17 Aug Training Log: 8/16/2025
Overview
This week’s training was centered around rehab and recovery rather than pushing heavy weights. My main priority right now is rehabbing the adductor after re-tweaking it a few weeks ago. I’ve been demoing some deadlifts and even had a minor setback when I jumped a fence, which flared the area up again. Since then, my training has shifted away from intensity and toward rebuilding, healing, and maintaining my overall base. Even though I didn’t get much lifting in throughout the week, I’ve stayed consistent with walking and have dialed my nutrition back in to keep my recovery on track.
Current Status & Recovery Approach
Rehabbing the adductor is at the core of everything I’m doing right now. To support the healing process, I’ve been taking peptides—specifically TB-500, BPC-157, and GHK-Cu. The goal is to give my body every chance possible to repair the tissue while I slowly add in controlled training. At the same time, I’ve been walking frequently to keep conditioning and circulation up without placing unnecessary stress on the injured area. Along with that, I’ve focused on eating clean and staying on top of my diet so that recovery isn’t hindered by poor habits outside the gym.
Medical & Health Notes
Something I’ve been reflecting on lately is the fact that over the past few years, I’ve had more than 100 lipomas removed from my body. On average, I’ve been going in about once a month for the last 30 months and having four to five removed at a time. There have been some missed appointments here and there, but the total number definitely clears 100. These lipomas are benign tumors that often develop around areas of stress concentration, and they’ve been a recurring part of my health journey. Managing them has been another layer of challenge alongside training and injuries. I plan to film a video in the near future to share more about my experience with this, as I think it could provide some useful insight for others. For now, it’s just another reminder that long-term health requires constant attention and management.
Training Work
The actual training I’ve done this week has been kept simple and deliberate. I’m still incorporating small doses of the McGill Big Three—curl-ups, side planks, and bird dogs—as part of my daily core stability routine. From there, I’ve added in glute activation work to keep my hips firing properly, along with light pressing movements to maintain some upper body strength. The majority of my focus has been on adductor rehab drills, hamstring work, and hip extension movements. I’m not loading heavily at all; instead, I’m concentrating on quality of movement and tissue tolerance..
Saturday “Big Session”
Although I haven’t done much during the weekdays, Saturday has become my cornerstone training day. This is the session where I put everything together and work through longer rehab blocks and carefully structured accessory lifts. It’s not about intensity or chasing numbers right now—it’s about giving myself one dedicated session where I can progress steadily, assess how the adductor is responding, and build momentum for the following week. Saturday feels like my “big day” not because of the load, but because of the role it plays in keeping me connected to training while I heal.
Reflections
Overall, this was less of a performance week and more of a maintenance and recovery week. I didn’t get as much lifting done as I would have liked, but I’ve stayed consistent in other areas—walking, eating well, rehabbing, and managing my health. The biggest lesson this week is that progress doesn’t always mean lifting heavier or doing more volume. Sometimes progress is simply respecting where the body is, doing the right things to move forward, and laying the foundation to come back stronger. By staying disciplined with recovery and keeping the bigger picture in mind, I’m confident that I’ll build back from this setback and come out more resilient.
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