HEY, WHA HAPPENED?

So as I’ve hinted at, I learned from the orthopedist in November that I had a partially torn tendon in my right wrist, for which I was immediately put in a cast for four weeks in order to keep the wrist neutral and actually let it heal properly, which hadn’t happened in the previous un-casted seven months while frequently doing things like cleans and handstands with impunity.  Luckily, it wasn’t a complete tear and required no surgery, but needless to say that this has set me back a bit with training.  There was still plenty that I could do while I was healing, some of which I did, although inconsistently.  This healing time included not doing anything with a barbell for three months after getting the cast off, which was advice from Brian that I took.  I let myself get a bit disaffected with always trying to scale around the wrist, and my workouts dropped to about one or two a week until April when I finally shook off the ennui and got it together.  Now let’s never speak of my goddamn wrist again.

Getting strength back has been goal one and I’ve been doing SS 3×5′s of deadlift, squat, and press, sometimes doing these at PCF when the programming schedule lines up, and sometimes at the work gym, albeit defiantly as a lowly contractor and sometimes in Bostonians and chinos.  If I get looks, I just scowl back at their tricep pushdowns with horrible form.  I feel like I’ve been doing enough metcon WODs and sprint sessions at the W&L track to be back in decent condition, but at 135 lbs and a Crossfit Total of 615, strength is the prime directive.

Current week numbers:

DL 3×5 @ 185 lbs

Squat 3×5 @ 160 (missed a week, this set me back)

Press 3×5 @ 85 (stalling a bit due to work gym’s lack of 2.5 lb plates, two of which I’ll be donating when they arrive in the mail today)