Huge mate
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Thanks coach, I was pretty happy with it. That was the second attempt, first time I held my breath too long and was seeing stars after the first rep, had to drop it and go again. Press is in a good place right now.
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Iām uncomfortable with two things.
- Youāre probably stronger than me right now.
- Youāre edging ever closer to me best lifts.
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LOL, na mate, you still have me by at least 50kg on deadlift.
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I have done something to my right wrist, either at work, gym or at home last night. I didnāt have any pain in the gym and hit an overhead PR so I dont think I did anything at the gym. Went to bed last night and it was really sore, had to bet up in the middle of the night to ice it and take some pain killers (rare for me). It doesnāt hurt when I grip or pick something up but of I have my forearm on the desk and try to rotate my wrist it is not happy.
Thinking it may be just from too much typing at work (says that whilst typing more to post this).
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Right handed?
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No left. But am in a new site for work with a different desk set up and use right hand a lot on the lap top mouse pad. Thinking having my wrist at a bad angle is causing some RSI
Hehe. I was going somewhere else with this.
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at my age it would be more of a repetitive disappointment
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OK so wrist is improving but not 100% yet. My back is slowly coming good too which I am very happy about. I was starting to get a little concerned I may have done a little more damage than just some muscle tightness, but now thinking it will come good.
Legs and hip still a little sore and creaky, I keep forgetting to do the small things. I am really good at sticking to a consistent training plan (like REALLY GOOD) but remembering to foam roll for 10 mins a day in front of the TV seems impossible. I really need to fix this.
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Friday 7th July - deload week
Front squat - used straps tonight that save my sore wrist.
Bar x 10
60 x 3
60 x 3
80 x 3
80 x 3
90 x 3
100 x 3
Bench
Bar x 10
60 x 5
80 x 8
80 x 8
80 x 8
And that is a deload done.
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I like where you ended up on front squat arm position. At first you tried to force the ultra bad ass front rack. Then you realized all front squats were equally stupid and just used the way that felt comfortable. Thatās Real optimization.
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Thanks mate. I still hate them and am still really bad at them but at least using straps I can sort of do them. 5 more weeks to go and then I may never do them againš
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Had a pretty chill weekend doing stuff with the family. No real training to speak of. I did manage to get in some conditioning today when we all went roller skating. Itās been over 20 years since I had skates on and it was harder work than I remember. Managed to get around ok with only a few wobbles. Kids loved it and me and the misses just cruised around and reminisced about when we used to skate together in our 20ās. Great day.
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Glad you survived the roller skating without a new hip
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My misses did take a tumble and ended up with a few bruises. She can skate, and used to do roller derby before covid, but some kid went straight out in front of her and she had nowhere to go. I did the old skate flying out in front of you one legged back stretch a few times but managed to save my self and not pull my back. Winning
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Sounds like youāre the champion in the family.
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more like chumpion. LOL
2 of my kids and my misses have thier own skates/blades so they were pretty good.
My son has his own skates and was surprisingly fast but a little uncontrolled which sums him up. My middle daughter has recently moved from skates to blades, she was great, looked very comfortable. My wife on her derby skates looked great, and controlled right up to the point she fell over. My eldest daughter doesnāt have skates and hasnāt skated much but she did OK, a little wobbly but she had fun. I was like 50% feeling quite controlled and 50% trying to remember how to do it.
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Re-read Mass Made Simple across the weekend. all the DJ talk from @wiseman83 @T3hPwnisher and @Lonnie123 got in my head.
I always like when I re-read something I havenāt on a while because there is always a little gem of information that I know but have forgotten. And this time was like every other time.
I have been suffering a bit with overall soreness for a little while now. Despite feeling pretty strong and hitting some nice volume PRās in my last training block I never felt well recovered and was hanging by a thread for the last couple of weeks. Got a few massages and added some pre-hab movements and dug out the foam roller, all hoping to just get me through. Kept thinking why am I sore and maybe its just me getting older.
And then reading MMS on Saturday it hit me straight in the face, like a Chris Benoit flying headbuttā¦
The answer was so simple āEat more Proteinā
And not just this advice from the book but I would go one step further and say this advice from myself āGet your basics rightā
If I am honest my diet has been less that good for a while. Yep I still meal prep my lunches and get most of it right but some of the basics are missing.
Q. Do I get minimum 2 litres of water EVERY day (I dont include coffees in this number).
A. Nope
Q. Am I getting a high protein breakfast EVERY day
A. Nope
Q. Am I getting some protein in before bed EVERY day
A. Nope
So there it is, the answer to the question about why I am getting so sore, and it was simple. The good thing is, it is so simple to fix I have no more excuses.
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