BACK in business!

[louden_swain]

Well things went pretty well this evening. I had suffered a strain in the lower back a few weeks ago, but now things are better. Based on my personal experience, I found that adjustments, rebab work, and light training helped get through this injury. For the first time in a few weeks, I was able to perform some squats tonight. . nothing heavy, but its a start. Here are the details of tonights session:

1. Barbell Curls -

70lbs x 10, 100lbs x 10, 120lbs x 10, 140lbs x 10

2. Hammer Curls -

30lbs x 10, 40lbs x 10, 50lbs x 10

3. Behind the Back Barbell Wrist Curls -

135lbs x 10, 155lbs x 10, 185lbs x 8

4. Seated Toe Raises -

2plates x 40, 3 plates x 25, 3p + 1 q x 15, 4 plates x 10

5. Squats (low intensity. . trying to get the feel)

135lbs x 5
225lbs x 3
275lbs x 3
315lbs x 3
335lbs x 3
355lbs x 3

6. Lying Leg Curls

80lbs x 10, 100lbs x 10, 120lbs x 10

Notes**

- Things felt good, no pain in the joints.
- good blood flow in the muscles
- plenty of stretching and warming up
- used a slightly wider than shoulder width on squats
- speed felt good

The option was there to use the leg press as a substitute, but the lower back felt good and other people were squatting, which helped motivation.

Has anyone else ever had a minor setback and what did you do to get through it?

 

[revexrevex]

Excellent workout Louden

 

[louden_swain]

Thanks Rev. . .things have been stressful lately so its been hard to find motivation at times.

 

[sinjinsmythe33]

swain, what are you weighing these days?

 

[thebrute]

i'm currently goin thru a sentback myself and i'm like yourself is doing anything and everything to get past it and get fuckin better..keep at it brotha. tb

 

[revexrevex]

I wanted to give you karma but I'm all out. Goodluck with your job interview, and dont forget that you're still jacked to the gills no matter what anyone says

 

[louden_swain]

swain, what are you weighing these days?

I am not quite sure right now, but at the beginning of the semester I was around 220lbs.

Since I commute back and forth between cities, eating is always on the fly. . .a lot of cooler lunches, buffets, and Sonic Drive IN

 

[louden_swain]

i'm currently goin thru a sentback myself and i'm like yourself is doing anything and everything to get past it and get fuckin better..keep at it brotha. tb

Thanks the Brute!

With injuries all you can do is never give up. . and keep pushing.

 

[from zero]

I wish I could call curling 140 lbs "light training" one day.

Nice workout bro. Good to see your injuries are fading.

 

[Tweakle]

Yeah that would be a good OHP for me these days

good to see you making the comeback bro it's so easy to give up in the face of adversity but you're strong enough to keep going which says a lot about your character.

Hope you're back to full strength soon