Ox's Journal Of Insanity

nails said:
Best to rest up and let it heal though mate. I'm sure you can find other stuff that won't hurt your knees. Does things like yoke and other weighted walking bother you? How about snatch grip deadlifts?
Don't sweat the push press, just get your strict up, work both sessions as strict and aim for 100kg by year end.
Having stuff like this is a real pain in the arse but it will only stop you if you let it, there are always options.

nails said:
It would have been different if you had a history of back injury or you were a normal sane person who does normal sane volume. When your deadlift session contains about 100 reps at ~85% 1RM you know that your back is pretty well conditioned. If it was anyone else then yeah it would be stupid, horses for courses really. A first rep 90% squat would be a bad choice for you with your knee issues but could be perfectly acceptable for someone else.
For you that was a borderline sensible session. In fact it feels like the calm before the storm, there's a monstrous 15 hour marathon session coming. I can feel it in my bones.

Oxman said:My knees are in a bad way, looks like Patellar Tendonitis I think. I'm rolling and stretching every spare second and it goes instantly but returns not long after.

It looks like squatting and push pressing may have to stop to allow healing, pretty pi£$ed off tbh, i'll see how the next few days go before deciding if I have to.

Oxman said:My knees are in a bad way, looks like Patellar Tendonitis I think. I'm rolling and stretching every spare second and it goes instantly but returns not long after.

It looks like squatting and push pressing may have to stop to allow healing, pretty pi£$ed off tbh, i'll see how the next few days go before deciding if I have to.

DrD said:
Bad news mate, I can fully appreciate patellar tendonitis!!!
I fuind push pressing worse than squatting for mine, hopefully some anti-inflammatories and a few days rest might let it/them settle down. You can get the chopat straps that help reduce pain / flare ups, that or some physio tape around it.

stephen9069 said:
That's some bad luck mate I hope it clears quick, iv noticed it starting in my left knee and like you been foam rolling like mad which I absolutely hate doing on my legs. Like said before mate plenty of strict work and it will turn you into a pressing monster

Oxman said:
Cheers mate, appreciated, strict is where its going to be for a little while I think, I guess if my strict jumps from its current 93.5kg to 100kg or even 105kg my push press must move up even without training it??? Just need to practice the form of it again when the time comes I guess.

Oxman said:
Cheers mate, hopefully a little rest will see it improve, i'll try taping it and see if that helps, need to nip this in the bud.
Its a wake up call really, need much much more stretching and rolling these days without doubt.

stephen9069 said:
That's what iv noticed with my push press because I haven't practiced it my form is slightly off but I reckon after a couple weeks form should come back and you will smash a big number
EDIT: You might want to consider just unracking the push press weights working up to your potential goal when your knee is better just so that it doesn't come as a shock to the body when you unrack and go for that PB mate.

DrD said:
Taping is OK aslong as it's definitely due to localised tendon inflammation and not bone deformity or bone spurs. I've had patellar tendonitis for 17 years so far. Mostly OK, but flares up a fair bit. Wider stance squats seem to reduce the pain in mine, and push presses seem to upset the most - presumably as its a very powerful movement, whereas I'm a bit smoother on the squats. It might be due to the front squats you have recently reintroduced? They put quite a bit of emphasis through the knee.
I'm no knee expert, but you pick a fair few things during a lon term injury

Oxman said:
Great advice as always mate, cheers, will do, I may do my one strict press session on the axle so the diameter of the bar doesn't throw me off later too.
100kg strict press will be a sweet bodyweight strict and for a crap presser like myself will be a good achievement!

stephen9069 said:
no doubt you will beat it then smash it mate with another PB lol

Oxman said:
Cheers matey Would love to see my bench climb over 150 too if I can, its getting closer! As said on FB last night your bench rep PB yesterday was insane! You have to be close to getting that 200 up now, incredible stuff mate

stephen9069 said:
I reckon you got the 150kg there mate. 200kg will go before Christmas im determined on that lol