Jersey's "Me Too" Journal

PreMier · 03-21-2005, 05:47 PM

That looks like a fun workout. Im going to miss training light/high reps.

I'm Trying · 03-21-2005, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JerseyDevil

Hey Matt! Nice to see you man

. I just saw in your journal the job still hasn't come thru yet. Sorry to hear that. Sounds like a bunch of bureaucratic BS if you ask me... Hang in there, it will happen soon.

Yeah it is a bunch of BS. I feel like I'm in a rut now and feeling alittle negative. I need to pick my head up and plug along.

JerseyDevil · 03-22-2005, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by I'm Trying

Yeah it is a bunch of BS. I feel like I'm in a rut now and feeling alittle negative. I need to pick my head up and plug along.

That's all you can do. Stay positive, it'll happen

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JerseyDevil · 03-22-2005, 04:20 AM

Injury update. I've had this annoying injury around the pec/delt tie-in as most of you are aware. The actual injury occured two weeks ago when I felt something 'give' while doing a heavy set of bench. Since then it tightens up, swells a bit, and I feel discomfort for about 8-12 hours after doing bench. Only feels this way when I bench. This Saturday I did a warm up by doing pushups, and a set with 30 lb DBs, then 135 x 12. Felt fine. Then did any easy set of 185 x 12. Could feel it tighten up, then did two more sets. By the end, while never feeling any pop or twinge, it got extremely tight and hurt. My wife felt it, and confirmed it was swollen and very tight.

Last night, I had her feel it again, and without a doubt it still feels tight and raised up. She asked me if it was discolored, and knowing I had checked this before I said no. Well guess what, just to be sure something hadn't changed I looked in the mirror and about 3" BELOW where I feel the injury, there is a black and purple area about 2"-3" in diameter. It looks like a bad bruise, but it is not sore to the touch. I assume this is blood that has collected from the injury? Funny thing is, neither the discoloration or the 'tight' area hurt. I can move my arm in all directions, and not feel a thing.

Looks like I tore or ruptured something. Damn, I hope this can heal on its own. Going to try to see my family doc today to check it out, but it will probably be tomorrow. Worst part is, today is chest day, and I was planning on doing HS incline

. No way now. This is freaking me out a bit.

gwcaton · 03-22-2005, 04:24 AM

Glad to hear you say you're not doing chest today ! I almost expected you to say you would go light !!! You hard headed old fart !!! LOL I'm with you , I hope it heals on its own and good luck JD !

Rocco32 · 03-22-2005, 04:27 AM

Wow JD. That really sucks. I'm glad your going to the Doc to get it checked

Let us know what's up as soon as you know!

yellowmoomba · 03-22-2005, 05:30 AM

Bummer.......

I'd go see a sports doctor rather than a "family" doctor. Good luck. Keep us posted on what the doc says!!

LEGS ....... LEGS ...... and more LEGS

Flex · 03-22-2005, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by PreMier

Im going to miss training light/high reps.

Why, you just goin' heavy?

Don't forget that M2M

M.J.H. · 03-22-2005, 11:56 AM

Damn JD, I really hope everything is okay. Like you said hopefully everything heals on its own. Are you noticing pain training back or shoulders?

PreMier · 03-22-2005, 04:17 PM

Thats like when I tore my rhomboid. My whole lower back eventually turned black and blue, due to the blood flowing with gravity. The lower back area was never sore. I would guess you have a tear, and I would be VERY careful.

Flex, new protocal. I actually like how training was today, but I know its going to wear me down pretty fast.

Archangel · 03-22-2005, 04:22 PM

JD, Glad to hear your going to see the Dr., Now you can get it all healed up!!! Injuries suck

Hope you heal up fast and back at 'em setting new records for yourself!!!

JerseyDevil · 03-22-2005, 07:05 PM

Went to the doc today. Diagnosis: Pec tear, and I have a hematoma which is the fullness I feel in the chest, and also why I have the blood collecting in the area right next to my nipple. Advice is to take at least two weeks off from all upper body movements, and apply moist heat as much as I can, then come back in 2 weeks to evaluate. I'm going to heed that advice. I can deal with this. Gives me a chance to rest.

But then... talk about timing, I have a message on my answering machine from my urologist telling me I must cease Androgel due to high hemoglobin. Most of you do not know, I have been on Androgel for 3 years. Not steroids mind you, but supplemental test to bring my testosterone levels to normal. At the original testing my natural test was a low 280 ng/dl, and the daily Androgel brings it up to 440 ng/dl, firmly in the mid-range. For those who know about HPTA, you will also know if I cease Androgel now, my natural test levels will be in the dirt for several weeks, and the BEST I can expect is getting back to the original 280... Hmmmm, quit working out and letting your test hit the levels of a teenage girl... great combination. Oh well, I guessed I asked for it.

LW83 · 03-22-2005, 07:10 PM

O NO!...... I have a feeling you'll heal much faster than expect

gwcaton · 03-22-2005, 09:01 PM

JD,
Will you be able to go back on the Androgel ? Or is it out for good ? Never heard of such stuff. LOL I live under a rock in the back yard . I know nothing about steroids/prohormones or any of those things . I just eat and lift

Good luck on a speedy recovery

PS

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Hmmmm, quit working out and letting your test hit the levels of a teenage girl... great combination.

