told me to be wise and stop.