Going Bulgarian for Collegiates!

[Tamara Reynolds]

Your squats will come back with volume. Don't worry.

And, no, you shouldn't have squatted with an Olympic bar. You know that fucking thing is not going to stay on your back. But, I understand...when the cat is away, the mice will play...

Turn the disco ball on today and channel my awesomeness. I get to go to Anytime Fitness again and squat a workout that I dislike. Fucking coaches...

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday
FS
120
125
130
132 (Heaviest weight I have hit since before my injury).
Doubles: 122 (failed second rep)

FS
100
110
115
120
125
130
133x I went down too far, I think. Also, I farted when I came up. This rep was just not meant to be.
Doubles: 120x (couldn’t even get first rep)

BW = 266.6 lbs

[weightliftingfan1]

Wednesday
Squat – Max out
100
120
130
140
150
155 (a grinder)
(Wanted 160, but wasn't going to happen. Soon!!)
Doubles – Max out
70
100
120
130
140 (the first rep was slow enough that I knew not to do the second)

FS - Max out
100
110
115
117
120
Doubles
110 (Wow, this was hard)
110 (First rep was easier than first rep of last set, but second rep was pretty much just as brutal.)
110 (Not Evil)
110 (Alright, now we’re talking)
110 (First rep was good. Second rep wasn’t Gucci.)
I am feeling the posterior delt.

264.8 lbs

[Mr_Rogers]

How did you injure your shoulder? Do you do any sort of prehab stuff?

My left anterior has been bothering me all week. I have a few theories on what I sort of programming I should do to help it, but nothing concrete.

[weightliftingfan1]

How did you injure your shoulder? Do you do any sort of prehab stuff?

My left anterior has been bothering me all week. I have a few theories on what I sort of programming I should do to help it, but nothing concrete.

I believe my shoulder problem was initially caused by catching cleans with a closed grip, as opposed to letting go of the bar. As far as I can tell, I have very sensitive shoulders.

I don't do prehab. I do not really know what prehab is. The strategy right now for the Olympic lifts is to do it in a way that doesn't hurt. In this week's case, I am not doing any overhead work at all. I am still front squatting, but am not supposed continue with the workout if it starts to hurt.

The main problem with front squats is that when they get heavy I lean over (which is inevitable to an extent), causing the bar to push down on my hand. Pushing my wrist back in this manner seems to be one of the causes of pain for my shoulder.

Note: It is not actually the posterior deltoid that is hurting, but rather one of the smaller muscles in there that I can't remember the name of.

Anterior is bothering you? That is different than what I just described. The other half of why I am not doing anything overhead this week is because my shoulders were bothering me anteriorly. I think they were just tired from lots of pressing and push pressing, combined with the Olympic lifts. The main reason I am convinced my anterior shoulder irritation is fatigue-related is because the pain is not sharp (my posterior delt problem is sharp pain, when it is at its worst).

I don't know. Shoulders are confusing.

[Mr_Rogers]

Shoulder prehabilition as opposed to rehabilition. The idea is if you do enough of it you won't run into shoulder problems, I'll admit I'm not all that familiar with it other than the fact I've seen it recommended on a few weightlifting sites. The olympic lifts require a ton of overhead volume, more than I'm used to. It could be fatigue, it could also be my press technique. In an effort to not suck horribly at it at the seminar I tried the bulldog grip and widened it slightly which caused an elongated C bar path with intense pain in my left shoulder near lockout. Oddly enough when I do snatch grip press or clean grip press from my neck the shoulder isn't affected (effected?). Reading Mark's Q&A makes me think I'm forgetting about a trauma, but nothing major sticks out. Just hockey (almost always used my left shoulder to hit) and (poorly) skiing/snowboarding resulting in "injuries".

I agree though, shoulders are confusing. When other things have been sore I've known why and have been able to correct it...I'm clueless here though.

btw, great work on the squats.

[weightliftingfan1]

In an effort to not suck horribly at it at the seminar I tried the bulldog grip and widened it slightly which caused an elongated C bar path with intense pain in my left shoulder near lockout. Oddly enough when I do snatch grip press or clean grip press from my neck the shoulder isn't affected (effected?). Reading Mark's Q&A makes me think I'm forgetting about a trauma, but nothing major sticks out. Just hockey (almost always used my left shoulder to hit) and (poorly) skiing/snowboarding resulting in "injuries".

Yeah, definitely not clear.

btw, great work on the squats.

Thanks!

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday Morning
FrontSquat Max
120
125
130
133x ( COuldn’t get back up. I think this was because my stance was too wide. I’m not feeling a re-attempt.)
Minus 10kg double. Add 2 kg and do another double.
120
122 (missed second rep; p.delt hurts.)

FrontSquat Max (California grip. My shoulder doesn’t bother me at all!)
100
105
110
115
120x
Minus 10kg double. Add 2 kg and do another double.
105
107


BW = 265.8

[weightliftingfan1]

Thursday Evening
FS Max
105
110
115
120
125
130
134x
Doubles - minus ten for a dub, then add 2 for another.
120x missed second rep

FS Max
100
110
120
125
Doubles - minus ten for a dub, then add 2 for another.
115
117

FS doubles up to a max
100
105
110
115

HBBS
1x5x70
Leave me alone! I wanted to do something. These were not easy. Haha

BW = 267.6

[Tamara Reynolds]

Stop adding 2 kg to your second double.