Exerbabble for 10-22-6

Today’s Workout:

High Pull:
5 @ 65 lbs
5 @ 115 lbs (+10 lbs)
5 @ 115 lbs (+10 lbs)
5 @ 105 lbs
5 @ 105 lbs
5 @ 105 lbs

Snatch-grip Deadlift:
5* @ 205 lbs

Close-grip Chin-up:
5 @ BW (+1 rep)
4 @ BW (+1 rep)
4 @ BW (+1 rep)
3 @ BW (+1 rep)
3 @ BW (+2 rep)

Low-To-High Woodchopper: (Skipped)

current bodyweight: 154.6 (-1.2 lbs, weekly average of 154.74 lbs)

I moved yesterday’s workout today because I felt tired as all hell. Blame my dad for waking me up while I was sleeping. Asshat.

I didn’t feel like I was getting full height on my high pulls, so I lowered the weight. Felt better at 105.

Putting the weight down for deadlifts, I made a quick assertation that I wasn’t getting my hips low enough. Walked to get some water, and came back. Started feeling a slight pressure in the right side of my lower back. Remember, “You don’t get sore until after you lift. Let’s check this.” Did some bodyweight squats, and still felt it. Decided against taking chances, and scrapped the sets.

I’ve pulled a muscle before, so I know this definitely isn’t a pull. Last January, I pulled a muscle in my upper back doing DB shoulder presses. I felt that immediately, and knew I did an owwie on myself. This just feels like a strain. I can walk fine, thankfully.

It’s annoying more than anything else. I want to increase the weight. I want to pull more. I’m caught between the battle cry “PILE ON THE WEIGHT!” and the notion that you should lower the weight to keep your form good. I just felt like I should be doing more, as this is what I was pulling last June. Perhaps just a little too much pressure on myself.

What’s funny is I was teaching my dad something I picked up from the Dan John video. I figured the goblet squat drill would help him move his legs out, and get between his legs. The way he bodyweight squats, his upper body flies forward and he loses his balance. Still. After four months. Asshat needs to train more frequently. So I did a couple dozen bodyweight squats as demonstration.

Though, it’s no excuse, I should know better than to lift without an official warm-up. High Pulls are a different exercise. I should have done a snatch-grip warm-up at 135. Even if it was just three. Just to feel what it’s like doing the exercise right, with my hips a bit lower. I’ll fully admit when I’m freaking stiff-legging the weight. I know better.

Well, at least I know when to stop to avoid serious injury. I hope it goes away by Tuesday, otherwise yoga will be rather interesting. She’s a nice teacher, so she’s rather understanding. Hrm. I suppose now’s the time when I should bother sitting up straight and all that posture-related junk. Yup.

I could have done a different ab exercise other than woodchoppers, but I didn’t want to strain my lower back.

Adjustments: Would it be silly to do High Pulls at 110? Heh. I could just finish at 105 and make sure my form is dandy. I’ll assume my back will be ready to go in a week. I’ll just swallow the pride and do 5×5 @ 185. I can handle 185 without a problem, so I’ll make myself get lower. And hey, look at that, my chin-ups are coming along. I purposely didn’t look at what I did last week.