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So much for injury-free. Started the new year with a nasty cold.

From Jan 14:
Squat: 5 x 225 / 8 x 225 / 10 x 225
Press: 3x10 30
Deadlift: 5 x 315
Lat Pull-downs: 3 x 10 80

Knees were OK. Started too heavy on the deadlift.

Observation: Guy doing random exercises going full ham while snapping fingers. ?!?!?

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Squat: 3 x 5 230
Deadlift: 5 x 315

Tried to bench press today but elbow was clicking like crazy. Could not even warm up with the bar. Tricep tendon must be fixed.

Knees tried to hurt but I wasn't having any of it.

This is getting very frustrating.

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Squat: 3x5 185
Press: 1 set of 20 partial ROM from top. 45 lbs.
Deadlift: 1x5 225

Did DeFranco's limber 11 before workout. It helped some, but didn't address my knees entirely. I have this
giant rubber band a carpenter gave me so I used it like a voodoo band on my knees and that helped greatly.
Not 100%, but a lot.

Left shoulder is fucked. My left elbow flares out when pressing. Keeping the elbow in causes pain in anterior
shoulder. Awaiting doctor's appointment. Right elbow clicking a lot still.

Light deadlifts did not bother my shoulder, high hamstring area, or my lower back. Left hip is stiff.
The yoga I've been doing almost daily (sometimes twice) has helped a lot with the hips and lower back pain.

I keep repeating Rip's quote "You don't wait to heal. You make yourself heal."

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5/23/2017

Squat: 3x5 225
Deadlift: 5 x 245

Dr. appt. in two weeks.

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Squat: 3x5 230
Deadlift: 5 x 255
CG Bench: 3x8 85

Did some thorough stretching beforehand to mitigate any potential knee
issues but, knees still hurt a bit. Wrapped my knees with some ace bandages
left over from my broken elbow too. The wraps I ordered didn't arrive in time.

The bench press didn't hurt, so that's good. Elbow was clicky.

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5/28/2017

Squat: 3x5 235
Deadlift: 5 x 265
CG Bench: 3x8 95

Went to the gym today.

Knees felt mostly OK. Tried out the new knee wraps on sets 2 and 3.

Gym bought a deadlift platform and bumpers and replaced the squat rack with a power rack.
So now there are two power racks.

Progress.

I couldn't use the platform because someone was doing bosu ball exercises on it. Desecration!

Today's observation: Face down, ass up in the leg press sled thing doing good mornings. I name this exercise ... ass-ups!

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Squat: 3x5 245
Deadlift: 5 x 275
CG Bench: 3x8 105
Conditioning: BJJ x 2 (drill only)

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Squat: 3x5 250
Deadlift: 5 x 285
CG Bench: 3x8 115

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Squat: 3x5 255
Deadlift: 5 x 295
CG Bench: 3x8 120
Pull-downs: 1x15 80 / 2x10 100 (palms in)
HIIT: :20/1:40 on Stationary bike

Second workout in a row where I didn't need the knee wraps. Knees didn't feel great but, not much pain.

Shoulder did not hurt much during the pull-downs. Was able to keep my elbow forward (been having trouble with external rotation).

Dr. appt tomorrow for shoulder.

Today's observation: Goggles in the hot tub.

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Squat: 3x5 265
CG Bench: 3x8 130
Deadlift: 5 x 305

MRI soon to be scheduled. Dr. said not to do anything that aggravates my shoulder and
that push-ups probably are not a good idea. This was two minutes after I told him I was doing
bench presses the previous day.

Did not need the wraps again. This was a surprise b/c I had a long commute today.