OK, first day back since the cyst removal and getting the stitches in. 5 total days off and treading carefully re: not ripping the wound open, so just testing the waters today. It was a successful test.
Squat
45x5x2, 89x8, 111x8, 133x5, 155x5, 177x5, 199x5
Notes: All felt fine. I've been having some right lower back tightness and discomfort (which has gotten worse, if anything, during my recent time off). Wondering if it's related to my recent right glute twinginess. I rolled out the back extra before starting and glute was very cooperative. So maybe.
Press
45x5x2, 67x5x2, 89x5, 111x5, 122x5, 133x5
Notes: All easy, no problem with neck. Attempted to use the lighter weights to practice some double layback action. Verdict is I still need A LOT of practice with it to get anything actually resembling a legit DLB that would increase the weight I can press.
Deadlift
133x5, 199x5, 243x5
Notes: Felt good. Glute twinginess has been showing up here, too, and didn't feel it at all.
TRX Rows
BWx8x3
Notes: 60s rest so a bit hard by the third set.
Overall I felt better at the end of the workout than when I started. Not just because it was the first time in a month where I got under the bar knowing I'd be able to train consistently for the foreseeable future, but literally physically felt better. Back has been aggravating me a bit, and it felt completely 100% fine after lifting. It's not been pain, just tightness and low level discomfort but all that was gone after warming up and training. Even light.
The stitches are in for another full week, till next Monday, so I won't be going hard this week. It'll be a slow ramp-up, which will pick up a bit more steam next week when the stitches are out. I'm still hoping to do the American Open in December, but will depend how quickly I can ramp back up. It doesn't make sense to go to all the trouble of traveling and dealing with the size of a big national meet if I'm not on track to PR. We'll see. Too soon to tell.