2/22- Accessory work and swollen joints

I’m not sure how noticeable it is in this picture, but here’s what my elbow looked like while it was randomly filled with fluid this week. Thankfully it didn’t hurt but I still get inflammation (mainly in my knees) that hurts like hell and is debilitating (thus, the lack of squatting). I hope I’m right on the biologics causing all of the inflammation and that I will continue to improve as the meds work their way out of my system. The half life of the Entyvio I’m on is 4 weeks. My last infusion was on January 31st, so it won’t be out of my system until the end of March. If I’m wrong and it’s not the biologic causing the inflammation then I guess I’ll have to figure something else out. I'm ready to be done with all of this since it's just becoming more and more frustrating. I have been competitively powerlifting for over 20 years. Within that time I have competed raw, single ply and multi ply. I hold the highest all time total of 1930 at 148, the third highest total of 2045 at 165 and have broken over 35 world records, over 25 of which I still hold. Through the years in this sport I have learned a great deal from various training methods, met and formed long lasting friends, as well as learned the importance of balancing life, work, and training. Elitefts accepted me as a team member over ten years ago and I am currently the longest standing still competing powerlifter on the site. I appreciate Dave Tate and Elitefts for giving me the opportunity to learn from and teach others through the Q&A and my training log. In 2005 I opened Orlando Barbell – a 24 hour powerlifting friendly gym. As well as running Orlando Barbell I designed and sell the

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