Training Log: Deadlifts

Should stretching, foam roller, leg stretch with bands Light, deload sets   Assistance work: Good mornings: light 10 x 3 Ab crunch (ball): 20 x 3   Foam roller   During my last visit to the physical therapist, she cleared me to go ahead and start training again, as long as I stayed light at […]

Training Log: doctor visit

Dawn was able to make me an appointment today (thank you) to visit the doctor and see what is going on with my shoulder/collarbone/upper pectoral area.  She asked how I hurt it, let how know it was during deadlift training. Doctor then asked me how much weight and when I told her her eyes bugged […]

Training Log: just a note

Some of you may have noticed (or maybe not), that I’ve been away from my training for a while now. Basically, I’m just taking a bit of down time to let a shoulder injury heal.  You see, I think I screwed up on my heavy deadlift training last time; it wasn’t the weight, it was […]

Training Log: Push Press

Shoulder stretching, foam roller Warm up sets Working sets: 145 x 5 165 x 3 185 x 5   Foam roller   No assistance work.  You may have noticed a gap in my training. I had injured my shoulder during my last deadlift session and felt I needed to let it mostly heal before continuing. […]

Training Log: Review of 2010, Goals for 2011

Review of 2010 So 2010 turned out to be a good year overall with my training. I am just finishing up my 13th cycle of 5/3/1 and am still making progress.  Last week I figured out where I ended up and tested my 1RM; here is how it turned out: Military Press – 185 Deadlift […]