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ghij_mpu · 03-12-2007, 06:04 AM

Saturday 3/10/07

Squat -------------------- 2x5 225 lbs 1x0 225
Military Press ------------- 3x5 130 lbs
Rows --------------------- 3x0 145 lbs

Chin-ups ----------------- 1x8 1x8

One arm dumbbell curls --- 1x8 35 lbs
Cable Tri Extensions ------ 1x8 160
EZ Curl bar -------------- 1x6 75 lbs
Cable Tri Extensions ------ 1x8 160

Notes:
Back Hurts - The right side of my lower back, about waist level, I think it's the top right backside of the pelvis region. It hurts when I stand back up after bending over. It's kind of a hard to describe the pain, neither sharp nor dull, and it doesn't hurt any other time. It doesn't hurt to sit or lie down. I can just about eliminate it by favoring my right side and put my weight on my left side when getting up from bending over.

It actually started about a week ago, but it didn't hurt too much during the day, so I tried to keep lifting last week. It hurt during my lifts that involved bending over. I was hoping it would get better, but it really hurt Saturday. On my last set of Squats, after I unracked the bar and took my two steps back, my right leg almost buckled when it had the full weight momentarily. So I stopped and put the bar back.

I really don't think this was caused by my lifting. I think it was caused by shoveling snow and I aggravated it lifting. It seems to be better when I take Aleve, so it might be inflammation related.

I plan to take the entire week off from lifting. I also plan to cut my carbs. I still haven't decided if I'll do cardio or not. That little voice in my head says the entire week off, cardio too, is the right thing to do. This would be the first time since July 2006 that I took an entire week off from working out.

This might be an opportunity to try some big sets of pushups. Before I started lifting, I was able to do 50 pushups in a row, but just barely. (50 real pushups...A2G pushups...Arms fully extended on the up, chest touch on the down) I haven't tried to max out in a long time, especially since I started the Rippetoe Starting Program. It will be interesting to see if I can go higher than 50 easily.

When I finally do start lifting again, I may need some advice on what weights to start off with. I know it will depend on how long my layoff is. I'm guessing the advice will be to start the first two workouts pretty low and assess where I am, and take it from there.