From Post Surgical to Post Workout

[joecam527]

Great lift tonight! Was able to get more time in than yesterday and Im still without pain. Think its safe to say that it will not be coming back!

Deadlift:
135x10
155x5
175x5
215x5
225x5x5
245x1
265x1
285x1

Press:
45x10
75x5
95x5
115x5
135x5x5

Front Squat:
45x10
75x5
95x5
135x5
145x5x5

Sumo Dead:
135x5
165x5x5

Did some sprints this morning so my butt was a little toast, but the sumo deads felt fine. The conventional deads felt really great tonight, hence my upping the weight for singles. Will continue to inch my way up by 5-10lbs per session, but I think once i get to 6 weeks, Ill start to get back into the intensity that I was at before my surgery... or at least try.

[joecam527]

Squats were feeling a bit off balance and heavy tonight. Think I might bring the heels back into the mix. Still not ready to bring the belt back into play. A couple more weeks though.

Squat:
135x5
155x5
175x5
215x5x5

Press:
45x10
75x5
95x5
135x5
140x5x4

Deadlift:
135x5
165x5
215x5
225x5
245x5x5

[joecam527]

Bench:
45x10
75x10
135x5
155x5
175x5
205x5
215x5x5
225x1
245x1

Bent row underhand grip:
45x12
75x12
80x5x12

Bench is coming along. I haven't trained bench fives in almost a year due to the SS meet including press instead of bench. My PR is 295x1 so hopefully ill be able to surpass that without issue now that I'm focusing it on it.

[joecam527]

Sweating bullets after last night's lift! Squat push press and deadlift. All numbers going up. Having a bit of shoulder pain on the left so I might work on some smaller motions and make sure my form is correct. I need to focus more on the scapular elevation at the end of the press to make sure I'm incorporating my upward rotators. This was also the first squat session I did with my heels on. Felt much better than the other day with my flats.

Squat:
135x5
155x5
175x5
200x5
225x5x5
245x1
265x1

Push Press:
75x5
95x5
115x5
135x5
145x5
155x5x5

Deadlift:
135x5
175x5
215x5
225x5
245x5
265x5x5

[joecam527]

Bench is coming back at a good pace. Didn't have enough time to get my chest and rows workout in last night so I only did 5x5 with my bench. Would help if my gym was open longer than 3-8pm weekdays.

Bench:
135x5
165x5
195x5
215x5
225x5x5

Bench was pretty heavy today but doable. Almost had to get some help for the last rep of the fifth set, but I was able to push it out. Having trouble keeping my wrists neutral as my bench weight gets heavier. I think they would be fine for singles, but I will continue to train them for fives

[joecam527]

Squat:
135x3
195x3
215x3
225x3
245x5x5

Press:
45x5
75x5
95x5
115x3
135x3
145x5x5

Deadlift:
135x3
185x3
225x3
245x3
265x3
275x5x5

Long lift today as I took 5 minutes rest between all working sets since the weight is getting heavier for me especially the press. Felt like I might have been leaning a bit to the right on my squats, but I adjusted after I started to notice. Won't be able to lift tomorrow and possibly not all weekend but we will see how events lay out.

[joecam527]

Been sick for a few days. Hopefully will get into the gym today or tomorrow

[joecam527]

Got back under the bar tonight after being sick with a head cold for a few days! Decided to go with 3x3 for squat and deadlift tonight. Will continue with 5x5 tomorrow.

Squat:
275x3x3

Press:
150x5x5

Deadlift:
315x3x3

Licensure exam in the morning so I'm glad I was able to get a lift in to take my mind off the last 8 weeks of daily studying. Will be good to get it out of the way and over with!

[joecam527]

Bench:
230x5x5

Had my 5 hour long exam this morning and celebrated with 230 pounds on the bar. Felt like a ton of bricks. At least I wont have to study daily anymore! Now I can get back to reading SS and PP

[joecam527]

Got back from Miami this morning after visiting my little brother for the weekend. After taking the weekend off I was happy with the numbers that I put up in the gym today.

Squat:
275x5x5

Press:
155x5x5

Deadlift:
295x5x5

Adjusted my gaze and head position during squats tonight and looked up a bit form what I was doing before, which was almost straight down. My hips would start to come up before my shoulders would, but the adjustment has allowed my shoulders and hips to ascend together.