[oxcart]

Originally Posted by niagareven

Thanks for that. I may just be dumb, but I can't find a price for it on there. How much did it cost? I'm gonna check into the ART doctor and keep doing traction on my back before trying anything else, but I bookmarked that site because it looks like something decent.

Think Amazon sells them for about $30.

[niagareven]

Tuesday 4/1


Back was really hurting me this morning when I woke up.

Traction and stretching helped but.......

front squats
95 x 5......ouch
135 x 1.....forget this. Called it there


Tried to do bent over rows, stood up with the bar out the rack, started to bend over and half way down i just dropped the bar. Got pissed and threw a 45lbs plate across my garage, which landed on my last jump rope and shattered the handles. Now I don't have any jump ropes.

Finally made an appointment with an ART doctor for friday. =\ I'm probably going to ask him about my horrendous shin splints and tell him that I tweak my neck constantly too. Maybe he'll be able to fix those as well.... hopefully....

I dunno what to do with myself..

[fennway4414]

When do you get shin splints? I get them running on any surface basically except grass.

[niagareven]

I get them when just walking.

[niagareven]

Wednesday 4/2

Woke up, my back wasn't bothering me basically at all. Then while in one of my classes it started to really bother me to the point where I couldn't sit there anymore. Then when I got up, it took like 15 seconds before I was able to walk normally because of the pain. Skipped my last class, came home and it wasn't hurting again.

about 45 minutes of stretching, pvc, and traction. My back felt half way decent so I tried some sled work...

Backward sled walking (slow)
100lbs on sled x 4 trips of 100 feet.
-lots of lactic acid the last 20-30 feet of each set.

Forward sled sprints
100lbs on sled x 6 trips of 100 feet

calf raises / band leg curl super sets
3 sets. first set I did hanging leg raises as well, but it bothered my back so I didn't do them the last 2.


Hopefully I'll get a good overhead day in tomorrow..... if cleaning the axle bothers my back I'll just do it out of the rack, and if doing jerks hurts my back, I'll just strict press. If even that hurts, I'll just do incline/close grips. Hopefully I'll be able to get some rows in as well...

[niagareven]

Thursday 4/2

I think my CNS is fried again.....

looooooooots of warming up.....


Axle clean and press..... nope

Overhead out of the rack with a barbell
95 x 5
135 x 5
175 x 3
205 x 1... hard
205 x 2... hard
205 x 3... hard
225 x NOT EVEN SLIGHTLY CLOSE. My leg drive got it to like my eyes and then it just came down...... WOW!
185 x 3 + 5 press outs
-timing was off, everything felt like 500lbs, and my back felt shitty

Close grip high incline with axle
140 x 3
160 x 3
180 x 3
200 x 1, missed second! First was a joke, second one--half way up and it's like there were rubber bands set up and I hit them and it sprung the bar back at me

80lbs kettlebell rows
4 sets of 10 per side
1 set of 15-20 per side

attempted to do axle curls but they KILLED my forearms

Did some wrist work and called it there. I really hope this ART doctor can fix my entire fucking body.


Probably not going to workout for at least a few days and I don't think I'm gonna do that competition on may 24th anymore.

[takeahnase]

Good luck getting better man - I'm usually in pain just reading your log.

[fennway4414]

Originally Posted by niagareven

Probably not going to workout for at least a few days and I don't think I'm gonna do that competition on may 24th anymore.

That sucks man. When is the appointment?

[niagareven]

Tomorrow morning at 10:30. I should have gone for this almost a year ago...... I'm so dumb

[fennway4414]

You still going to do the contest if this guy makes your back feel better?