Here Comes Hercules.

[carson]

OG doing HLM Heavy Deads

Dead: 135 x 3; 225 x 2; 315 x 1; 340 x 1; 352.5 x 1 (I have a video. I'll download it if I can figure out how.) I've registered for the John Claassen Birthday bash on November 30 to aid Parkinson's research. My goal is a new PR. That means anything over 375.
Squat: 70 x 5 (P); 160 x 3; 200 x 1; 207 x 3 x 2
Press: 45 x 5; 65 x 3; 85 x 1; 95 x 2; 79 x 8 x 2

[carson]

HLM Heavy Day

Squat: 70 x 5 (P); 160 x 3; 210 x 1; 232 x 1; 209 x 3 x 2 (14 pounds until new PR)
Bench: 45 x 5; 95 x 3; 135 x 1; 160 x 1; 172.5 x 1; 146.5 x 5 x 2 (13 pounds until new PR)
Dead: 135 x 3; 225 x 2; 284 x 5 (23 pounds to new PR)

[carson]

HLM Light

Squat: 70 x 5 (P); 130 x 3; 170 x 1; 186 x 5 x 2
Press: 45 x 5; 65 x 3; 85 x 1; 100 x 1; 107.5 x 1; 75 x 8 x 3 (I'm determined to do better on these. I should be lifting 135+, not just this.)
Prowler: 280 (355) x 4 x 1; 200 (275) x 4 x 2. I lowered the weight to protect my Achilles.

[carson]

The Original Gangsta lifts again. HLM medium

Dead: 135 x 3; 225 x 2; 315 x 1; 340 x 1; 355 x 1; 291 x 3 (21 lbs to go for a new PR)
Squat: 70 x 5 (P); 1260 x 3; 200 x 1; 209 x 3 x 2
Bench: 45 x 5; 95 x 3; 138 x 3; 121 x 8 x 2

[carson]

I fell on Saturday and hurt my knee. I've alternated ice and heat, and it feels a bit better. I did a "diagnostic" lift today.

Squat: 70 x 5 (P); 120 x 3; 140 x 3
Press: 45 x 5; 65 x 3; 85 x 2; 100 x 1; 110 x 1 The heaviest since 2020.
Dead: 135 x 3. My knee hurt, so I stopped.
Prowler: 110 x 6 x 1

[Mr. Bingley]

hope it feels better soon!

[carson]

Sadly, it doesn't feel much better. Standing and lying down is okay, but sitting or deadlifting, so far, not so much.

[Mr. Bingley]

sometimes when the knee hurts I find that holding a glass filled with ice against it helps.

and then raising that glass to my lips to drink the bourbon helps even more

[carson]

I like that. Bourbon is fine but I like Scotch even better.

[carson]

A second ad-lib day to see how my knee is doing. It turns out that my problem is a stretched ligament from my fall off the curb. No, I wasn't drunk.

Squat: 70 x 5 (P); 130 x 3; 180 x 1; 210 x 1; 180 x 3; 160 x 3 Very little pain.
Press: 45 x 5; 70 x 3; 90 x 1; 105 x 1; 112.5 x 1 (The best lift I've done since 2019); 80 x 5 x 2
Dead: 135 x 3; 225 x 2; 315 x 1; 340 x 1 No pain at all.

I think I will be going back to my normal routine on Monday. I can't sit for very long because of the pain but it seems that I can do most anything standing or lying on my back.