Huntermc6 Bulking in 2012 and Beyond

[Sinaku5]

Lol so I was on my mobile phone before and didn't see the swolen pictures...yeah thats SUPER swollen.

Had I known it looked like that I would not have recommended the squat session. SRY MAN! Thats crazy!

Take care of it and kill the next session!

[HunterMC6]

man im sry to hear that.

id say go to the gym do some warm ups and see how it feels from there.

its also worth noting that im a bit crazy so take that into account when considering my advice lol

FUUUUUUUUUU

That sucks. Don't push it - the last thing you want is it to give out on you with 200 lbs on your back.

dang man, that sucks. don't "don goof" anymore by being bullheaded and trying to squat with that. let it heal unless you want your vertebrae just as swollen from epic crash-and-burn squat session!

That blows mate
Stay off it as much as you can and put the ice to it

If its getting worse, best you get your ass to the emergency dept for an xray. Rolled ankle could be innocent enough, or there could be some real damage hiding in there.

Lol so I was on my mobile phone before and didn't see the swolen pictures...yeah thats SUPER swollen.

Had I known it looked like that I would not have recommended the squat session. SRY MAN! Thats crazy!

Take care of it and kill the next session!

Thanks for all the advice fellas, skipped yesterday still hurts today but the swelling has gone down after icing it last night. Hopefully tomorrow the swelling will be gone not sure I can say the same about the pain. Tomorrow I will probably go hit a session but if the ankle is still not doing well I will stick to some upper body exercises. At least minimize any real excessive pressure on it such as heavy squatting and DL.

Hopefully this subsides quickly I am not real impressed with missing sessions especially when I was headed for a string of PR's if everything was to work out for me.

[johnblythe]

Hopefully this subsides quickly I am not real impressed with missing sessions especially when I was headed for a string of PR's if everything was to work out for me.

here's hoping, but if not play the long game man. the PRs will be waiting for you all the same.

[HunterMC6]

So far I don't have anything real great to report. I haven't seen or should I say felt much improvement until this afternoon. This morning I had some pretty sharp pain I tried stretching it out a little but no dice there. As the day has gone on it has gotten better. The swelling has subsided for the most part but there is one tender spot that is a little puffy. Not red any more though so I think that is a good sign.

No lifting as of yet possibly going to try a few things tomorrow afternoon depending on where I am at. This inconsistency is really starting to irritate me but there isn't much I can do about injuries after the fact.

[Sinaku5]

So far I don't have anything real great to report. I haven't seen or should I say felt much improvement until this afternoon. This morning I had some pretty sharp pain I tried stretching it out a little but no dice there. As the day has gone on it has gotten better. The swelling has subsided for the most part but there is one tender spot that is a little puffy. Not red any more though so I think that is a good sign.

No lifting as of yet possibly going to try a few things tomorrow afternoon depending on where I am at. This inconsistency is really starting to irritate me but there isn't much I can do about injuries after the fact.

Sorry man.

I'm looking forward to your next session still. You think within a week you'll be all healed up?

Take care of the injury well.

[HunterMC6]

Sorry man.

I'm looking forward to your next session still. You think within a week you'll be all healed up?

Take care of the injury well.

Actually went to the doc today the last 2 mornings have been almost unbearable (I have 0 pain tolerance). He said it isn't broken but it is sprained and the ligament is probably strained. There is nothing that can be done except take pain killers and walk on it, no running and I think heavy squatting is out. He said just monitor it when the pain subsides you are good to go. Hopefully that means only a week but it could be longer.

Anyone object to me doing just upper body and core exercises next week probably MWF like I have been? I really need to get back to doing something I feel myself getting fluffy over here.

Not sure exactly what exercises to do so some suggestions would be good.

[Sinaku5]

Actually went to the doc today the last 2 mornings have been almost unbearable (I have 0 pain tolerance). He said it isn't broken but it is sprained and the ligament is probably strained. There is nothing that can be done except take pain killers and walk on it, no running and I think heavy squatting is out. He said just monitor it when the pain subsides you are good to go. Hopefully that means only a week but it could be longer.

