[quote]hel320 wrote:
You’re work outs are looking good. Question. With your knee condition, what are you capable of doing? What I mean. Is there a limitation on how far you can ever go or is it a matter of slowly building it up? Keep up the good work on the diet.[/quote]
I have a little bit of ROM hindrance, in that I can’t bend the left leg as far as the right. That hasn’t affected the power lifts, but if I try to squat oly style, I can’t get as low as I’d like to.
The main problem as I see it now, is the general muscular weakness around that knee. I’ve torn that calf twice, and I have a tendency to walk stiff-legged to avoid bending the joint. it also means when I squat, I do most of the work with the right leg. The problem in throwing is that it really messed up my follow-through, because I can’t land with all my weight on that leg with the knee bent. this bad follow-through caused all kinds of related problems that I won’t detail, besides just making me throw short.
My solution is to build the leg back up. the left leg is visibly less muscular than the right. I have been doing single-leg work to that end. after only 2 sessions I am having much less joint pain, and I have been concentrating on bending that leg more when I walk.
I am hoping to get it rehabbed enough to start skiing again in January. If I can do that, that will make throwing next spring a lot more fun.
did my bike interval thing. there was a little more difference between the high and low this time. I am “disturbingly unfit”.
also did my single leg rehab stuff. This is progressing faster than I expected.
Last week I got 1 conditioning/rehab session.
This week, I have had, one, and am hoping to get at least 1 more.
My goal is to be getting 4 sessions per week. I don’t think that will happen this week, but next week is likely. still trying to figure out how to get some lifting in the lab, and conditioning on the weekends.
Looking good. As far as throwing goes, this is a good time to be taking care of all the weaknesses and imbalances. Can’t wait till the games start up again.
Single leg bw squats, sissy squats, can be done anywhere, anytime. Same for pushups. Take a que from Kevin. Use to ski in Garmish, Germany as a kid. Gave it up and took up water skiing when we came south. Don’t hurt anything else on the slopes.
Keep at it chief… it will come. I just need the kick in the arse to get me to “re-create” myself as well. You are definitely an inspiration though my friend
I hate a sucky lifting day. At least you finished the main exercise. A day like that I don’t even make it through the warmup. Maybe the 5/3/1 gods are mad at you.
steve, yes sucky lift day=bad, but not end of world
farmerbrett, mmmmmm, goats!
carl, yes, my not quitting is legendary.
So, fellas, I think i mite’v fingered this out. My rehab workouts consist of 1-leg squats from a fairly low box, 4 sets of 15. Each time, I raise the box 3 inches, unless I can’t get all 60 reps.
So last night, I thunk: let us depend upon the power of arithmetics. while certainly, my 1 leg squats off a 9-10" box constitute a bro-quarter squat, I did do 60 of them. so, since I weight 290, each of my 60 reps on each leg was the equivalent of doing a brosquat with 580lbs. My max non-bro squat is 430. so I did 60 1/4 squats at 580.
My squat/deadlift problem might just be fatigue. I have noticed that it has not affected my military or bench, so this lends some credence to my new theory.
This being the case, my little rehab work should, in the long term, actually increase my squat and deadlift.
1 legged stuff, bw x 10/10/10/10 with extra 10 on left (bad) leg. i didn’t get a chance to do any conditioning or rehab since last week, so I figured I would mix it in today.
I read something Wendler wrote about when trying hard to drop weight and/or improve conditioning: “lift to maintain - but almost no one will get that”. I finally got it. dropping all accessory work except 3 sets of antagonist to offset the work sets.
had the most horrible weekend ever. major nasty wife-related drama.
I wish I could figure out which one of us is crazier.
Sorry about the wife related stuff. Hope its not anywhere near as bad as mine was about 17 years ago. I never did figure that one out. Great that you keep training throughout it all.
[quote]Carl Darby wrote:
Sorry about the wife related stuff. Hope its not anywhere near as bad as mine was about 17 years ago. I never did figure that one out. Great that you keep training throughout it all.[/quote]
all is well for now. I always have a lot of trouble around the holidays. I’m not sure if its because my expectations are too high, too low, or what. I am going to try real hard this year to make it nice for my family. But, I can only control part of this wagon train.
[quote]mjnewland wrote:
I always have a lot of trouble around the holidays. I’m not sure if its because my expectations are too high, too low, or what. [/quote]
Interesting you say this. I often get down during the holiday season (between Thanksgiving and New Year’s). And then I feel guilty because it seems like it should be such a fun, bouyant time. It just doesn’t work that way for me.
[quote]mjnewland wrote:
I always have a lot of trouble around the holidays. I’m not sure if its because my expectations are too high, too low, or what. [/quote]
Interesting you say this. I often get down during the holiday season (between Thanksgiving and New Year’s). And then I feel guilty because it seems like it should be such a fun, bouyant time. It just doesn’t work that way for me.[/quote]
Snap, you are truly my sister from another mother. I have been this way since i was a kid. Could just be the fact that I’m not capable of being Joyous. or something
Wow MJ, so glad to hear you say that, I thought I was the only one!!
I know exactly what you mean. I sometimes look around me and think “am I the only person not enjoying myself?”
It probably has a lot to do with the fact I’m usually the only one not drunk. (I don’t want a hangover because it ruins the next days workout you see).
Most depressing day of the year for me? New years eve.
I’m actually a very optimistic, upbeat guy, but there’s something about “organised” celebrations that leave me cold.
[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
Wow MJ, so glad to hear you say that, I thought I was the only one!!
I know exactly what you mean. I sometimes look around me and think “am I the only person not enjoying myself?”
It probably has a lot to do with the fact I’m usually the only one not drunk. (I don’t want a hangover because it ruins the next days workout you see).
Most depressing day of the year for me? New years eve.
I’m actually a very optimistic, upbeat guy, but there’s something about “organised” celebrations that leave me cold.[/quote]
I am seldom the one NOT drunk. but doing 5/3/1 with the 2 day template means I can move things around pretty easy. lifting after drinking has gotten very difficult as I age, but I digress.
I have never understood why I become such a grumplestiltzkin this time of year. My son is 12, and is already winding up for christmas. I just wish I could take the cue from him, and see the world as he sees it.
still not going crazy on reps for the last set. since I am not eating to grow, I am quitting all hypertrophy-based accessories and doing a 5/3/1 accessory. that way I can get stronger on pull downs and roze even though I’m not going to grow any new muscle.
My hip is still funky, so I missed squats on the 5 wave. I have not been able to do much of my rehab work because of the hip. before I switched to the agile 8 warmup, I used to unweighted hip adduction and abduction as part of my warmup. I think stopping that may have been the cause of my hip trouble. I have started doing some very light weighted add/abduction, and my hip is starting to feel a little better. I’ll continue that today, and with a little luck I’ll be able to get back to my knee rehab tomorrow.
bein old fat and broke down is no fun. but figuring it out and fixing it is!
fix it Harder
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ps, i’ll try and catch up with everyone over the next couple days. been crazy busy…
