Geezling Shifts to HLM

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M 1/30/17 (L)

squat: 3x5x305 (went fine tonight)
press @ 201: 3/2/3/1 (set up left and banged into the low ceiling on the 2nd set; no problem otherwise)
chins @ 51: 5/5/5/5/5

My knee isn't happy, but it didn't get in my way much on light day.

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F 2/3/17 (H)

squat: 3x6x345
bench: 3x3x295
deadlift: 1x6x405

Tomorrow's my appt. with the orthopedic surgeon about my knee. Sick of gimping around and hoping for some clarity after the MRI.

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Sun 2/5/17 (L)

squat: 2x5x305
press: 3x5x186
bw chins: 10/10/10/9/8/3

I got a single steroid shot in my knee for diagnostic purposes. If things improve dramatically by mid-week then I may be trying a Synvisc injection next. Surgery would probably not resolve the issue. No MRI yet, but it's coming soon.

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Wed 2/8/17 (M)

squat: 3x5x335
pause bench: 3x5x252.5
rdl: 2x8x365

I had my MRI tonight. I won't know more until I talk to the orthopedist again in a couple of weeks. The steroid shot did absolutely nothing, so I apparently have soft tissue damage. On a more positive note, I squatted with a pair of Evolutionize knee sleeves tonight and they really helped. I bought XL because I was looking for stabilization, not an artificial bump to my squat numbers. Shoulda bought a pair weeks ago.

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Fri 2/10/17 (H)

squat: 3x5x375
bench: 3x1x315
deadlift: 1x4x445 (rep. p.r., but only because I didn't use to do fours)

The fourth rep on deadlift was a bit sloppy and tough, but everything else went up smoothly.

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Sun 2/12/17 (L)

squat: 3x5x305
press: 3x3x202
chins @ 52 lbs.: 5/5/5/5/5

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Fri 2/17/17 (H)

squat: 3x2x405
bench: 3x6x267.5
deadlift 1x485 (missed the double)

Squat and bench went very well tonight. The 2nd deadlift got past the knees, but stopped there. I suspected that a double at 485 was an overshoot; my 1rm is only 500. Next cycle (barring interruption by surgery) I'll drop the double to 480 and see if it goes.

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Sun 2/19/17 (L)

squat: 2x5x305
press: 3x5x187
bw chins: 10/10/10/9/8/3 (same as 2 weeks ago)

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Wed 2/22/17 (M)

squat: 3x5x335
pause bench: 3x5x255 (new cycle; up 2.5)
rdl: 2x8x365

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Fri 2/24/17 (H)

squat: 3x5x360
bench: 3x4x287.5 (not easy!)
deadlift: 5x425