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Showing posts with label back issues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label back issues. Show all posts

Monday, November 5, 2012

First power lifts since the back tweak

Took 8am yoga class first, then squats 1 x 12 x air, 1 x 10 x 45, 1 x 5 x 65, 1 x 5 x 95, 1 x 3 x 95, 3 x 3 x 105. Hyperextensions 3 x 12. Clean and press 1 x 5 x 45, 1 x 5 x 55, 2 x 3 x 65, 2 x 1 x 70, 1 x 1 x 75. Power cleans 3 x 3 x 75, the last one of these was a sloppy mess. Overhead squats 3 x 5 x 45, 2 x 3 x 55, back muscles started to feel sore but not in a bad pulled way, more in the worked-out kind of way. Power snatch 1 x 3 x 35, 1 x 3 x 45- these were actually done before the overhead squats. Deadlifts 2 x 3 x 135 and done. That went okay, its been six hours now and my back doesn't feel bad. Tomorrow yoga is at 4pm so I need to log off work early, then walk 2 miles, in fact I may add some running in there now.

Weds will be squats, 3 x 5 x 105, bench press (need to see what last weeks weight was), one-arm dumbbell press 30lbs, deadlifts 1 x 3 x 135, 2 x 3 x 145. Tonight I should take a 2 mile walk but I really feel like sleeping instead.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

I did it again.

Tweaked my back, this time on the right lower side. I can, however, look all the way to the left now, so at least only one part of me breaks at a time<- silver lining! Yesterday was a long boring day, so I wrapped up work early and went to the gym. Squats, 1 x 12 x air, 1 x 10 x 45, 1 x 5 x 65, 1 x 5 x 95, 1 x 5 x 115, 1 x 3 x 125, 3 x 3 x 130 fine, felt good so added another set, 1 x 2 x 130 and this is where I crunched the back. Lost tightness at a crucial moment I guess. That was pretty early in the session so I moved on to bench presses even though getting down on the bench was uncomfortable. 1 x 10 x 45, 1 x 5 x 65, 1 x 5 x 85, 2 x 4 x 90, 4 x 3 x 90. Not too bad, esp considering the gimpiness of me at this time. My notes on the log say, "So pissed I could cry."

Then, my niece turned up all red from running and said she needed to do something to perk up her butt and boobs. Of course I showed her how to squat, she used the 35 lb bar. I decided to see how deadlifts went, 2 x 5 x 135, 1 x 3 x 135, back acted up again and ended that session for me. Also, after benching I went to the front desk and got two of those instant ice packs and stuck them in the waistband of my yoga pants. That helped a little. Hardcore is me, yes.