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Illuminati
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luckily, i got a second opinion, and found out that i only tore a muscle in my back. the first guy didn't do a MRI or CAT SCAN. so now, im back into business. well, sort of, im not 100%, barely even 50%, but at least i feel a little safer going into the gym. looks like i will be doing some light stuff in the form of rehab for my back. i am also going to be doing some higher rep stuff, with shorter rest times to work on my GPP at the same time. the doc. prescribed me to take 1000mg of Robaxin (muscle relaxer) 4 times per day for 2 weeks, and get electric stimulation (E-Stim) treatments for my lower back. i must say, this E-Stim/muscle relaxer combo is helping out tremendously. here are my last two days...
11Apr05
Bench warm up
135x10
155x3
185x3
Speed Bench
225x3 for 9 sets, didn't use any bands today.
tate presses
45x10
55x10,10,10
front raises
35x8,8
bent over raises
20x10,10
seated rows
200x10,10,8
lat pull downs
180x10,10,10
hyper extensions
BW x 25,25,25
flat flies*
55x10,10,10
*yes, i know. you guys can all flame me for this one. i should be banned from this forum for typing that exercise in here. dont know what i was thinking. i still have some BBing in my. i figure that since my lower back is killing me, and i dont think ill be able to do much maxin for a while, that i would throw some BBing stuff in there for a little change.
12Apr
Box Squats**
135x10
185x10
225x3 for 8 sets
as i said earlier, im barely even 50% right now. i unracked 275, and felt pain in my back, and it shot down my right leg. thought better of it, and decided to re-rack the weight. i dont want to screw myself up even more than i already am.
leg press
6 plates x 10
8 plates x 15
10 plates x 10, 10
i dont know what this adds up to. i know the leg press thing weighs something, and i can't add right now. so i am just putting the total number of plates that i had on the thing.
pull throughs
50x10
100x10
150x10,10,10
hyper extensions
BW x 25,25,25
leg machine thing
80 x 10,10,10
i was exploring the gym, and found this machine. thought, what the hell, this could be of some use. i figured out that i could use it to simulate pulling a sled, well, kind of simulate pulling one. i attached this strap to my foot, and kicked my leg forward, as if taking a step. then, turned around, and kicked my leg back as if walking backwards with the sled.
11Apr05
Bench warm up
135x10
155x3
185x3
Speed Bench
225x3 for 9 sets, didn't use any bands today.
tate presses
45x10
55x10,10,10
front raises
35x8,8
bent over raises
20x10,10
seated rows
200x10,10,8
lat pull downs
180x10,10,10
hyper extensions
BW x 25,25,25
flat flies*
55x10,10,10
*yes, i know. you guys can all flame me for this one. i should be banned from this forum for typing that exercise in here. dont know what i was thinking. i still have some BBing in my. i figure that since my lower back is killing me, and i dont think ill be able to do much maxin for a while, that i would throw some BBing stuff in there for a little change.
12Apr
Box Squats**
135x10
185x10
225x3 for 8 sets
as i said earlier, im barely even 50% right now. i unracked 275, and felt pain in my back, and it shot down my right leg. thought better of it, and decided to re-rack the weight. i dont want to screw myself up even more than i already am.
leg press
6 plates x 10
8 plates x 15
10 plates x 10, 10
i dont know what this adds up to. i know the leg press thing weighs something, and i can't add right now. so i am just putting the total number of plates that i had on the thing.
pull throughs
50x10
100x10
150x10,10,10
hyper extensions
BW x 25,25,25
leg machine thing
80 x 10,10,10
i was exploring the gym, and found this machine. thought, what the hell, this could be of some use. i figured out that i could use it to simulate pulling a sled, well, kind of simulate pulling one. i attached this strap to my foot, and kicked my leg forward, as if taking a step. then, turned around, and kicked my leg back as if walking backwards with the sled.
