[quote]inkaddict wrote:
If by “screaming” you mean that it’s a normal level of soreness: training through it won’t kill ya.
If you mean “Hurts way worse than normal soreness”: it might be a good idea to at least rest it some, allowing it to recover before beating your hamstring’s ass again.
Just my $0.02[/quote]
unfortunately - it’s bad pain, not good pain. I like working out when I am sore… but this is definitely injury pain. I think I need recs on my form…
Rowing is a good leg workout… it gets my glutes too 
Deciding when to train through pain is tough. I’m sure most will say to never do it, but I think it can be great rehab. I used to have chronic back pain from probably around 12-13. It wasn’t until working out and training DLs through the back pain that my back just got stronger and now I’m pain-free.
But the decision is yours. Of course there’s the possibility that you make it worse.
[quote]BreStruction wrote:
[quote]inkaddict wrote:
If by “screaming” you mean that it’s a normal level of soreness: training through it won’t kill ya.
If you mean “Hurts way worse than normal soreness”: it might be a good idea to at least rest it some, allowing it to recover before beating your hamstring’s ass again.
Just my $0.02[/quote]
unfortunately - it’s bad pain, not good pain. I like working out when I am sore… but this is definitely injury pain. I think I need recs on my form…[/quote]
Maybe take a little rest from training hamstrings directly, and then when you get back into the full swing of things, video your form for advice 
I think the last 10 days have been really solid workouts. Yeah, just bodyweight and rowing, but not sore joints. Starting tomorrow I will start throwing in one compound lift/week while continuing strength training. Rowing is helping me connect my lats, traps and shoulders, and is also giving a balanced workout to quads, hams, glutes. Moreover, my power is starting to improve in sprints. I find the sprints to be very addicting And so I’ve started interval training. Up to one minute sprint with 20s rests x 10. This really kicks my ass, but it’s an awesome rush that I can get after warming up with 8-20min steady state (mod heart rate) work out.
Yes the goal is to get big and strong, but somehow I feel like rowing is safer in the beginning to get all my muscles warmed up and activated. And body weight is self limiting and therefore I am less likely to injure myself using weights. But as opposed to before, where I was lifting heavy every day, I need to only lift heavy 2-3x week because that’s about the limit that my body can take in terms of recovery. Of course I wouldnbt be saying all this crap if I hadnt injured my hammy a month ago, but you have to adapt to succeed…
bump…BREEEEEEEEEEE??
Yeah dude where is you at girl?
WOW!!! SORRY GUYS! Since Festivus I was in Milwaukee, Chicago, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York, sick, and now back in G-town… SO. I’m going back to the gym as of today! right now!!! 2011 is going to be BIG. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE… I missed my T-Nation forum friends.
2011!!! YAY!!!
Welcome back.
Welcome back Bre, how’s the hammie these days?
Hey!!! The hammie is ready to rock and roll…looks like it just needed a lot of boozing to get better! I’m going to go easy on her though. I dug up some of my old records and saw that I had this same injury back on the crew team as well, so contrary to T-Nation opinion, I’m making YOGA a priority.
Workout Today:
Rowing (the mind fuck that leads to body bliss every time)
Form: concentrating on keeping my legs together…I know…
split time: 2:22/500m (3100m) 15:00min (slow strokes, 21str/min)
4min rest
split time: 2:14/500m (3100m) (increase stroke volume to between 26 - 30 str/min) 14:00min - miracles happened the last 1000m and I felt amazing. Row ZEN is sooooo addicting.
Lifting - (starting off really easy…legs)
seated press - 10 x 20kg, 25kg, 30kg, 35kg, 40kg
hamstring curl - 10 x 15kg, 20kg, 30kg, 35kg
quad extension - 10 x 20kg, 30kg, 40kg, 50kg
inner thigh press - 5 x 30kg, 40kg, 50kg, 60kg, 70kg (all x 2) I just felt like it.
adductor - 5 x 30kg, 40kg, 50kg, 60kg
yoga poses, and standing on a head stand for a couple of minutes.
walked out feeling the best I have so far all year NO HAMSTRING PAIN!!! YAY! we’ll see how it is tomorrow…
glad to see you back and kicking it Bree
do you Concept II row or some other thing? hope your hamstring is hanging in there
[quote]alexus wrote:
do you Concept II row or some other thing? hope your hamstring is hanging in there :-)[/quote]
YES Concept II, luckily…is what they have at the gym. LOVE that little machine… well, LOVE and HATE are two very kindred emotions in my brain…
'Bout time you got back in here. Glad to have you back. Now…(smacks ass) git after it!!!
Fantastic, keep kicking ass and drink whenever you feel necessary for adequate recovery 
I need a hamstrang sponsor…
Heh heh, I know the love/hate of the Concept II. It’s the only bit of equipment that has come close to making me puke.
[quote]Cal Jones wrote:
Heh heh, I know the love/hate of the Concept II. It’s the only bit of equipment that has come close to making me puke. [/quote]
YES YES YES YES…last night the germans came over when I collapsed off of it at the end of my set…“Alles in Ordnung?” in a state of pure bliss, I answered: ‘ja, gerne’ …love that thing.
- YouTube going to kick some ass tonight