I’d advise you to get outside. Hike, bike. It’s supposed to be gorgeous this weekend. Maybe you’ll have a change of heart by next week regarding the weights. You’re on such a great PR lifting streak, I hate to see you lay low for too long. I have a few free guest passes to my ghetto gym if you wanna switch things up and go with me sometime.
Wouldn’t stress about it. Come back when you get the itch.
Life is more important than lifting.
tony is lying. nothing is more important than lifting.
except maybe for throwing
but no, nothing is more important than lifting.
you needed a deload anyway.
or not
i like snapperina’s idea. bike. hike. do outdoorsy mtn shit. you always have the option of carrying something heavy while you do it. or not. but your opportunities for hiking/biking, with or without an extra rock, should be going away soon with the snows yes?
On the other hand, you can do what I do, and sit out in your car and eat a 1/2 gallon of ice cream while looking at your neighbors and trying to figure out which ones are the aliens.
[quote]mjnewland wrote:
tony is lying. nothing is more important than lifting.
except maybe for throwing
but no, nothing is more important than lifting.
you needed a deload anyway.
or not
i like snapperina’s idea. bike. hike. do outdoorsy mtn shit. you always have the option of carrying something heavy while you do it. or not. but your opportunities for hiking/biking, with or without an extra rock, should be going away soon with the snows yes?
On the other hand, you can do what I do, and sit out in your car and eat a 1/2 gallon of ice cream while looking at your neighbors and trying to figure out which ones are the aliens.[/quote]
mj, you’re my hero…
Soldog, just stick with it. Do what you can, when you can. You’ll be good as long as lethargy isn’t making the decision for you.
Powerlifting is a marathon. It’s OK to walk a few miles, just don’t stop putting one foot in front of the other.
I remember taking a couple of months off a few years ago. It didn’t take long to get back to where I left off but…the pain in getting there was severe enough to keep me from going through it again.
It’s easy to forget what real DOM’s and fatigue feels like, and you’ll have a tendency to want to push the weight faster than what you are ready for, which invites injuries.
My vote (its a democracy, right?) is for lifting even if you don’t want to. Have you ever–even once–regretted lifting when you went even though you didn’t feel like it or didn’t want to go before hand? Unless an injury was involved, my guess is no. I have felt like not going many, many times but I have never once regretted hitting the iron after-the-fact. I have regretted not going many times.
Go outside and throw heavy stuff around. (My solution to all training related problems.)
10/15/10
Bike 5 min, sldl barx20
Deads
135x5
225x5
315x3
345x3
365x1
385x1
405x1, 0, 1
Band-assist Nat GHR x10
Bike around the mountain 60 minutes 8.8 miles, 972 ft elevation gain
So I guess the votes to man-up and lift and get outside and ride won today. Deads felt pretty good for just after an 11 day layoff. My back is rounding but most of that is above the belt. I think that my lower back is remaining neutral. The bar got in front of me on the second single at 405 so I bailed. The video is the last single. All this was done on too little food today. Thanks for all the thoughts and suggestions/kick in the pants!
hey the dog’s outta the dungeon! look at all the beautiful sunlight. Should be a much more inspiring place to lift no?
that ride sounds a little brutal almost 1000 feet elevation! damn.
[quote]nlmain wrote:
hey the dog’s outta the dungeon! look at all the beautiful sunlight. Should be a much more inspiring place to lift no?
that ride sounds a little brutal almost 1000 feet elevation! damn.
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Yeah - I get western sunlight in this room around training time. At least until the time changes…
The ride wasn’t bad. I’m riding the hybrid bike on the roads up here so today was down and around, up and down. Getting breaks from an an unrelenting uphill. 2000+ feet would be pushing brutal… Mountain biking on the trails is a completely different story.
[quote]soldog wrote:
10/15/10
Bike 5 min, sldl barx20
Deads
135x5
225x5
315x3
345x3
365x1
385x1
405x1, 0, 1
Band-assist Nat GHR x10
Bike around the mountain 60 minutes 8.8 miles, 972 ft elevation gain
So I guess the votes to man-up and lift and get outside and ride won today. Deads felt pretty good for just after an 11 day layoff. My back is rounding but most of that is above the belt. I think that my lower back is remaining neutral. The bar got in front of me on the second single at 405 so I bailed. The video is the last single. All this was done on too little food today. Thanks for all the thoughts and suggestions/kick in the pants!
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Nice job on the deads. The good thing about them is that they are often better after a short layoff. I typically won’t pull for 2 weeks before a meet so it’s a nice way to ease back in.
The bike ride sounds lovely. Being outside, in the fresh air, surrounded by nature and life is an excellent way to restore yourself.
fwiw, the lethargy thing seems to be going around. Despite how beautiful fall can be, it sometimes brings a bit of flatness with it, like the fizz has gone out of your rootbeer. That’s my experience anyway.
I hope everything works out well for the house. I did the same thing when my ex and I split up in 2003. We had the house appraised and I bought him out. I wanted my kids to stay where they were and have some stability. Besides, it always felt like my home. I turned my basement into a rental unit and haven’t regretted it for a moment. Somethings are worth hanging onto how ever you can.
Nice work ,
and George have a great Birthday!!!
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
Despite how beautiful fall can be, it sometimes brings a bit of flatness with it, like the fizz has gone out of your rootbeer. [/quote]
like how you described that and makes sense - less daylight and all.
Great work! That was a real nice pull.
[quote]kmcnyc wrote:
Nice work ,
and George have a great Birthday!!![/quote]
Thank you - A day early - but I’m astonished that you remembered/put it in your calendar.
16 October 2010
A ride around Denver metro area.
I’m tired. No - I’m fucking tired! I decided to do something different and ride the bike trails that exist around Denver, Started out with a very nice ride up along the South Platte River from where I work. Felt great 40 minutes later when I found Bear Creek Trail heading west. Was getting tired and hungry at the 2 hour mark when I made it to the western edge of the city. Stopped and ate a couple of handfuls of emergency rations (dark chocolate M&Ms) and refilled the hydropak. Headed south on the trail along C-470 - now this area is a bit more hilly than the trails along the river and creek and let me tell you after 2 hours in the saddle my ass and legs weren’t appreciating the hills. Made it back to the car just at 4 hours.
43.3 miles
1450 feet of elevation
2874 kcals burned
10/17/2010
Today I am 49 and 3. 3 years training age that is. it’s been quite a trip from starting on dumbbells and machines at the company fitness center to competing twice in the past 12 months and having a fairly complete training setup at home.
My thanks to all of you for following along and offering the needed support enabling me to keep on, keepin’ on!
George
That is a lot of accomplishment in a short period of time. You should be proud.
And Happy 49th!
Happy B-Day, my friend!