akboom87
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Numbers are just that man numbers.Deads.
Foam rolling
Lacrosse ball work
Scap Push Ups
Bird Dogs x10,5,3
Cat Camels
Neutral grip pull ups, swissies x 5,4,4
Deadlifts, swissies grip:
Warm ups,
45x10
95x8
135x6
Working sets, belted.
165x8
165x4 - bailed here.
165x0 - didn't attempt.
I could tell on my first set on the 7th rep that my left side was feeling weak/compressed on my lockout. Went nice and slow on set 2 and felt it after rep 4 and cut bait so as not to be a hero. No need to cause any major injury just to hit reps this week.
So this may be a slight set back to hitting my accountability goal, but we'll see how next week - also a heavy travel week - goes.
Finished up with some very light RDLs for back prehab.
Empty 1" bar x 12,12,10
Lacrosse ball / foam rolling to finish.groups.
1 hr 9 mins, 202 cals.
Pre: 1 scoop Defiant Unleashed, 1 soft gel Alpha One, 4 caps PrimeXT, plus SNS staples.
Intra: 1 scoop Musclesport BCAAs, 1/2 scoop Glycofuse (probably have one more serving left), 5g Creatine mono.
Notes:
NGL, feel like a little b!tch right now with how weak my numbers are. But just going to try not to let that derail my overall progress & objectives. Again, dissappointed in myself, but live to fight another day.
Keep oscillating between my desire to hit this Nov comp for the experience & the commitment to my stated goal, and the fact that strength has never been my strong suit and injury concern. Particularly in my "old" age. Just feeling mopey. Someone slap me out of it, LOL.
Also, I'm wondering if it's actually my gluteus medius that needs attention. It's really this area of the muscle that I tend to feel tightness in, particularly on the left side, but both really, that I focus on working with the lacrosse ball. So wonder if I need to strengthen that more with some dedicated exercises...
Don't know why I can't post the photo of the muscle group.
You been doing the work and making progress!
Plus you been traveling for work, sleeping in a rando bed sitting a lot etc. I wouldn’t dwell on it much come back and smash it on the next one
