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I'd like to hear more about the bodyweight squat and whether you could try something else instead of leg press. Leg press after back surgery does not sound good to me. I am sure there are better alternatives.

I would also recommend an intermediate 5x5 or something where the volume could be modulated rather than launching into the stronglifts, which, if I understand correctly, is SS with 5x5 instead of 3x5. This is just a very general thing and I am not saying what will work for you of not work for you but when recuping from those kind of ongoing health problems you really want to be able to ease into the volume of it and not just the weight.

Good luck Rabbit. Sorry to hear about all these problems and glad to hear you are back at it.

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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.

Thanks for all the support gang!


Hi Eric, you gave me a lot of help back when I originally started SS in January of 2007 and I am very happy to see you still kicking about.

The back surgery was very minor. It was a day surgery and I was only in the hospital for three hours or so. It was called a kyphoplasty. They drill two little holes in your vertebrae and then pump in a medical cement to "inflate" the vertebrae to close to its original shape. I was advised to resume normal activity within a week.

We are heading off to the gym now. I just did 3x5 bodyweight squats with a broom handle and I am glad I did it at home with only my wife watching. I'll be spending the week with the broom handle working on hamstring and glute flexibility as I am pitching forward at the bottom. Also need to work on shoulder flexibility.

I will be "listening to my body" and will gradually be moving from 3x5 to 5x5 on squats. So far no problems with the upper body as I did as many dips off the kitchen chairs as I could almost daily while I was out of it.

Cheers and we're off to lift. Yaaaarrr!

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Today's Workout - July 21st, 2008

Both of us had solid workouts. Mondays are so nice after the two days off. Lil Bear's squats were most excellent!

Lil Bear:

Squat 70 5x5
Press 12 5x5 - just working on the movement and form. Shoulder still tender
Deadlift 95 1x5
Rotator Cuff Work

Rabbit:

Squat: Broomhandle 3x5, I'll be working on form & flexibility this week. Ugly.
Press: 55 5x5
Deadlift 165 1x5
Wide Grip Pullups: Singles - 2 unassisted, 6 assisted

Good luck to both of you on meeting your goals.

I think its awesome that you two are workin out together. Keep it up and your strength will return!

IronWorker

It is nice to have someone who is used to nagging you to nag you to go to the gym. I woke up hypoglycemic this morning and felt like complete dog crap. A few extra carbs with breakfast perked me right up, but I felt so rotten this morning I might have skipped without her.

Anyway...

Todays Work:

Lil Bear:

Squat - 75 5x5, today was the first time she "felt" like there was a big heavy weight on her back.

Bench - 45lb bar 5x5, her shoulder still hurts but she wanted to play along and work on form

Row - 65 5x5

Dips - 4, 5, 3

Me:

Squat - Broom handle 4x5, Better. I have zero muscle strength out of the bottom. I think I'll be working body weight until I can do 5x10 (end of next week?). Atrophy is a mofo.

Bench - 110 5x5, focused on form and breathing. Hard to get away from the "in down, out up" habit. Worked hard on maintaining horizontal leg push and strong arch. Made these lifts *very* easy.

Row - 110 5x5, Still cake.

Dips: 8, 6, 7 - Need to start taking another 20-30 sec on the break between sets 1 & 2 as this has been a consistent pattern.

I built a "box" yesterday out of 2x4's and 1x3s 10.5" high to set the bar down on during our rows and Ang's deadlifts. Worked well as it gave us the standard 45lb plate height. Total cost was under $4 and labor < 1 hour.

Cheers.

had to do the same thing...works great though