Felt pain in my lower back. Took 800mg of ibuprofen. Unfortunately it didn’t help. Low Bar Back Squat Warmup 45lbs: 12 137.5lbs: 6 227.5lbs: 3 317.5lbs: 2 367.5lbs: 1 407.5lbs: 1 Felt easy, but low back pain on the right side immediately after. Stopping for now. Bench Press Warm Up 45lbs: 10 137.5lbs: 5 227.5lbs: … Read more
Some of my posts you might have missed: Squat & Overhead Press PR (Video) And a bunch of awesome articles and interviews I’ve come across this past week: Practical Methods to Avoid Overtraining by Charles Poliqin Mad Max Aita Interview from DangerouslyHardcore.com Competing on Carb Back Loading by Julia Ladewski Stephen McKenzie (43 year old … Read more
I wonder what would happen to my squat if I squatted more often… Well, let’s find out! High Bar Squat 45lbs: 10 137.5lbs: 5 187.5lbs: 3 227.5lbs: 3 277.5lbs: 3 317.5lbs: 2 367.5lbs: 1 407.5lbs: 1 317.5lbs: 3 Neck Extension 15lbs: 30 25lbs: 20 38.5lbs: 10 70.5lbs: 20,20 Neck Flexion 15lbs: 30 25lbs: 20 38.5lbs: … Read more
Obliques are super sore from doing barbell side bends a few days ago. I was doing barbell side bends like Lu Xiaojun (from the Chinese weightlifting team) but with a lot less weight. Experimented with 45lbs, then 52.5lbs for 20 reps. Maybe it was a little too much to try out a new exercise. Nonetheless, hit … Read more
High Bar (aka Olympic) Squat 45lbs: 20 137.5lbs: 5 187.5lbs: 3 227.5lbs: 2 277.5lbs: 2 317.5lbs: 1 367.5lbs: 1 277.5lbs: 5,5 Bench Press 45lbs: 10 137.5lbs: 5 227.5lbs: 3 227.5lbs: x Felt pain shooting down both my arms from wrists to shoulders.