It’s definitely not what I was aiming for.
It’s something that happens to my muscles when they get really fatigued. Hasn’t happened in a long time though and I haven’t missed it. Foam rolling helped some.
Got deload next week, so hopefully that’ll fix things.
Ahhhh ok
Yeah hopefully mate
How are you travelling these days @duketheslaya
Sound like a horrible workout Mark.
When does the peak begin?
Pretty good actually! Just over a month till i start year 12. Also trying to get my left hip/leg sorted because its tight and can’t find the root cause so far. I’ve also taken this and next week as a break from pressing work because my shoulders were getting worn out ( the muscles, Weaker overhead etc the last few weeks) so hopefully after next week I’ll be good to go.
Cool. I’m really glad you’re still in school.
Have you tried the couch stretch? It can help, even though that doesn’t help with the cause. Have you looked at how you sit and for how long? If your hamstrings are tight?
I haven’t tried it. I’ll look it up.
Edit: i do these regularly, not the variation i found online but something similar. Does help but only a little
I try to stand or if i sit i prefer to lie down. Like when i sit down i can’t even sit without rounding over a tonne
Maybe the lying down? My back stiffens up if I lie down for too long, especially on my front or my sides. I think that can translate to my hips. Maybe similar for you?
Possibly. My posture has definitely gotten worse since nit being at school. All the walking must help
Get on the foam roller and roll all sides of your legs - glutes, hamstrings, IT bands, quads, and adductors. Start on the glute and just work your wayall the way around the leg. Go slow and find the tender spots. If you find an area that’s really tight and tender on one leg then you might find the problem.
I’m currently attacking my adductor and thinking it’s the cause of my glute med and QL tightness. I feel a dull ache in the muscles in the outside of my left hip most of the day. My left adductor is super tight. I’ve been rolling it almost daily for a couple weeks and I have noticed improvement.
Stretch and roll and look for the oddly tight muscle. It might not be where you’d think to look. Also roll your feet and lower legs a bit. If you’re off down there then it can cause a chain reaction all the way to your head.
Adding to the leg pain talk: I really wrecked my hamstrings. Glass shards like @MarkKO when i’m starting to do a light run, disappears/resurfaces intermittently during the run, then feel it after the run. It’s right in the thickest part of my hamstrings though (left more-so), which i’m more comfortable with. I think it’s partly due to my last bout of 45 deg hypers. Did a bit too much (lol)… That glass shards feeling is awful, don’t like it. Def feels more scary than good… Can’t wait for my hamstrings to be back to normal. Been like 2 weeks now… lmfao.
After my evening run tonight, i’m going to roll them, then light stretch.
#glassshardsquad.
Woke at 244.5 lbs, looking similar to yesterday. To my surprise my legs are better: they just hurt, it doesn’t feel like I’m going to pop a quad or ham every time I move. Rolling must have helped.
How do you roll your feet? I’ve heard of standing on a lacrosse ball
That’ll work but it’ll hurt. I suggest starting with a tennis ball. Roll forward and backward and try to draw a line from each toe to the heel for starters.
be careful, your feet can cramp like crazy the first few times you do it.. hah.
Alright
Don’t scare me off! Lol
Todays training
Chad Aichs lower back stretch, SuperD shoulder stabilisation thing, band work, five wide overhand grip pullups, hand release pushups
Bench press
2x5xbar
5xplate
3x176 lbs
5x3x203 lbs - Greg’s replacing the AMRAP with a periodised 5x3
Spoto press with three second pause
2x5x203 lbs - well fuck, these were hard
Dips
3x10 - last two sets had be rest/pause
DB lateral raise
3x10x27 lbs
DB RDF
2x12x38 lbs
Inverted rows
4x6
Took an hour and 30 minutes because I couldn’t push the pace today. Also was arranging a tattoo.
Woke at 247.1 lbs, some extra bloating which is expected and mostly due to salt.
Sit on a tennis ball, right in the centre of the glute
Leave it there for a good minute or so
Repeat 3 times a day
If you get pins and needles after the first couple of times down your leg, then you’re doing it right (apparently, according to my muscle therapist)
Does this release tight glutes?