I’ve done those Trap 3s before. Didn’t know they were called that. Yes, one has to really think to target the right muscle. It’s kind of a multi-part move for me. Maybe those would be good for my rehab. Aaron, oh Aaron, where are you?
Today’s workout did not go as planned. I was feeling pretty tired and heavy today, especially because my sleep has been pretty irregular and I got off the stimulants today. I was also not recovered from my previous workouts…STILL from the leg workout. So I tried to warm-up, could not get warm and stretched out, and tried to start the workout.
It was hard anyway, especially since it was body weight dip and chin extensions, but when I would cross my legs in back of me doing dips my right knee just started blazing in pain. It was so bad I had to stop. This was the most frustrating workout I have had in quite awhile.
Aaron told me to skip the workout and do recovery work, which I tried for about 30 mins. Foam rolling was excruciating over my right quad, so I know its all connected somehow.
Boo. Felt like an idiot sitting around the gym for an hour waiting for Aaron.
Hopefully tomorrow will go better. As of now, both knees are out of commission so I am doubting I will be squatting at these upcoming meets.
So sorry to hear about your knee troubles. I know how it feels, and it ain’t good.
Thanks RBlue…I have the suspicion that all of my issues are in someway related to my ankle injury from 5 years ago that has never healed (because I never rehabbed it properly…I didn’t even know what rehabbing was at the time!). My right ankle has led to my left ankle being f-ed up. So I am not surprised that both of my knees and my left hip are always messed up. Jesus I feel like a grandma…wheres my walker at?
So sorry to hear about your knee issues. I can’t understand why your knee would hurt when crossing behind you doing dips since there’s no weight on it. Does your boyfriend have any ideas? Maybe you should visit an ART practitioner.
Oh kpsnap, you fill me with that warm gooey feeling when I envision going to a doctor of any kind :)!
But unfortunately no health insurance for several years now makes it impossible. But yes, getting some kind of rehab work would be helpful. I have done some reading and Aaron is now on a mission to see what we can do. First step is to cut out the leg press on my leg workout today. He also thinks that my ankle injury has led to inferior quad and hip development. Yippee!
Heat and ice, heat and ice for the moment. OUR FOAM ROLLER IS IN THE MAIL!!! I can’t fucking wait!!!
We have wanted one for months and we finally ordered it. We also got some of those Fat Grips from EFS, so I can’t wait to try those for my bench. Aaron has some chains from way back in the day, but they are pretty light so he is thinking about getting a medium weight set. The only problem is storage. He wants to ask if we can store them at 24, but I am worried some retard will see them, not know what they are used for, but think they look cool and jack them. Who knows, but carrying them around would be a pain in the ass.
Leg workout later.
kpsnap - the pain I felt was more from the angle of the knee and not the pressure. I initially felt the same discomfort at a different angle when I do lying ham curls. Then, when I would cross my right leg over my left for dips, it was like the tendons or ligaments or somethings are so tight or so strained that it just creates this pain or super intense discomfort. Kinda like when you pinch a nerve in your neck, but on a muscular level. I seriously cannot explain it and that probably makes no sense, but the pain stems from the position of the knee. My left knee only hurts when I am doing some kind of squatting motion, with weight or just BW stretching…worse news than the other one. I hope I can figure it out quickly!
Oh wise vegan one, thoughts on TVP? I’m getting the general impression that it’s something to stay away from but do you have any experience?
The body is a weird machine. That’s for sure. I hope your ankle/knees/quads, etc. get feeling better soon. You must be disappointed to think you have to forgo the upcoming meets. But you still have time if you start feeling better.
My insurance won’t pay for ART. I pay that out of pocket. Sucks. But worth it.
Yeah for the foam roller - it seems to be everyone’s favourite toy around here. I might have to check it out.
Knee stuff is awful. Foam rolling every muscle on your leg, with extra special hurty rolls on your IT Band, as well as your hip flexors, will do wonders.
pch2 - Funny you mention the TVP because I was just reading about it. I myself have never tried it, but from what I gather, my overall impression is that it is the meat-free equivalent of bologna. Ok, maybe not that bad, but still highly processed protein matter (even meat eaters would not necessarily eat bologna everyday…I hope.)
My general idea of meal planning is to stay away from the processed fake meats as much as possible. Now, I do have some soy sausage every few days and need to start incorporating more tofu into my diet (which I do not believe is AS bad as the processed fake meat). It would be a huge relief if I felt like I could go all vegan and have enough overall energy in the gym (and some people do so I am not arguing that you can’t) but I do continue to eat eggs. Gross. And I have tried to order fish the past few times at restaurants, but can never bring myself to do it (read an article on fish farming, ask where the fish on your plate comes from and what it has been fed, and you might feel my queasy factor). So, if eating meat is the only alternative, go for the TVP, the tofu, and the fake meat. But find out where it is from and make sure it is organic as much as possible. Let me know what prevails 
kpsnap - Right now I still plan on doing the meets, fingers crossed. If I make it just push/pull I’m ok with that. But we shall see. Also, I just started working again after a year of being either un- or under-employed, so even forkin’ out $50 bucks for groceries seems tight at the moment. There is nothing I love more than massage and PT, so I’m going to budget as soon as possible…although I am trying to save up for a trip to somewhere tropical as well!
nlmain - you must. and soon.
