Beedeezy's road to first meet...

[Beedeezy]

DAY 3
Comp squat-
1x10 @ bar
2x5 @ 135LBS
1X3 @ 225LBS
1X3 @ 315LBS
Drop-
4x3 @ 285LBS Right anterior hip was ****ing up by this point, tried to get it opened back up and released but didn't have much success...
Sumo block pulls-
2x3 @ 135LBS
2x1 @ 225LBS
Attempted to pull 335LBS and couldn't get it. Hip was too painful, pain aside I wasn't strong enough to get it up today... Think my body is still trying to get back in the swing of things.
Split squats-
5x7 @ body weight.

 

[PillarofBalance]

Hip pain

https://www.ugbodybuilding.com/thre...tion-and-Strengthening-of-the-Medial-Rotators

Shoulders

https://www.ugbodybuilding.com/threads/19260-Chronic-Elbow-Pain-and-the-Olympic-Barbell

 

[Beedeezy]

Hip pain

https://www.ugbodybuilding.com/thre...tion-and-Strengthening-of-the-Medial-Rotators

Shoulders

https://www.ugbodybuilding.com/threads/19260-Chronic-Elbow-Pain-and-the-Olympic-Barbell

I appreciate the info as always Pillar.

 

[Beedeezy]

Day 4.
DL-5x5 @ 315lbs
Bench-5x5 @ 185
DL pause at knees-1x5 @ 315 My hands were screaming during each and every set from here on. Guess my wife is wrong when she says my hands are too rough.
Drop-4x5 @ 275

 

[jublhu4]

Subbed

 

[Beedeezy]

Week 2 accessory work
Medium grip seated row- 5x10 @120lbs
Narrow grip bench- 3x10 @135lbs, started feeling the chest get too involved so finished with Tricep press downs 2x10 @75lbs
Hamstring curl- 5x10 @130lbs
E-Z bar curl- 3x10 @70lbs
Felt good overall, hoping the tricep work helps my bench. Of all my main lifts bench has been the slowest moving thus far.

 

[Beedeezy]

Week 2 day 2
Comp bench-1x3 @215lbs
drop- 2x3 @195lbs was hitting rpe too early so finished up 2x3 @185lbs
SSB 5 sec pause squats-1x3 @245lbs all of the SSB sets are insanely difficult
Drop-2x3 @220lbs
Floor press- called for 1x7 but only got 4 @185lbs dropped down to 1x7 @165lbs
drop-2x5 @155lbs

Came into the gym feeling strong today but forgot to bring the pop-tarts (literally) so I didn't have my calorie crutch to eat so ran out of gas. Powered through and i'm starving.

 

[Beedeezy]

Way to work hungry.

Times like that I think of the alternatives. Leave and come back later (wife is unhappy), call it early (pillar is unhappy) and I regret it later. So I have the coming to Jesus talk with myself and finish up. I joke and bitch about the difficulty but the truth is I love this shit. I'm not great at it and it's a constant work in progress. At the end of the day though it's a solo journey I take a few times a week not knowing what I'll find along the path.

 

[Beedeezy]

Week 2 Day 3
Squats- Call was for 15x2, was able to pull off 14x2 @245lbs via Safety squat bar... I'm still getting uses to the SSB. Still having to remind myself "high elbows", almost like the way you would front squat. When you forget to do that, the weight will definitely remind you when you try and come up.

Sumo Block Pulls- 3x1 @365lbs I am really happy with the progress I'm making on the sumo. For the most part I know what needs to be done, just need to keep working on the execution.

Split Squats- 5x7 @BW

 

[Beedeezy]

Week 3 Day 1
Comp DL-1x3 @335lbs Decided to continue to work with Sumo pulls. Form was good until I got to my RPE 9 set, some breakdown there. That is to be expected.
Drop-4x3 @300lbs These were feeling awesome, almost too easy.
Double Pause Bench-2x5 @175lbs Not sure what happen here, the weight felt so heavy today. Hit my RPE of 8 and literally next set was 9.5 really weird.
Paused DL at Knee-1x5 @335lbs
Drop-3x5 @300lbs

Deadlifts were feeling nice today and I'm happy with my Sumo progress. Bench was juxtapose and was total shit today.

 

[Beedeezy]

Are you still alive dude?

Unfortunately for you I am, and plan on bringing plenty of butt stuff.

 

[Beedeezy]

Short synopsis:
Training was going awesome, I was mentally in a great place too.
Had a bad week with scheduling, following week had personal issues and didn't train once, next week trained but every session was shit. Was super fatigued, kept getting short of breath, warm up weight felt like Max effort, and I was getting vertigo from every rep. I thought I was being a pussy but couldn't figure out why it was all happening so I kept pushing on. By Thursday that week I had a productive cough and fever. Took off work and attempted to lick my wounds hoping for the best. Monday I was in the emergency room. Had I.V. Rocephin and Azithromicin running with two liters of saline piggybacked. Went home with 5 prescriptions and pneumonia diagnosis. From Wednesday-Saturday was in Siesta key on a short vacation I had planned for the wife for about 8 monthes. Worked today (Monday) and will start back up training again tomorrow.
All said and done, I consider myself out of the gym for a solid month. The days I was there were so horrible I can't even consider them legit training...
Still short of breath from long conversation and coughing like crazy but the cough isn't very productive and when I do bring something up, it's clear.
Plan to go hard as I can and just take long rest periods between sets to catch my breath.
15x2 deadlift day to break my body in again, don't really know what to expect but I'll report back if I don't die.

 

[ECKSRATED]

Well that's shitty beed. But good to hear you're getting back to normal. Don't go crazy on the first week back.

 

[Beedeezy]

Well, I didn't die.
I did call it after deadlifts though, the sob and fatigue was still there hardcore.
worked up to 365lbs for 15x2, got to the second set and it was no longer there.
Dropped weight to 335lbs and end result was 1x365, 9x335.
Think I will play this week by ear and go in with a minimum goal of completing the main movement for that day and anything extra will be a bonus. Better to start a little slower than push too hard too fast and slow progress more by frying myself early.

 

[Beedeezy]

Comp bench and box squats today.
Bench- 1x4 @205, 4x5 @185
Box squat-1x3 @315, 3x3 @285
Over it was the best feeling day I've had in a long time.

 

[Beedeezy]

Glad things are tracking. How are you feeling?

Significantly better, feel like I'm mentally better also. More pumped about the mental wellness than the physical right now. It's weird what you mind will tell you when you are out of the game too long. First week, **** I can't believe it's been a week. Second, Jesus Christ all I want is to pick something up and put it down. Week 3/4, do I really want to do this anymore?

**** yes I do and I WILL!

 

[bigdog]

Good deal! Glad to see it all coming back into full swing!

 

[PillarofBalance]

Totally got a chub when you grinded those box squats out

 

[Beedeezy]

Totally got a chub when you grinded those box squats out

Believe it or not that means something, Thanks Pillar.
Going to meet up and train with 3M next week for some deadlifts. Should be a good time.

 

[ToolSteel]

Totally got a chub when you grinded those box squats out

Ground. He ground them out. If someone tried to sell you grinded beef you'd punch them in the throat.