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young_squatters Single Factor 5x5 Journal
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young_squatter
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11/1/05 Week2 tuesday
Cardio
5 Minute warm up at 5mph on treadmill
20 minutes on eliptical
Distance: 2.50 miles
Calories: 330
Abs: 4 sets weighted
Today was a good cardio session, the first 4 minutes on the eliptical were hit style. Felt really good though, had a really good sweat going.
Tomorrow im going to try to up my squat 5 lbs from yesterday, Hope I get it.
Also Im doing deadlifts tomorrow instead of powercleans, I am working on my form on the powercleans and until I get it down I will be sticking with deadlifts.
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Cardio
5 Minute warm up at 5mph on treadmill
20 minutes on eliptical
Distance: 2.50 miles
Calories: 330
Abs: 4 sets weighted
Today was a good cardio session, the first 4 minutes on the eliptical were hit style. Felt really good though, had a really good sweat going.
Tomorrow im going to try to up my squat 5 lbs from yesterday, Hope I get it.
Also Im doing deadlifts tomorrow instead of powercleans, I am working on my form on the powercleans and until I get it down I will be sticking with deadlifts.
Anthrax Invasion ok
young_squatter
New member
Week2 Wed
11/2/05
Squats
95x5
135x5
165x2
210x5
210x5
210x5....PR
Bench Press
45x5
65x5
100x3
115x2
137.5x5....PR
137.5x4
137.5x3
Deadlifts
135x5
165x5
195x5
225x2
250x5....PR
Duration 55 minutes
Good and bad workout today, The good part is I got a PR on each lift, The bad part is my leg is done with, it just kills me everytime I squat, the only time it hurts is when I squat, its the top of my leg, its not my quad but the top of the leg. It hurts like a monther trucker and this time it hurt even worse. If feels like its going to tear, So what do you guys recommend I do? Take a week off from squats and continue with deadlifts and everything else and see if the leg heals in a week, or do you think I should just work through it? Because I know I can, but Im just scared of it not getting better because I dont give it time to heal? Im just afraid if I take time off for the squat that the weight I can handle for it will go down, and I dont want that.
11/2/05
Squats
95x5
135x5
165x2
210x5
210x5
210x5....PR
Bench Press
45x5
65x5
100x3
115x2
137.5x5....PR
137.5x4
137.5x3
Deadlifts
135x5
165x5
195x5
225x2
250x5....PR
Duration 55 minutes
Good and bad workout today, The good part is I got a PR on each lift, The bad part is my leg is done with, it just kills me everytime I squat, the only time it hurts is when I squat, its the top of my leg, its not my quad but the top of the leg. It hurts like a monther trucker and this time it hurt even worse. If feels like its going to tear, So what do you guys recommend I do? Take a week off from squats and continue with deadlifts and everything else and see if the leg heals in a week, or do you think I should just work through it? Because I know I can, but Im just scared of it not getting better because I dont give it time to heal? Im just afraid if I take time off for the squat that the weight I can handle for it will go down, and I dont want that.
Nice job the PRs...I knew you could do it bro. Like I said, you OWN that squat rack.
It sucks about your leg and I don't know what to tell ya. Maybe viedo your form and post it on here so we can see if you are doing anything wrong that could be causing the pain. Does it only hurt when you go heavy? When does it hurt, like during the entire movement or just during one part of the lift?
It sucks about your leg and I don't know what to tell ya. Maybe viedo your form and post it on here so we can see if you are doing anything wrong that could be causing the pain. Does it only hurt when you go heavy? When does it hurt, like during the entire movement or just during one part of the lift?
anotherbutters
New member
Congrats on the PRs. I don't know what to recommend for your leg, but if it's getting worse you probably shouldn't try to work through it. Were the squats the first thing you did in the gym or did you warm up for a few minutes beforehand?
young_squatter
New member
The squats were the first thing that I did in the gym.
My leg hurts right when I start warming up with squats, right after the first warm up I get a sharp pain and it stays with me the whole day, Its not my form, I did something to my leg that when I squat down in the squat position it activates the sorness and stays with me for a while. I must have partially torn something or something like that. Today even after lifting it is very very sore. Im very depressed because I know if I keep working on it with it this way it is never going to get better just worse. Thats why Im asking you guys if you think it is a good idea to take this friday off from squats and all of next week to try and let the leg heal? But im not going to do this if it hurts my lifts in any way, I can not stand the thought of my squat dropping in weight after all the hard work I put into it to get it where it is.
Im really depressed about this, It seems everytime I find something that works something screws it up. Im just pissed off, But like I said if you guys recommend I work through the pain then ill man the hell up and say screw the leg and pain and squat.
My leg hurts right when I start warming up with squats, right after the first warm up I get a sharp pain and it stays with me the whole day, Its not my form, I did something to my leg that when I squat down in the squat position it activates the sorness and stays with me for a while. I must have partially torn something or something like that. Today even after lifting it is very very sore. Im very depressed because I know if I keep working on it with it this way it is never going to get better just worse. Thats why Im asking you guys if you think it is a good idea to take this friday off from squats and all of next week to try and let the leg heal? But im not going to do this if it hurts my lifts in any way, I can not stand the thought of my squat dropping in weight after all the hard work I put into it to get it where it is.
