I missed a few days due to a crappy work week or two. Here’s last week’s update:

Friday 3/2/2013

Welp. Turns out, my back is most certainly wrecked! I was feeling pretty good on Friday morning, so decided I’d head back to the gym. Plan A with squats, deads and more. Throughout the workout, I had some twinges but nothing major but by the end, I could tell my performance was slipping because the pain was coming back so I cut it short on the accessory work. A good 45 minutes after the workout, I was back into full blown lower back pain and not wanting to stand up straight or move to fast so I decided to go to the Dr. I’ve come too far in little journey, don’t want to blow it away by stupid injuries!

Thankfully, the doc says it’s just muscle inflammation, no herniated disks or nerve damage, so I’m loaded up on prednizone and muscle relaxers not doing over the head/back lifts for the next week! Thankfully, he did say to take two days off and then take a short jog. If it doesn’t hurt to bad, I can continue to run. I can do bench process and other stuff too that doesn’t involve the lower back/core so much, so that’s a plus. Any one know if I could get away with say leg presses or leg curls without using my back?

So…here’s to a couple days rest. If all else fails, I can keep riding the old stationary bike for a week or two.

Gooch2k2 Tracked a Workout for 2,420 pts Mar 1, 2013
Barbell Squat:
- 135 lb x 5 reps
- 185 lb x 5 reps
- 205 lb x 5 reps
- 225 lb x 5 reps
- 255 lb x 5 reps
- 265 lb x 5 reps
- 265 lb x 5 reps
- 265 lb x 5 reps
Barbell Bench Press:
- 135 lb x 5 reps
- 145 lb x 5 reps
- 155 lb x 5 reps
- 205 lb x 5 reps
- 215 lb x 3 reps
- 205 lb x 4 reps
Barbell Deadlift:
- 135 lb x 5 reps
- 185 lb x 5 reps
- 205 lb x 5 reps
- 225 lb x 5 reps
- 275 lb x 4 reps
Barbell Incline Bench Press:
- 95 lb x 5 reps
- 115 lb x 5 reps
- 135 lb x 5 reps
- 135 lb x 5 reps
Weighted Hyperextension:
- 25 lb x 10 reps
- 25 lb x 10 reps
Weighted Decline Sit-Up:
- 10 lb x 15 reps
- 10 lb x 15 reps
Dips – Chest Version:
- 10 reps || assisted || 70 lb
- 10 reps || assisted || 70 lb