Happy new year mate. We are all here waiting for you.
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And to you mate.
Day 1 of my new, more structured, program. Designed to improve my climbing and my quality of life. Iām intending to try a lot of different ideas to see what i feel helps and what doesnāt, so a semi-detailed log should be helpful to figure some of this stuff out.
Day 1:
3 hours bouldering, a new kids competition set was up today, so working through all of those.
Rites of Passage: C1W1D1 16kg
Daily work:
Banded goblet squats
Band pull aparts
Push Ups
Finger Extensor trainer
Basic mobility work
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Welcome back!
Fantastic goals, itās always fun to follow your log.
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Thanks for following along, always appreciate the support i get from you guys.
Work for today:
Daily work
Couch to 5km, day 0 (meant to be day 1, but headphones died. Estimated intervals instead)
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Work for today:
Daily work
Rites of Passage C1W1D2
Hangboarding (99 boulders plan) day 1
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Hey man, not sure how much reading time you get these days, but Dan John released his āEasy Strength Omnibookā on his website and itās an absolute delight to read.
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Good to see you back and posting!
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@T3hPwnisher i get practically no reading time, but i can always make time for Dan John. I didnāt realise it was available to the general public until i read about it on a blog i like to keep up with, so iām waiting on my copy to be emailed as i type.
@aholding88 i have to admit i feel slightly out of place posting mostly climbing and old man workouts in a forum filled with people lifting heavy shit, but then i remember some of the weirder logs weāve had on here and feel a bit better. Truth be told, i have absolutely no desire to be moving heavy iron any time soon, but moving well and feeling well sounds awesome.
Work for today:
Couch to 5km day 1
Daily Work
Need more calf stretching tonight, theyāre definitely feeling beat up.
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Now thereās a Venn diagram that describes me perfectly. Welcome to the club. 
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@oldnattychris glad to be here man.
Work for today:
5mins bouldering
Whatever daily work i can.
Lower back started spasming pretty badly on an early warm up climb. Had to exit stage left, very slowly, and get myself home to recover. Hopefully will be recovered enough to do all my daily work (likely) and lower body flexibility (unlikely) later.
Edit: depending on how quick I can fix the spasms, upper back work and biceps are also on the cards. I might also go get a mini hangboard so i can get some finger training in.
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Work for today:
Most of the daily work.
Walking is now possible, nearly comfortable, so i anticipate being back on plan and off painkillers within days.
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Iād love to know whatās working for you with these. Iām struggling with them too (though in the abs and legs, not the back) and Iād love to know what fixes them. Iāve tried electrolytes, mineral supplements, warm baths, and everything else I can think of, but they seem to come and go randomly.
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Wish i had some magic for you, but this is the first time i remember having them. So far: heat, movement and ibuprofen seem to be doing the trick. I expect to be back for a tentative climb tomorrow.
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Fun for today:
3 hours tentative bouldering. Kept it very easy and smooth, trying to get lower back moving. Kinda boring session, but still nice to get out and socialising and moving.
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Fun for today:
2 hours rushed bouldering
Had practically nursed my back to health and now have a badly strained hamstring for my efforts. Living the dream.
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Fun for today:
3 hours bouldering
Was meant to be all very submaximal and keeping stuff away from my duff hamstring but got carried away and accidentally went for a max effort climb, with some unexpected heel hooks on my damaged hamstring side. Thats definitely put my recovery back a bit, but i got the send in front of (imaginary) cheering crowds, so all worth it.
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Absolutely go for the send. Few moves in climbing make you feel cooler than a heel hook.
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Weād been working the start as a group for about 15 minutes, and i was the first to get it so there was absolutely no way i was dropping it. Felt pretty good, even if i did have to use the ābeing tallā hack.
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A little note:
My daily work has been very varied recently, caused by restrictions on the things i can and canāt do. Its led to me experimenting with a few different things and iāve come to the conclusion that in an ideal world my ādaily workā would include:
Cardio
Some kind of squat
Press ups
Band pull aparts
Full body mobility, especially hip mobility and thoracic mobility
Finger strength
Finger extensor work
Forearm work
Ab wheel work
Glute loop work
So iām definitely going to have to play a bit and figure out ways to either combine appropriately or to pull some bits out and do them elsewhere. The glute work seems to be absolutely gold for my back and leg though.
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Fun for today:
3 hours bouldering
Evening work:
Lower body and thoracic mobility
Banded goblet squats
Glute loop work
Half kneeling press
Band pull aparts
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