klaatus journey
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exactly, i can shed that little bit of pudding easily, im in at 7.00 tomorrow morning. itll never be resolved im afraid, its part of his condition
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16/01/13
day sixteen of strong lifts 5x5
sqats
0kg
Press
30kg
4-5-5-4-3
Deadlift
75kg
my knee felt very ropey on my warm up squat set so I've decided to leave my ego at the door and have a week off from them and go see the doctor and find out whats up, id rather have a week off and be behind on progress than blow my knee and have six months off on everything.
tried seated press and managed a little better than last time so ill be back to standard presses next time. and on a slightly better note i absolutely nailed my reads, even managed a cheeky extra rep to celebrate
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day sixteen of strong lifts 5x5
sqats
0kg
Press
30kg
4-5-5-4-3
Deadlift
75kg
my knee felt very ropey on my warm up squat set so I've decided to leave my ego at the door and have a week off from them and go see the doctor and find out whats up, id rather have a week off and be behind on progress than blow my knee and have six months off on everything.
tried seated press and managed a little better than last time so ill be back to standard presses next time. and on a slightly better note i absolutely nailed my reads, even managed a cheeky extra rep to celebrate

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Good luck with the knee dude, a friend of mine royally buggered his knee whilst training in martial arts and won't squat now.. They're so important so laying off for a week is definitely a good decision mate! Hope you're having a good week so far ed 

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Exactly, ive no problem sacrificing a week or two or how ever long is needed to recover so I can squat for ever more
the lesser of the two evils, how's your week going man?

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Pretty shit to be honest matey, had a loss in the family but I'm keeping my chin up and keeping up with work college and training as normal.
Random question.. But how are you finding the 6 meals a day thing man?
Random question.. But how are you finding the 6 meals a day thing man?
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Can you get a video up of the squats?
Just thinking with your knee, it could be down to something like a technique/biomechanics issue. A video shot from the side would definately help so I can have a look how your knees are tracking during the descent as well as what happens to them when you come back up 'out of the hole'. Thanks MF.
Just thinking with your knee, it could be down to something like a technique/biomechanics issue. A video shot from the side would definately help so I can have a look how your knees are tracking during the descent as well as what happens to them when you come back up 'out of the hole'. Thanks MF.
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You have my condolences, not started it yet cos I'm still cooking but I had no issues with it last time, and mf shall I do a normal or light weight set in the vid
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klaatu21 wrote:...mf shall I do a normal or light weight set in the vid
Not lightweight, but not something that's going to crush you lol. How about you pick a weight that you could get a good 7 or 8 reps with?
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No problem, I'll get my girlfriend to record my form next time she's down the gym
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17/13
day 17
squats
0
bench
40kg
barbell row
50kg
still off the squats even though this is the best my knee has felt all week, booked in to see the doc on tuesday so well see then, bench is still solid, rows not so much but managed em ok.
day 17
squats
0
bench
40kg
barbell row
50kg
still off the squats even though this is the best my knee has felt all week, booked in to see the doc on tuesday so well see then, bench is still solid, rows not so much but managed em ok.
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19/01
day 16
sqats
0kg
Press
25kg
Deadlift
80
still no squats yet, deloaded on the press because i think im struggling because ive got in to some bad habits with form so cant progress the way i was doing them. was looking at some of mark rippetoes vids on you tube and tried some tips out today and by god was it easyer, i know i can already press 25kg but it was so much easyer this time and they powered upwards.
deadlifts were still cool although a little challenging, i feel next session may be the first sticking point.
day 16
sqats
0kg
Press
25kg
Deadlift
80
still no squats yet, deloaded on the press because i think im struggling because ive got in to some bad habits with form so cant progress the way i was doing them. was looking at some of mark rippetoes vids on you tube and tried some tips out today and by god was it easyer, i know i can already press 25kg but it was so much easyer this time and they powered upwards.
deadlifts were still cool although a little challenging, i feel next session may be the first sticking point.
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so my knee has felt amazing all day, if it carries on tomorow im going back into the squat rack
, i think its a tear in the meniscus cartilage but ill get a second opinion from the professionals on tuesday.
going to go right back to pressing with an empty bar on wednesday too so i can ironj out the bad form habits ive developed

going to go right back to pressing with an empty bar on wednesday too so i can ironj out the bad form habits ive developed
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121/13
day 19
squats
0
bench
42.5kg
barbell row
40kg
hopefully last day of no squats, ive had no problems with my knee all day, struggled towards the end of benching but soldiered on and stripped the rows back a bit because my form was becoming extremely sloppy so i took my time and concentrated more on what i was doing and not just banging the reps out.
day 19
squats
0
bench
42.5kg
barbell row
40kg
hopefully last day of no squats, ive had no problems with my knee all day, struggled towards the end of benching but soldiered on and stripped the rows back a bit because my form was becoming extremely sloppy so i took my time and concentrated more on what i was doing and not just banging the reps out.
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Sup ed!? How's the snow where you are? Get back on them squats soon bud :p is your knee feeling better now? Sorry about all the questions but it feels like we haven't spoken for ages haha
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hey ross i love questions
ive got an appointment at 9 tomorrow morning. , im pretty sure its my meniscus cartilage. the knees been absolutely fine all day and most f yesterday to be honest, so if the doc gives me the all clear ill be back home in the rack Wednesday morning
home sweet home. snows not too bad hers just icy as fuck, im desperate to get on my bike, i feel like a caged animal. hows it down your way?


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