Im really depressed about this, It seems everytime I find something that works something screws it up. Im just pissed off, But like I said if you guys recommend I work through the pain then ill man the hell up and say screw the leg and pain and squat.
Take the time off, if it was going to go away it would have started lessening by now. You can't be pounding and setting PRs on it like this.
Trust me - it's no big deal. Just a slight offset to your scheduling. I've been out of commission with injuries and series of injuries that have lasted well over a year at a time. And then there's always the people who are hurt or injured to where they will never train like they want to again. And of course the dead ones
. Not losing one's perspective is important in life. Things can get a hell of a lot worse so take it in stride, make an effort to smile and appreciate what you have, and let it heal to come back stronger.
Trust me - it's no big deal. Just a slight offset to your scheduling. I've been out of commission with injuries and series of injuries that have lasted well over a year at a time. And then there's always the people who are hurt or injured to where they will never train like they want to again. And of course the dead ones
. Not losing one's perspective is important in life. Things can get a hell of a lot worse so take it in stride, make an effort to smile and appreciate what you have, and let it heal to come back stronger.
young_squatter
New member
Thanks madcow,
What kind of routine should I do for friday, and also for next week? Never worked out without legs before.
What kind of routine should I do for friday, and also for next week? Never worked out without legs before.
young_squatter
New member
Ok Im doing this workout next week. Please answer the questions at the bottom to help me out. Do you guys think I should throw in any leg work, like some extensions or leg curls? Maybe Stiff legged deadlifts for the hamstrings?
Monday:
Flat Barbell Bench Press ( Work up to a 1 rm) Or 3x5? What do you think?
Dumbell Shoulder Press 3x12 or 4x10
Seated Rows 3x12 or 4x10
Hyperextension 3x12 or 4x10
Bicep exercise
Tricep Exercise
Wed:
Military Press 3x5 ( Work up to a 1 rm) Or 3x5? What do you think?
Incline Dumbell Press 3x12 or 4x10
Barbell Rows 5x5, 3x12 or 4x10
Lat Pulldowns 3x12 or 4x10
Bicep Exercise
Tricep Exercise
Friday:
Deadlifts 5x5 with pyramid, ( Work up to a 1 rm) Or 3x5? What do you think?
Flat Dumbell Press 5x5, 3x12, or 4x10
Seated Shoulder Press 3x12, or 4x10
Close Grip Lat pulldown 3x12, or 4x10
Maybe Another back exercise
Bicep Exercise
Tricep Exercise
HEY GUYS CLICK ON THIS LINK, THE WHITE ARROW IS POINTING TO THE PART OF MY LEG THAT HURTS.
http://usera.imagecave.com/young_squatter/untitled.bmp.jpg
Monday:
Flat Barbell Bench Press ( Work up to a 1 rm) Or 3x5? What do you think?
Dumbell Shoulder Press 3x12 or 4x10
Seated Rows 3x12 or 4x10
Hyperextension 3x12 or 4x10
Bicep exercise
Tricep Exercise
Wed:
Military Press 3x5 ( Work up to a 1 rm) Or 3x5? What do you think?
Incline Dumbell Press 3x12 or 4x10
Barbell Rows 5x5, 3x12 or 4x10
Lat Pulldowns 3x12 or 4x10
Bicep Exercise
Tricep Exercise
Friday:
Deadlifts 5x5 with pyramid, ( Work up to a 1 rm) Or 3x5? What do you think?
Flat Dumbell Press 5x5, 3x12, or 4x10
Seated Shoulder Press 3x12, or 4x10
Close Grip Lat pulldown 3x12, or 4x10
Maybe Another back exercise
Bicep Exercise
Tricep Exercise
HEY GUYS CLICK ON THIS LINK, THE WHITE ARROW IS POINTING TO THE PART OF MY LEG THAT HURTS.
http://usera.imagecave.com/young_squatter/untitled.bmp.jpg
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anotherbutters
New member
Don't throw a good workout program out of the window just because you can't train legs for a while. I suggest you stick to the original program and just omit squats for a week or two. The time will soon pass.
Think of your body as having a certain amount of recouperative ability per week. Skipping legs for a few workouts will put less of a burden on you so your system will have some spare capacity to heal your leg. If you pound yourself into the ground with three hard days of upper body workouts, recovering from that is going to slow down the leg getting better.
The quickest thing to do is let it heal.
Think of your body as having a certain amount of recouperative ability per week. Skipping legs for a few workouts will put less of a burden on you so your system will have some spare capacity to heal your leg. If you pound yourself into the ground with three hard days of upper body workouts, recovering from that is going to slow down the leg getting better.
The quickest thing to do is let it heal.
