TRAINING AROUND AN INJURY VERSUS TRAINING THROUGH IT

I think I have narrowed down my new hip issue to tendinitis. I have found a few stretches that are working really well. I am at a bit of a crossroad as I'm starting the next mesocycle of my program and need to plan accordingly. A lot of times I try to train through injuries. Jess asked me about this today. It's a stupid concept, but often you don't know what you are capable of unless you push your limits. Had I not pushed myself to the brink and beyond, I would have probably never accomplished what I have. As an old dog, it's hard to learn new tricks. I would usually try to patch myself up and forge ahead. Now with having no competition in sight I have decided to play it smart. I will not load my hips with safety bar squats or trap bar deadlifts for the next three weeks. I will give the hip some time to heal. I'll do what I can for the lower body and up my rehab work so I can get back to squatting and deadlifting next cycle. In the interim I will continue with the 5/3/Awesome program. Instead of supersetting each set with squats and deadlifts I'll use things that don't hurt like lunges, back raises, band good mornings, and the like. It will help build up my core and keep me on point with my conditioning program. WEEK 1 Monday Seated OHP w/Football Bar Warm up OHP 70x5 Face pulls w/mini band x25 OHP 85x5 Lunge x30 OHP 100x5 Pullaparts w/mini band x25 OHP 120x5 Lungex30 OHP 135x5 Pull-ups x6 OHP 155x5 Pull-ups x6 OHP 120x5 Pull-ups x6 OHP 120x5 Pull-ups x6 OHP 120x5 Barbell Shrug 155x25 OHP 120x5 Barbell shrug 155x25 OHP 120x5 Back raise x25 Time 24:03 I also did a lot of hip, back, it band, and shoulder stretching throughout the day. I just grab a few minutes here and there of whatever. If I had to put a time to it, I'd say it would add up to about 20 minutes. This was a good session and the hip held up well. I stretched well and warmed up well so the lunges did not bother me at all. I huffed and puffed and pushed through this session in record time. I'm going to reach that goal of 228.5 lbs. That's all that matters to me right now.

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