Hooked on OCRs

**Marius_Ursus** · 10-13-2018, 10:13 AM

Saturday 10/13/18

Power Clean and Press
3x3x95
2x2x95
1x1x95

Deadlift
2x5x155
1x8x155 - Time to add weight.

Bench Press
2x8x115
1x12x115 - Time to add weight

**Marius_Ursus** · 10-15-2018, 09:03 AM

Sunday 10/14/18

Walk 1.5 mile, fast pace

**Marius_Ursus** · 10-15-2018, 09:06 AM

Monday 10/15/2018

Squat
1x5x115 - Twenty pounds up
1x3x115
1x2x115

Bursitis acted up a little at the end, still a little sore an hour later.

Spinal Decompression
3 minutes on inversion table

Barbell Bentover Row
3x5x105 - Ten pounds up

Australian Pullup
1x8 - Normal grip, supinated
1x8 - Wide grip, false grip, supinated
1x8 - Normal grip, supinated

Barbell biceps curl
1x8x50 - Five pounds up

Last two reps were cheats.

**Samraiwise** · 10-15-2018, 10:26 PM

Originally Posted by Marius_Ursus

Monday 10/15/2018

Squat
1x5x115 - Twenty pounds up
1x3x115
1x2x115

Bursitis acted up a little at the end, still a little sore an hour later.

Spinal Decompression
3 minutes on inversion table

Barbell Bentover Row
3x5x105 - Ten pounds up

Australian Pullup
1x8 - Normal grip, supinated
1x8 - Wide grip, false grip, supinated
1x8 - Normal grip, supinated

Barbell biceps curl
1x8x50 - Five pounds up

Last two reps were cheats.

Sorry, you have to suffer that many pains.

Being able to add weight to the bar is always a good sign!

The last remark showed your good nature, my friend!

**TM79** · 10-16-2018, 03:35 AM

Good sessions going on in here Tom. Sorry to hear that the bursitis acted up again. Mine usually doesn't act up during the workout but afterwards once the muscle soreness kicks in. Anyway, looks like you're staying after it and that's all that matters. Great work!

**Marius_Ursus** · 10-17-2018, 10:30 AM

Wednesday 10/17/2018

Deadlift
1x1x185
1x5x165
1x5x165
1x8x165 - AMRAP

Bench Press
1x5x115
1x5x115
1x10x115 - I should have checked my journal before lifting today. I went too light. Haha

**Athena** · 10-17-2018, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by Marius_Ursus

I should have checked my journal before lifting today. I went too light. Haha

Haha! Been there.

Bursitis is in the hip, I presume? I've had it in one of my shoulders. I thought it would be the end of me.

**Marius_Ursus** · 10-17-2018, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by Athena

Haha! Been there.

Bursitis is in the hip, I presume? I've had it in one of my shoulders. I thought it would be the end of me.

Yes, in the left hip. Ice helps...not enough though. LOL

**Athena** · 10-18-2018, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by Marius_Ursus

Yes, in the left hip. Ice helps...not enough though. LOL

Do you know the pigeon stretch from yoga? You'd have to do a couple of stretches to loosen up your hips before getting into it, but I have a series of stretches I could post for you in my journal that might help with the bursitis...it would just take a couple of minutes each day.

**Marius_Ursus** · 10-19-2018, 06:00 AM

I practiced yoga daily for almost a year, and some days it seemed to help, others it didn't. I used the pigeon pose as part of my sequence, and it alleviated the pain temporarily but more for my sciatica. The only thing that seems to help the bursitis is ice and Ibuprofen.

There has to be something else going on, too. That old pain in my lower left (and sometimes right) back aggravates my hip when it flares, and sometimes it feels like the whole joint assembly is falling apart.

I've had Xrays, and nothing comes up. I've been wanting to get an MRI for a long time, but my wife's conditions keep superseding mine because they're more in the area of life threatening.

It is what it is.

Today I have trouble walking.

Thanks for your input. I know you want to help, and I appreciate it.

**Marius_Ursus** · 10-21-2018, 02:25 PM

Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018

Push ups
1x10
1x9
1x8
1x7
1x6
1x5

**grouchyjarhead** · 10-22-2018, 07:46 AM

Awesome stuff. Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable is the hardest thing in life, but it's worthwhile to do.

Unfortunately a lot of your symptoms sound like mine when I discovered I had herniated discs - I'm hoping that's not the case. Have you tried a chiropractor at all? A good one can be a huge asset. I wouldn't be where I am at today without mine.

**Mark1T** · 10-22-2018, 05:05 PM

Marius, just wanted to pop in and encourage you since you have returned. I looked at your workouts and they look good.

No advice, but suggestion to keep that momentum and consistency and those two things will get you through in the long run.

Way to work through the pain. Not to injury, but within reason.

Keep it going

**Marius_Ursus** · 10-23-2018, 07:34 AM

Originally Posted by grouchyjarhead

Awesome stuff. Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable is the hardest thing in life, but it's worthwhile to do.

Unfortunately a lot of your symptoms sound like mine when I discovered I had herniated discs - I'm hoping that's not the case. Have you tried a chiropractor at all? A good one can be a huge asset. I wouldn't be where I am at today without mine.

Did you ever have a burning feeling in your feet if you did anything front-loaded like front squats or stone carries?

Originally Posted by Mark1T

Marius, just wanted to pop in and encourage you since you have returned. I looked at your workouts and they look good.

No advice, but suggestion to keep that momentum and consistency and those two things will get you through in the long run.

Way to work through the pain. Not to injury, but within reason.

Keep it going

Thank you.

