Damn well done man
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Making it all look straight forward, great work
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I may be training at night when I have bad days (like the last three days have been); simply because I often feel significantly better at night than I do during the day. Also may be switching out my breakfast cashews for oatmeal mixed with pepto-pro or something.
I’m not even close to out of the woods yet.
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Well, shit. I’m working with a stiff/sore lower back/hamstrings, my adductors are telling me not to squat, and my stomach has gone haywire once again.
Here’s my plan: to get healthy as quickly as possible each time I come down with a case of “it’s a bad day”.
To do this, I need to minimize external stressors. This includes training. I’m going to only hit the minimum number of reps for all of my work sets, do limited assistance, and get the fuck out. I may also be utilizing weed as a way to alleviate pain on my worst days. It helps, and I’m assuming that anything with the capacity to calm down my gut will work in my favor.
Another thing: I am not doing any direct lower back work before I squat, because it seems as though my lower back takes forever to recover. Much longer than 2 days. I did 185 x 5 x 10 correctly performed Dimel DLs on Friday. My lower back is still feeling it.
Any thoughts from any more experienced lifters on my whole situation? I may have to start gasp warming up and gahhhh foam rolling! Oh, the horror.
Squat
45 x 2 x 5
135 x 5
185, 225, 260, 290 x 3 (had one more, didn’t take it)
225 x 5 x 5 (hard, adductors complaining. A bit of a sharp pain).
GM — 135 x 5 x 7
Ab Wheel x 35
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Can’t speak to your whole situation since I haven’t experienced it, but I’ll share what I do to warm up.
90-120 seconds on the airdyne, foam roll my IT bands, and do some band stuff. Takes 3-5 minutes tops and I definitely feel better for it. I set up the gym with the equipment I need while I do all this.
I’m also a proponent for cannabis, used responsibly I think it’s a marvelous thing.
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why?
Sounds more like fatigue mismanagement then anything but if you want some of that dere weed fair enough
Aye smoke that good good
Ganja mon
Well, bad day #4. Worse than all the others, too. I guess I can’t eat eggs. Alright then. Back to the drawing board even though I’d rather just die at this point.
What did the eggs do to offend you?
My advice - go get frisky with someone, enjoy the weekend and everything will seem happier on Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a public holiday in the US)
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Imagine cramping like you have to take the biggest shit of your life, and nothing comes out.
I had something like this a few years ago; doctor thought it was appendicitis but it was swollen lymph nodes. Maybe its something like that?
No, it’s just a standard day for me. It’s caused by whatever inflammation is going on in my gut.
I thought you had a parasite and got rid of it?
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Hey Duke. Yes. I did. But, now I have colitis! The damage the parasite did to my gut is not healed yet; resulting in the same symptoms I’ve been experiencing for the last year. The only difference is that now I’m having these symptoms with less severity. I’m healing, but it’s a slow process.
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Another press PR today. It was a fight, but I got it. I misgrooved between reps 6-7, and almost lost my balance. I then fucked up the last rep, hence why I didn’t go for a 10th.
Press
45 x 2 x 5
75 x 3
100 x 3
115 x 3
130 x 9 — PR
100 x 5 x 5
- 50 Chin-ups
- 4 x 25 Face Pulls/Tricep Ext./Band PA’s w/ doubled light band
I think the band work is helping my lockout. If I’m not mistaken, I’m locking out 60 pounds worth of tension with each arm at the end of each rep.
NOTE: I decided to measure my bar’s weight today. It came up as 35 pounds. Then, on a different scale, it came up as 40 pounds. I’m gonna give myself the benefit of the doubt here and say the scale is wrong. God, I hate inefficient manufacturing. Either way, I’m still rocking a BW Clean and Press. I’m also still getting stronger regardless of what the bar weighs, because I’m setting PRs every session. Cool.
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Thank God. I was worried the parasite had returned! I hope it heals soon man
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I’m jealous as hell of your pressing btw. My best is 60kg×1 strict/135
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Thanks for your concern Duke. I’m getting better, albeit slowly.
And the secret to my sudden pressing capabilities came from mastering technique. Literally. My press was stuck for an actual year at 135. Also, cleaning the bar from the ground helps me get into a better position to press big weights. For me, unracking the bar makes me lose a lot of tightness. Also, spread your feet wider, shove your hips forward, and squeeze your ass like you just dropped the soap in a maximum security prison facility. Pressing is a dynamic movement. Your hip drive should carry you at least halfway through the movement before you need to struggle.
Take a thumbless grip, and make sure your hands are spaced out directly outside your shoulders.
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