It's Only Metal - Jim's Log

[Jim Slade]

The poor workout turned out much worse than I feared, when I got home that night I was in quite a bit of discomfort and have been until today. I've bought myself a new belt anyway and this time I'm actually going to wear it, no more raw deadlifts.

[Jim Slade]

Oh and I had lots of lovely voltorol tablets left over from my last deadlift accident.

[pagangoddess]

What did you do to yourself??

[Jim Slade]

Just a pulled muscle somewhere around the erector spinae (ish), but it stopped me laying flat or standing up from sitting without a fair bit of pain. Spent the last few days sleeping in the Lazee-boy, it upset the dog I think he thought the wife had kicked me out of the bedroom.

[pagangoddess]

Get some rest and I hope you feel better soon.

[rere]

Just a pulled muscle somewhere around the erector spinae (ish), but it stopped me laying flat or standing up from sitting without a fair bit of pain. Spent the last few days sleeping in the Lazee-boy, it upset the dog I think he thought the wife had kicked me out of the bedroom.

Sorry to hear that, rest well Jim.

[Jim Slade]

Kind words, thanks!
I never let these injuries get me down though, they just make me appreciate how good it is to be fit and strong most of the time. I think subjecting yourself to pain and discomfort as part of your weekly training toughens you up anyway. When you've squatted 'till you puked most other things seem a bit easier.
The new belt is awesome by the way, a Titan lever belt from Pullum sports, worth every penny.

[pagangoddess]

You've got a great perspective on that Jim.

I used a belt for the first time yesterday. I really must invest in one.

[Jim Slade]

You've got a great perspective on that Jim.

I used a belt for the first time yesterday. I really must invest in one.

You've never used a belt before?
You should choose carefully when you get one then, a good belt can really make your squats a lot better. there's a bit of a learning curve though, pushing against the belt with the abs takes a bit of getting used to for some (I'll bet you're a natural though )

[Jim Slade]

Anyway I actually got in the gym today so:

Press Behind Neck
135/3/3/3/3
200/3/3/3/3
Hang Clean & Press
135/3/3/3/3
220/3/3/3/3
Face Pulls
50lb/10/10/10
90lb/10/10/10

I was a bit nervous as the back is still a little sore but what the hell. It all went pretty easy but I wasn't attempting anything special, just to see if I could bend down far enough to do up the velcro on my Do-Wins!

[pagangoddess]

I used a belt for the first time yesterday. I really must invest in one.

You've never used a belt before?

No. Yesterday was the first time.

You should choose carefully when you get one then, a good belt can really make your squats a lot better. there's a bit of a learning curve though, pushing against the belt with the abs takes a bit of getting used to for some (I'll bet you're a natural though )

I'm a natural at a lot of things Jim.

Pushing against it with my abs didn't take much getting used to once I got the belt in the right place and got it tight enough. Squatting with it helped. I don't know if I could have pushed 185 without it.

Glad the back didn't bother you too much today.

[Jim Slade]

Wed 12/08/09
Barbell Row (chest supported)
135/20/10/10
200/6/6/6
242/5/5/5
Chins
5/5/5/5/5
Dumbell Pullover
70lb/15/15
120/10/10

I was more concerned about my back than anything else so chest supported rows seemed the best thing to try, even though I'm not too keen on them. Anyway I got through it without bursting anything and hopefully I'll be back to normal soon and can get back on the horse so to speak.

[rere]

Nice volume of Chin-Ups there Jim Slade. Would you say Chins have helped you somewhat through your years of training?

[Jim Slade]

I'd say chins were a sort of personal challenge type thing, and the reason I've got a big back. I normally aim for either 50 reps or 100 reps in total done in as few sets as possible, depending on what sort of training I'm doing that period. I think chins are a sort of test of your mettle, in a way like squats it's something serious people do. The weird thing is I've been training now about twenty years and chins never get any easier.

[atypical1]

Good advice on the chins. Are you doing pull ups or chin ups? I like the volume approach like that and I've just started doing that with dips.

james