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    Saturday - so I was warming up on deadlifts with the plan on going for or getting close to a PR. Along with this I was doing in place lunges. I was several sets in when my groin/inner hamstring tightened up on me on the lunges. I had to drop the weight in the middle of the rep.

    I believe what happened is I have been doing my postural correction movements everyday (see below) and my groin/hamstring was super tight/fatigued from doing this for several days OR my hips started shifting back to a new position causing muscles that were not normally activated to activate but under the load was too much and the injury occured. Crazy thing is my knees which have hurt for a week or two now felt great.

    Postural Correction Circuit: 3 rounds
    90/90 lift
    Inner Adduction Hold I forgot the name
    Outer Adduction Iso Hold again I forgot the name
    Hip Flexor Lunge Stretch

    Deadlifts - 135/5 185/5 225/4 275/4 315/3 355/2
    with
    In Place Lunges - 10, 10s/10 20s/10 30s/10,10,7 - injury

    So to not have a complete loss I did a total body workout picking one exercise per muscle group and doing high weight not to failure. So at least I burned some calories. I finished the workout with around 35 sets total, grant it all low intensity.

    Also note that I measured my waist Saturday and had dropped another 1/3" in one week, so I am at around 35" right now. Two weeks my goal is to reach this years best of 34.5" and then go after a 34" waist. Once I reach this I will post some progress pics.

    Also last week was the end of my low dosed cycle of test/npp - was running 200mg of test with 150mg of npp a week split up into 3 shots (MWF). Was happy with the results. I will now go back to my TRT dosages for 6-8 weeks and then dive into another cycle.

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      Monday

      Flat DB Press - 35s/12 50s/10 65s/8 80s/6 90s/6,6,6

      Bench Press - 45/5 95/4 135/3 165/2 190/1 205/4,6+2 (2nd set was a rest pause with 30s rest)

      Dips - 0/5, 50/6,6

      30 Deg. Inc DB Press - 60s/6 drop set to 50s/8 drop set to 35s/10

      Hanging Leg Raises - 3X10
      with
      Rope Crunch - 100 3X20

      Tricep/Chest Isolation Circuit: (1 round)

      Overhead Tricep Ext. Machine - 150/8
      with
      15 deg DB Fly - 20s/10
      with
      Tricep Pushdown - 80/20
      with
      Pec Dec - 80/10
      with
      Rope Pushdown - 70/12
      with
      Low to high cable fly - 15/12

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        that sucks man but you may have actually fixed a firing issue in the process. that area you are talking about sucks when it tightens down or cramps up. freaking brutal for sure
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          Originally posted by guns01 View Post
          that sucks man but you may have actually fixed a firing issue in the process. that area you are talking about sucks when it tightens down or cramps up. freaking brutal for sure
          Yeah I agree with you. I really think that is what happened. It is still stiff but feeling much better. Tomorrow is legs but got a feeling this week, aside from yesterday is going to be a back off week. I was cleaning my house this morning (vacuuming, dusting, moving furniture, etc.) and all of a sudden noticed a pain just below right rib, were my abdominals tie into it. I guess a rib is out of place or I strained my upper abs. Probably moving the furniture.

          Thanks again for the words of info. I do appreciate your help Guns.

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            Keep at it Q. You are doing great!

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              Tuesday - so this morning I did a bunch of cleaning as mentioned in an above post and pulled/strained my right lower rib/upper ab area. Tried my best to work around it. Below is the workout.

              Eagle Row - 50/10, 70/10 90/10 110/10 130/10 150/10 170/10
              with
              Cable Curl - Cable Curl - 50/10 60/10 70/10 80/10 90/10 110/10 120/8 135/2 drop set to 110/4 drop set to 80/8
              with
              3 laps around basketball court X 6 = 18 laps

              Rear Delt Fly Machine - 30 3X12

              Bent Over Row - 95 3X12

              Face Pulls - 140 3X10

              Rope Curl - 140/8 155/8 170/8 185/10 drop set to 140/10 drop set to 95/10

              Close Grip Cable Row - 250 2X20

              Didn't kill it but got a good workout.

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                Originally posted by Trixie View Post
                Keep at it Q. You are doing great!
                Thanks for the support!! Means alot.

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                  Wednesday - so hip and knee was not feeling it today. So kept it very very light but got some movement in at least.

