Re: Nik
 

Hey Nik, be very interested to hear how your doing, really hope that back is feeling better mate. I know how frustrating and how angry these injuries can make us.

Re: Nik
 

Thanks everyone for the support, it means everything to me.

Well I am still sore, not nearly as bad as I was, but to sore to even try to workout. I'm at work, pill free at this point. Dull ache at this point.
Like I said, it is not my lower back, it is in the middle on the left side just under my shoulder blade.

I may go back and strech a bit and see if I can get it loos. I was in bet for the last two days trying to rest it.

It is getting better, but not well enough ti workout. of course now that I'm out for a bit we get some cool workouts. I want to do the power cleans and the MU to see how I'm improving, but life happens(gets in the way).

Re: Nik
 

Oh nooooooo! Hope you heal up quickly!
Hey-listen to Greg and that Philly gang- they know their backs!

Re: Nik
 

That sounds really positive Nik, its healing and its not on the lower back, you will be back training quicker than you think and these WODs will still be here waiting for you.

Light stretching will definately help, just go about it sensibly and if anything causes discomfort stop and try something else. Another thing I would consider is hanging from your pull up bar, just hang there do not pull! Might just be something that needs loosening up or pulling back into place. Remember these are just my little tricks I have tried on myself to get through injuries and not professional advice.

Good to hear from you Nik, your missed on the board :highfive:

Re: Nik
 

Glad to hear are doing better nik! Don't hurry back there isn't anything more annoying than a nagging injury. Trust me I know when it happened to me with my groin. Just make sure it's completely healed before u make ur return. Take it easy.

Re: Nik
 

[QUOTE=Camille Lore;675439]Oh nooooooo! Hope you heal up quickly!
Hey-listen to Greg and that Philly gang- they know their backs![/QUOTE]
Will do, I don't want have this over my head for long.
[QUOTE=Scott Jenkins;675442]That sounds really positive Nik, its healing and its not on the lower back, you will be back training quicker than you think and these WODs will still be here waiting for you.

Light stretching will definately help, just go about it sensibly and if anything causes discomfort stop and try something else. Another thing I would consider is hanging from your pull up bar, just hang there do not pull! Might just be something that needs loosening up or pulling back into place. Remember these are just my little tricks I have tried on myself to get through injuries and not professional advice.

Good to hear from you Nik, your missed on the board :highfive:[/QUOTE]
I have hung from the pullup bar, it feels better. I'll take it easy and see how it goes.
[QUOTE=Ernie Guevara;675460]Glad to hear are doing better nik! Don't hurry back there isn't anything more annoying than a nagging injury. Trust me I know when it happened to me with my groin. Just make sure it's completely healed before u make ur return. Take it easy.[/QUOTE]

I'll take it easy. Thanks guys.

Re: Nik
 

30 muscleups for time

we didn't really go hard on it. I was just taking it easy to get through it. By the end my back barely hurt at all. I guess the blood moving arroud made it feel better.
Brady and I were taking turnes on the rings. I had to stop and unload a truck in the middle, Time was 40min even/ I got 3 in a rowe. I still can't lock out from the bull to the end. tore blisters on my wrist pretty bad.

I was glad to do anything.

Re: Nik
 

Glad you got out there. I didn't want to have to punch you in the back to fix it.

Re: Nik
 

Best wishes and prayers for a fast recovery brother. Plenty of rest.

Re: Nik
 

[QUOTE=Nick Harris;675646]Best wishes and prayers for a fast recovery brother. Plenty of rest.[/QUOTE]

Thanks bud.

Re: Nik
 

10:00 break
20 GHD's, 20 back ext with 40 lbs,20 situps 40 lbs
2 rounds at 135
5 reps front squats
5 reps squat cleans
8 tire flips. No time, just working the back. It is still sore, but seems to be getting better little by little.it feels better when i work it, it gets sore sitting still.

