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Tough as. Month off due to injury?

I shrivel at the thought of my week off, let alone a month :(

had back injury, then had sickness, then had anxiety, which made me feel physically sick even thinking about gym.

Put clean and press back into my routine.

Don't know how I ended up not including it for the last 3 months.

I also had 3 weeks off, its good to get back into it, it also had been a while since I laughed at pencil necks doing curls and flys, ahh, good times.

had back injury, then had sickness, then had anxiety, which made me feel physically sick even thinking about gym.

That's rough as! Hopefully your first sesh back was a good one :)

On a seperate note, I squat ass-to-grass but find every now and then, I feel a bit of pressure around my knees. I have checked my form and knees aren't bending in but not sure if this is normal? I feel like I can lift more if not for the pressure build up around the knee area when squatting. Not painful, just uncomfortable :(

That's rough as! Hopefully your first sesh back was a good one :)

On a seperate note, I squat ass-to-grass but find every now and then, I feel a bit of pressure around my knees. I have checked my form and knees aren't bending in but not sure if this is normal? I feel like I can lift more if not for the pressure build up around the knee area when squatting. Not painful, just uncomfortable :(

Thanks, was 10kg off my squat which was to be expected I guess. I feel pretty depressed about gym, but I think I'm just depressed in general.

I get knee pain but my knees bend in. A lot of the time you think your knees aren't bending in, but you have to deliberately focus on an exaggerated, pushing them out movement throughout the squat. Maybe try a wider stance too?

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Thanks, was 10kg off my squat which was to be expected I guess. I feel pretty depressed about gym, but I think I'm just depressed in general.

I get knee pain but my knees bend in. A lot of the time you think your knees aren't bending in, but you have to deliberately focus on an exaggerated, pushing them out movement throughout the squat. Maybe try a wider stance too?

Considering a month off, only dropping 10kg is not too shabby at all! I missed the week and dropped 5kg :angry:

I normally train by myself so I can only rely on what the mirror is showing me but I guess it is possible that I'm actually bending in more than I can see. thanks for the tip, I'll give the wider stance a go :cheers:

Considering a month off, only dropping 10kg is not too shabby at all! I missed the week and dropped 5kg :angry:

I normally train by myself so I can only rely on what the mirror is showing me but I guess it is possible that I'm actually bending in more than I can see. thanks for the tip, I'll give the wider stance a go :cheers:

No probs, good luck

Considering a month off, only dropping 10kg is not too shabby at all! I missed the week and dropped 5kg :angry:

I normally train by myself so I can only rely on what the mirror is showing me but I guess it is possible that I'm actually bending in more than I can see. thanks for the tip, I'll give the wider stance a go :cheers:

Stop watching the mirror, it will screw you up more.

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Stop watching the mirror, it will screw you up more.

This

Okay for an occasional form check, but you'll be more focused and "one" with the weight/bar and movement if your only sensory perception of things is the feeling of weight across your shoulders and progressing through the range of motion.

BW 80kg 166 cm, Mil press once a week, 1rm with perfect form is 80kg

10 x 20kg (bar)

Then 7 sets of 5 reps from 55% 1rm to 85% 1rm.

Then alternating dumdbell presses 3 x 10

Then lat raise 3 x 10

Then bent lat raise 3 x 10

Finish the day with some high pulls 3 reps about 5 sets.

I have just gone through a deload of about 10% of my 1rm as I had some time off and my joints were getting sore.

It will set me back a while but I needed to do it.

Pretty quiet in here lately.

How much are you guys overhead pressing? Weight and frequency?

What programming are you using to progress it?

I feel like I will stall soon

Usually 100kg on seated shoulder press barbell or smith. For the last set 10-12 reps. The other two warm up sets starting at 50kg with reps 15-20 range.

If you feel like you are going to stall on a weight and cant lift any heavier try the 5x5 routine and drop your wieight back and build up over 6-7 weeks. I get huge strength increase doing this every time.

I have permanent shoulder injury as well after shoulder recons and still get strong shoulders. i always finish every shoulder day off on the cables as well. Im 100% this is what makes them grow the pump is insance and just do 1 drop set.

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