Leg Workout - same as written above with some tweaks. Started with Dynamic W-Up and foam rolling.
Aaron cut out the leg press and the lunges. Instead we did a split squat variation with super strict form and tempo with only BW (instead of lunges) and weighted hip thrusts with my back elevated on a bench (instead of the leg press). Both were 3 sets X 10-12 reps. Tempo for SS - 5210, tempo for HT - 2210. Everything else was the same. I did throw in the Ab Roller part (3 X 10-12) with tempo 310X, and some knee rehab.
Overall good workout. Not as demanding physically as the last leg workout (where I was sore ALL week), but trying some new movements is always exciting. Also, I like that Aaron combined the rehab movements into the workout template, so mentally I did not separate the two which can often deter me from doing rehab stuff. Pretty tired. Got a paycheck so I’m going grocery shoppin’ tonight!
kimba - I’m tryin and will definitely do more once we get one in our house. Damn that IT band is killer pain!
[quote]shaunar25 wrote:
kpsnap - the pain I felt was more from the angle of the knee and not the pressure. I initially felt the same discomfort at a different angle when I do lying ham curls. Then, when I would cross my right leg over my left for dips, it was like the tendons or ligaments or somethings are so tight or so strained that it just creates this pain or super intense discomfort. Kinda like when you pinch a nerve in your neck, but on a muscular level. I seriously cannot explain it and that probably makes no sense, but the pain stems from the position of the knee. My left knee only hurts when I am doing some kind of squatting motion, with weight or just BW stretching…worse news than the other one. I hope I can figure it out quickly![/quote]
What kind of pain do you get in those positions (sorry if you’ve mentioned it before)? The fact that you get pain from specific positions of the knee, regardless of weather or not it’s bearing any load, makes me think you might have a tear in your meniscus that gets impinged in some way in certain positions. I could just be talking out of my ass though, I’m no expert when it comes to this stuff!
[quote]shaunar25 wrote:
pch2 - Funny you mention the TVP because I was just reading about it. I myself have never tried it, but from what I gather, my overall impression is that it is the meat-free equivalent of bologna. Ok, maybe not that bad, but still highly processed protein matter (even meat eaters would not necessarily eat bologna everyday…I hope.)
My general idea of meal planning is to stay away from the processed fake meats as much as possible. Now, I do have some soy sausage every few days and need to start incorporating more tofu into my diet (which I do not believe is AS bad as the processed fake meat). It would be a huge relief if I felt like I could go all vegan and have enough overall energy in the gym (and some people do so I am not arguing that you can’t) but I do continue to eat eggs. Gross. And I have tried to order fish the past few times at restaurants, but can never bring myself to do it (read an article on fish farming, ask where the fish on your plate comes from and what it has been fed, and you might feel my queasy factor). So, if eating meat is the only alternative, go for the TVP, the tofu, and the fake meat. But find out where it is from and make sure it is organic as much as possible. Let me know what prevails
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Ah, that’s what I thought, so I think I’ll just stay away from the TVP. I occasionally do the Morningstar thing, but what I need to do is start making more Indian food. If I find anything that works really well, I’ll share. Thanks
I’m a major meat eater. I do not consider bologna to be meat. I consider it disgusting. But I do love liverwurst, which is equally disgusting but oh so delicious.
LOL kpsnap 
RBlue - I’m not sure about the tear, but with not being an expert of any kind it is always a possibility. It does feel impinged, but not pain that I feel in really any other movement ( this is not true about the left knee). I do have massive scar tissue in my ankles and severe strength imbalances, so really anything could be to blame. It’s like a fucking game of Clue in my lower body! Aahhhh, I need health insuranccceeeeee!
pch2 - Indian is amazing! I love me some saag aloo. But always leaves me bloated and yucky feeling. I’m sure homemade will do the trick! Suppose I should inquire about possible MSG use at Mirch Masala…
Same Shoulder/Arm workout as before. The weight I use is going up which is super cool because I can feel the workout getting easier and my body adapting. It is so awesome to see how strength progression works!
Hey ladies…just realized how long it has been since I logged in on here!
Quick recap:
Super busy…working two jobs and 50 hours a week.
Still caught in the dilemma of trying to eat as vegan as I can, but incorporating eggs and whey. Eating way too many carbs and deciding to eat out way too often, but gearing up for the meets so not too worried.
Have been keeping on my training schedule. Did a couple weeks of Advanced GVT after finishing up GBC. FINALLY getting into powerlifting again. Haven’t benched, deadlifted, or squatted since early last December. The last 6 months have either been a break from training or light, tempo based, high rep low weight workouts. Went in on Wednesday to gauge where my 1 RMs are…squatted a 225 (boosauce as usual), benched 125, and deadlifted a 310 (these were all based on my form being perfect and legit depth…when they weren’t, I didn’t count them). That was a fucking LONG workout getting all of them in. Figuring it was my first PL workout back in awhile it was nice to see that my lifts were higher than when I was just beginning training before. I still feel frustrated by my squat, I feel my bench will go up, and my fucking god I LOVE to deadlift!!!
Anyhoo, hoping for great results after the next two months of PL specific training.
Will be back when I can:)
Awesome numbers to start training with again!