Only a crazy fool like you would attempt a PR when they are not 100%.Nice work DOMS but don't try to do to much too soon. Take it easy.
And you gotcha a pr! Incredible. I just got told about doing back squats after not doing them for a while from P. Your next.....
Well done sir. Good stuff.
Typical DOMS. Off for a month, resting and recouperating from what could have been a serious threat to his lifting regime, and what's his first session back consist of???
Going for a PR on one of the more dangerous types of exersice....
And then hitting a PR. You may have hit on a new training regimen.
Its something he expects from me, but from you?!?!
HIT, Day 1 (start over)
Game on!
I'm guessing that I've gotten over the bad mojo that fufu put on my crotch. So I went for it.
Well, I've definitely lost some strength. Or maybe, because this is HIT, I lost some endurance. Or both.
This is the workout that I would have done a month ago. Just so that you guys don't think I'm a pussy, I added another set of Curls. Just kidding, I planned to do that anyway.
As I write this, I feel some tightness around my tea bag. I'll just have to wait a day or two and see how things play out.
As always, I have a functionally zero RI between sets of different exercises. I just take the time it takes to move to the next exercise. Which could be anywhere from 3 to 40 seconds. When it's the same exercise, I take a 10 second RI.
My tempo was unsteady. Some times I did the 4/1/2/1 and other times it was x/x/x/x.
Total Time: 6 minutes, 48 seconds
Pullover
70 @ 11
Dead-lift
235 @ 5
T-Bar Row
165 @ 4
165 @ 3
165 @ 2
Upright Rows
95 @ 6
95 @ 4
EZ Curl
50 @ 4
50 @ 3
KW: high intensity, injury
24/05/2007
It's the way I do things. At a twinge, and a bit of pain, I took an entire month off. Nothing. Nada. Zip.
So, I tested on Monday to see how I felt. You'll notice that I started with an empty bar and gradually worked the weight up. With no residual pain or problem of any sort.
Like I said, it's the way I am. When I face a challenge, it's all or nothing.
In all fairness, the only injury substantive injury that I've done to myself, was to pop a rib (sloppy form on RDLs during a superset). Every other injury I've had is tied to genetics or just plain bad luck (like the structural arthritis in my shoulder).
I do appreciate the word of caution. At this point I'm very aware of my body and I'm the look out for any real problems. It turns out that the tightness I felt was normal for a workout, I was just mildly freaking out. Right now I feel pretty damn good.
HIT, Day 1 (start over)
Game on!
I'm guessing that I've gotten over the bad mojo that fufu put on my crotch. So I went for it.
Well, I've definitely lost some strength. Or maybe, because this is HIT, I lost some endurance. Or both.
This is the workout that I would have done a month ago. Just so that you guys don't think I'm a pussy, I added another set of Curls. Just kidding, I planned to do that anyway.
As I write this, I feel some tightness around my tea bag. I'll just have to wait a day or two and see how things play out.
As always, I have a functionally zero RI between sets of different exercises. I just take the time it takes to move to the next exercise. Which could be anywhere from 3 to 40 seconds. When it's the same exercise, I take a 10 second RI.
My tempo was unsteady. Some times I did the 4/1/2/1 and other times it was x/x/x/x.
Total Time: 6 minutes, 48 seconds
Pullover
70 @ 11
Dead-lift
235 @ 5
T-Bar Row
165 @ 4
165 @ 3
165 @ 2
Upright Rows
95 @ 6
95 @ 4
EZ Curl
50 @ 4
50 @ 3
KW: high intensity, injury
24/05/2007
That's a great start! I always have a tough time the first HIT session trying to adjust the weights. Looks like you are pretty close right from go.
