I have one on my left side roughly the size of Alaska, miserable.
Treat yourself to a massage? If you go to a massage school they are reasonably priced.
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Funnily enough, the knot encompasses my tattoo of another landmass. So, relatable.
I used to self-indulgently get massages from time to time when I was in college. Although I am not as poor as I was then, I am much more frugal, so I will probably suffer through it for two weeks until I take a trip and take a few days off. The knot is always a sign that I need a deload.
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7/8
400m run 1:31; 2x200m run :43, :39; 2x100m run :20, :17
Feeling slow again, but that’s what happens when you do this in the heat after a long work day without having eaten anything yet.
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7/9
RP Custom Template W3D3
SSB lunge 70x13,14,13
SSB good morning 65x14,13,11
SSB squat 110x14,12,11
Belt squat +35x12,12,10
25-minute run to work, then ran for another 10 minutes on the way home
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7/10
RP Custom Template W3D4
2x8 pullups
Push press from the floor 70x9,8,8
BtN press 40x14,14,13
T-bar row +40x17,18
Pushups 12,10
KB curl top half of bell+2kgx13,12
KB tricep extension top half of bell+2kgx13,11
5x3 standing ab wheel
Rough session. Definitely didn’t recover well. Yesterday I went to my friend’s house, where we planned to watch some niche documentaries, but her wifi conveniently stopped working. So we talked for nine hours straight instead. Also ordered some meh Mediterranean food.
Fun times, but needless to say I went to sleep very late.
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That honestly even looks meh. But as long as the conversation was tasty, who cares, eh.
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Unfortunately I don’t live in a town known for good Mediterranean food. And I guess people here have poor taste too because this restaurant has very positive reviews. But yeah, better to have great conversation and mediocre food rather than vice-versa!
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Damn nice work.
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7/13
Split three-mile run 23:28
Ran to a dentist appointment and back. Need to push training back by one day, but it’s no big deal.
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7/14
RP Custom Template W4D1
Deadlift 190x14,9,8
Front squat 110x8,7,6
Belt squat +40x3x12
Tabata KB swings 20kg; totaled 103 reps
Not my day – stomach was a bit upset. Decided to ditch the SLDLs for swings today and might do that moving forward. In any case it was nice to not rush; I’m working from home for two days in a row, which I have not been able to do since the peak of the pandemic. It’s nice.
I’m going to risk getting COVID by going to a show this weekend, and then next weekend I will finally take some time off while I go on a brief vacation. Hopefully the knot in my back resolves itself then. I hope even more that I don’t get sick.
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7/15
RP Custom Template W4D2
Pullups 2x8
Pushups 13,11
Press from the floor 60x7,6,6
BB curl 55x10,7,7
Lateral raise 10x19,16,17
Dips +10x14,10
50 band pull aparts
8 rounds running 30s hard:25s rest
10 minute cooldown
3x60s plank + 20 situps, no rest
Ack, hit a wall on nearly every movement today. It feels like the caloric deficit is catching up to me. Only a few more sessions left though.
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7/17
RP Custom Template W4D3
SSB lunge 75x12,10,11
SSB good morning 70x10,8,8
SSB squat 115x12,10,10
At the track: jumps, 3x300m run (~65s each), some untracked sprints.
Felt sluggish today. Deload pLeAsE
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7/18
RP Custom Template W4D4
Pullups 8,7
Push press from the floor 70x9,7,7
BtN press 45x9,10,9
T-bar row +50x15,17
Pushups 2x10
KB curl top half of bell+2kgx15,16
KB tricep extension top half of bell+2kgx17,15
50 band pull aparts
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What program is next? Or do you deload and continue this RP template?
I’m thinking about doing Easy Strength again but am not sure yet.
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7/20
Hilly 3.5-mile run 27:48
Super hot, humid, and sunny. Legs hurt. Looking forward to spending a few days in a cooler climate soon. Ugh, I hate summer.
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7/21
AM
RP Custom Template W5D1
Deadlift 200x15 PR
Front squat 110x10,8,9
Belt squat +40x16,15,13
Supposed to be one rep in reserve this week, and I think I was pretty close to that on the deadlift set. Didn’t think I had that in me, and it wiped me out so much that I moved on to the front squats.
PM
Five hill sprints + 800m cooldown.
Scorching. One more training day, and then I am free! For a little bit.
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Another PR!
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7/22
4x7 pullups
Push press from the floor 65x3x12
100 band pull aparts
Some lateral raises
Did my own thing because I was low on time. Planning to take the next week or so off from training, but I will be walking a ton very soon and might bike a little bit.
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