For those of you who know about my back/rib issues that I've had since the fall of 2003, I thought I'd give you an update. My last really heavy squat was back in July when I doubled 530 in full gear. My rib pain became unbearable so I dropped out of the TCO and didn't back squat again until about the end of last year. Instead, I did a lot of front squats.
About 2 months ago, I worked up to 5 sets of 5 at 315 in the back squat. All were done ATG and with no gear including belt. I then started over again because although my ribs weren't too hosed up, I could feel the damaged cartilage and I didn't want to aggravate the injuries further.
Well, last week I decided to wear a belt again for the first time since July. Although I only went up to 355 for a single, it felt light as hell. I then dropped down to 315 and did two sets of five to finish out my workout. My ribs were holding up so tonight, I worked up to a single at 380 with the belt. I sunk it deep and shot right back up with it. I went down to 330 and did an easy set of five to finish up.
So, so far so good. Next week I'll probably go to 400 or 405 for a single and then put a suit on the following week. These are still fairly light weights but they are weights that bothered me in the past. Maybe I'll even have a decent meet in Killeen this year!
For those of you who know about my back/rib issues that I've had since the fall of 2003, I thought I'd give you an update. My last really heavy squat was back in July when I doubled 530 in full gear. My rib pain became unbearable so I dropped out of the TCO and didn't back squat again until about the end of last year. Instead, I did a lot of front squats.
About 2 months ago, I worked up to 5 sets of 5 at 315 in the back squat. All were done ATG and with no gear including belt. I then started over again because although my ribs weren't too hosed up, I could feel the damaged cartilage and I didn't want to aggravate the injuries further.
Well, last week I decided to wear a belt again for the first time since July. Although I only went up to 355 for a single, it felt light as hell. I then dropped down to 315 and did two sets of five to finish out my workout. My ribs were holding up so tonight, I worked up to a single at 380 with the belt. I sunk it deep and shot right back up with it. I went down to 330 and did an easy set of five to finish up.
So, so far so good. Next week I'll probably go to 400 or 405 for a single and then put a suit on the following week. These are still fairly light weights but they are weights that bothered me in the past. Maybe I'll even have a decent meet in Killeen this year!
Good news. It's nice to see an old fogey like you making a recovery. :-)
On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 23:47:18 -0500, Dally <[email hidden]> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
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John Hanson said:
For those of you who know about my back/rib issues that I've had since the fall of 2003, I thought I'd give you an update. My last really heavy squat was back in July when I doubled 530 in full gear. My rib pain became unbearable so I dropped out of the TCO and didn't back squat again until about the end of last year. Instead, I did a lot of front squats.
About 2 months ago, I worked up to 5 sets of 5 at 315 in the back squat. All were done ATG and with no gear including belt. I then started over again because although my ribs weren't too hosed up, I could feel the damaged cartilage and I didn't want to aggravate the injuries further.
Well, last week I decided to wear a belt again for the first time since July. Although I only went up to 355 for a single, it felt light as hell. I then dropped down to 315 and did two sets of five to finish out my workout. My ribs were holding up so tonight, I worked up to a single at 380 with the belt. I sunk it deep and shot right back up with it. I went down to 330 and did an easy set of five to finish up.
So, so far so good. Next week I'll probably go to 400 or 405 for a single and then put a suit on the following week. These are still fairly light weights but they are weights that bothered me in the past. Maybe I'll even have a decent meet in Killeen this year!
Good news. It's nice to see an old fogey like you making a recovery. :-)
On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 23:47:18 -0500, Dally <[email hidden]> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
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John Hanson said:
For those of you who know about my back/rib issues that I've had since the fall of 2003, I thought I'd give you an update. My last really heavy squat was back in July when I doubled 530 in full gear. My rib pain became unbearable so I dropped out of the TCO and didn't back squat again until about the end of last year. Instead, I did a lot of front squats.
About 2 months ago, I worked up to 5 sets of 5 at 315 in the back squat. All were done ATG and with no gear including belt. I then started over again because although my ribs weren't too hosed up, I could feel the damaged cartilage and I didn't want to aggravate the injuries further.
Well, last week I decided to wear a belt again for the first time since July. Although I only went up to 355 for a single, it felt light as hell. I then dropped down to 315 and did two sets of five to finish out my workout. My ribs were holding up so tonight, I worked up to a single at 380 with the belt. I sunk it deep and shot right back up with it. I went down to 330 and did an easy set of five to finish up.
So, so far so good. Next week I'll probably go to 400 or 405 for a single and then put a suit on the following week. These are still fairly light weights but they are weights that bothered me in the past. Maybe I'll even have a decent meet in Killeen this year!
Good news. It's nice to see an old fogey like you making a recovery. :-)
Hehe
It's posts like this that keep this old fart pushing on. Not that I can lift at these weights but the inspiration from posts like this (and others like Keith etc, etc.) that make are gems in the cesspool of this NG.
For those of you who know about my back/rib issues that I've had since the fall of 2003, I thought I'd give you an update. My last really heavy squat was back in July when I doubled 530 in full gear. My rib pain became unbearable so I dropped out of the TCO and didn't back squat again until about the end of last year. Instead, I did a lot of front squats.
About 2 months ago, I worked up to 5 sets of 5 at 315 in the back squat. All were done ATG and with no gear including belt. I then started over again because although my ribs weren't too hosed up, I could feel the damaged cartilage and I didn't want to aggravate the injuries further.