Anyone object to me doing just upper body and core exercises next week probably MWF like I have been? I really need to get back to doing something I feel myself getting fluffy over here.

Not sure exactly what exercises to do so some suggestions would be good.

man! that's terrible news!

i would recommend some seated/lying upper body exercises. i.e. bench press with NO leg drive and seated shoulder presses with NO leg drive.

that's what i would do anyway.

get better soon man! i wanna see some PRS!

[Sen8or]

If you have a large bucket or something like that, fill it up with hot water, as hot as you can stand, and put your whole foot in, then stretch and rotate it as best you can, massaging the bruised area in the hot water can alao help, do this for a good 10 to 15 mins each morning and night.

[johnblythe]

glad you went to the doc instead of effing it up more by being bullheaded like so many of us—myself included—are around here. hit dem biceptors while you're out, stay fresh, and rest the crap out of that ankle

[HunterMC6]

man! that's terrible news!

i would recommend some seated/lying upper body exercises. i.e. bench press with NO leg drive and seated shoulder presses with NO leg drive.

that's what i would do anyway.

get better soon man! i wanna see some PRS!

Yes sir. I am really disappointed this happened nothin i can do now though. I think flat bench and seated shoulder press sound good. Maybe just throw in some biceps and core. I think tris get hit pretty well from bench and OHP.

If you have a large bucket or something like that, fill it up with hot water, as hot as you can stand, and put your whole foot in, then stretch and rotate it as best you can, massaging the bruised area in the hot water can alao help, do this for a good 10 to 15 mins each morning and night.

This is a good idea I will try this tonight! Thanks Sen!

glad you went to the doc instead of effing it up more by being bullheaded like so many of us—myself included—are around here. hit dem biceptors while you're out, stay fresh, and rest the crap out of that ankle

I figured it was a smart plan and I am glad I did. I was pretty sure it wasn't broken but I had to be sure before I really messed it up. Maybe I will do some of those pundstone curls that everyone likes so much.

[Woody-5]

That sucks balls fella.
rest up and stay off it as much as possible.

Definitely hit up what exercises you can. You can hit some feet up benching, some seated press, chin ups, curls, inverted rows

[HunterMC6]

That sucks balls fella.
rest up and stay off it as much as possible.

Definitely hit up what exercises you can. You can hit some feet up benching, some seated press, chin ups, curls, inverted rows

It sure does, you nailed the line up of exercises I was thinking about doing. Hopefully next week I can get back into the squatting DL and standing OHP again. Last couple days I have felt great but this morning I had a hard time getting my boots on ****ing pisses me off.

[jshaw5]

Damn man, that sucks, hope you're not out of commission too long. I'd bang out chins and dips 3x/week and work on those guns.

[HunterMC6]

Damn man, that sucks, hope you're not out of commission too long. I'd bang out chins and dips 3x/week and work on those guns.

Ahh dips that's an excellent idea. Thanks J! Doc said 1 to 2 weeks unless I F it up again.

[Sen8or]

do what you can man but take the recovery slow and steady. weight and an injury not a good mix.

ofcourse though, it can be a good time for "sympathy lovin" from the mrs.......

[HunterMC6]

Recovery Week 1


Weight 161.0

Bench
1x5 45
1x5 95
1x3 135
3x5 worksets 165

Notes: Since I have no leg drive to assist me on this I decided to drop the weight just to see what it would feel like. This wasn’t that bad really it was an awkward feeling though not be able to use my legs to help me drive the weight up.

Seated Over Head Press
1x5 45
1x5 70
3x5 worksets 95

Notes The warmup sets felt really weird so I didn’t want to push this much if I could help it. It took a few reps but eventually I found the sweet spot for this. It seems way different from standing OHP.

Rows
1x5 45
1x5 95
3x5 worksets 135

Notes: Repeated my weight from last time. I wasn’t sure if this was going to be possible given I have to be in a standing position for this but 95 felt fine so I decided to go for 135 and it was not bad at all. I know I could ditch the weight if I had to.

