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Woof, I was lifting, did a bit of deloading as I had a vball tournament Sun 6/4 - didn't make top 3. Pair we drew after pool play was loltastic. Oh well, I played well. Doubles is paying off for my control and serving (can win 2 - 5 points/game with serve alone). My passing still needs work.
Power snatched up to 185 last week which is 15# off my best. At my BW of 84kgs. Tweaked my back the day after vball. Was picking up a blanket, high level athlete.
Will be smart this week and get some reps in soon enough. BW 185.
Strict Press 3 x 5 @ 130
Weighted Chins 3 x 5 @ 40
6/28
DL 1 x 5 @ 365, felt smooth and crisp. Very happy to pull 2x BW x 5.
Trap Bar DL
3 x 10 @170 I don't really **** with TBDL, I will be down setting with them as they are good to reinforce upper back tension and moving my shoulders first.
Lifting not logging. Weather has been amazing, traveling, working, being engaged, eating smart, maintaining, and working on conditioning. Lifeisgoodman.jpeg
Just to update, turned 31 so I did 190# (186 bw but rounded up) x 31. Fun but humbling. Getting in random lifts. Trying to focus more on big lifts and less accessory with kbs and running on the side.
Random 5x3 @ 80 kg c+J
I plan on logging more and videos help to keep me accountable. Hope all is well other bros.
Clean + 2 jerks. A fun one that I use from time to time. No volume, just working up. Trying to make the lifts fun but challenging.
93kg
98kg
4 x 12 KB swing @ 40kg
Dying bug 4 x 5/s
Sand bag bear hug walk 4 x Gym, started with 110# bag and mother****er was that hard. Moved to 70# bag afterwards.
Busted my **** up going for a 1x5 DL. Moved really fast, on the first two reps - let my hips get too high and had a nice shooting pain in my left side. This wasn't even for a PR
Been doing lots of heat, SMR, and stretching. 4 days out and feels much better - 70% is my guess.
damn. Hopefully the pain goes away soon. Talk to me if it hangs on for very long.
You shot a little forward on all those reps right off the floor. That's when the stress from the lift goes to the low back instead of the hamstrings. Stay back, keep your core and lats super tight and work on making the hamstrings do the work, especially right off the floor. Chest up, push through your heels. If/when you get all this right, your low back will feel little or nothing when you DL.
Ya - this has been an issue foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Things are much better I'd guess 80%. Sitting for long duration kinda sucks. Lots of pain free movements, haven't touched a barbell in a few days and don't plan on it. Shooting my bow tomorrow, so I'll see how that goes.
It was good to see you yesterday. I should have spent more time talking to you, but I came in a little late and fell behind the team so I was focused on jumping back into benching with the team. The next time I looked over, you must have gone upstairs. I'd like to hear more about your trip and your back.