September 21, 2017 – Week 6, Day 2

5 Minutes Percor AMT

Leaning Calf Raises
BWx15

One Leg Leaning Calf Raises
BWx15/15

Regular Box Touches (12” Box)
BWx15

Sumo Box Touches (12” Box)
BWx15

Squat Therapy (16” Box)
BWx15

Hip Airplanes (supported)
BWx7/7

Band Rows w/Biceps Stretch
MMBx20/20 seconds
MMBx20/20 seconds

16” Box Squats
45x10
95x5
135x3
185x3
225x3
275x3
315x3
365x3
415x3
465x3

Weighted Plank
BW+100x30 seconds
BW+153x30 seconds

Side Plank
BWx60/60 seconds

Stretching

Comments: Some SI joint aching acting up but still tolerable. Better than it was last week. Feels like it is getting better again. It worries me when it flairs up, like it may lead to being sidelined again. Work related stress this week adding up. Traffic getting to the gym was bad so my normal 20 minute commute ended up being closer to 45 minutes. Really needed to lift something when I got there haha. Warmed up on the AMT. Heart rate 147bpm so that was good. Calf raise work after that. A bit harder for the uninjured side but I didn’t feel like my hip was tight like some sessions where it is tougher. Box touches with both styles felt good. Good stretch in hamstrings. On to squat therapy. Knees were achy but not as bad as I was expecting. Hip airplanes were good. Have had a good few sessions in a row where these have felt good on the hips. Band rows and biceps stretch combo after that. Rows felt alright. Shoulders only really felt tight on the first set of stretching. On to the weights. Plan for today was to work up to a conservative set of three on box squat, going up in sets of three. A little hard to gauge things. Last two sessions weren’t the best with how the weight felt and with my hips rising first off the box. I really wanted to work up to a post injury PR but I also knew that might not happen. The top triple so far was 460lbs and that was not with it being sets of three up to that weight. Those workouts the previous cycle had been with just enough to be ready to hit a top set. But it was still the goal, just have to see how things went working up in weight. Thankfully, unracking the weight felt better this session. I was expecting my right knee to be on fire with how it has been acting since Saturday. Left side of my lower back started to feel tight and stiff after two plates a side but not pain so kept going. After that weight mark, I adjusted my stance slightly as my right knee was starting to act up when I was overly exaggerating the “knees out” cue in my head. That seemed to fix things. Hard belt on after hitting three plates a side. Felt slow but video suggests they were moving pretty well. Second to last set was just 10lbs under last time and that went better than I expected so another big jump for the top set for a slight increase on my 3rm. Same as I have been doing with the top sets; taking a deep breath between reps. Got a little forward on the last rep but still got it up. Would have been ugly going for anymore reps. Not stupid easy but definitely some left in the tank. On to abdominal work. Weighted planks followed by unweighted side planks. Same weights and sets and times as last session. These felt harder on every set for some reason. Maybe I wasn’t thinking of them as a hard exercise and more of an afterthought after the heavy box squats. Or maybe I’m getting better and I’m able to contract all the muscles harder. Home to stretch and eat recovery burritos.