                  Glute Bridges - 3X15 with 30lbs

                  Back Squats - 3X10 with 45 lbs

                  Walking Lunges - 3X12 no weight

                  Leg Presses - 250 lbs 3X21 (7wide, 7 med, 7 narrow)

                  High Step-Ups 8+6+4 - no rest just back and forth on legs

                  Seated Leg Curls 60 3X12

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                    i got a video i am going to put in here for you q. for your hip issue. i have no experience with it myself personally but may give it a go myself.
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                      here it is man. check out how the dude does his squat warm ups with bands:

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                        Originally posted by guns01 View Post
                        here it is man. check out how the dude does his squat warm ups with bands:

                        https://youtu.be/m-8s33x4a5Y
                        Cool man. Never thought about that before. I will give that a go and see what happens. Thanks again!!!!

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                          Thursday - started the day with a 30 minute brisk walk

                          PM Workout

                          Had limited time so I hit it fast

                          Circuit:
                          Seated DB Overhead Press - 35s/8 45s/8 50s/8 55s/8 60s/8
                          rest 30 sec
                          Standing Overhead Press - 45/8 65/8 75/8 85/8 95/8
                          rest 30 sec
                          DB Side Lateral Raises - 10s/15,15,15,15,15
                          Rest 2-3 minutes and then repeat

                          Circuit 2: Back and forth with limited rest
                          Overhead Tri. Ext. Machine - 130/8,8, 100/15
                          rest 30s
                          Side Lateral Raise Machine - 50/10,10 30/20

                          Floor Crunches - 3X15

                          Modified Dragon Flys for Abs - 3X8

                          Cable EZ Bar Upright Rows to chest - 95/15 110/12 125/10 140/8 155/6

                          Machine Side Lateral Raises - 35/15

                          That's all folks.

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                            Friday - had a great workout today. Back, Biceps, and Obliques

                            Lat Pulldown Warm-Up: 65/6 80/5 95/5 110/5

                            Rotating Bi-Lateral Lat Pulldown - 140/12 155/10 170/8 185/8

                            Pull-Ups 3X2

                            Lat Pulldowns - DROP SET: 120/6 - 95/8 - 65/10

                            Rope Cable Pullovers - DROP SET: 120/6 - 90/8 - 70/10

                            Woodchops - 50 lbs 3X15

                            Chin-Ups 3X2

                            1-arm Lat Pulldown - DROP SET: 185/6 - 140/8 - 110/10

                            Face Pulls - DROP SET: 90/6 - 60/8 - 40/10

                            Standing Across Shoulder Side Crunch - 100 lbs 3X15

                            Bicep Circuit:
                            Parallel Pull-Ups - 3X4
                            with
                            Rotating Bar Curl - 45 lbs 3X8
                            with
                            Incline DB Rotating Curl - 15s 3X12

                            Oblique Circuit:
                            Russian Twist - 5 lbs 3X20
                            with
                            Windmills - 5 lbs 3X10

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                              Saturday - decent leg workout today

                              Snatch Grip Deadlifts - 135/5 185/5 235/5 255/5 285/5 305/5

                              Normal Grip Deadlifts - 325/1 375/1 385/failed I didnt' feel as strong as last Saturday on these

                              Bulgarian Split Squats - 3X15 no weight

                              Leg Press - ( 6 second negatives on all reps) 300/10 wide 300/10 med. 300/10 slow and 10 normal speed close stance

                              Seated Leg Curls - 3X10 with 70

                              Hanging Roll up into tuck position - 30 sec hold
                              Hanging Knees to elbows - 8 reps
                              Hanging Knees to chest - 8 reps
                              Hanging L-Sit Position 3 reps 10s holds

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                                Sunday - 3 mile walk this morning and later in the day my daughter and I walked a mile to the playground and played some, so got some light energy expenditure in.

                                Monday- ran out of time but had a great chest workout, surprisingly I only got about 4 hour of sleep last night

                                Flat DB Press - 50s/10 60s/10 70s/ 80s/6 90s/4 100s/3,3,5 - felt really strong

                                Bench Press - 45/5 95/4 135/3 165/2 195/1 205/4,4,6 (only rested 60-90s on these and felt good)

                                Dips - 5 rep warm-up, 65/4 - drop set to 45/5 drop set to 0/8

                                Nautilus Freedom Trainer Flys 80 lbs 3X10

                                Push-Ups on Fist - 15 reps

                                Rope Pushdown - 140/15 170/12 200/10 230/6 drop set to 1708 drop set to 125/10

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