PTAaron's DC Training Journal

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Funny part is that the rest of my life is the exact opposite... completely disorganized
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That's the thing about training. It is something you have, pretty much, TOTAL control over. When everything seems like it's falling apart, you can step into the gym and leave your worries outside and feel good when you are done.

People ask me how I can do it, day in, day out. That's why. Plus the fact it makes you look good too :D

Great job Aaron :)
 
Thanks IG. :D
Thats exactly what I like about being in the gym ... total control over something in my life. The way my life went last year it really helped me get through it all having one thing in my life that was consistantly there and under my control.
 
Cardio: 45 minutes treadmill @ 3.6-3.8mph @ 1.5-2.0 incline

Abs: Paramount Ab Machine 140lbs x 33 RP
 
Workout 2

Preacher EZ Bar Curl:
LT: 60+bar x 16 RP
TT: 60+bar x 20 RP

Dumbell Hammer Curl (4-6 second negative):
LT: 45s x 9 straight
TT: 45s x 11 straight

Donkey Calf Raise (5 second negative, 15 second stretch each rep):
LT: 280 x 12
TT: 300 x 12 (PR)
*I don't know how I managed 12 on this... I was DYING at 8 with this weight... but I kept thinking "I'm more than halfway done..."

Cybex Prone Hamstring Curls:
LT: 150lbs x 21 RP
TT: 160lbs x 18 RP

Barbell Squat (ATG):
LT: 265x5; 235x4 (form issues)
TT: 265 x 7!!! (PR); 235 x 9
*Felt like a damn forklift on this set. The actual work set weight felt lighter on my shoulders than the warmup sets did... I love it when that happens!

NOTES:
Really happy with this workout. Blew away my reps on biceps - which is nice after last time only progressing 1 rep. Squats were awesome - everything just felt like it fell right into place. Funny because I could barely get out of bed this morning and get myself moving - fell asleep on the couch and woke up at 3am... then the alarm went off at 7. Ouch.
 
Today's scheduled workout is moved to Saturday morning... I've got an appointment with a sports medicine doctor this morning to get my shoulder checked out... going to try to get a script for an MRI.
 
Okay... looks like my shoulder is FUBAR'd ... right now the thought is SLAP lesion ... he said "Type 2" I'm not sure exactly what the differentiation is there. Typically a SLAP injury involves the bicep tendon - mine obviously doesn't, because biceps are getting stronger...
Ordered an MRI Arthrogram... and commented that I am looking bigger than last time I was in his office... LOL!
This sucks - things are at a point where they are going really well with my workouts and my gains... I'm the heaviest I've ever been, and look better than I did at lighter weights...
Anyway - his advice for right now is to "don't to anything that aggrevates it, but keep doing the stuff that doesn't in the gym" - and I am supposed to follow up with him after I get the MRI... then if it truly is a tear then I will make an appointment with the surgeon that did my other shoulder to talk about options.
I'm not wanting to have surgery (obviously) because I can't really afford to be off work for 2 months - short term disability only pays 60%... and I don't want to lose my gains!!!
Oh well... we'll see what happens. For now I am going to keep training and eating...
 
PTAaron said:
Okay... looks like my shoulder is FUBAR'd ... right now the thought is SLAP lesion ... he said "Type 2" I'm not sure exactly what the differentiation is there. Typically a SLAP injury involves the bicep tendon - mine obviously doesn't, because biceps are getting stronger...
Ordered an MRI Arthrogram... and commented that I am looking bigger than last time I was in his office... LOL!
This sucks - things are at a point where they are going really well with my workouts and my gains... I'm the heaviest I've ever been, and look better than I did at lighter weights...
Anyway - his advice for right now is to "don't to anything that aggrevates it, but keep doing the stuff that doesn't in the gym" - and I am supposed to follow up with him after I get the MRI... then if it truly is a tear then I will make an appointment with the surgeon that did my other shoulder to talk about options.
I'm not wanting to have surgery (obviously) because I can't really afford to be off work for 2 months - short term disability only pays 60%... and I don't want to lose my gains!!!
Oh well... we'll see what happens. For now I am going to keep training and eating...
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Sorry to hear about the injury aaron. Play it safe for right now bro, u dont want the injury to get worst. At least you can work other areas in the gym with out effecting the shoulder. Remember you have a whole lower body region that can take a beating ;) I'd hit other areas hard until the healing is over. take care bro
 
That sucks Aaron, but like mpresiv said, there are other areas to work on until this is all figured out. Don't risk further injury, whatever you do. Take care of yourself!
 
