120918 Fractured C6

Not the greatest day ever. 

So, you remember yesterday when I said I was doing 175lb snatch balances for 3 reps and I hurt my neck on the last set.  Yea.....well last night I couldn't get comfortable towards the end of the night.  My neck was killing me.  At one point I was near tears because I was in so much pain.  I decided just to go to bed early.  I tossed and turned all night because I couldn't get comfortable in bed either.  I woke up at 5am to go workout. 

BB Gymnastics

1) 7X2 Hang Cleans + 1 Push Jerk – heaviest possible, rest 60 sec.

125, 135, 145, 155, 165, 175, 180, 185, 190(got the 2 hang cleans but missed the jerk) Happy about this!!!  That was heavy and scary on the second rep haha. 

2a) 3X5 Pendlay Row – heavy, rest 60 sec. DEMO VIDEO

145, 155 x2

2b) 3X5 Split Press – heavy, rest 60 sec. DEMO VIDEO

95, 100, 105

Strength

High Bar Back Squat: 1X8 @ 65%, 1X5 @ 70%, 2X5 @ 75%, 1X3 @ 80% – rest 2:00

Notes: Percentage should be based off of your most recent 1RM Squat.

190, 205, 215, 225 These were awful and so hard today. Easy last week. So I don't know.  Legs just felt like jello.

Conditioning

7 rounds for total time of:

Row 20 Cals
5 Power Clean & Push Jerks @ 185/120#

Rest 1:1

Apparently I was moving at a snail's pace.

2:04, 2:01, 1:58, 1:58, 1:56, 2:01, 2:02  I used 125. Legs were fried. Should have been able to touch and go. Maybe it was something else holding me back or I just suck. I do like clean and jerks for reps though. 

My workout was over around 8:15- 8:30ish so I decided to go to see my good friend's husband, who is a chiropractor and adjusts me on a regular basis. I had class at 9am so I knew it had to be quick.  I was just going to get him to feel around on my neck and see if he felt something and maybe adjust me if something was off.  He said that we better just run some x-rays just to be safe before I start messing with it.  Yep, sure enough chipped/fractured C6.  That is why I am in so much pain and can't get comfortable.  He took more films and told me that it looked stable and that I could go about as normal, pain permitting and to just let it heal on it's own.  I had to sit in class all day so the pain is awful right now. The take home message is to use jerk boxes for anything multiple reps that goes behind the neck. I have seriously learned my lesson!!!