Well, last week I decided to wear a belt again for the first time since July. Although I only went up to 355 for a single, it felt light as hell. I then dropped down to 315 and did two sets of five to finish out my workout. My ribs were holding up so tonight, I worked up to a single at 380 with the belt. I sunk it deep and shot right back up with it. I went down to 330 and did an easy set of five to finish up.
So, so far so good. Next week I'll probably go to 400 or 405 for a single and then put a suit on the following week. These are still fairly light weights but they are weights that bothered me in the past. Maybe I'll even have a decent meet in Killeen this year!
Good luck, John!
The conservative approach seems to be working. Be careful with the belt - they work by rebounding against the rib cage and thigh. Could aggravate the ribs.
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For those of you who know about my back/rib issues that I've had since the fall of 2003, I thought I'd give you an update. My last really heavy squat was back in July when I doubled 530 in full gear. My rib pain became unbearable so I dropped out of the TCO and didn't back squat again until about the end of last year. Instead, I did a lot of front squats.
About 2 months ago, I worked up to 5 sets of 5 at 315 in the back squat. All were done ATG and with no gear including belt. I then started over again because although my ribs weren't too hosed up, I could feel the damaged cartilage and I didn't want to aggravate the injuries further.
Well, last week I decided to wear a belt again for the first time since July. Although I only went up to 355 for a single, it felt light as hell. I then dropped down to 315 and did two sets of five to finish out my workout. My ribs were holding up so tonight, I worked up to a single at 380 with the belt. I sunk it deep and shot right back up with it. I went down to 330 and did an easy set of five to finish up.
So, so far so good. Next week I'll probably go to 400 or 405 for a single and then put a suit on the following week. These are still fairly light weights but they are weights that bothered me in the past. Maybe I'll even have a decent meet in Killeen this year!
Glad to hear your making your way back, John. When the going gets tough, the tough lift.
On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 07:55:47 -0600, Hobbes <[email hidden]> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
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In article <[email hidden]>,
John Hanson said:
For those of you who know about my back/rib issues that I've had since the fall of 2003, I thought I'd give you an update. My last really heavy squat was back in July when I doubled 530 in full gear. My rib pain became unbearable so I dropped out of the TCO and didn't back squat again until about the end of last year. Instead, I did a lot of front squats.
About 2 months ago, I worked up to 5 sets of 5 at 315 in the back squat. All were done ATG and with no gear including belt. I then started over again because although my ribs weren't too hosed up, I could feel the damaged cartilage and I didn't want to aggravate the injuries further.
Well, last week I decided to wear a belt again for the first time since July. Although I only went up to 355 for a single, it felt light as hell. I then dropped down to 315 and did two sets of five to finish out my workout. My ribs were holding up so tonight, I worked up to a single at 380 with the belt. I sunk it deep and shot right back up with it. I went down to 330 and did an easy set of five to finish up.
So, so far so good. Next week I'll probably go to 400 or 405 for a single and then put a suit on the following week. These are still fairly light weights but they are weights that bothered me in the past. Maybe I'll even have a decent meet in Killeen this year!
Good luck, John!
The conservative approach seems to be working. Be careful with the belt - they work by rebounding against the rib cage and thigh. Could aggravate the ribs.
Which is why I'm wearing a belt. I figured I needed to practice wearing one with the lighter weights. I'm wearing it fairly loose and lower than what I used to do.
On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 18:53:56 +1030, rev <[email hidden]> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
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John Hanson said:
On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 23:47:18 -0500, Dally <[email hidden]> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
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John Hanson wrote: > For those of you who know about my back/rib issues that I've had since > the fall of 2003, I thought I'd give you an update. My last really > heavy squat was back in July when I doubled 530 in full gear. My rib > pain became unbearable so I dropped out of the TCO and didn't back > squat again until about the end of last year. Instead, I did a lot > of front squats. > > About 2 months ago, I worked up to 5 sets of 5 at 315 in the back > squat. All were done ATG and with no gear including belt. I then > started over again because although my ribs weren't too hosed up, I > could feel the damaged cartilage and I didn't want to aggravate the > injuries further. > > Well, last week I decided to wear a belt again for the first time > since July. Although I only went up to 355 for a single, it felt > light as hell. I then dropped down to 315 and did two sets of five to > finish out my workout. My ribs were holding up so tonight, I worked > up to a single at 380 with the belt. I sunk it deep and shot right > back up with it. I went down to 330 and did an easy set of five to > finish up. > > So, so far so good. Next week I'll probably go to 400 or 405 for a > single and then put a suit on the following week. These are still > fairly light weights but they are weights that bothered me in the > past. Maybe I'll even have a decent meet in Killeen this year! Good news. It's nice to see an old fogey like you making a recovery. :-)
Hehe
It's posts like this that keep this old fart pushing on. Not that I can lift at these weights but the inspiration from posts like this (and others like Keith etc, etc.) that make are gems in the cesspool of this NG.
Excellent! I did a deep single at 405 with no gear except a belt tonight that slowed for about a half second at my sticking point on the way up but I got it for "3 whites". I then did a down set for 5 at 345 which went rather well. Next week I'll put suit bottoms on and approach 455 depending on the ribs. So far so good except I'm still around 230. If I weigh in for deadlifts around 226 on Friday I'll be happy.