Thanks mpresiv and IG ;) I'm taking care of myself as best as I can for the time being... Last time I had shoulder surgery I lost 15lbs of muscle and gained most of it back as fat - not gonna let that happen again this time... I'm sure I"ll lose more than 15lbs though - I'm a lot heavier than I was back then.
 
Daman man, I hope you recover fully. Im right there too. I know how much it sucks.
 
Thanks skullsmasher, appreciate it.



Been doing a lot of searching online to see what the typical protocol is for post operative recovery from a Type 2 SLAP repair ... its not looking too good... we're talking 4 weeks in a sling, then you can start moving it actively in a limited range of motion - bicep use is limited to almost nothing because the biceps tendon attaches to the labrum at the area of most SLAP tears and using your biceps would rip it loose again. 10 weeks until they expect full range of motion... and depending on the doctor 3-4 MONTHS before you are allowed to return to work!!!! I can't afford to be on 60-70% of my salary for that long!! and 4-6 months before a full return to sport related activity... I'm going to be like 200lbs by that time - with 14 inch arms and 32 inch thighs because all I will be doing is leg training... I guess on the positive side I can focus on getting myself really lean during that time so when I start back up doing a full blown DC program I can get huge and stay ripped...

This just sucks... I was hoping 2006 was going to be a better year for me after the hell of 2005, but it looks like the blows are just going to keep coming...
 
Shit dude, Im sure you can get back to where you are though. I mean, your a physical therapist for cryin out loud, if anyone has a good chance of receovering fully, I would think it would be someone with extensive knowledge in your field, as Im sure you have.
 
Thanks for the encouragement man :D I have no doubt I'll be able to get back eventually - I'm just frustrated because I am making some great gains now working with In-Human and it is going to suck to lose them. My bigger concern though is the idea of not being able to do my job...
I'm sure things won't be as bad as all that - we just had our first day of sun here in a week... and all of the gray cloudy days are really making me a pessamist ;)
 
Hey bro.. hope you do would take it just like any other obstacle in life and come outta it unscathed.. hope you will learn/find something useful outta all these! Look on the bright side of things and be happy! Recover soon man!
 
Thanks ljefe15. I'm just really frustrated by a lot of things and that was just something I didn't need to add to the list... I'll get by.
 
Workout 3

This workout was last done 1 month ago... wasn't done 2 weeks ago because of the shoulder injury

Decline Barbell Bench Press:
LT: 265 x 11 RP
TT: 260 x 14 RP
*Dropped the weight a little because the workout hadn't happened in a while, and I was shooting for higher reps like we planned

Rope Tricep Pressdowns:
TT: 10plates x 17 RP
I tried dips - no dice, I tried both other tricep machines at the gym - no luck, so I had to settle for the only tricep exercise that didn't hurt the shoulder

Icarian Machine Shoulder Press:
LT: 240 x 13 RP
TT: 250 x 10 RP
Funny thing about this one is all of the extra weight I have to pile on... stupid machine maxes out at 200lbs

Behind the Head Rack Chins:
LT: +35lbs x 15 RP
TT: +35lbs x 17 RP

Floor Deadlifts:
LT: 355 x 3; 285 x 8
TT: 355 x 2... Popping noise in left SI joint attempting rep 3... Dropped the weight... 8/10 - 9/10 pain in the left SI joint. Walked around the gym for a minute looking for Eric to ask him to unload my weights for me... Kept the lifting belt on - just cranked it tighter as I drove home... really debated whether to go to the ER or my house, but I chose house - wishing I had picked ER right now, because they would have at least given me some Vicodin. Finally took off my belt as I was laying here flat on my back in bed - and it didn't hurt as bad as I expected. But I have not yet attempted to stand back up to make my post workout food.
I'm REALLY pissed about this... I was thinking I was going to be able to keep working out and keep my strength up until I had to have my shoulder fixed - but now it looks like that is screwed up... DAMN IT. 2006 is starting out just as badly as 2005 did - only this time it is all physical instead of emotional.
 
