Friday, October 14, 2011

Ouch

So, I think I screwed up my left shoulder on Tuesday's chest and shoulders session. I felt pain a little bit yesterday while transferring Pat from the car seat, but I figured it would just work itself out and that it wouldn't interfere with my squats session that day. I pumped myself up ALL DAY for squats. I go to the gym yesterday, get under the bar feeling super focused and refreshed.... but all I could manage to get was 3 puny reps before sharp shooting pain began to plague my left shoulder. UGHHHHHHHHH. Why!!!!!!?!!?! I was so f'en furious, so disappointed in myself.

Chris saw that I was upset with my back squat performance and suggested I try front squats. I have only done front squats once before and it wasn't even a real session, it was more screwing around. Wow, it was uber uncomfortable for the shoulders, wrists, elbows, forearms. I said to myself, "Man, this sucks. But, I DID NOT come to the gym for nothing. I am going to stick this out." I felt like it was an overall SHITTY session at the gym, but I tried to make the best of it.
Here goes:

Front Squats

45lbx 8
95lbX6 (struggled on the 6th rep. My collarbone was killing me here. Form was definitely off.)
95lbX5 (ouch.)

Okay, so back and front squats were a big bust for me. I figured then I should hop on the leg press and really annihilate my legs.

Leg Press
210X7
210X8
220X8
230X8
250X5
250X5

Still pathetic, I did much more weight last Sunday. I was so frustrated at my shoulder and so hung up on the fact that I couldn't do squats, I let it get the best of me. I need to learn to just accept that some days will be better than others.

I finished off with free weight bicep curls:
17.5lbs X 10
17.5lbs X 8
17.5 X 7

I failed significantly sooner with my left arm than I did with my right. Next time I am going to curl a 40lb bar instead of doing free weights. I hope that increases the strength in my left arm!

Since I didn't post Tuesday, October 11th's workout, here it is.


Flat bench press

45X8

75X5

75X5

65X8

65X8


Dumbbell shoulder press

20X8

25X5

25X5

25X4 (failed on 4th rep, was so exhausted from bench)


Overhead dumb bell triceps

25X8

25X8

25X8


Isolateral incline press machine

58lbs X 4

48lbx X6

48lbs X5 (so fatigued at this point.)


I am going to nurse my shoulder this weekend and hope that it doesn't screw me up for Sundays training session. I plan on doing some walking today and tomorrow for 45 minutes. I hate walking on the treadmill.

So.boring.

1 comment:

Chris said...

Don't worry about the front squat. We'll work on your form. Before you know it you'll want to do it more than the back squat!