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Jim Ouini
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Yeah I was thinking SI joint as well.
I can stand up straight OK, but can't get out of bed without rolling and I'd say the toughest thing of all is putting the socks on in the morning. Last Friday while benching I had to reach around and grab the bar and pull myself up off the bench after my set. On Monday I was able to get up off the bench just like normal.
Today it feels pretty good, best it has since the injury a week ago. I'm crossing my fingers though since it felt like it was on the upswing after Monday's workout but Tue night it really hurt, I think because I was sitting a lot that day.
I can stand up straight OK, but can't get out of bed without rolling and I'd say the toughest thing of all is putting the socks on in the morning. Last Friday while benching I had to reach around and grab the bar and pull myself up off the bench after my set. On Monday I was able to get up off the bench just like normal.
Today it feels pretty good, best it has since the injury a week ago. I'm crossing my fingers though since it felt like it was on the upswing after Monday's workout but Tue night it really hurt, I think because I was sitting a lot that day.
Jim Ouini
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Week 9 Day 3
Back felt much better past 2 days. I have some pain if I do some 'xtreme' movement but otherwise it feels almost normal. Obviously not healed yet but I feel some R&R for a couple weeks (i.e, no heavy squatting or pulling) and I'll be good to go. *keeps fingers crossed* I may see a chiro as BW suggested, my wife keeps bugging me to go but I have an aversion to these guys for some reason.
Hang cleans and front squats
95 x 8 x 3
I'd do 3 hang cleans and then 3 FSQ. Focused on the extension and tried to do the 'arms are ropes' thing and whipping my elbows forward. One thing this injury's done is forced me to try other things, these are fun and get the blood pumping for sure.
Bench 3 x 3
bar x 8
135 x 5
185 x 2
225 x 1
255 x 1
275 x 1
300 x 2 (PR)
285 x 3, x 2 then quit
Went in today going for 300 x 1. I felt pretty strong 1st rep so I tried a second and I was able to grind it out. Then my plan was 285 x 3 x 3 but I was pretty tired by then so just cut it short. Happy I hit 300, though, it's been a long time coming.
Reverse Hypers
Light mini x 3 x 15
Hypers
BW x 3 x 10
Overall: I feel I made inroads on my squat and my bench is an all-time best. Disappointed in my dead since 435 felt heavier than it should've for reps, although some nagging back pain might've had something to do with it. Next up: Going on vacation in 3 weeks, so I'm just going to continue on with some practicing and fun stuff, and slowly get my back healthy. Then I'll be off a week and thinking of trying HST when I get back.
Back felt much better past 2 days. I have some pain if I do some 'xtreme' movement but otherwise it feels almost normal. Obviously not healed yet but I feel some R&R for a couple weeks (i.e, no heavy squatting or pulling) and I'll be good to go. *keeps fingers crossed* I may see a chiro as BW suggested, my wife keeps bugging me to go but I have an aversion to these guys for some reason.
Hang cleans and front squats
95 x 8 x 3
I'd do 3 hang cleans and then 3 FSQ. Focused on the extension and tried to do the 'arms are ropes' thing and whipping my elbows forward. One thing this injury's done is forced me to try other things, these are fun and get the blood pumping for sure.
Bench 3 x 3
bar x 8
135 x 5
185 x 2
225 x 1
255 x 1
275 x 1
300 x 2 (PR)
285 x 3, x 2 then quit
Went in today going for 300 x 1. I felt pretty strong 1st rep so I tried a second and I was able to grind it out. Then my plan was 285 x 3 x 3 but I was pretty tired by then so just cut it short. Happy I hit 300, though, it's been a long time coming.
Reverse Hypers
Light mini x 3 x 15
Hypers
BW x 3 x 10
Overall: I feel I made inroads on my squat and my bench is an all-time best. Disappointed in my dead since 435 felt heavier than it should've for reps, although some nagging back pain might've had something to do with it. Next up: Going on vacation in 3 weeks, so I'm just going to continue on with some practicing and fun stuff, and slowly get my back healthy. Then I'll be off a week and thinking of trying HST when I get back.
anotherbutters
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Ignore the aversion. My physio explained how to cure 10 months of pain in one visit. I can't imagine going without her now. It could just as easily have been something that my chiro could have cured.