Re: Nik
 

That's definitely a back warm up nik. Glad to hear you are healing so well. Kind of miss competing against you and Scott, not just Scott lol. Hey do you know who is setting up the next challenge?

Re: Nik
 

Glad your back is feeling better. :pepper:

Re: Nik
 

:yeahthat: sending wishes you are "back in business" and feeling better soon!!!:highfive:

Re: Nik
 

[QUOTE=Nik Nichols;676075]10:00 break
20 GHD's, 20 back ext with 40 lbs,20 situps 40 lbs
2 rounds at 135
5 reps front squats
5 reps squat cleans
8 tire flips. No time, just working the back. It is still sore, but seems to be getting better little by little.it feels better when i work it, it gets sore sitting still.[/QUOTE]

Those tire flips are a bad a** workout aren't they? I love going out to our high school track during the summer when the ft ball team leaves the tires out. A great workout is doing 50 flips for time. It's a real butt kicker. Or combine bleacher runs and tire flips. Ouch.

Re: Nik
 

Thruster 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps
1. 135lbs
2. 145lbs
3. 155lbs
4. 165lbs
5. 175lbs
6. 185lbs
7. 190lbs Failed

last time I maxed at 175lbs, time befor 165lbs

ran a mile after for no time. Funny thing is Brady and I were going to go on a ''light'' jog, it started out that way, but at the turnarround it got faster till we were sprinting it in. Great fun.

Re: Nik
 

[QUOTE=Ernie Guevara;676091]That's definitely a back warm up nik. Glad to hear you are healing so well. Kind of miss competing against you and Scott, not just Scott lol. Hey do you know who is setting up the next challenge?[/QUOTE]
I'll be back soon enough.
[QUOTE=Laurie Smith;676095]Glad your back is feeling better. :pepper:[/QUOTE]
Thanks Laurie, I'm really working on getting back, thease thing happen.

[QUOTE=Marianne Urbanski;676098]:yeahthat: sending wishes you are "back in business" and feeling better soon!!!:highfive:[/QUOTE]

Thanks, So far the workouts haven't messed with my back, i hope it gets 100% soon so I don't have to skip anymore.

Re: Nik
 

Congrats on the pr today nik!:highfive: looks like ur back wasn't affected by the thrusters. At the rate ur pr on the thruster is rising you will be in the 225lb club in not time! I hope to join that club soon too. Good work man. :pepper:

Re: Nik
 

[QUOTE=Ernie Guevara;676244]Congrats on the pr today nik!:highfive: looks like ur back wasn't affected by the thrusters. At the rate ur pr on the thruster is rising you will be in the 225lb club in not time! I hope to join that club soon too. Good work man. :pepper:[/QUOTE]

Yea, I was a little timid of the thrusters, that is why I started so low. I wanted to test my back befor I went heavy. It didn't bother my back at all.
When I hit the 225 mark i will go one legged like you!!

Re: Nik
 

10:00 break

tried the somos, back should be good.

10 reps 135lbs squat cleans

muscleups
20 GHD's
My back feels better after I exercize.

Re: Nik
 

[QUOTE=Nik Nichols;676206]Thruster 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps
1. 135lbs
2. 145lbs
3. 155lbs
4. 165lbs
5. 175lbs
6. 185lbs
7. 190lbs Failed

last time I maxed at 175lbs, time befor 165lbs

ran a mile after for no time. Funny thing is Brady and I were going to go on a ''light'' jog, it started out that way, but at the turnarround it got faster till we were sprinting it in. Great fun.[/QUOTE]

Nice work Nik, your numbers are going in the right direction unlike mine. I can see you on the run racing each other, this CF makes the competitive even more so.

Re: Nik
 

[QUOTE=Scott Jenkins;676844]Nice work Nik, your numbers are going in the right direction unlike mine. I can see you on the run racing each other, this CF makes the competitive even more so.[/QUOTE]

Thanks, you got it exactly. I don't really know how it started, but we just kept edging faster, we didn't say anything we just went. It was fun.

