Project: Anything Is Possible

[L33SH]

So started doing deadlifts, found the 60kg and 70kg really hard. After the 5th rep of 80kg my ribs and back started really hurting. My ribs then really started hurting and I couldn't breathe. I lay down in the change rooms and now I'm waiting for my friend to come get me

Why the hell would this happen? It's like something is strangling my ribs. I'm in a lot of pain but I can't see that I've pulled anything out of place.

[No Crust Racing]

Well sounds like something is strained/out.

You've either been repeatedly straining something and it's given up, or your form was off last night and you've loaded up badly.

Either way, how are you feeling today? You might have to take a break from DL.

[L33SH]

Yeah I'm thinking my form still needs work. I dunno what else I can do though. I even have little notes next to me, and I know how to do the setup, chest out, shoulders back, hips back then stand up with the bar close to you but I still think my back is rounding and I still get people telling me that at the gym.

Feel much better today, just a little tight around the ribs like when I breathe in and out deeply, but nothing like last night!

My possible thoughts are I'm too tired to train... been getting 2/3 hrs a night every night this week, or I'm working my core too much with my extra crunches and increased reps on captains chair. Will cut out the crunches and see how I go.

[No Crust Racing]

I think I said before, if you aren't sleeping that should be your focus, not training.

Back rounding is not the end of the world, when Matt spotted me, he showed me that when I thought my lower back was rounding, it was my upper back and the lower was fine, people see upper rounding and freak out.

This coming from a guy with a bad back at the moment... but I think my issues are more to do with my mechanics being uneven.

You need to get some decent sleep, you're going to cause yourself more injuries without proper rest time to recover/heal/build.

[L33SH]

I know this, I go to bed early and I try to sleep I just can't. I do lots of different strategies to help me, it's not like I don't want to sleep.

[No Crust Racing]

Sometimes going to bed early is worse. When I go through a bad sleeping phase I'm usually mentally active when I hit the sack which keeps me awake.

So To break that cycle, I stay up later and watch a movie/play a game/read a book. Which clears my mind. Sleeping solidly between 12 and 6 is better than going to bed at 9 and tossing and turning all night.

A good stiff drink or two can also mellow you out (it helps me on rare occassions).

[L33SH]

This is true, will work on the sleep stuff

If only Birds was here...

[No Crust Racing]

Yeah, a few minutes of his talking and I'd be out cold too

[Birds]

Your build diary is my regular bed time story; shit is better than a Tom Clancy book!

[L33SH]

lol Birds

[No Crust Racing]

You've worked out my secret...

I never really died.

[rev210]

Thorasic spine leesh. Not deadlifts fault. Be press movement most likely

[No Crust Racing]

How are you feeling today?

[L33SH]

Fine now, just finished my exam bout to eat and gym.

[L33SH]

15/11/13

Squat

20kg x 10

40kg x 10

45kg x 10

50kg x 5

50kg x 4

45kg x 10

45kg x 10

Pause Squat

30kg x 10

35kg x 5

40kg x 4

Lat Pulldown

30kg x 10

40kg x 10

45kg x 10

50kg x 10

55kg x 8

60kg x 6

65kg x 3

Shoulder Press

15kg x 10

15kg x 10

15kg x 10

20kg x 8

20kg x 8

25kg x 5

Seated Row

30kg x 10

35kg x 10

40kg x 10

45kg x 10

50kg x 5

55kg x 5

Hopefully I'll make some progress soon.

[L33SH]

Tried doing deadlifts again today same thing happened on the first rep. f**king over this shit.

Pisses me off because now I miss another session. I really wanted to bench today but can't do shit when can't breathe properly

Edited November 16, 2013 by L33SH

[No Crust Racing]

What happened to resting your sore back you goose.

[L33SH]

What happened to resting your sore back you goose.

When did I say that? My back is fine

[No Crust Racing]

Didn't you say you busted something? Was it ribs then and Rev suggested Thorasic spine.

Can't remember, but whatever it was, doesn't sound like it's fine.

[L33SH]

I just said my ribs hurt when I was doing deads on Wednesday.

My trainer said to leave deads until Saturday to rest it as I wanted to try again the next day, he said no leave to Sat and if it hurts he said stop. I did one rep same thing.

Has to be something with my form, don't know what though.

Edited November 16, 2013 by L33SH