Road to recovery
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Caporegime
Nice to see you back on it all 
How did the reads feel? Slowly but surely dude
How did the reads feel? Slowly but surely dude
Caporegime
Sorry, stupid phone. I did mean deadlifts 
Had to skip leg day yesterday because of a load of uni work that needs to be done. That'll be done on Saturday's cardio day instead.
For today I decided to split my shoulders and back day since it was taking too long and I'm adding in more exercises slowly.
I still haven't gotten back to 25kg for a full 5 sets, although despite pec and bicep doms I did manage an extra three. Next Thursday will be the day it seems.
Tomorrow I'm planning to do some deadlifts again, hopefully that'll go well.
For today I decided to split my shoulders and back day since it was taking too long and I'm adding in more exercises slowly.
I still haven't gotten back to 25kg for a full 5 sets, although despite pec and bicep doms I did manage an extra three. Next Thursday will be the day it seems.
Tomorrow I'm planning to do some deadlifts again, hopefully that'll go well.
Caporegime
Awesome 
With the deadlifts, are they full sized plates? Otherwise you'll be pulling an odd angle...
With the deadlifts, are they full sized plates? Otherwise you'll be pulling an odd angle...
Caporegime
Sweet
Just take them light as they're pretty tough on the core. I'm sure you know what you're doing though
Just take them light as they're pretty tough on the core. I'm sure you know what you're doing though
Sweet
Just take them light as they're pretty tough on the core. I'm sure you know what you're doing though
Everything I've done so far is extremely light weight.
Caporegime
Good to see you doing things though.
It just doesn't feel like I'm making decent progress on the big lifts at all. Sure some of my exercises are going up, but it's arm stuff and I don't really give a ***** about that.
Going to just have to push even harder to try and make progress.
Going to just have to push even harder to try and make progress.
MY update on Wednesday's legs and Thursday's failed shoulders. I've decided to move my legs to Tuesday, as to have at least a one day gap between using my back. Doing squats which tax my back, followed by standing shoulder presses and then deadlifts all after one another is a tad too taxing and could have resulting me straining my back again.
Wednesday will now be a day of rest.
In hindsight I should I have just stopped after that first bit of pain and failing on the first rep, but nope. I'm a stubborn bugger and kept on going, making it worse as usual.
I should hopefully be good in a few days, although missing training and then being forced to take a deload week sucks for progress.
Then again I'd rather make progress, albeit at this grindingly slow pace, muddled with breaks and taking steps back again.
Wednesday will now be a day of rest.
In hindsight I should I have just stopped after that first bit of pain and failing on the first rep, but nope. I'm a stubborn bugger and kept on going, making it worse as usual.
I should hopefully be good in a few days, although missing training and then being forced to take a deload week sucks for progress.
Then again I'd rather make progress, albeit at this grindingly slow pace, muddled with breaks and taking steps back again.
Caporegime
Defo mate.
I do legs/chest/shoulders/back on Mon/Tues/thurs/Friday for reference. Seems to work for me Gives me two days for my back to recover then
I do legs/chest/shoulders/back on Mon/Tues/thurs/Friday for reference. Seems to work for me
Gives me two days for my back to recover thenDelves, that's exactly how I use to train before I got injured.
legs/chest/shoulders/back on Mon/Tues/Thurs/Friday
My biggest problem at the moment isn't just recovery, although the body doesn't recover as well as it did, it's apparently me pushing too hard, too quickly.
It's infuriating when the trainer/physio comes over and stops you from doing 20Kg goblet squats because a 4kg jump a week is too quickly for me apparently. Good thing they're not there when I do benchpressing.
I had a friend ask me yesterday why do I ever bother, why do it when it hurts so much, why it can only end badly? The nurse at the college asked me the same, saying I shouldn't even be lifting at all anymore.
Why do it? Why Not do it? I loved lifting, I still love lifting, and if I can I shall.
My friend I train with sometimes asked me why am I always telling him to do things a certain way ( aka get his form right, stretch and do mobility work ), especially since I'm still getting hurt. "I'm telling you, and badgering you about it because I don't want to see you end up like me."
legs/chest/shoulders/back on Mon/Tues/Thurs/Friday
My biggest problem at the moment isn't just recovery, although the body doesn't recover as well as it did, it's apparently me pushing too hard, too quickly.
It's infuriating when the trainer/physio comes over and stops you from doing 20Kg goblet squats because a 4kg jump a week is too quickly for me apparently. Good thing they're not there when I do benchpressing.
I had a friend ask me yesterday why do I ever bother, why do it when it hurts so much, why it can only end badly? The nurse at the college asked me the same, saying I shouldn't even be lifting at all anymore.
Why do it? Why Not do it? I loved lifting, I still love lifting, and if I can I shall.
My friend I train with sometimes asked me why am I always telling him to do things a certain way ( aka get his form right, stretch and do mobility work ), especially since I'm still getting hurt. "I'm telling you, and badgering you about it because I don't want to see you end up like me."
Brah post vids of the lower body stuff you do, and those DB overhead presses. A big red flag is that you're getting lower back pain!
It would be an absolute sin to work through recovery and not have everything perfect. You're working with light weights so it's a perfect opportunity to completely re-learn correct movement patterns.
Having worked with several people with exactly this situation, it is simply not possible to accomplish on your own. Somewhat ridiculously, physios don't seem to know how to do this stuff.
It would be an absolute sin to work through recovery and not have everything perfect. You're working with light weights so it's a perfect opportunity to completely re-learn correct movement patterns.
Having worked with several people with exactly this situation, it is simply not possible to accomplish on your own. Somewhat ridiculously, physios don't seem to know how to do this stuff.
Man of Honour
That vid.