Basically, some people are just better at figuring out our bodies than we are. Take the plunge, and, good luck.
Basically, some people are just better at figuring out our bodies than we are. Take the plunge, and, good luck.
Jim Ouini
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anotherbutters said:
Thanks I may give it a try. I dunno, I figured it to be inflammtion so I wasn't sure what a chiro would be able to do. Although after doing some googling on SI joint injury maybe some mobility and adjusting may cure me.
nelmsjer said:
Thanks Nelms, I was kinda surprised I was able to get 2 reps. After 275 felt kinda heavy I didn't want to try 300 without a spotter, but I had to look around for someone that didn't look like a fool. And believe me at Bally's that's not easy.
Luckily, one of my friends walked into the gym just in time. Anyway, I mighta coulda done 305 today I figure.Vacation: Cruise to Mexico. I'm not going to lift a weight the whole time and I'm going to eat anything and everything they put in front of me. Let's call it my SD before I start HST
G5.0 - thanks for the K. After 275, they're all milestones for me
blut wump
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300 is a big one. I know people talk of wanting to put up three plates but, unless they work in Kilos, they're usually either dreaming ahead or are people who have already hit 300. I admire your view that every new weight is a milestone and that's the logical attitude but 
300 Congrats.
Regarding the SI joint, it's likely not an injury, per se, but a slight dislocation for want of a better word. Try to apply cold for five or ten minutes four or five times a day. It might help to reduce inflammation and it might pop itself back into place. Then again, it could be something much more serious...
On another note, did anyone else get an email from JOPP, the people who are taking over PurePowerMag? They've said that anyone with a PurePower subscription should write to them and should get a free JOPP (Journal of Pure Power) subscription in lieu once they checked out your name and postal address.
300 Congrats.Regarding the SI joint, it's likely not an injury, per se, but a slight dislocation for want of a better word. Try to apply cold for five or ten minutes four or five times a day. It might help to reduce inflammation and it might pop itself back into place. Then again, it could be something much more serious...
On another note, did anyone else get an email from JOPP, the people who are taking over PurePowerMag? They've said that anyone with a PurePower subscription should write to them and should get a free JOPP (Journal of Pure Power) subscription in lieu once they checked out your name and postal address.
anotherbutters
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I forgot to mention 
- congrats on the bench PR!
- congrats on the bench PR!
Jim Ouini
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Thanks BW. I was just thinking this morning that about a year ago, maybe less, I ran my first 5 x 5 or was it my 2nd. Anyway, in week 9 I missed 275 x 3. So in about a year I put 25lbs on my bench. I'm pretty happy with that and it kinda helps to look at it in terms of the proverbial big picture, especially for someone who's been working out as long as I have. (Although I've probably only been 'training' for about a year )
As far as the back, it seems to get better everyday e.g., this morning I was able to get out of bed almost normally. Long bouts of sitting to cause some serious stiffness, though. My wife's chiro is a former competition powerlifter (*cough* my DL is higher than his *cough*) so surely he'd be dialed in to my problem.
Re: JOPP, I haven't recieved anything from them. I'd given up on those guys awhile ago...I'll keep an eye out. In retrospect, the pulling issue was almost worth the price of the year's subscription.
AB: Thanks man!
)As far as the back, it seems to get better everyday e.g., this morning I was able to get out of bed almost normally. Long bouts of sitting to cause some serious stiffness, though. My wife's chiro is a former competition powerlifter (*cough* my DL is higher than his *cough*) so surely he'd be dialed in to my problem.
Re: JOPP, I haven't recieved anything from them. I'd given up on those guys awhile ago...I'll keep an eye out. In retrospect, the pulling issue was almost worth the price of the year's subscription.
AB: Thanks man!
