NJL52's Training Journal

[NJL52]

So I haven't gotten back to working out yet. Soon though.

I'm stretching as much as possible. Though I have hit a road block ........ Turns out that when you stretch your piriformis, you are also putting significant force on your outer knee. And the tendon on the outside of your knee stretches at a lower pressure threshold then does your piriformis. So my knee is hurting from stretching so much. Kept me from stretching for a few days.

 

[NJL52]

100 degree heat index...God I love it.

Went out and ran sprints for 45 minutes today. Pain doesn't feel any better then it does when 100+ degree heat is scorching your tired body. I'm a sadistic son of a bitch...

 

[NJL52]

Almost comical, very redundant. Hyper extended my knee a few weeks back. Been sitting on my ass to heal it... Taking too god damned long. If it's not one injury it's another.

 

[NJL52]

Soooooo.

My knee was pretty bad for a few months. Ended up going to an orthopedic surgeon and had it looked at. Turns out the remedy was to keep using it and stretch the fuck out of it. Complete throws off my concept of RICE(Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation). Oh well, it is fine now. 90% probably.

So I signed up again for a gym (LA Fitness Social Scene...) Back to working out. Feel fatigued out my mind but nothing hurts finally.

My calculated maxes are...
Press - 145
Clean - 150
Bench - 210....
Squat - 295
Deadlift - 295

I'm currently cutting for another 4-5 bf percentage. Though my body still puts on muscle easily when it is rebuilding lost muscle. So I expect to gain decently fast.

Currently weigh 194.

Tomorrow back in the gym.

 

[NJL52]

Haven't been keeping track of reps/sets etc. Still cutting so the numbers aren't that important to me at the moment.

But...

Going easy on squats. Knees kind of uneasy. Not hurting, but they aren't 100% so I am just doing 225 over and over.
Bench isn't going up as fast as I hoped. Been stuck at 185x5 for a few weeks now......
Haven't done cleans in a few weeks.... should do them tomorrow I suppose.
Press 115x5? Not sure, I forget.
Deadlifts - hit 315 x 2 yesterday. Probably could have got a third but I could tell I would have sacrificed too much form so I didn't bother. Surprised how fast I am gaining on deads.

193.5 yesterday before bed.

 

[NJL52]

Knees still slightly sore but better then before.
Yesterday:
Squat: 275 x 5 x 2
Cleans: 175 x 4, 175 x 2
Press: 135 x 5, 155 x 5 x 2
Did deadlifts 315 x 3? Monday. Forget to be honest.

193 last time I weighed myself.

Keep getting leaner, want to get even better tho.

 

[NJL52]

Oh yea, I did 205 x 2 cleans some time last week. Can't imagine how much I'll be doing once I start a bulk phase.

 

[JDid23]

lol i just actually read most of your posts in this thread.

anyways, good luck and stay healthy!

 

[NJL52]

lol i just actually read most of your posts in this thread.

anyways, good luck and stay healthy!

lol thanks =)

Today;
Squat;
275 x 5
275 x 4
Knees uncomfortable. I need a few weeks of eating 4000 + calories for them to heal but I'm completely addicted to cutting.
Bench;
185 x 5
175 x 3
Plateau is gone and now I'm on the down slope. Should be an ugly descent until I start bulking again.
Clean;
175 x 5
Surprisingly easy to be honest. My legs and back have been producing great results even on a significant calorie deficit.

Didn't have enough time to do full routine today. Hence the 2 sets, 2 sets, 1 set.

Current weight;
A leaner-then-the-previous-193 196.

 

[NJL52]

lol thanks =)

Today;
Squat;
275 x 5
275 x 4
Knees uncomfortable. I need a few weeks of eating 4000 + calories for them to heal but I'm completely addicted to cutting.
Bench;
185 x 5
175 x 3
Plateau is gone and now I'm on the down slope. Should be an ugly descent until I start bulking again.
Clean;
175 x 5
Surprisingly easy to be honest. My legs and back have been producing great results even on a significant calorie deficit.

Didn't have enough time to do full routine today. Hence the 2 sets, 2 sets, 1 set.

Current weight;
A leaner-then-the-previous-193 196.

An update.

Haven't been lifting weights much. Knees are still sore regularly. I've came to the conclusion that they won't heal until I start eating in surplus, so why bother with heavy weight.

I have been running/sprinting a lot. Well, the not the past week.

This week I actually took up yoga.... lol. I decided I needed alot more flexibility. My hips were too stiff, I couldn't touch my toes anymore, just felt nonathletic.

Well 4 sessions into it, I feel quite a bit better. I can touch floor with my knuckles doing a bend over stretch, hips are quite a bit looser, everything feels easier now. I heavily suggest everybody does this stuff, or at least adheres to a strict stretching routine. I, for one, don't have the ..will?.. to stick with a stretching routine, but doing yoga with a friend keeps me going. And it's great.

Not to mention, there are more then enough girls my age to keep my attention while doing yoga. =)

Weight; 188. I have been stuck here for a bit, but I credit it to my lesser used muscles building from yoga and sprinting. My little caliper says <9% bf. Seems low, tho I have no real gauge so I'll just say it's right.

Plan on cutting for another 3/4% bf. So satisfying at this level of bf to have visible improvements on the (almost)daily in bf.