CULICAN's LOG

[Culican]

Saturday 9/16/17, 3:400pm, M 62yo, 5'9.5", BW=186.4lb, Waist=32.5in, Kcal/day (7 day average)=2952

17 days post laparoscopic bilateral inguinal hernia repair

Bench Press: 165x5, 155x5, 155x5
Chins [neutral grip]: BWx9, BWx8, BWx7
DB Curls: 40x6, 40x6
Seated DB Press: 45x9, 45x9

[Culican]

Sunday 9/17/17, 1:45pm, M 62yo, 5'9.5", BW=186.4lb, Waist=33.0in, Kcal/day (7 day average)=2923

18 days post laparoscopic bilateral inguinal hernia repair -- I consider myself recovered now so I won't be posting days post-op anymore. Now it's just like coming back from any layoff.

Squat: 275x3, 255x5, 255x5
Leg Press: 270x12, 360x10
Ab Wheel [kneeling]: 20repsx2sets

[Oldster]

Good to see you knocking out the ab wheel sets'n'reps, Culican!

[Culican]

Good to see you knocking out the ab wheel sets'n'reps, Culican!

I should have asked the surgeon about standing ab wheel sets.

ME: Will I be able to do standing ab wheels after the surgery.
SURGEON: Yes
ME: Thats great because I wasn't able to do them before.

[Culican]

Uggggg! The no edit thing drives me crazy.

Also wanted to say I consider myself fortunate that the ab wheel is not giving me any trouble. Many who have undergone hernia repair say it was months before they could comfortably do abs or even do pullups (which stress the abs more than you might think).

[Oldster]

My wife had hernia repair about ten years ago and she still has too much pain to do them. My allergist, too, who is a very young, early thirty. She can do a partial, but not full-range. It is amazing how many muscle groups are used for pullups.

[Culican]

Saturday 9/23/17, 4:055pm, M 62yo, 5'9.5", BW=187.5lb, Waist=33.0in, Kcal/day (7 day average)=2991

Press: 110x5, 105x5, 105x5
Chins [45˚ grip]: BWx5, (BW+25)x3, (BW+25)x4, (BW+25)x3
Incline Press: 95x5, 135x6, 135x6
BB Curls: 85x7, 85x7
Rev Curls: 75x7, 75x8
Dips: BWx6, (BW+25)x5, (BW+25)x5

Been 10 days since I did Presses and these others. That's my excuse for not really improving. Will be back on my weekly schedule by next weekend.

[Culican]

Sunday 9/24/17, 2:35pm, M 62yo, 5'9.5", BW=187.5lb, Waist=33.0in, Kcal/day (7 day average)=2981

Deadlifts: 135x5, 225x5, 275x3, 295x1, 315x3, 290x5
SGDL [straps]: 245x5

For some reason after the surgery, deadlifts still worry me the most. They went fine though. I was at 330x6 and 340x5 a little over a month ago. My goal is to surpass all my previous lifts by Halloween.

[Culican]

Monday 9/25/17, 2:05pm, M 62yo, 5'9.5", BW=187.5lb, Waist=33.0in, Kcal/day (7 day average)=2966

Bench Press: 170x5, 160x5, 160x5
Chins [45˚ grip]: BWX8, BWx8, BWx8
Hammer Curls: 37.5x6, 37.5x7 Did something to my left elbow with these my first day back (09/09/17). One of those things that hurts when cold but feels better after it's worked out. So I lowered the weight a bit and am trying to work back
Seated DB Press: 47.5x8, 47.5x8

[Oldster]

Good stuff, Culican. Take care of that elbow, perhaps even have it looked at to see what is injured. Since my triceps surgery, I've found an elbow sleeve really helps keep it warm and makes it easier to warm up.