Leg Raises
3x10 BW

Poundstone Curls

1x25
1x12

Chins

1x8 BW
1x6 BW
1x5 BW

Dips
1x8 BW
1x8 BW
1x6 BW





Summary

Well this was a lot of volume for me. Going from SS to something like this is a huge change. I actually had some fun with this but by the end of it I seriously thought I was going to puke. Man what a workout. Although this was fun I hope I don’t have to be on this to long.

The ankle is better but it is still sore. I tried doing just the squat position like what they do in the SS videos that Rippetoe made and I could feel some discomfort even doing that with no weight or a bar. Hopefully by next week things will be a little better but I am not going to rush it. Squatting could be detrimental if something goes wrong.

[Woody-5]

Solid workout right there!

[HunterMC6]

Solid workout right there!

Thanks Woody! It is way different that is for sure.

[Sinaku5]

You're back!!! Awesome!

Sad to see the squats still out, but if it makes u feel better Dips are out of the question for me for a while ...feelsbadman.jpg.

Glad you still managed to get a good workout with all the stuff. You'll be back at PRS in no time man. Rest well.

[HunterMC6]

You're back!!! Awesome!

Sad to see the squats still out, but if it makes u feel better Dips are out of the question for me for a while ...feelsbadman.jpg.

Glad you still managed to get a good workout with all the stuff. You'll be back at PRS in no time man. Rest well.

Thanks man! I read that in your log that is not good to hear. Any idea what is going on there? Maybe next week squats will be back. Deadlift should be possible next week maybe not Monday but by Wednesday if my progress keeps up I should be good for those, we will see I am going to try out some extremism light weight squats (probably just the bar) next week just to check my ROM and see how it feels and I will go from there.

[Sinaku5]

Thanks man! I read that in your log that is not good to hear. Any idea what is going on there? Maybe next week squats will be back. Deadlift should be possible next week maybe not Monday but by Wednesday if my progress keeps up I should be good for those, we will see I am going to try out some extremism light weight squats (probably just the bar) next week just to check my ROM and see how it feels and I will go from there.

Sounds good!

No idea man. Nadeem suggested maybe lack of tightness, but I'll lay off em for a while...

[HunterMC6]

Starting Strength Week 13 Day 1

**** YEAH!!!

^ If you have followed the last string of post you probably know why I am excited. Back to SS and I couldn’t be happier.


Weight 158

Squat
1x5 45
1x5 95
1x3 135
3x5 worksets 185

Notes: Everything felt fine so pumped! Going to move this along to 195 next session because 185 was way to easy but it was a good test weight to see if everything was going to go well.

Bench
1x5 45
1x5 95
1x3 135
3x5 worksets 175

Notes Absolutely no problems with leg drive on any of the way up sets so I decided to go for a higher weight then I originally planned on. Everything went great I didn’t struggle with this at all on to 180 Friday.

Deadlift
1x5 135
1x3 185
3x5 worksets 225

Notes: Decided to keep this weight back a little there is a slight pinch in my ankle when performing these at higher weight but they felt good besides that lots of good speed with the bar and the drive felt good.

Summary
Didn’t do any extras was feeling this even after this session, guess it is going to be a bit of a struggle since I have taken basically 2 weeks off from my normal session. Ankle is so much better now. There is still some discomfort first thing in the morning but once I get mobile everything is fine. I figured out while stretching today that the only way I feel a lot of pain is when I try to point my toes out with no weight on my right leg. Other than that everything is fine. Still some slight swelling too but it is gone for the most part.

The next few weeks should be a test. The GF is coming back from vet school (she is in another country) so I will be down with her family for a few days and then back here with here for a few days then we are going to be going back to our old college town for a few days so it is going to be interesting trying to keep up with this. I obviously want to spend as much time with her as possible but I need to get more consistent with this I want to make good progress. Should be a good challenge to keep up with everything over the holidays.




Can't get this song off my playlist right now god damn it gets so good at the drop.

[Sinaku5]

HELL YEAH!

Glad to see you lifting the weights again!

