Weekly Review: Damn Shoulders, Standing Up, Increasing Strength, Deadlifting, Unrack the Bar & Front Squat Tips

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So this shoulder pain of mine has affected my bench press. I was able to do 2 reps with 295lbs a couple of weeks ago, but this week I couldn’t even get a single rep. Not good. My solution to deal this this shoulder problem: Thorough shoulder warm up before training Ibuprofen before training Face pulls … Read more

#Workout Log: Weds Aug 24 [Intensity]

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Squat 385lbs: 2,2,2 Bench Press 295lbs: X Deadlift X Notes Sharp shoulder pain in both shoulders. Began feeling it ever since I woke up. Couldn’t even drive the bar up for the bench press. Next time take ibuprofen before training. Felt some strange sensation on my lower right abdomen during squats, which was amplified during the … Read more

#Workout Log: Mon Aug 22 [Recovery]

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Power Cleans 195lbs: 3,3,3,3,1 Did 2 high pulls on the last set. Couldn’t rack the bar -_-; Front Squats 190lbs: 5,5,5 Overhead Press 172.5lbs: 5,5,5 Struggled with the last rep Notes Cleaned the bar for the front squat & over head press Adjusting my Texas Method schedule so that: Volume Day = Saturday Recovery Day … Read more

Weekly Review: Shoulder Impingement, Strength Training, Gym Equipment, 1.M.R. & PR’s

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What started out as a crappy week actually ended up pretty good. For some reason I was feeling gassed and light headed after 5×5 squats that I ended up skipping out on the overhead press on Sunday (volume day). On Tuesday (recovery day) I didn’t warm up my shoulders properly before power cleans. Ended up … Read more