good stuff, keep plugging along. stalls get frustrating, man i know it
Weighed in at 325 this morning. So that's 20 lbs down and counting. My belly is starting to get wrinkly. Didn't feel sick at all the last 2 days.
Squat:
45x5
80x5
120x3
160x2
205x5x3
Bench:
45x5
95x5
135x3
175x2
192.5x5 192.5x5 192.5x4
Barely missed my last rep, but couldn't lock it out.
Deadlift
135x5
155x3
225x2
265x5
I was gassed after the 3rd rep, had to grind the last 2 out. I think I'm just not eating enough to get through a full session now that the squats have gotten heavy for me. I'm exactly 1/3rd of the way toward the arbitrary weight goal I set for reassessing my macros, so there's a light at the end of the tunnel.
good stuff, keep plugging along. stalls get frustrating, man i know it
I have managed to injure myself. My biceps and calves were sore after Tuesday's session and on Weds. I had to replace my washing machine and I really messed up my right biceps doing it. I couldn't sleep without taking ibuprofen for the last 3 days and it felt tender to the touch, but the pain was in the muscle belly, so I figured I'd skip Thursday's session and pick back up today.
Squats:
45x5
85x5
135x3
175x2
215x5x3
Squats now demand total concentration.
Press:
45x5
70x5
100x3
120x2
Last warmup rep I reinjured my biceps. It felt like I got stabbed right in the middle of the muscle belly and I'm in a lot of pain right now. If anyone has any recovery or rehab pointers, I'm all ears. Well the parts that aren't blubber are all ears, at any rate.
Last edited by Lardo McFatterson; 10-10-2020 at 09:23 PM.
I injured my right bicep arm wrestling a couple of years ago. It interfered with my bench during a workout, and if I was pressing that day I doubt I could have done that either.
Injuries suck. At least you can still squat. If your bicep permits you to deadlift, I definitely would not supinate the grip- I think straps would be a good idea. Maybe check out what others have done with similar injuries here? I wish you the best.
Do you see anything like a black and blue in the bicep area? You may have a tear. Do a search for the Bill Starr rehab method.
Thanks. No discoloration, but I've got a lot of subcutaneous fat on my upper arms. There's a a moderate amount of swelling, it's tender to the touch and the pain is in a very specific place in the long head a little below the middle of the muscle. I guess I'm going to wait for the pain to blur and start rehabbing with curls every day.
Bill Starr method is light sets of 25 reps.
This is what I found by searching and I listened to the Ask Rip episode on the topic. So I'm going give it a try starting tomorrow. Whatever I did to it last night doesn't seem to have been that serious, it's already less painful than it was on Friday, so I think tomorrow will be good.