**Marius_Ursus** · 10-23-2018, 07:47 AM

I've been having a lot of pain in my left hip and leg, something beyond or in addition to the bursitis. The inside of the joint feels weak with searing pain. No lifting yesterday. It feels a tiny bit better today. If I feel okay tomorrow, I'll do some clean and presses, just light ones.

Monday 10/22/2018
Walk 1 mile

Tuesday 10/23/2018
Planning a walk for later before dinner.

I had a health assessment today. Blood pressure was way up. That was very worrisome because I just had a physical three months ago, and my BP was 120/80, where it's been since I was a teenager.

My fasted blood sugar was also elevated, 114...again extremely weird as it's normally in the low 90s.

My BF is also at 28%. That is unacceptable.

**PtReyesGreg** · 10-23-2018, 11:42 AM

Damn Tom, sorry to hear about the continuing pain. Hopefully the trend of it feeling a little better today continues.

Sorry to hear too about the elevated BP and fasted blood sugar. It's a good thing you're getting regular health assessments, though. That makes it much easier to experiment with diet to see what works for you and what doesn't.

**Marius_Ursus** · 10-23-2018, 03:58 PM

Thank you. I'm hanging in there.

**Marius_Ursus** · 10-23-2018, 03:59 PM

Tuesday, 10/23/2018

Jog
Half mile

**grouchyjarhead** · 10-23-2018, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by Marius_Ursus

Did you ever have a burning feeling in your feet if you did anything front-loaded like front squats or stone carries?

When I was going through the worst of it no, but I got that sensation a bit when I first got back to doing deadlifts so I don't do them now and I haven't felt it since. Heavy KBs and sandbags seem to be my go-to tools nowadays.

Look up Original Strength and the book Pressing Reset. I started doing these during my recovery and I find there still very beneficial nowadays. I do the resets most training days. You feel a bit like an idiot doing them at first but I think they have helped me a ton. I use them as my warm up.

**Marius_Ursus** · 10-24-2018, 06:42 AM

Originally Posted by grouchyjarhead

When I was going through the worst of it no, but I got that sensation a bit when I first got back to doing deadlifts so I don't do them now and I haven't felt it since. Heavy KBs and sandbags seem to be my go-to tools nowadays.

Look up Original Strength and the book Pressing Reset. I started doing these during my recovery and I find there still very beneficial nowadays. I do the resets most training days. You feel a bit like an idiot doing them at first but I think they have helped me a ton. I use them as my warm up.

Oddly, using my kettlebells is one of the things that aggravates it. I have some kind of muscle dysfunction in my sciatic bands that feels like searing, burning pain if I do any front-loaded exercises that involve spinal flexion. Front squats, KB cleans, KB swings. Deadlifts only hurt it a little and not every time.

I remember Original Strength referenced in one of my Dan John books. I'll have to look that one up for sure.

Thanks, grouchy.

**Marius_Ursus** · 10-24-2018, 07:53 AM

Wednesday 10/24/2018

Power Clean
1x2x65 + 2 presses
1x2x85 + 2 presses
1x2x105 + 2 pressess
1x5x115 + 5 presses
1x5x105 +5 presses
1x5x95 +7 presses

Nothing to write home about. I just needed to do something. I got a flu shot yesterday, and I feel a little crappy today, but like Greg said up above, I need to keep my momentum up. I'm not running a fever, so I went ahead and got something accomplished today.

I'm also planning another jog with my son tonight. I didn't mention that he ran with me yesterday. Today we went to the "barn telephone pole", about a half mile. Tonight we're going to the next pole down. We're adding one telephone pole per night until it's too cold to run outside.

The kid is awesome (like all our kids are). He's 8, my youngest.

EDIT - Actually there is something to write home about. I accidentally added 20 pounds to my press. Hahahaha

**Marius_Ursus** · 10-24-2018, 01:30 PM

Wednesday 10/24/2018

Entry 2

Jogged with Jacob, went a little farther than planned. I really have no idea how far it is. I'll carry my phone tomorrow to get the pace count.

I started teaching him cadences today...the clean ones.

**grouchyjarhead** · 10-24-2018, 03:51 PM

No "Model A Ford and a tankful of gas"?

**Marius_Ursus** · 10-26-2018, 06:39 AM

Originally Posted by grouchyjarhead

No "Model A Ford and a tankful of gas"?

Hahahahahaha...maybe in a few years...

**Marius_Ursus** · 10-26-2018, 06:40 AM

Thursday, 10/26/2018

I spent most of the day in Albany with Jake at his physical, then went to the university's "Trick or Treat Night" after dinner...no time to work out, but we did walk around for two hours.

**Marius_Ursus** · 10-26-2018, 03:13 PM

Friday, 10/26/18

Jog
However far that was...forgot my phone.

**Marius_Ursus** · 10-27-2018, 08:11 AM

Saturday 10/27/18

Kettlebell Clean and Press
1x3x16kg
1x3x24kg
1x3x16kg

Cold, wet, miserable day.

**shaneinga** · 10-30-2018, 06:45 AM

Consistent work in here Tom. Good to see you back at it in here.

Keep punching the clock.

**Marius_Ursus** · 10-31-2018, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by shaneinga

Consistent work in here Tom. Good to see you back at it in here.

Keep punching the clock.

.
Thanks, Shane. I got sick right after that last entry. Everyone in the house has the crud, probably picked it up at the university. My son is so sick, he can't go trick-or-treating tonight...really sucks.

I haven't trained since that last entry...hopefully this weekend.

**TM79** · 11-02-2018, 04:25 AM

The jogging and KBs are looking good Tom. Sorry to hear that everyone has the crud. I'm bracing for it here. Just hoping not to get anything during Thanksgiving or Christmas. Hope y'all feel better soon and can get back to it.

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