Long Way to the Top

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12/23/2019

Backsquat
3x5 275#

Press
3x5 140#

Deadlift
1x5 315#

12 hours in airports the day before, strange gym, limited sleep and a bit of a hangover. All things considered, not bad.

[poser]

12/26/2019

Backsquat
3x5 280#

Bench Press
3x5 200#

Deadlift
1x3 355#
1x3 315#

Humid gym with no Chalk.

[poser]

12/30/2019

Backsquat
3x3 285#

Bench press
3x5 205#

Barbell row
3x5 200#

Curlz

Back in my home gym after 2 comes days of snowboarding.

[poser]

1/1/2020

Backsquat
2x5 255#

Press
3x5 140#

Deadlift
1x3 355#
1x3 330#
1x5 290#

Considering this is the 6th consecutive day of snowboarding or training, that went surprisingly well. I did sleep in until 10 this morning for ~12 hours of sleep.

[poser]

1/3/2020

Backsquat
3x5 185#

Bench Press
3x5 195#

Power Cleans
3x1 185#

Deadlift
1x5 290#

Chins/dips

Cheeseburger in hand, headed directly out to catch a sunset decadent down a mountain.

[poser]

1/6/2020

Took a pretty good shot to the knee in the backcountry this weekend. Might be torn, I don’t know yet. Did what I could do.

Bench press
1x5 185#
3x5 195#
1x5 185#

-weird without any leg drive.

Chins
Light RDLs to the top of the knee
Curls.

[poser]

1/8/2019

Press
3x5 135#

RDLs (to top of knee)
3x5 155#

Chins/curls

Knee is still very tentative. Doctor confirmed a “meniscus injury” but still holding out on a MRI to confirm a tear for now. Doing what I can in the gym in the meantime.

[poser]

1/10/2910

Bench press
3x5 195#

Deadlift
3x5 225#

Chins

I have my knee strapped up pretty good in a brace. Did some testing on light deadlifts to see how it responds to loading. Felt ok. I’m out for a week. Hopefully coming back ready to squat.

[poser]

1/17/2020

Bench Press
3x5 195#
2x5 185#

Deadlift
2x5 275#

Chins

Knee is much improved but still can’t squat and heavy deadlifts feel like a lot of compression on the injured knee.

[poser]

1/20/2020

Backsquat
3x5 45#

(Yes, I just out that because it’s as much as I could squat...)

Bench Press
3x5 200#
2x5 190#

Deadlift
1x3 315#
2x5 275#

Curls

Knee is getting better but the bottom of the squat still has a good amount of discomfort and bounce reflex is an absolute no-go. Deadlift feels weird. 315# didnt “feel” heavy, but I could perceive the weakness in my knee and my body just didn’t like the compression.