As the title suggests, my session on Friday involved some pain in my back. It was a chest/shoulders day, and everything started well. I made progress on bench press, getting 2 sets of 5 reps at 185. I was feeling great, pumped up and ready to hit shoulders. I should have stayed with the military press. Instead, I stood up in the squat rack and did clean and press together.
Warm ups were okay, but during my first set I felt some sharp, shooting pains in the middle of my back. Not lower back, but a little under my shoulder blades. I took a few minutes rest, and tried to do a 2nd set. No good dood. First rep I felt the same pain, just worse. I obviously stopped pressing, did a few cable and skull crusher sets for triceps, and then headed home.
It was a disappointing finish to great start of my training session. Here are my sets.
P.S. - Just a note for myself, that my forearms were still crazy sore from my deadlifting session on Tuesday.
1/27/12 - Friday
Bench Press - 3 sets
95x8 (warmup)
135x6 (warmup)
185x5
185x5
175x6
Clean and Press - 2 sets
95x5 (warmup)
115x4
115x1 (back pains, stopped)
Skull Crushers - 2 sets
70x8
70x8
Rope Cable Pull Down - 2 sets
120x4 (too heavy)
110x8
I'm pleased with my progress on bench. After Friday's session, I know I have 200 pounds in my future.
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