Garageguy Matti's log

[Matti]

Thursday 30.4

Heavy bag 7x3 minutes
Chin ups 10, 8

[Matti]

Friday 1.5

Squat 3x6x90 Kgs
DL 2x6x130 Kgs
Abs 1x25
Chin ups 10, 7

Freaking me out sometimes what could happen with the right hip or leg in the squat. Or actually I have no idea what could happen so I decided to put 90 Kgs as a max for some time. I don’t know anybody in a similar situation and also I haven’t found any consistent information about how much weight to train with and how often etc, so I figured better safe than sorry if any of this can be considered safe. Common wisdome has it that DL is safer training with a hip replacement, so to offset the easier squat I add 5 Kgs on the DL. Felt fine.

[Matti]

Sunday 3.5

OHP 2x3x55, 1x4x55 Kgs
1x6x50 Kgs

Bent over cable lat. raises 3x8x14 Kgs
Wood choppers 2x20x34 Kgs

Chin ups 10,7

Could try a 5x55 on OHP next time.

[Matti]

Tuesday 5.5

Heavy bag 7x3 minutes

Chinups 10

[Matti]

Thursday 7.5

Squat 2x8x85, 1x10x85 Kgs
RDL 2x10x100 Kgs
Abs 1x25
Chin up 1x10

I have had some pain in the neck a few days, and also some radiating down in the left arm. I think it came from watching TV laying on the floor with the head in a bad position, stretching the neck. Better take it easy some days with arm exersises. The slipped disc happened after a BP session and don’t want that again.

[Matti]

Saturday 9.5

BP 4x6x80 Kgs, 1x5x80 Narrow grip

BBR 1x10x65, 2x10x60 Kgs

The BBR with 65 went well but I was pulling it too fast. I felt some complaining from the neck. I know that Starting Strength has this as an explosive exercise but in my case I’d better do the lifts more slowly. So I decreased the weight and tried to keep the bar to my chest some on each rep. I think this worked well.

I still feel some pain in the neck so I dared to press only a lighter session.

[Matti]

Monday 10.5

OHP 2x8x45, 1x9x45 Kgs
Bent over cable lateral raises 3x8x14 Kgs
Cable wood choppers 2x20x36 kgs

Still some small discomfort in the neck-shoulder area so went light.

[Matti]

Wednesday 12.5

BP 2x5x85, 1x6x85 Kgs
BP narrow grip 1x6x80 Kgs
Lying tric. extension 3x41Kgs
DBR 1x13x45 Kgs
Chin ups 1x6

Noticed that chin ups do not mix well with triceps extensions.

[Matti]

Friday 15.5

Squat 2x6x90, 1x7x90 Kgs
DL 2x8x130 Kgs
Abs 1x25

[Matti]

Monday 18.5

Heavy bag 7x3 minutes
Chin ups 1x10