Gwynn's Training Log

[Gwynn]

6/10 Week 6 Light

Squat

45x5x2
85x5
115x3
135x2
155x5x2

Well, at least I can still squat.

[Gwynn]

Here's the set of deadlifts at 275 that makes me think I need to focus on fixing form. I also notice that towards the top of each rep, it looks like I'm brining my knees a little forward and losing lumbar extension. That can't be good.

http://youtu.be/xHojsAGUAlQ

[Gwynn]

6/12/12 Week 6 Intensity Day

Squat

45x5x2
95x5
140x3
185x2
215x3 the third rep was extremely slow, wasn't sure there for a second it would go up

Deadlift
135x5
175x3
210x2x5

[Gwynn]

6/14 Deload Week

Squat

45x5x2
85x5
115x3
150x2
175x5x3

Deadlift

135x5
165x3
195x2
225x1
250x5 as far as I could tell there were no issues at 250

My boyfriend and I are changing gyms. The dangerously loose peg in one of the four hooks available for the two power cages, the constantly bent pins, the thumping house music that's played at nightclub levels, and the general lack of care for the equipment, have all become too annoying to stay, low price notwithstanding.

[Gwynn]

No light day today, but my Sandan aikido test went well - except the part right at the end where I was exhausted enough to sprain my ankle. I'm wearing a removable cast and using a cane right now, but it's not bad enough to get it looked at. Just bad enough to really really annoy me.

[yonkyogirl]

Congrats on your Sandan!!

[jenica]

Congrats! Hope the ankle feels better very quickly!!!

[Mark E. Hurling]

Excellent work and congratulations on winning your 3rd degree black belt. Oooo-sah!!

[Gwynn]

Congrats on your Sandan!!

Congrats! Hope the ankle feels better very quickly!!!

Excellent work and congratulations on winning your 3rd degree black belt. Oooo-sah!!

Thank you all!!!

As it turns out, after an afternoon of hobbling around with a removable cast and a cane, by evening I could walk around barefoot (carefully) and today it's almost completely better. I am very very relieved. Went and did my light day at the new gym.

Squat

45x5x2
75x5
95x3
120x2
140x5x2

Then experimented with pressing the bar. Elbow injury #1 is ready to rehab. Elbow injury #2 is still acute, and lowering the bar really hit it, I stopped in the middle of my second set. I may experiment next time with pressing a lighter weight, or dumbbell presses. Then I went and did assisted chins with a high assist. I was going to do high reps and started with a set of 10, but they hit my grip and forearms hard enough that I could only follow up with two sets of five. In between the sets I did some wrist stretches that hit problem area #1. If I'm not worse tomorrow I will definitely keep doing these.

[Gwynn]

6/19 Intensity Day (deload week)

Squat

45x5x2
95x5
135x3
175x2
193.5x5

Experimented with bench. Same thing happened as with press. Elbow injury #2 pain got acute on set 2 of just the bar. I think it's overall a little worse than last week, but that's to be expected after what I put it through on Saturday. Also I went back to class last night and it flared up during that. So I took two weeks off completely on that arm, and now the rehab process is rocky. I am trying to keep a calm mind and not get too depressed about it.

RDL
155x6x5