Back to it (Season 6, finally)

Looks like i am posting almost exactly 6 months out from left distal biceps rupture/repair. Odd: it really feels longer than that. I'm now about 2 weeks into a 6th season of climb training. Actually started climbing 3-4 weeks out from surgery, but hadn't felt very confident about doing a formal season of it 'til recently. By the grace of GOD, i really haven't lost all that much strength, which just continues to surprise me. I mean, i really don't feel i've lost more than i would have if i'd just sat on the couch eating chips for 6 months, ruptured muscle notwithstanding. I guess my left arm probably feels a li'l weaker than the right, and i'm not 100% confident about redlining on that side yet, but i feel pretty good.

So two weeks ago i got in 2 ARC sessions: one of 2 x 25mins and then 2 x 35mins. Last week i got in 3 sessions (although the last one was lame 'cuz they closed the gym early.) Accidentally did 3 x 35 mins for the first workout instead of 30s, so that made for a nice hard one. then 2 x 30, and the third was supposed to be 2 x 25, but i just made 1 x 35 without enough time.

Last night i did Hangboard #1. Roughly based my weights on the first workout of last season (which was on Jan 26--so 8 months ago), but i had to drop the weights some.

WUJ: -15.

Large Open:
1:  +15:  Ugh. I think i got these, but hard.
2:  +20:  Failed at the end of the last 2r.

F3,4: (Shallow)
1:  -45:  Failed on the last 4 really. Kinda finished with a foot on the ground.
2:  -55:  No fail. really needed to warm up better for that. Not bad, but that was kinda pushing it.

SemiClosed:  (F3 to outside dimp)
1:  -40:  No fail. Ok. Went pretty conservative after the pockets above, but i'm glad.
2:  -30:  NO FAIL! But pretty burly though.

F 2,3,4:  (Shallow scalloped)
1:  -15:  Ugh. failed last 2.
2:  -20 (decr):  Yeah, sorta fail. Hard.

Wide Pinch:
1:  -50:  Not bad! Fail last 3 secs.
2:  -40:  Ha! Last 3 secs last 2 r.

Sloper:
1:  BW:  Fail last 3. Kina hot.
2:  -10:  Last sec last rep. Better.

Narrow:
1:  -75:  Last 2 secs last 2 reps.
2:  -70:  Last couple. managed to kick the speakers over along with my timer, so i'm not sure how close i got on this one.

Overall, i was very pleased with how this went after the very long hiatus. Really not that far off of where i blew up.

Back Work this evening. I kinda did a deads workout last week to practice using the new Ironmind straps, but it wasn't much of a workout. Today... well, i'll feel this in the mornin'.

Def Deads:
21 x bw
21 x bar
14 x 145
8 or so x 245
5ish x 345 (used the straps here)
2 x 395 (Inzer here)
Failed twice with 445. Cool.

Good Mornings:
12 x 135
12 x 155
stopped there i think.

P'lups:
20 x bw. Most i've done in a while.
10 x +25. Clean.
6 x +25. Tiredtired.

DB Rows:
12 x 75. fine.
10 x 90. Got this bilat. Very encouraging. This one showed me my left arm is still weaker, but it wasn't far off. Very thankful to merciful GOD i didn't blow any springs or gaskets.