With the previous distal bicep tendonitis, and it not healing as fast as I thought it would, I wasn’t able to do much direct bicep training at all. The saddest thing is that, if you’ve read my previous entries, you’d know it’s my left bicep tendon that’s inflamed and I had a prior tendonitis a long time ago, in the same area. So because it’s a recurrent distal bicep tendonitis on my left arm, I am thinking that’s why it is taking so long for my tendon to heal. Not being a very well vascular structure and it being a re-injury, it makes sense it will take a while. I am hoping though, that I will be able to do some direct training sometime in the future, but for now after this training, it doesn’t seem now, is that time.

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This will be a short post, as it’s just to include what I have done for this week 18. I am taking a break from lifting as I need for my bicep tendon to heal. I will use that time to do my HIIT workouts at home, so I can be doing something at least.

During these workouts I did experience some pain in my bicep tendons, hence the decision for the break.

Chest

– barbell bench press: 135 lbs x 10, 155 lbs x 10, 175 lbs x 3, 166 lbs x 3
– db flat bench press: 22 kg x 10, 24 kg x 10, 26 kg x 10, 28 kg x 6
– machine press: 135 x 16, 155 x 10, 10
– smith machine incline bench press: 90 lbs x 10

Back

– lat pulldowns: 50 kg x 10, 55 kg x 6
– smith machine bent over rows: 90 lbs x 10, 100 lbs x 8, 110 lbs x 8
– deadlifts: 135 lbs x 12, 177 lbs x 10, 180 lbs x 8
– one arm db bent over rows: 24 kg x 10, 26 kg x 10, 28 kg x 10, 30 kg x 8

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