Delvis: weight lifting log - time to conquer

Hurts my back where I've had issues with it historically back in what, 2012? Also knee pains either during or mostly after.

Knees has been pointed towards adductors but I stretch them pretty often and still get problems...that and I just generally am week at them and I end up doing good.mornings..so much so I do front squats instead at the moment.
 
Had multiple sessions in Oxford, lots of cracking and work performed on lats, another possibility was my psoas and his, which I work on.

MRI, no. My GP would laugh and say 'don't do that movement then' - and my current employer probably wouldn't let me how St take time off the rate they've been acting.

I'd like to get some proper scans but without paying for it I dunno how I'd go about getting it done, however having two/three people look at it and work on it and none say there is nothing major wrong with it....yet I have issues with it every day.
 
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Tuesday 3rd February: Legs
-Front squats:
70kg x 5,5
75kg x 4,4
72.5kg x 3,3

-Back squat tests:
40kg x 5, 60kg x 5, 80kg x 1, 90kg x 1

-Deficit offset split squats:
24kg x 8,8,8 (final set, final leg was 6+1+1)

-V.Squat:
77.5kg x 12,12,12

-Hanging leg raise:
8,8,8

Front squats:
Back is having issues lately, so I'm not able to keep the weight back on my heels, which means I'm rocking forwards on to my toes, which means I'm using my knees, which makes them hurt.

Back squat tests:
These felt better on my back, but still not moving correctly to be honest.
 
You seem to have a bend in your wrist when back squatting, try and get the hand fully over the bar, may need a wider grip initially.

Mirin' that hip flexibility though.
 
Thanks :) Yeah my wrists aren't great, was the first time back squatting since before XMas sooooo, I'll take it from there.

Thursday 5th February: Snatch / Shoulders
-Snatch Pulls: Bar x some, some, 30kg x some.
-Hang Power Snatch: 30kg x 3, 3, 40kg x 3
-Power Snatch: 40kg x 1, 45kg x 1, 50kg x 2, 2, 1 then Fail, 1.
-High hang power Snatch: 45kg x 3,3,3
-Drop snatch thing: Bar x 2, 2 then Fail, 3.

-Push press thing: 47.5kg x 8, 45kg x 8,8
-OHP: 35kg x 8,8,8
-Face Pull-Standing: 15kg x 15,15,15


Soooooo, snatch went well this week, 50kg for doubles which I'm happy about, they aren't the best executed ones I've done but they'll do. Now time to practice full snatches and get under the bar!

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Friday 6th February: Back
-Trap Bar Deads: 157.5kg x 5,5,5
-BOR: 77.5kg x 12,12,12
-RDL: 102.5kg x 7,9(s),8(s) - miss counted first set so compensated on 2nd.
-U/H Lat pulldown: N9 x 12, 11, N8 x 12. - These hurt my forearms...
-Seated cable row-Narrow: 50kg x 12,12,12

So, thoughts on Trap Bar - MUCH better for my back in general, however they're extremely quad dominant and pretty much like a weird Squat thing. I'm taking a break from conventional Deadlifts for a while, see if my back gets any better and continue to work on things that might be affecting it.

 
I trap bar DL since joining TFA as it hits lower back less as you said, which with conventional then affects my kicking in MT.

I actually really like the Tbar DL now Ive been doing it a while. Theres a number of articles that suggest they have little carry over to conventional, so will be interesting to see when going back to them sometime.
 
It is a different pull entirely, pretty much a quarter squat....hah

The intention is to carry on with RDLs and good mor wings to hit the hams, then naturally I'm snatching and eventually cleaning so it should still work out. I love deadlifts, they are by far my most enjoyed exercise but at the moment I need to focus on my back health as its becoming more and more annoying.

Like yourself, if conventional is affecting something, in your case your MT, it makes sense to adjust to what's suited.
 
Oh didn't actually watch the whole vid, just saw the thumbnail. Considering you clearly have dem hammys and dem glutes from deadlift power y u no low bar? Having said that I low bar and can't deadlift for ****.

Ignore me I just read the rest of the thread. Seems unusual to get back pain from squats but be lurvely at deads, does a belt make a difference?
 
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I don't own one to know really, that and one should be able to control their core before slapping a belt on to it, particularly for rep work.

My back gets aggravated doing a lot of things, including deadlifts...which is annoying. I'd have thought its quite common to get back pain from squats with regards to how much some peoples lumbars can move? But I dunno. Just working with what I can currently :)
 
Monday 9th February: Chest
-Bench: 80kg x 3, 3, 3
-Flat DB bench: 32's x 8, 7, 30's x 7
-Inc. DB bench: 26's x 6, 24's x 8, 22's x 10 - fatiguuuue
-O/H tri. Ext. With EZ bar: +17.5kg x 12, +15kg x 12, +10kg x 13
-Pallof press: n5 x 15, n4 x 15,15

Hnnnnnng bench pb!!!! I never thought I'd be reppping 80 so soon to be honest, awesome. No idea what my current 1rm is.

Flat dB, good to be doing the 30s let alone the 32s :)
Incline is incline, pure fatigue today, again, just struggle pressing them on the setup...
 
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