2014-01-30 training log

/ hsoi

Oh, this ankle….

  • Bench Press – Reps
    • 45 x 10
    • 45 x 10
    • 95 x 10
    • 115 x 10
    • 135 x 10
    • 165 x 12
    • 165 x 10
    • 165 x 7
  • Close-grip Bench Press
    • 175 x 6
    • 155 x 7
  • Bench Press with 1″ pause off chest
    • 145 x 8 x 3
  • Lat Pulldowns
    • 105 X 15
    • 105 X 15
    • 105 X 12
    • 100 X 12
  • DB front raise
    • 15 x 10 x 3
  • Fat-Man pullups
    • bw x 8 x 3
  • Foam Rolling

Something happened yesterday while doing my ankle rehab work. I just got this wicked quick, sharp pain right in the area of the torn ligament. Yeah… that scared me. The pain went away after a bit, and this morning feels generally OK, but I can feel things aren’t totally hot. So I drove to/from the gym. I mean, everything at the gym was sitting or lying down really, so… I just kept awareness.

I do wonder about my bench technique. I thought I should look at going back to flat foot instead of tucking, but I wonder if that may be worse because that will put my foot into extension — which directly “stretches” the torn ligament. Tucking may be better, once I can do it without pain. So hell, I really don’t know right now. Just going to keep flat feet and my shins at a right angle to the floor… which will probably lead to some butt coming off the bench, but whatever right now.

Anyways….

Today’s session was taken right out of Cube Kingpin cycle 1 bench reps. I’m not sure if I overestimated my weights, if I overworked on the work-up sets, if it’s because I have no juice for reps due to the CarbNite stuff… but geez, you can see I lowered weights as I went along in hopes of getting the reps. *shrug* Just how it is right now. Just happy to get some work in.

2 thoughts on “2014-01-30 training log”

  1. Solid work mate! Take care of that ankle though, ankle injuries truly are the gifts that keep giving year round. 😉 Just a thought – Have you tried prone presses (DB-KB) on the floor? Knees bent, feet flat … Bench press lying on the floor I guess. These may help you getting that powerful “body sense” back and how your ankle is going to play along. Just a thought once again, take care dude and keep up the great work!

    • ha ha, that they are!

      I hadn’t thought about trying floor presses to see how the ankle will play along, but I could give it a shot. The gym I use really wouldn’t be conducive to really doing floor presses in general (my kingdom for a true power rack!), but doing it as a way to figure some things out (i.e. light weights or no weight at all) could be done. I’ll look into it. Thanx!

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