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I’ve been thinking and reading a lot lately about displaying complex data - especially on a computer screen - for different age groups. Baby Boomers use their computers very differently than GenX’ers, who use them very differently than GenY/NetGen. This holds true even for people who have the exact same job. It’s an interesting topic by itself, but not normally the topic of this training log blog. I won’t bore you all anymore with the details.

But when I saw this cartoon this morning (I love the RANDOM button) it fit with that theme so it caught my eye. Very funny. I thought most of you all would enjoy it. Scary Thought #137

Workout

Front Squat: Warm Up

10x Slow Warm Up @ 45#

8x Slow Warm Up @ 65#

6x Slow Warm Up @ 95#

Front Squat: Work

5x @ 115#

5x @ 135#

5x @ 155#

3x @ 175#

3x @ 185#

3x @ 205#

2x @225#

1x @ 245#

1x @ 255#

That’s a total volume of 6210# in about 45 minutes.

I tweaked my upper back - Marathoner, a PA, says either the inferior region of my trapezius or my rhomboid major - on one of my fast few heavy sets. I’m not entirely sure even how I did it or even exacly when. I noticed a small discomfort and paid it no mind, figuring it would go away. After my front squats were over, as I was racking the plates and getting ready for chin ups, I noticed the pain getting worse, not better. It reached a peak of pain in the middle of my sets of chin ups and dips - where it was painful just breathing - and has since reduced to a hard, steady discomfort. I’m not happy about that.

Weighted Chin Ups & Dips

5x Chin Ups @ BW / 5x @ Dips @ BW

5x Chin Ups @ BW+10# / 5x @ Dips @ BW+25#

5x Chin Ups @ BW+25# / 5x @ Dips @ BW+35#

3x Chin Ups @ BW+35# / 3x @ Dips @ BW+50#

3x Chin Ups @ BW+45# / 3x @ Dips @ BW+60#

2x Chin Ups @ BW+45# / 2x @ Dips @ BW+70#

10x Chin Ups @ BW / 1x @ Dips @ BW+90#

2x

6x (3x ea. arm) Turkish Get Ups @ 70# DB

I wanted to push my chin ups a bit more today, but my upper back wasn’t having it. Surprisingly, the TGUs didn’t hurt my back at all. It’s something weird. I think maybe I tweaked it just a little bit either racking the bar or lifting the bar from the rack. I know I didn’t do it actually squatting. My torso was rock solid during all my squats. I think I twisted it just a bit and just the wrong way and the extra 225#+ caused some problems. I took a couple 500mg acetaminophen tablets even before I got in the shower and should probably take another 2 or 3 right now.

We’ll give it a few days rest and see what happens. I might even try to coax a sympathy back rub from my wife. =)