NickR33

it's even more awesome in the flesh... we're spoilt chiro very impressed with my recovery... start light squats/deads next week benched a PB today... 135kg paused... did 3 singles... my first 3 plate bench next week

lol... gross... and ouch... but still lol

dude... your a mess!

I knew it... Emad is Wolverine! Max's squat is ridiculous at the moment See you tomorrow for some Nautilus work... just have to remember where I put my sweatshirt with the arms cut off and my headband

TTT: thanks mate... I'll be pretty gutted if I miss Nats... never thought I'd ever do a bench only comp lol! But if I'm not healthy then I'll live to lift another day... I'm sure there will be some other comp I can do later in the year will be a pity because I hadn't missed a rep in training and was programmed for a 610kg total... think I could nudge 620kg fully healthy too shit happens, people have come back stronger from a lot worse injuries

a million different ways to row... vary them every few weeks, see what works for you

it sounds a lot worse than it is... I'm really not in that much pain, just uncomfortable bending over and sitting for long periods I can't wait to lift heavy again... I don't feel right not having squatted for nearly two weeks lol However I won't be lifting heavy unless everything feels right in that area and I get the all clear from the Chiro... I won't ignore it again I had this week off except for a short bench session but I'll be back into 4-5 sessions a week next week... lot's of bench pressing, supported rows, pull ups, dips etc

I hurt it while deadlifting, no doubt about it... only because I was lifting whilst badly out of alignment... I'm sure I would not have had any issues had I been seeing someone to have maintenance work done instead of waiting til I hurt myself I pulled 200kg x 5 for 3 sets... then deficit deadlifted 180kg x 8 and 160kg x 13 (to failure)... I'm pretty sure I did it in that last set... I was fatigued and let my form go, plus I was lifting from a deficit and it's already hard for me to get down to the bar and setup correctly... I was then very stiff in that area for the next week but kept lifting anyway... on my next DL session I warmed up a lot because of the stiffness but everything felt heavy... my top sets were supposed to be 215kg x 3 x 3... I pulled the first set and only barely managed it... felt like I strained something and immediately it started to hurt he said no deads or squats for the time being... no overhead lifting or anything that compresses my spine... I'll get the treatment and as soon as he clears me I'll get back to it... I'm already seeing improved movement every day and I've always healed quickly so fingers crossed

not a bad idea

Jason Mawby http://www.mawbychiropractic.com.au/ He won't adjust you without a full spinal xray... They are in Rosebud and will refer you to an xray place down there but I'm sure you could get them done anywhere Went and saw him first but I guess you could have some xrays done first

sooo I have suspected disk prolapse between L4 and L5... spine is a long way out, I lean to my left which is probably what has caused it... my lumbar is also very compressed, along with some other more minor issues in my mid back and neck I have 4 weeks of treatments twice a week... Chiro pretty confident he can fix me up in that time and reckons I'll come back much stronger... thinks I've been leaving a lot of strength on the table being as misaligned as I am... I didn't ask if I'll make Nats, I guess we'll wait and see Happy to train through knee, shoulder, elbow pain etc but don't want to stuff around with my back... will be doing what he says (he's a fellow powerlifter) have the all clear to keep benching/pressing... just no overhead work

yep... it just snapped... clean break, right through his humerous they have video of it too... I haven't watched it yet

me too... although I've learnt to embrace lots of pressing volume to get my bench up

Saw Jason this morning, have to go back on Thu after I get my X rays he told me to stand in front of the mirror and showed me how crooked I am... it was ridiculous and weird that I've never noticed it before he did say it's possible I have bulging or slipped disk but I think I'd be in much more pain... definitely no nerve damage which is good... lots of ice for the next 48hrs hopefully the ice will reduce the inflammation, the x rays will be clear and some manipulation will have me back lifting in a week or two he did say once he gets me straightened out I should see a strength increase on a brighter note I benched 125kg x 3 for 3 sets... still on track for my first 3 plate bench press

Wayne slipped on a roof and cut his leg very badly... Liam has a knee issue that he had surgery for... surgery didn't work but then they found another issue that needs time to heal I think I hurt my back as a direct result of giving Wayne crap about having to load his plates for him... karma is a bitch I'm off to see Jason tomorrow morning, then drop in at PTC for a bench session after... hopefully it's just an alignment issue, maybe a pinched nerve that can be fixed with some manipulation

thanks mate... went and benched this morning, back feeling a little better... thanks to all the boys who loaded plates for me and helped me up off the floor after floor press lol

there's two vaginas... a front one and a back one;) yep will be seeing Jason Mawby as soon as i get the correct phone number lol leg movements are okay... walking not too bad... hurts to twist anything remotely like a deadlift movement hurts the worst... TBH I'm pretty sure I did it last week... thought it was just tightness/soreness so I did a long warm up and lots of rolling... felt sore but I went for my working set anyway... it didn't pop or anything just knew as soon as I'd finished the set I was in trouble just hit it with the hot water bottle and it's a bit better... which leads me to think it's just a strain... hopefully I can just skip squats/deads this week and it comes good

in before Markos and TTT I think I've also ruptured my vagina

Looks like I'm going to be getting lots of bench practice for the next week or two did something to my lower back... right down the bottom, near my upper glutes... can't bend over at all... sitting and standing are very painful... lying down is okay... getting dressed is a challenge... might just go to bed clothed, will make things easier tomorrow lol I've strained my erectors before but this is different... lower down and much more painful I'm lifting at Nats... even if I have to do so in a wheelchair... so my back can kiss my arse

you just lie on the floor in a power rack with the pins set low enough for you to unrack the bar... lower the barbell until your elbows touch the floor, then press as you would a bench press the idea is your not using any leg drive or back arch... just strictly training the pressing muscles... I still retract my scapula though

I find the most important meal is dinner the night before... eating a meal later before bed helps as well... sleep obviously important too... then some days you just feel awesome and other days everything is a grind Monday was a major grinder for me but today was good... benched 120kg x 3 for 3 sets... 6 months ago I my 1rm was 115kg and I was consistently missing 120kg

Yep... I trained pressing today with a guy who is a rep monster... we're all different after bench press and floor press we did dumbbell incline press for max reps... it went something like this 40kg Me: 10 Wayne: 8 37.5kg Me: 10 Wayne: 10 35kg Me: 10 Wayne: 12 30kg Me: 12 Wayne: 18 27.5kg Me: 12 Wayne: 20 25kg Me: 13 Wayne: 28 the cumulative fatigue doesn't affect him as much as me... he has a much greater work capacity but I have slightly higher strength

butt wink the first two comments are 'never squat lower than you sit on a chair' and 'squats don't burn calories' oh internetz your so silly

do your volume after you go heavy, not before... just do enough to warm up, hit a pb, then do a heap of volume work

all depends on what your doing the next session and how well you recover... if your body can take it and your not too tired the next day (or the next training session) then go for it... but if you have a crap session because you ruined yourself yesterday it becomes pointless... consistency is more important I don't like failing on the big three... but that's because I compete so I don't want to practice failing... I've only ever missed one squat and that was because the spotter grabbed me as I was getting bent over... I've missed a couple of deadlifts mainly due to losing my grip... I've missed a bunch of bench presses because I suck at it lol going to failure on dumbbell exercises, pressing, rowing, curling etc is fine... as long as your form isn't too bad (your going to cheat a bit)