BigA's Log

[BigA]

HBBS (no belt + no wraps/sleeves): 175 x 5 x 3 (rehab)
SLDL (no belt): 175 x 5 (rehab)

[BigA]

Incline Bench Press (no arch): 230 x 2, 190 x 5 x 5
Weighted Chin-ups: 5 x 7, 7, 7

I ran out of time to do the front squat hold. I will do it tomorrow.

My morning bodyweight was 233.8! I have lost a good 15-18 pounds. I have been eating noticeably less. This is due in part to current finances and also a laziness on my part to make do with what I currently have. So, I have been eating mostly 1 meal per day, sometimes 2. It hasn't really affected my upper body strength so much (which is still going up, albeit slower). I will probably have to adjust my eating as my HBBS and SLDL get back up to PR territory. I can't really say that I feel better having lost this weight. I enjoyed being 250. But, it's nice to have capped shoulders!

Overall, my eating has been trending towards less the past few months. Less total food doesn't seem to affect me as much as poor sleep does. I make a big effort to get in 8 hours of total sleep and it pays off a lot.

[BigA]

Front Squat Hold (no belt): 365 x 15 seconds

[BigA]

SLDL (no belt): 195 x 5 (rehab)
HBBS (no belt + no wraps/sleeves): 195 x 5 x 3 (rehab)

I felt a little twinge in my back on the SLDL. Very minor but, now I am paranoid. I want this back problem to go away so I can get back into PR territory again. I was able to complete the workout with no pain and I don't really have pain now. Fingers crossed.

[BigA]

Press (no belt): 187.5 x 0, 162.5 x 4, 3, 3, 3, 3
Weighted Pull-ups: 37.5 x 3, 35 x 2.6, 32.5 x 2.6
Front Squat Hold (no belt): 375 x 15 seconds hold

My press was not there today. I was not at all recovered . I got a weighted pull-up PR though!

I had some minor back pain after the little twinge last night. Hopefully, it goes away by tomorrow. I may possibly have injured my hand today doing the pull-ups. My metacarpals (4-5) have some sharp pain when I extend and flex my hand. Not a big pain, however, being a pianist, hand pain is always worrisome.

[BigA]

SLDL (no belt): 215 x 5 (rehab)
HBBS (no belt + no wraps/sleeves): 215 x 5 x 3 (rehab)

[BigA]

Press (no belt): 187.5 x 0, 162.5 x 4, 3, 3, 135 x 5, 5
Weighted Chin-ups: 5 (pounds) x 8, 7, 7

I am still not recovered for pressing so I took it easy today. I didn't feel very good in general.

[BigA]

SLDL (no belt): 235 x 5 (rehab)
HBBS (no belt + no wraps/sleeves): 235 x 5, 4 (rehab)

I felt a little twinge in my back on the squats so I decided to stop there. I need to remember that other lifters have had a lot worse injuries and have come back stronger posting competitive numbers because although this isn't really painful, I hate missing all this training time. At least I can increase the weight on the SLDL. I will repeat the squat weight next time. If anybody has any suggestions, feel free to let me know!

Interestingly, the spasm has sort of shifted to a general area. Sometimes it's my glutes, sometimes it's my lower back or my sacrum.

[BigA]

Press (no belt): 187.5 x 0, 162.5 x 4, 3, 3, 3, 3
Weighted Pull-ups: 40 x 2, 35 x 2.9, 32.5 x 2.8, Weighted Chin-ups: 7.5 x 8

This weight loss has finally caught up with me strength-wise. I guess these recent presses over the past 2 weeks or so have technically been PRs since I did them at a lighter bodyweight.

[Toasterleavings]

Press (no belt): 187.5 x 0, 162.5 x 4, 3, 3, 3, 3
Weighted Pull-ups: 40 x 2, 35 x 2.9, 32.5 x 2.8, Weighted Chin-ups: 7.5 x 8

This weight loss has finally caught up with me strength-wise. I guess these recent presses over the past 2 weeks or so have technically been PRs since I did them at a lighter bodyweight.

Hang in there man! Fingers crossed your back settles down soon.