So the trapped nerve update: it has resolved itself very well and very quickly. I have been rather cautious with the training nonetheless. But things seem fine, and training is starting to build back up again. I have not done any Viking Press since the trapped nerve occurred. I will do at some point very soon, but I will continue to be rather cautious with the Viking Press for a good while yet.
Training at Egerton’s Garage Gym with a Trapped Nerve
Thursday 2nd September
Evening Session – Easy Run (3.06 miles; 8:31 minutes per mile average pace; 26:03 minutes)
Friday 3rd September
Afternoon Session – Supersets of five reps on Bench Press with a medium grip and 5 reps Prone Row at 85Kg (I did nine sets of each in total).
Saturday 4th September
Evening Session – Easy Run (3.44 miles; 8:29 minutes per mile average pace; 29:16 minutes)
Sunday 5th September
Morning Session – Timed session of 30 minutes – Bench Press for five reps at 95Kg with a medium grip and Prone Row for five reps at 85Kg – as many sets as possible within the time frame (I managed 14 sets of Bench Press and 13 sets of Prone Row within the 30 minute time allocation).
Monday 6th September
Morning Session – Bench Press for 10 sets of five reps at 98.5Kg with a medium grip
Evening session – Easy Run (2.56 miles, 8:46 minutes per mile average pace, 22:27 minutes)
Tuesday 7th September
Morning Session – Chin Ups for seven sets of seven reps; Prone Row for six sets of six reps at 85Kg
Wednesday 8th September
Afternoon Session – Bench Press for nine sets of five reps at 100Kg with a medium grip; Deadlifts for four sets of five reps at 155Kg without lifting straps
Evening Session – Moderate Run (5.03 miles, 7:52 minutes per mile average pace, 39:35 minutes)
Thursday 9th September
Afternoon Session – Prone Row for 8 sets of 20 reps at 60Kg; Chin Ups for 6 sets of 6 reps
Friday 10th September
Afternoon Session – Bench Press for 10 sets at 100Kg with a medium grip (6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5 reps); Bench Press for four sets at 80Kg with a medium grip (15, 14, 13, 12 reps); Bench Press for three sets of 25 reps at 60Kg with a medium grip)
Saturday 11th September
Morning Session – Chin Ups for 12 sets of 10 reps; Prone Row for 8 sets of 20 reps at 60Kg
Trapped Nerve Update – Training Diary Notes:
As always, all training (with the exception of running sessions) is performed at The EGG (Egerton’s Garage Gym, York).
• My Strength hasn’t been impacted negatively by the trapped nerve.
• I have of course, lost a bit of progress as a result of being very cautious with my training since the trapped nerve. However, I am in a good place to begin picking things back up again now.
• The Deadlift progressions continue to go pretty much to plan (I had planned for six sets, rather than four sets in the Deadlift session. However, the reason for stopping after four sets was not due to a lack of strength. I felt strong enough to complete the session, but unfortunately I tore a callus on my hand during the fourth set. As a result of this I thought it was wise to stop at this point. I am sure I could have managed to struggle on. But, firstly, it would have been very unpleasant, and secondly, it would mean I have to wait longer before I am able to Deadlift again (since it would have undoubtedly resulted in ripping open the skin more and more with each rep).
• Running duration and consistency has improved, which is a definite positive to come out of this block of training
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