I feel like I’ve seen this exact scenario play out on TV before. Wild
Edit: Sorry you had a shitty workout chief. That fuckin sucks, I hope it all works out quickly
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7.31.18
Woke at 239.8 lbs again.
STRETCH & ROLL CLASS (30 MIN)
CONDITIONING
Jog 1 lap + leg wings, hurdle step overs, and 2 build-up runs
DISTANCE (Goal Time / Actual Time)
Run 1 lap (1:10 / :56)
Rest 2 min
Run 2 laps (2:20 / 2:14)
Rest 3 min
Run 3 laps (3:30 / 3:57)
Rest 4 min
Run 1 lap (1:00 / 1:00)
AB CIRCUIT (3 ROUNDS)
Back Extension x 20
Side Crunch x 15 ea
Hanging Knee Raise (supported) x 15
Running sucked. My legs are sore and heavy. I wanted to quit on the 3 lap run but I shuffled my feet for a 3rd lap. The 2 lap run sucked too. The 1st lap was 60 seconds, the second was way worse. Perhaps I’m not ready for multiple lap intervals. I damn sure don’t enjoy them.
It’s going to be awhile before I’m in @kleinhound’s ballpark…which is probably never because I hate running too much to work hard enough to reach that level. 
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I’m officially back on the juice (creatine). If my body responds the same way it did the last two times I took it then I’ll be gaining 8ish pounds in the next week.
Bring on the bloat!
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MRI next Wednesday.
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Fuck, sorry to hear that man. Sucks big time. Hope this shit goes away for you.
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8.1.18
Woke at 239.6 lbs and I even ate animal crackers before bed!
My legs are quite sore this morning. Luckily I don’t have to train them again till Friday and I have no more conditioning scheduled then as well.
I don’t know if it’s my ADD brain or the frustration of my hip, but I already want to find a bench like exercise that I can do without pain. I’m bored with push ups. I might play with a couple of the machines today or I’ll add reps to my push ups to make sure I’m good and sore tomorrow.
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SGSS W1 D4
2 LAP DYNAMIC WARM UP
+
2 LAPS OF RUN THE STRAIGHTAWAY, WALK THE CURVE
OHP
95 x 5
105 x 8 x 5 sets
LAT PULL DOWN
140 x 8
160 x 8 x 5 sets
CABLE FLY
60 x 10
70 x 8 x 5 sets
Love these! No pain and I get some great pec activation.
PENDLAY ROW
160 x 8 x 5 sets
HANG SGHP
160 x 8 x 3 sets
PUSH-UPS
1x 26 (AMRAP)
These hurt my shoulder.
Upper body day is so much more enjoyable than lower body day!
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Do you cross your hands past the midline of your chest, and then switch which hand is on top each time? I find if I do that, and keep my hands open the entire time- grips resting on the webs of my hand- then cable flys/presses provide better chest activation than any other exercise.
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I’ve never crossed. I’ll give it a shot on Saturday.
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I’m excited for you. The burn on the pec of the ‘over’ hand is fucking unreal, plus if you turn the ‘over’ palm slightly up towards the ceiling at the peak of the contraction, it’s awesome.
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Thoughts on the opening of the games?
Aussie power for the CF total👍
Have you been watching jez and
I haven’t looked at any of the results. I know I don’t want to watch them live because the events take forever and I’m used to the condensed documentary version.
Edit: Just took a look at the events and leader board. I’m actually surprised that they get a day off.
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8.2.18
Woke up a little bloated at 242.2 lbs.
Rest day.
My primary doctor’s office called and it has been decided that I’ll go to the surgeon before anything else. This will allow the surgeon to request the specific tests that he thinks is necessarily. Unfortunately, I fear that it will be a waste of my $50 copay and I’ll be getting an MRI.
My appointment is August 14th.
MRI is $300-$500 after insurance anyways right?
Everytime I get one of the stupid things it comes back fine. Guess i shouldn’t complain about that obviously. I’m just one big tendonosis.
Man I think you just need some time off. Try something totally different. Kettlebells maybe. It’s what I’m doing and things are starting to heal. Barbells are hard on us over 30 with 10+ years under the bar.
Especially since you do a lot of your training at 85%+. It may behoove you to train at 50-70% for awhile.
Seems like when one thing is injured, it’s easier to start piling on more injuries. You got to break the cycle.
I don’t even know at this point. I have a $500 deductible and haven’t spent a dollar towards that this year. After $500 I pay 20% up to a certain amount and then it’s all covered. I’ve never reached that number.
On the plus side, I’m a member of “The Benefit Fund” at work. I pay into it every paycheck. I get 75% of my medical expenses reimbursed now. I spent about $2300 on myself last year and I got over $1600 back.
After 10 years of service I’ll get reimbursed for 100%. It’s one of those things you have to sign up for on day one of your career or you can’t get in. I’m finally seeing the benefits.
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Wow that’s awesome.
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My shoulder problem isn’t exactly new. Rest has cured it in the past.
I don’t feel like I’m going to mess anything up with my current training. I’m not forcing anything so I shouldn’t be compensating and developing new problems. I don’t feel lopsided on trap bar deads or RDLs. I’m sure I am but it’s not super obvious so I’ll take it.
I’m still tempted to just deadlift and deal with the pain. That would be stubborn and possibly stupid (but it’s still tempting).
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8.3.18
Woke at 244.2 lbs
That’s six pounds in like 10 days, but I must admit my lower abdomen looked bloated. I’m sure some of it will disappear soon.
I’m hoping to do my lower body workout tonight. I forgot to check with my wife to see if she has anything planned so hopefully I didn’t screw myself.