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Starting over due to straining my wrist

Sumiblue
Posts: 1,597 Member
Ugh. I started off so well last week and was really looking forward to this week's workout but it was not to be. My last workout I strained my lower back and my wrist. Bad form, I know. My back feels fine now and my wrist should be fine by weekend's end. I guess that I will have to start the program all over. Clearly I need to work on my form, too, so maybe a redo isn't such a bad idea.
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Started over & lo & behold, I'm stronger! I could not do 45lb OHP the first time around. This time I did 3 full sets & 2 sets of only 3 reps before failure. I concentrated on form so I wouldn't hurt myself0
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congrats! It still surprises me how a weight that feels so heavy one workout will feel not so heavy the next.0
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Started over & lo & behold, I'm stronger! I could not do 45lb OHP the first time around. This time I did 3 full sets & 2 sets of only 3 reps before failure. I concentrated on form so I wouldn't hurt myself
this is great! and also . . . blue russian. right? we had one who was the cat of our hearts, and i feel like i could pick a russian cat out of a crowd.
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Nice! It's crazy sometimes when it feels so much lighter.
I remember just 2 months ago when my trainer put me under the bar and I could barely lift it and it was like a ton of bricks on my shoulders. Now it feels so light, and I am only squatting 75. The gains come fast.0 -
Not a Russian Blue, actually. We thought he was, too. But RB's always have mauve pads on their paws and he has gray. He's all gray except for his eyes. I call him a Domestic Blue, lol.0
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It's good to hear you healed up fast! I get sore wrists a lot, and I worry about straining sometimes. Thank you for sharing your experience.
It sounds like the extra rest gave you a boost. : )0