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Stewart14

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hey everyone. been a while, but it's time to start up a journal again. a quick recap for anyone who cares is tat I suffered a torn tricep tendon in my left arm back in October, had surgery in November to get it reattached, and began the long grueling process of trying to get back to respectability. this was a terrible injury, not pain wise, but let's say I would rather break a bone any day over this.

6 weeks in an adjustable brace, then the start of some PT and finally back to the exercises I love to do. I'm progressing, maybe not the way I want or had hoped to, but progress is progress I guess. I've had to deal with changing some things around and not being able to do certain exercises, such as the overhead press which just hurts the area too much. high frequency programs are out of the question, as the tendon insertion just hurts too much. I wonder if it will always hurt after a push workout, who knows. I did one arm work while in the brace, but it just sucked.

anyway, I am finally getting to somewhat respectable weights, so I figured I can start a journal now and not be too embarrassed by it. I'll start with yesterday and today's workouts:

yesterday, may 12
Push

pendlay rows
175x5
175x5
175x5
175x5
175x5
175x5

chinups
8
8
8
8

rear delt flies
35x8
35x8
35x8
35x8

hammer curls
45x8
45x8
45x8
45x8


today may 13
lower

squats
235x5
235x5
235x5
235x5
235x5



so there it is. pretty abbreviated, and I'm trying for the highest frequency my tricep can allow which seems to be every 5 days. some compounds and some shoulder iso work since I can't press. I'm even doing *gasp* side laterals lol. I'm still trying to be a 5x5 junkie, and we'll see how far I can go. my short range goal is to just get back to 225 bench for 5x5, and if I can successfully make that without any setbacks, then I will reevaluate and go for a new goal.

so the moral of the story is, especially for you older guys, take care of yourselves, if you start feeling any pain, dont ignore it, you aren't invincible anymore, and I unfortunately learned that the hard way.
 
may 15

well, had another little setback today, as I tried my first bench set with 195 and felt an odd pain in my elbow, so I backed off and dropped to 175. going to have to be patient with ths and understand this is probably going to happen from time to time so the key is to remain smart and not push things.

i thought on the fly that instead of going for weight increases each session, I'll try going for volume increases each session, so that way I can stay at the same weight for a few sessions and hopefully that will help.

decline bench press
195x5
175x5
175x5
175x5
175x5
175x5

seated db overhead press
40x5
40x5
40x5
40x5
40x5
40x5
40x5
40x5

v bar pushdowns
30x5
30x5
30x5
30x5
30x5
 
Welcome back Big Man :thumbs: Good luck with the rehab.

How are the kiddies?
 
yellowmoomba said:
Welcome back Big Man :thumbs: Good luck with the rehab.

How are the kiddies?
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well, judging by your avatar you're the big man now :winkfinger:. kids are good, getting older and driving us more crazy, but I guess that the script they all are supposed to follow.

my arm sucks, don't think I'll ever be the same again, but I guess as they say, things could be worse, right?
 
JerseyDevil said:
YM IS the man these days :) What is wrong with the arm?
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tore my left tricep tendon back in october. bitch injury, i would rather have broken a bone anyday over this. Supposedly if you had a good doctor, you should be able to get back to between 90 and 100% of where you were, the biggest thing I guess is to take time to get there. But I'll still always have it in the back of my mind that I'm going to tear it again.

I haven't even played a hockey game since it happened during a game back in october, it stinks!
 
May 19

Bench Press
107.5 x 5
125 x 5
145 x 5
162.5 x 5
180 x 5

Pendlay Rows
102.5 x 5
120 x 5
137.5 x 5
155 x 5
170 x 5

Standing DB Press
40 x 5
40 x 5
40 x 5
40 x 5


May 20

Squats
217.5 x 5
217.5 x 5
217.5 x 5
217.5 x 5
217.5 x 5

Deadlifts
270 x 5
270 x 5
270 x 5
270 x 5
 
I feel your pain. I had a full tear of my rotator cuff and suffered for a few months before I had surgery. The surgery was successful, but lifting weights is still a challenge. Most lifts I'm a 100%, but flat bench it just doesn't feel right. Incline is way better but like you, I am nervous to push it.
 
June 1

Bench Press
175 x 8
175 x 8
175 x 8
175 x 8
175 x 8

Shoulder Press on Squat Machine
80 x 8
80 x 8
80 x 8
80 x 8
80 x 8

Tricep Pushdowns
32.5 x 8
32.5 x 8
32.5 x 8
32.5 x 8
32.5 x 8
*Take it easy, my tricep was detached from the bone in my elbow you know, lol
 
well, setbacks galore and the realization that I'll never probably lift super heavy ever again due to my elbow, so I'm switching my philosophy to using a higher rep approach and rep progression from workout to workout so I can buy myself more time at each weight. I am going to use 8-12 reps and then increase the weight and start over.

last 2 workouts:

june 10

squats
205 x 9
205 x 9
205 x 9

bench press
175 x 8
175 x 8
175 x 8

shoulder press on squat machine
70 x 9
70 x 9
70 x 9


june 12

yates rows
155 x 9
155 x 9
155 x 9

plate pulldowns
115 x 10
115 x 10
115 x 10

ez bar curls
85 x 8
85 x 8
85 x 8

upright rows
90 x 8
90 x 8
90 x 8
 
July 8

Haven't logged any workouts in a bit, I was wondering off my plan to experiment with what I can and cannot do with the tendon, it seems that no matter how much I try, I cannot do overhead presses without discomfort, so those will prob have to be axed for good. Strangely enough, I found that I can do dips again, which you would think would be worse on a repaired tricep tendon than an overhead press, but so far it seems to be working, of couse, the most I've done was a set of 8 with 10 pounds extra, so we'll see if the pain free continues as the weights go up. Another strange thing I've found is that if I do barbell rows with an overhand grip, it stresses my traps and gives me tension headaches the following day. So do them underhand you say? Well, underhand hurts my bad elbow for some reason as well, so it's hit or miss with those. Fun, fun fun.

Friday's Workout:
Incline Bench Press
185 x 6
185 x 6
185 x 6

Pendlay Rows
175 x 6
175 x 6
175 x 6

Dips
+5 x 8
+5 x 8
+5 x 8

Neutral Grip Chins
bw x 8
bw x 8
bw x 8


Today's Workout:
Squats
235 x 6
235 x 6
235 x 6

Rack Pulls from below knee
275 x 6
275 x 6
275 x 6
 
July 10

low incline bench press
180x10
180x10
180x10

underhand pendlay rows
170x10
170x10
170x10

shoulder press on squat machine
70+machine x 10
70x10
70x10

plate loaded pulldowns
115x10
115x10
115x10


 
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