Learning how to squat all over again is frustrating me. Getting back to bench post shoulder surgery was way easier than squatting. Regardless of how strong I kept my legs throughout recovery it's my shoulder flexibility that really makes a difference.
I will get back to where I was before, sometimes it gets frustrating. Today I worked on the belt squat machine first holding a PVC pipe in place of a bar just to work on trying to stay upright. I think it helped, my squats were better than last week. Baby steps, growing pains and frustration is all part and parcel of training and recovering from injury.
BELT SQUATS (Holding a PVC Pipe and working on staying tight)
90 Lbs x 15/15
180 Lbs x 10/10
SQUATS
65 Lbs x 10
126 Lbs x 5
166 Lbs x 5
216 Lbs x 2
256 Lbs x 1/1/1/1 ( My Opener if I feel good on meet day)
181 Lbs x 3
UNRACK & HOLD 306 Lbs x 3 (I Just wanted to feel the weight on my back)
GHR SUPERSET WITH SIT UPS
15/20 15/20 15/20
GHR BACK RAISES WITH 24 KG KETTLEBELLS (This is hard, these bells weigh 53 lbs each)
10/10/10
Pretty good session, I'm competing in Raw Modern this time, no knee wraps so I can't expect my squat to be as much without wraps. I've also been battling a sore left hip/quad, I'm going to need a pretty good treatment prior to this competition, good thing I know an amazing Dr. and actually train with him, Dr. Ken Kinkin is the greatest.
A few more training sessions this week then next week I will shut it down and just stretch and stay mobile, I'm old as dirt so I need lots of recovery time. I want to go into this meet refreshed and strong.
#teamelitefts #driven #strongher