Update for the drama/soap opera section of the journal... hasn't been updated in a while ;)

I may not have mentioned it - but I heard from a friend on Christmas Eve that Vicki had finally kicked her boyfriend out... which was strange because she had done it 2 days prior to that, and she hadn't bothered to let me know... Well I ended up sending her an email to tell her that I was pissed off that I had been wasting so much time waiting for he and so on... Finally heard from her on Wednesday of this past week. 45 minute conversation where she basically explained that I hadn't heard from her in almost 2 months because she "didn't want to drag me into things" and some other BS logic that doesn't make sense... whatever. Well last night her ex-boyfriend called me up again! This time I recorded the conversation, because I wasn't sure what he wanted... He was actually calling to apologize to me for wrongly accusing me of having a fling with her! That makes me feel a lot better - it is never good to have a crazy gun toting freak thinking you were banging his girlfriend when you really weren't! If I had been, then hell I wouldn't have cared as much! Anyway - he told me that he had caught her "in the act" with her boss, and that he had taken pictures as proof... then proceded to tell me that he only suspected me because she told him she was cheating on him with me - now I am pretty sure he was making that part up, and trying to get me pissed off at her. At that point in the conversation I was starting to seriously doubt the reliability of the "facts" - seems to me that he was just trying to turn me against her, but we'll see.
Anyway - thats where things stand at the moment on the "Vicki front" ...
On another note - my former student (Tracy) just accepted a position at our second PT clinic, so I'll get to see her a lot more hopefully... and we're still talking quite a bit... so that is kind of fun.
 
Took Monday off from the gym because I didn't think hack squats and stiff leg deadlifts would be ideal for letting my back heal... and after spending yesterday on my feet at work I decided that doing cardio and walking for 45 minutes this morning would also probably not be ideal... Will be back in the gym Wednesday.
 
Thanks mpresiv... it is moving in the right direction. Hitting the gym tomorrow morning.
 
Workout 5

Hammer Incline Press:
LT: 125 x 10 straight set
TT: 130 x 14 RP

Reverse Smith Bench Press:
LT: 175 x 17 RP
TT: 185 x 18 RP

Smith Behind the Head Press:
LT: 155 x 9 straight
TT: 160 x 8 RP???
*This was the first time "really" doing these with the new order (chest/tris/shoulders) so I'm not sure if my massive tricep fatigue was the reason I crapped out on these or what... I guess it could have something to do with the SLAP tear - but that is just crazy talk ;)

Galileo Pulldowns:
TT: 13 plates x 16 RP
*Replaces Hammer Pulldowns - can't do those because of the shoulder issue.

Smith Bent Rows:
LT: 130 x 15 straight set
TT: 145 x 13 straight set
*Low back felt fine during these.

NOTES:
Low back is currently achy in sitting with sharp pains when going from sit to stand - but 90% fine in standing. REALLY happy with my reverse grip BP - that was a great progression. Hammer Inclines and Shoulder Press both felt a lot heavier than I would have expected.
 
You do the pulldowns while looking through a telescope and studying the universe. VERY challanging. You progress the exercise by adding weights to the telescope and trying to hold it up to the sky. :D

It is just the brand of the machine - Cybex Galileo. ;)
 
PTAaron said:
You do the pulldowns while looking through a telescope and studying the universe. VERY challanging. You progress the exercise by adding weights to the telescope and trying to hold it up to the sky. :D

It is just the brand of the machine - Cybex Galileo. ;)
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:hahaha: Thats the funniest shit I have ever heard!! lol. I thought you were serious there for a sec :hahaha:
 
mpresiv said:
:hahaha: Thats the funniest shit I have ever heard!! lol. I thought you were serious there for a sec :hahaha:
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LOL! Glad ya liked it ;)
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No cardio today... have to change my rear brake pads this morning before work - not good when they are grinding! Unfortunately woke up with a bad headache, so this isn't going to be as easy as I expected.
 
Workout 6

Barbell Curl:
LT: 95 x 17 RP
TT: 95 x 20 RP

Reverse Cable Curl 1-Arm (4-6 second negative):
LT: 5 plates x 9 straight set
TT: 5 plates x 9 straight set
*The static on biceps KILLED me today, not sure if thats why I didn't progress this - or if I just sucked at this today.

Leg Press Calf Raise (5 second negative, 15 second stretch each rep):
LT: 310+sled x 10
TT: 310+sled x 12
*These started feeling hard at rep 3 today. Was not a pretty set... but I got it done.

Sumo Leg Press:
LT: 670+sled x 13 straight
TT: 720+sled x 11 straight

Leg Press:
LT: 800+sled x 8; 620+sled x 21
TT: 820+sled x 9; 650+sled x 23
*At rep 18 of the widowmaker set Eric told me I had 5 more - and decided to just go for it... Holy crap! Thats really all I have to say about it.

NOTES:
Pretty satisfied with the workout... shoulder felt fine during it, and back was just a little achy after the sumo leg press - but no big deal.
 
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