M3 W3 Squat Day ***INJURY***

Fall 2008 Training
Mesocycle 3 - Week 3
Squat Day

Beginning Thoughts:

Still sick and now possibly injured too...

Workout:

Speed Squats:
@70% = 111 kgs (245 lbs) x 2 reps x 10 sets
I felt very much in the groove but then on set #3, I felt this "pop" (like a knuckle cracking) in my right quad - towards the hip and near the groin. It's in my upper thigh. This pain has become quite bad right now. I was able to finish my workout in a great deal of pain - but the pain was weird because it hurt but it tickled at the same time too. I don't quite know why this happened. I hope it's not a quad tear. I don't even know what a quad tear is. I leave for USA in 3 days...I don't want this shit happening right now.

Good Mornings:
80 kgs (176 lbs) x 3 reps x 8 sets

Reverse Lunges using Front Squat Grip:
Skipped because the pain in my thigh was too much.

Unilateral RDLs:
Skipped because the pain has increased in my thigh.

Barbell Rows:
Skipped.

Overhead Dumbbell Side Bends:
10 kgs x 10 reps x 3 sets

Videos:

Nothing for today.

Overall Impression:

I am currently icing my quad and I am trying to figure out how this could have happened. I did all my warm-ups with mobility drills, etc. I have been doing these consistently. I haven't been stretching post workout. Perhaps this is a factor. Also, when I do my unilateral squats, lets say that I am squatting using my left leg, I involuntarily tighten my right leg and I get a cramp exactly in the same place as this current pain is originating from. Maybe I aggravated this. In any case, I will try to rest and if I feel good I'll go back to the gym and finish up this workout tomorrow. If I don't get better in a couple of days, I'll go see the doctor.

Another scenario is that perhaps this may be the effect of my body not being used to doing so much squatting. In this mesocycle, my squatting volume has been very high and I am not at all used to that. I am used to squatting 90%+ of my 1RM for a couple of singles or doubles and thats it. I am not used to do 10+ sets of squats. Maybe that is what caused this.

I just hope this is me making a mountain of a molehill.

Injury Update:

I just got back from seeing the Doc. Here's what the Doc said: I have a small tear in my adductor tendon called the adductor longus. This means I cannot do exercises which require internal rotation of the leg. I should give this as much rest as possible. It takes 3-4 weeks to heal. After that it will be fine. So this means my plan for the next mesocycle and the rest of this mesocycle is back to the drawing board. I'll be doing something new which I will post in a bit. I am gonna be continuing with this mesocycle till I heal up after which I will get back to regular exercises.