Should we start calling you Nancy ? J/K

PreMier · 03-22-2005, 09:05 PM

Why did you ask for it? Man, that sucks.. I guess squat till you drop?

Yanick · 03-22-2005, 10:11 PM

JD, thats horrible news and here i am feeling sorry for myself for no goddamn reason, while you are facing so much adversity and keeping your head well up there (or so it seems from you posts, no profanity or mad smileys or anything). Good luck with everything bro, maybe its time to start slowing down like you said and even doing something fitness other than lifting? maybe you can take up swimming or something to supplement lifting? i gotta agree with P though, for now squat till you drop!

Rocco32 · 03-23-2005, 01:53 AM

Damn JD. Your a tough bastard! Working out with a pec tear LOL! Sorry about the news, would taking like Rob's Anabolic Matrix help up your test levels?

**P-funk** · 03-23-2005, 03:26 AM

damn man, that really sucks. Hope everything works for the best.

JerseyDevil · 03-23-2005, 04:19 AM

Luke: I hope so...

Gary: I'm assuming it's out for good. If I cease it, and the hemoglobin drops down to normal, then the doc will say see it was the Androgel. Androdel, although it is testosterone, is not a prohormone or steroid. Testosterone is only considered an anabolic steroid when used in supraphysiological amounts... like taking your test levels well above 1,000 ng/dl. The main reason I started taking it had nothing to do with working out. It was because I felt like a whiny bitch and my sex drive was low. My doctor was the one who suggested having my test levels checked, and then prescribed Androgel when he saw the results. Normal btw, is 300-880 ng/dl.

Premier: I asked for it because I strongly suspect it was the gear cycles that created this. All course I'll never know for sure. Too high of hemoglobin is the opposite of anemia. The blood can clot and possibly cause a stroke or heart attack. I know steroids increase your red blood cell count, which is good, up to a point. High hemoglobin is one possible side effect of steroid use. Good thing I have blood work done twice a year. Most people preach having it done after a cycle, but few actually do.

Yanick: Trust me, I'm plenty depressed about it

Rock: I'm sure Rob will say it does

P-Funk: Thanks for the support. At the moment, I don't even feel like going to the gym... and that's not like me.

yellowmoomba · 03-23-2005, 05:55 AM

Try to make the best of two weeks off. Hopefully you can fill the time with something that you've been putting off.

Keep your head up!!

**IainDaniel** · 03-23-2005, 06:48 AM

Shitty news JD! Keep your head up.

PreMier · 03-23-2005, 03:29 PM

Why dont they leave you on androgel and just give you cumadin? Are you taking fish oil? It hsa slight blood thinning effects.

Archangel · 03-23-2005, 06:12 PM

Hey JD, was just thinkin bout ya, hows your day? Keep that chin up and you'll be back at it in no time at all!!!

JerseyDevil · 03-26-2005, 05:55 AM

Thanks for the support guys. Will hang in there and take one day at a time.

LW83 · 03-26-2005, 05:56 AM

You'd BETTER hang in there buddy

I'd miss ya.

JerseyDevil · 03-26-2005, 06:17 AM

Friday, March 25th

Warm up on bike, 5 minutes.

Squats
135 x 10
185 x 8
225 x 3
255 x 10

Hyperextensions
15
15
15
15

Seated Calf Raises
150 x 20
150 x 20
150 x 20

Leg Extensions
150 x 10
210 x 8
255 x 18

Elliptical Machine
25 minutes, aerobic program, level 6

Since I'll be doing a lot of legs I kept the volume down. Last time I did only lower body for 4 weeks, looking back I realized I overtrained doing legs 3 times a week and maxing every wo. This time I'll mix heavy and light days and rotate between squats and leg press.

I observed some HS football players working out yesterday. They were doing bench while I squatted. One guy got up to 205 for 7 reps, another 235 x 7. I thought to myself at my best, I could surpass that easy. When I finished, they asked if I was done on the squat rack. I didn't see the warm ups, but I saw at one point they had 315 loaded on the bar. I thought, yeah right, let the 1/4 squat party begin

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Boy was I wrong. The one kid was around 160, soaking wet, the other probably 215 or so. The smaller guy walked up the bar, ripped it off the rack and proceeded to do 7 EASY reps breaking parallel each rep. The bigger guy did the same. Then they loaded up 365, took a breather then both did 7 reps fairly easy, again with perfect form. THEN 405 for 7 reps, no problem!!! Holy crappola. No wonder our local HS team is 24-0 over the last two years. Those boys can squat!

gwcaton · 03-26-2005, 07:24 AM

Nice wo JD! And good strategy

Cool story about the HS guys.

Archangel · 03-26-2005, 09:19 AM

Hey JD, Good lookin w/o there. Hows the injury, doin any kind of therapy for it? I hear ya about the kids, sometimes it's like Holy Cow, did they just do that!!! Makes you feel like your not doin anything sometimes.

But WE know better huh, it's not always about the weight!!!

JerseyDevil · 03-26-2005, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by LW83

You'd BETTER hang in there buddy

I'd miss ya.

Don't worry. Even if I stop my journal, I'll still be around to harass everyone else

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LW83 · 03-26-2005, 05:35 PM

WOOOHOOO!