Oh and Scott you havent taken a day off in a couple of months. Rest heals muscles, makes you stronger.(hint, hint);)

Re: Nik
 

[QUOTE=Nik Nichols;676872]Thanks, you got it exactly. I don't really know how it started, but we just kept edging faster, we didn't say anything we just went. It was fun.

Oh and Scott you havent taken a day off in a couple of months. Rest heals muscles, makes you stronger.(hint, hint);)[/QUOTE]

I took the day before my competition off and the day after so its only 2.5 weeks since my last rest Nik. Its hard to find time when I have the main site, the challenge and my class every week. Feel good to go right now also, although after Fridays class and saturday challenge thats when I feel beat up.

Re: Nik
 

Boy Nik, you smoked my max Thruster rep by 30 lbs! Good job brother.

Re: Nik
 

Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
Row 250 meters
Sumo deadlift highpull 95 pounds, 21 reps
Pull-ups 15 reps

4 rounds +run, sumos, 5 pullups. I really thought I wound get 5 plus.

Re: Nik
 

Still a good score nik! You got me on this one. Hey 5 rounds is easier said than done cuz of those dang sumos! Good job bro.:highfive:

Re: Nik
 

Awesome job on todays WOD Nik! That is a beast of WOD, dang Sumos!

Re: Nik
 

Great work Nik, that one is nasty with the Sumo's, at least if you do a lot of them you will get much quicker.

Re: Nik
 

Damn, boy! Glad you're better and PR'ing to boot!

Re: Nik
 

3:00 break
deadlift
175lbsx5
225lbsx5
225lbsx5
275lbsx5
275lbsx5

Re: Nik
 

[QUOTE=Ernie Guevara;676982]Still a good score nik! You got me on this one. Hey 5 rounds is easier said than done cuz of those dang sumos! Good job bro.:highfive:[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Nick Harris;676994]Awesome job on todays WOD Nik! That is a beast of WOD, dang Sumos![/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Scott Jenkins;677008]Great work Nik, that one is nasty with the Sumo's, at least if you do a lot of them you will get much quicker.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Camille Lore;677027]Damn, boy! Glad you're better and PR'ing to boot![/QUOTE]

Thanks everyone, I'm real busy today or I'd post more. Yea the sumos were the killer!!

Back is good, it gets still If i rest it to long. So I thought I'd deadlift.:D

Re: Nik
 

Damn Nik your a beast! 5x5 deadlifts after that rowing metcon? Good to see that your back is healing quick.

Re: Nik
 

Nik, you have to check out Ernie's muscle up video on hes log, hes wearing some lovely gloves but I cannot see the matching handbag :D

Re: Nik
 

Lol my handbag was under the camera keeping it stable!:rofl:

Re: Nik
 

Man what a day, my internet has been down all day, I was lucky to know we had a 5k, I thought it was a rest day. I will catch up with everyone in a bit.


5k run
time 26:24. a little slower then last time.

warm up was jumping arround and talking about the rain and cold.

Re: Nik
 

Its rain and cold here too Nik, we dont talk about it because its normal, we talk about it if its sunny or hot!!

Nice work on getting that hated 5k done.

Re: Nik
 

"Fran"

Three rounds, 21-15- and 9 reps, for time of:
95 pound Thruster
Pull-ups


time 6:50

For Sherry. Doctors told her that she has a brain toumer Mondya she gets more test. They said that it probably wasn't cancer. Sorry for the short post. I'll fill everyone in more tomarrow.

Re: Nik
 

Nik- I'm sorry to hear that. Is Sherry your wife? Please keep us updated. Prayers for you and your family. :(

Re: Nik
 

Really sorry to hear the news Nik, as Camille said keep us updated.

Re: Nik
 

Oh man! That sucks, Nik. So sorry. How's James taking it?