Finding a balance in life can be a bit tough I hear ya. Fitness is less important than the times we spend with friends/family IMO, but important enough where u still need to find a way to balance it in to your life/family and friends.

[HunterMC6]

HELL YEAH!

Glad to see you lifting the weights again!

Finding a balance in life can be a bit tough I hear ya. Fitness is less important than the times we spend with friends/family IMO, but important enough where u still need to find a way to balance it in to your life/family and friends.

You have no idea how good it felt to be back to the normal routine. Even though it gets redundant over time it feels great to be back on it. I'm hoping I can keep hitting the weights over the holidays it's going to be interesting though.

[Woody-5]

Awesome to see you back at it! Nice comeback session
Work out when you can but spend as much time with the lady that you can, especially if she's studying abroad. The weights will still be there afterwards

[HunterMC6]

Awesome to see you back at it! Nice comeback session
Work out when you can but spend as much time with the lady that you can, especially if she's studying abroad. The weights will still be there afterwards

Thanks Woody! I sure will be it's nice that I have the opportunity to spend her entire vacation with her for the most part. She will probably be sleeping in a lot since she hasn't been able to for 4 months or more. If I get up early I can hi the weights before she is ready to go for the day.

Going to film tomorrow, I am trying to put together a photo album on a DVD for my family for Christmas so I need some practice editing the video.

[jshaw5]

Good to see you back at it. Ankle 100% now?

[HunterMC6]

Starting Strength Week 13 Day 2


Date: 12-12-12

Weight 158

Squats:
1x5 45
1x5 95
1x3 135
1x2 175
3x5 Worksets 195

Notes: Set 1 went real well I was real happy, set 2 wasn’t as good I lost some of my upper back and core tightness on rep 4 and 5 so these reps were a little sloppy. Set 3 wasn’t real great either, I had more of the same issues. My rest periods were short so I will lengthen them out on Friday and see if that helps. Depth felt pretty good just got to work on my back angle.

OHP
1x5 45
1x5 55
1x3 95
3x5 Worksets 105

Notes: No problems here just going to keep workin my way up to my PR 5 lbs at a time.

Rows
1x5 45
1x5 85
1x5 105
3x5 Workset 115

Notes: Kind of screwed this up. I wanted to reset this because I feel like I am hitting to much shoulders and not enough back with this exercise. I kept working my way up to a weight that felt like it would be hard but not to hard as form would really break down. I should have made jumps with less reps. This is another exercise where I need to work on my back angle and possibly getting over the weight more.

Maybe the angle at which I am pulling the weight is wrong?

Chins
2x8 BW

Working my way back up again.

Leg raises
3x10 BW

Summary

So I filmed today and a lot as well. I need to work through this new program I want to use so the video may not be up til tomorrow but I will try to get it up today. Just need to get in some practice with the software.

Overall not to bad I did a 10lb jump on squats and I kind of wish I didn’t because it was tougher than I thought it would be. I am a little disappointed in those I thought I had it especially after how well the first set went. I didn’t really have any problems with the bar speed til the last rep so I think going up 5 lbs for Friday is okay.

Have fallen off the wagon with diet over the last few weeks as well. It is tough to stay on it when you are not working out. Back to tracking my intake and eating healthier choices this week though and going to try my best to stick with it even though it is the holiday season and I will be on the road a lot.

Good to see you back at it. Ankle 100% now?

Thanks fella, the ankle is probably about 90-95% ish. The only real problem is the motion where I point my toes away from my ankle, which is good because most of the motion with squats or dead don't require that stretch. I noticed stretching today when I do this stretch where that ankle is laying sideways on the floor I can feel a little discomfort. Squatting and DL are no problems now though!

[Sinaku5]

Squatting and DL are no problems now though!

Thats awesome to hear man.

And yeah; slowly work up and crush the weights when you can.

Good to see you paying so much attention to form in your notes. I always feel like longer rest periods do me better too so maybe that will fix your form issues.

[Woody-5]

Awesome news on the ankle
Nice work with the weights today- keep on pounding away!