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Ok yup, lower back (specifically spinal erectors) is fried. Not broken I believe just seriously fatigued and tight. Had to drop weight in todays bent over rows considerably and that was after dropping a few ibuprofen in my pre workout lol! Managed to get the work done tho without considerable pain just tender and sore. Skipped some of the more intensive core work in attempt to be healed up for Mondays squats. Im thinking ill spemd the rest of 2017 focusing on getting my strength up and doing a lot of unilateral assistance work on my legs then try some ME plyo and dunk work in early Jan.

Oh yea I can do that. Nuetral posture isnt bad and hyper extension is meh. The pain comes with any forward lean. That just ignites my erectors currently. Its getting better already tho I believe. Ive stretched and heated it 3x today. Its 337am now and I just got back to the house after having a hell of a good time and im doing one more round of heat/stretches and passing out.

But hey, the girls said now my back looks like it hurts and that im not allowed to wesr a cutoff in the gym for a few days. If my back made it through the last 3 hours... ill be ok 😂😂😂

Lets see.... alrighty Sunday: chest day. Really wanted to get 315 on bench. Was so freaking close. Ugh. Dropped to 300 and crushed it. 5lb PR. Really fought the 315 attempt. Like, a TON. <More on that later.  Anyways. 3x8 at 245lbs. 1x15 paused at 135 (paused where i got stuck on 315).

So at this point... I gotta pee. No biggie. Oh wait. Fuck. Yea... theres a little blood there (like 3-4 drops). Thats no good. Im mildly freaking TF out. Drink half a gallon of water just to make myself pee again. No blood. Whew.

Decided itd be smart to skip heavy DB work and all core. Hammered some triceps and light seated shoulder work. Post gym hibachi and sushi and a movie with the gym buddies.

Today: Squat day! Was kind of tentative after yesterdays fun. Warmups were strong. Jumps feeling better for sure.

Back squat: bar x10, 135 x8, 225 x4, 315, 365, hell with it, 405.
Wasnt my best rep IMO. Vid shows im still favoring my "good" leg slightly. Depth wasnt the best either IMO.

315 for 3x5 and 225 1x15 to finish back squat. Front squat 135 2x10 and 185 x10.

Hit some light weight SL stuff (step ups, lunges with a hold, calf raises) and BW core to finish. Ended with 5 box jumps (video attached of last ine for progress purposes)

Box jump
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyPavHPgBP8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyPavHPgBP8</a>

Squat
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmQ_yBZwVSk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmQ_yBZwVSk</a>

the scariest thing for me was peeing after drinking a ton of beet juice for the first time, was like holy shit wtf.. oooh, beet juice.

^^^ this!!! Scariest shit ever! Well, maybe not scarier than real blood but you get what I mean.

Deadlifted Thursday late, Ok Friday am. Ugh. Didnt make it to the gym til 1am. Tired. And broke my shaker bottle so no pre workout. Fantastic lol!

Warmups actually went very well. Jumps felt great. Couple almost felt like pre injury levels. Got to deads and worked to a 455 top single. Felt heavy. Backed off to 405 fpr 3x2 then a 3x8 at 365. Straight leg dead finisher 20 rep srt at 135. Good burn. Dicked around with some BSS, ham curls and glute kickbacks but was just dead tired.

Hit back today along with some light core work. May attempt some light explosive stuff tomorrow depending on sleep/feel.

Lets see, had typical back day Tues and shoulders on Wed. Slept like SHIT Wed night (ok more like could NOT sleep, managed an hour and a half) and tried to split my training on thurday like this: morning heavy deads (yea in no sleep, im an idiot), try some light shooting in the afternoon and then hit accessory work for glute/hams. Except... it didnt work that way lol!

Felt lethargic in my warmups but had a few springy depth jumps at the end. On my warmups for lifts 405 single felt heavy so instead of a 475 top i went to 455. Failed. Didnt freakin move. Lets try again. Same shit. WTF. Am i that drained? 3rd time (<dumbass) got it but it fried me. Erectors are toast again. Did 2 405 triples and was just done. No shooting. No accessory work later. Just heating pad and rest. Lots.

Woke up this am, had trouble putting on socks lol! 2 ibuprofen as pre workout and a good stretch out then decided id hit some light low back stuff to get some blood to the area. Couple sets of barbell rows at 135 and some body weight hypers got it feeling really well. Moved on and got 225 5x5 on rows. Um wth? Ok. Finished back work and hit core and my back feels much improved? Im going to roll with it.

In other related stuff Im thinking im going to add some good mornings into my workouts and switch up some lifts. Also, knee is feeling slightly better but i STILL cant do pistols on my left leg because it gives out. So looking like another visit to the doc post Christmas. Yay.

Deadlift day!

Knee felt better than i expected after yesterday so thats pleasant. Felt slightly springy in warmups as well.

Trap bar deads: 135 x8, 225x 5, 315x1, 405 x1. <Didn't plan on going higher but it felt really smooth. However i can only fit 405 on this bar so. 3x3 at 405 and 2x8 at 315.

BSS (135 x8, x8, 185 x3) felt much much better today. Hit some calves and ham curls as well. BW was 185 today.

Chest day and I said f it and went after some stuff...

Bench: 135 x8, 225 x4, 275 x1, 315 x1 yessss. 275 for a 3x2 then 245 for 3x5. 135 x20 paused to finish.

Then got a very random phone call and went to see someone. Came back and hit incline up to a 245 single then a 3x8 at 185. Hammered triceps and delts to finish it up. Great day for me considering i hate chest day lol