[stewy37]

Ok. I haven't posted in a couple weeks, but now I'm back. I've been trianing, but I've also been dealing with a few injuries. Hurt my left bicep and that gave me a couple of weeks of problems with the whole arm, got sick for a few days at the same time, hurt my neck a week and a half ago, and I hurt the rest of my back last week. We're talking, any sudden movement equaled the whole damn thing locking up on me. Don't even think about rotating unless pain is the desired result. So I rested from Thursday until Monday when i felt good and loose again, and this week has been very productive so far. So here's an update:

Monday
Squat:
135x5
225x5
275x5
315x5
365x5
375x5 shallow
225x30
Seated Leg Curl:
I don't know how much weight was on it. We just went heavier each time until we had thw whole stack on there. My hamstrings were screaming at me after the second set.
20, 15, 12 reps
Walking Lunges:
75lb Dumbells
10 Steps/leg
2 sets

Overall, a great workout. The whole thing took less than an hour, and we got a lot of work done in that time. My squat is getting respectable again. I feel that with a proper warmup and long enough rest periods, I could hit 405 for a single again.

Tuesday
Time: 24:12
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
65lb Squat Cleans
Pullups (kipping)
Tire Flip ~ 550lb Tire

Rest 30min
2 Mile run Fast

About thirty minutes after I finished with the circuit, a couple of my training partners from MMA called and asked if I wanted to go for a run with them, so I said sure. We decided to do rounds. 3 HARD minutes of running followed a 1 min walk until we covered about 2 miles. I would say the pace was right around a 6min mile. We threw some hills and stairs in about halfway through. About halfway through, my quads started to cramp up on me, and a 1/4mile from the finish, they completely locked up on my, so I had to waddle the rest of the way back. Humiliating, but once your body stops working, you don't have much choice.
However, I was happy with my performance. I hardly ever run, and I had no trouble keeping up despite a hard workout not long before the run. I never really got out of breath, and my legs felt strong, at least until they stopped working. This year has been very productive as far as conditioning goes, and my strength has started to go back up. There was a period where it was dropping rapidly, but I think my body has adjusted and I'm starting to see strength gains again. Every week, I'm leaner, faster, and stronger.

Wednesday:
7:30AM
Fight Gone Bad [i]Score: 295 reps
3 rounds; 1min per exercise; 1min rest between rounds
Box Jumps 20"
Sumo Deadlift High Pulls 75lbs
Wall Ball 20lbs, 10ft target
Rowing Machine - Calories
Push Press 75lbs

I woke up this morning, and it was COLD. On top of that, my hamstrings were destroyed from the previous two days. Once, I got moving, I felt great, but it was tough getting started, and now my hamstrings hate me even more.