Let me guess: He was a baseball pitcher?

no, it's way more awesome. his girlfriend in like 8th grade or freshman year was taking a judo class and he didn't believe she could do some throw on him. he lets her do the throw and either lands on his right arm or she twisted his right arm really bad and it's never been the same. he did play baseball up until freshman year of high school, though, so maybe that made it even worse. it's laughable how far his hand is from his shoulder when he tries to touch it.

That typically happens when his ulna bone lengthens and he loses flexion in the elbow. To have it happen due to trauma means he really got ****ed up.

So I skipped Thursday b/c my legs were still gassed from Tuesday, which brings up some questions.

Is it better to postpone the work out, or is better to just do it at lighter weights? Or should I just go and try my normal progression and stop being a pussy, even if I'm still feeling worn out?

Also, I've been sleeping a ton lately. Averaging probably 60 hours/wk. Should I be worried about this, or is it normal when you're doing heavy squats?

On Tuesday I'll be trying for 255 squat, 195 bench and 270 deads

Isnt that just a little over 8 hours a night? Isn't that pretty normal?

Also vote for don't be a pussy, i play basketball almost every sunday and then come squat these heavy ass weights (235 today) the next morning. The tiredness goes away once you get into the warmups imo

Basketball followed by heavy lifting is alright. Reversing the two tends to lead to serious soreness or at least worse athletic ability. This is especially true in a ballistic sport like tennis or baseball (assuming you're a pitcher).

not being a pussy is almost always the answer, I've found Unfortunately I think w/squats and deads eventually it gets to the point where you can really only go heavy once a week. I doubt I'm at that point though

So since my elbow is ruined I've decided to teach myself to throw a knuckleball this winter. Good idea? I should schedule an mri but I know I won't.

Always remember the first corollary to "Don't be a pussy": Don't be an idiot.

Where does your elbow hurt again? If you follow my training program and mechanical adjustments (which admittedly I have been lax in developing), you will be able to pitch pain-free by spring.

From the curveball thread:

I think I'd like to put off possible surgery for another year, and try to rehab it over the winter if possible

It's not rehab you need. It's a different way to apply force to the baseball.

it's all gravy baby

Anyway, I'm looking forward to your training program if you decide to post it

I should be more specific. Looking at rehabbing your elbow due to pain is much like rehabbing your squat due to knee pain. In both cases, you are doing something wrong, and rehab doesn't "fix" the problem - it only treats the symptoms.

So I need to learn how to throw a baseball properly, is what you're saying. Unlearning 20 years of muscle memory could be pretty tough lol. Looking forward to the challenge though. I'm ****ing tired of playing second base lol. I'm 6'4" ffs, people point and laugh

Why do I skip entire weeks? Every time I go I enjoy it

Reset the squats a bit, but probably didn't need to
Squat
3x5x235

Bench
1x5x180 felt light so
2x5x190

Deads
1x5x260

squat:
3x5x240
on the last rep of the third set I missed my depth, and by the time I had realized it I was half way up. Instead of just finishing up I went back down and got it and then almost died. Crazy head rush. It was a dumb thing to do but was actually kinda awesome.

press:
3x5x125 pretty damn easy can't wait to try for 135

PC
3x3x120 went easy on these b/c I wanted to do some pullups

Pullups
1x1 1x2 1x1 1x1
not from dead hang, I would guess that I'm jumping a bit. I'll tape these next time. I definitely want to add them to get them hudge gunz brah

Squat:
3x5x245
reps were painful b/c of this:

ewww.

Bench:
3x5x195
View My Video

Deads:
5x1x260
View My Video

meeeeeeeeeeeeeeh. I didn't like my negatives on reps 3,4 and 5, my head position, or my upper back. I did, however, love the socks. My **** was getting pretty torn up

lol dude, wtf are you doing when you set up to pull? nothing resembling rip's advice i quoted in post 12.

nahh I stopped doing the rip-approved set up. It didn't help, but it didn't really make things worse either I don't think. I dunno. Maybe I should use some iron plates even though they are such a pain, the rolling around is out of control. Rip says do not move the bar, but I can't help it. So I just try to jam it back into my shins before I pull

DLs are horrible. Rounded back, hips way too low, you're doing 5 singles not 1 set. Squeeze your chest up?

i've said this before (citing Rip of course): walk up to the bar and reach down and grab the bar before bending your knees. whether that is crucial/nitty or not, the point is that you're not even doing the very first (and incredibly easy) step correctly, which shows a a certain non-chalantness and lack of focus, which might be contributing to the rest of the DL not looking so great.

when i see vids of others DL (pro or not), they seem to take their time and are stable (nothing is moving around) in the setup, whereas in yours everything seems to be moving around (including the bar) and unstable.

this is what i was talking about: you're bending knees before you grab the bar

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/9740/74797898.jpg

I give up.

Take heart. After reading comments from other people lifts and my own paranoia, I'm certain that I could post videos and be duly flamed for my form. Not that it wouldn't be warranted.

Good lord what is going on in those DLs? It's like a squat-lift-pull with a rounded back.

+1

I'm really trying guys. I don't know what else to do, other than hire a lift coach. Is anyone aware of some sort of reputable directory of those types?

In other news, my squats will catch my dead lifts by next Tuesday

I know I'm a bit oddly proportioned with a super long torso and comparatively short arms and legs. That said, I doubt I'm so many sd's from the mean that I can't physically dead lift correctly. Blahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhe