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Yahtzee Revisted, Placebro's log

Placebro

Placebro

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Hey all:

I enjoy keeping training logs on sites for input and general comraderie. Right now its my off-season I havent committed to any meets yet, though I may in June if thats the case Meet prep will start mid March. Off season I generally fall back on a 531 protocol with the 4th day being upper back OLY-ish movements. For my last meet I used Lillys cube method which I enjoyed because of variety and the tweaking of what seems like a conjugate method geared for Raw Lifters. Im 2 years removed from Herniating 3 discs in my cervical spine. I was planning on getting a Microdesectiomy but fortunately avoided it. My strength in my left arm is still and may never be close to what it was but slowly I am building myself back up again.

Yesterday went like so...

Standing OHP - 135x5 155x3 175x3 195x3 205x1 150x3x8
Snatch Grip High Pull - 135x10 185x5 215x3 245x3 280x1 300x3
Hang Clean - 135x5 155x5 175x3 205x3 225x3
BB Shrug - 225x20 315x20 405x15,15
Face pulls - 3x15

It's been 2 years since I've attempted a strict OHP over 200 lbs. it felt better than I thought it would. Gives me hope that I can get back up to 250 and beyond.

My cleans seem to be improving, slowly the catch portion of the lift is looking less retarded
 
Atmae Fitness

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Hi, nice start to your log, I'll be following.
 
5.0

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Glad to see you got the log going and congratulations on hitting the OHP at 200+!
 
Placebro

Placebro

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Glad to see you got the log going and congratulations on hitting the OHP at 200+!

Thanks man, it was nice to get back up there, it gave me confidence that I could get back where I was.
 
BrotherIron

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It's a lot easier to perform Oly assisting and Oly classical lifts with a pair of Oly shoes. If you don't have a pair I'd suggest picking up a pair. It allows you to hit positions easier.

And it's great you went the prehab/rehab route for your back and not the surgical way.
 
Turbolag

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Dude, can't wait to follow your training log!

Where are the locations of your disc injuries?
 
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Gregger

Gregger

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Very nice! I'm subbed and looking forward to following along!
 
Placebro

Placebro

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Nov 3, 2014
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It's a lot easier to perform Oly assisting and Oly classical lifts with a pair of Oly shoes. If you don't have a pair I'd suggest picking up a pair. It allows you to hit positions easier.

And it's great you went the prehab/rehab route for your back and not the surgical way.

Thanks a bunch bro, I generally perform my Oly lifts in chucks, I have a pair of Asic Squat shoes that I wear when squatting. What Oly shoes do you recommend?
 
Placebro

Placebro

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Dude, can't wait to follow your training log!

Where are the locations of your disc injuries?

Thanks! I had herniations of c4, c5 and c6 of my cervical spine. The doc also said I had pretty bad spinal stenosis, I remember him saying I had the spine of a 60 year old lol. When it happened in addition to the pretty bad discomfort, the loss of strength and feeling in my tricep and fingers was down right scary.
But I continued to train albeit differently, benching was out of the question, I went from a 365 touch N go bench to barely being able to press 135 for 2 or 3 reps. but I continued to build my strength around the injury. I did receive an epidural for the pain once and it cleared up the pain instantly and allowed me to train heavier.

My last meet was this past december and I hit a 300 paused bench, while this wasnt a PR or anything special, it was to me because I really thought benching and pulling was over.

Not sure you asked for all that info, sorrt lol
 
BrotherIron

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Thanks a bunch bro, I generally perform my Oly lifts in chucks, I have a pair of Asic Squat shoes that I wear when squatting. What Oly shoes do you recommend?

IMHO the best bang for the buck are the Pendlay 2015's. If money isn't an issue then I suggest the Adipowers. I have worn many different Oly shoes in the past and the Adipowers are my favorite.
 
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