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Old 12-13-2007, 12:17 AM
Jeffo Jeffo is offline
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Hey Gents,

Some lousy news to report. A couple weeks ago my shoulders started to show signs of overuse. They were sore most of the time and overhead movements didn't feel all too great. I decided to train only three days a week, Squatting on Monday and Friday and doing limited upper body work on Wednesday only. That seemed to do the trick, as they feel much better now.

The lousy news is that I seem to have strained my neck. My symptoms point to a pinched C6 nerve. My neck has a very limited range of motion and is very sore, the area between my shoulder blades is very sore, and mild pain shoots down my shoulders and arms, the left one especially. Upper body work is pretty much out of the question and I doubt I'll be able to supprt a barbell safely for squatting at the moment. I've got an appointment with a chiropractor for next Thursday, so I'll probably be out of action for the next couple of weeks.

On a somewhat positive note, I squatted 335 for three singles last week. It's a small 5 LB record, but it's something.

I was going to take a week off over the Christmas break to rest up for a more demanding cycle in early January. I guess I'll be taking this coming week off and then re-conditioning myself over the Christmas break instead. That is, assuming everying is in oder by then.

I should also note that I've begun doing some regular and/or reverse back extensions after Squatting. Just using my bodyweight and keeping the rest periods short. My back is feeling better now than it has since my accident happened a year ago. If it's not one thing it's another, but I'm happy to feel relatively normal in the lower back.

OK lads, thanks for reading.

Cheers,
Jeff
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