A couple big notes:
1. I was supposed to have my ventral hernia repaired this past Friday, but it was postponed about a week prior, due once again to carelessness on the part of people who should know better. The same thing happened last year with my shoulder surgery, I told them about this, they dismissed it, and then it happened again because they don't actually listen. Coupled with the fact that they literally don't answer their phones - it often takes me a week to get through to them, trying every day - and are the only place in town I can get this done thanks to my prior insurance no longer being available (#thanksObama, literally), it is very frustrating. I haven't been able to get through to them yet to schedule another day, but my first real vacation in two years is coming up soon and I'll be damned if it's going to be spent recovering from a surgery. So I might have to put it off till later in the year. Fuck these people.
2. The aftermath of last Monday's workout was that my back regressed a ton and felt awful pretty much the rest of the week. I could have done some upper body stuff but was so demotivated by the setback that I didn't even bother. I had a couple treatments on it and it was doing marginally better by Friday, and also found a new trigger point that seems to provide some release. It was doing better by this morning. Then I woke up with a pretty gnarly headache that didn't go away, so took a few advil for it. Trained not long afterwards. As a result, everything felt great today - even back and knees.
Safety Bar Squat - SBDs + 3" belt
310x5, 340x5x2 @6
Notes: Amazing how much easier it is to keep your back tight when your knees don't feel like they're being stabbed with 9 inch long blades every time you descend into a squat. Tendinosis sucks. Advil is good.
Bench Press
295x5, 315x5x2 @6
Notes: Not much to say here, but pleased how well these moved considering lack of training lately.
Deadlift - shoeless, 3" belt, hook grip
405x5 @6, 455x3 @7, 365x5 back off set
Notes: Pretty solid here too. Somewhat surprised.
Chins
BWx3x5
DB Curls
40x8x2
Notes: Easy but wanted to ease back in.
!C2 Erg! - 30/40 x4 then a single 250m
Paces around 1:45
Notes: Haven't done this since November, IIRC. Hoping back allows me to continue.
Some rehab stuff.