glad to hear water damage wasn’t too bad.
disconnect with movement. yup, know how that feels.
interesting shoe discussion. i pretty much agree with everything you say about the barefoot shoes. my feet are a mess - but i really do believe they would be a bit less of a mess if i’d have rehabbed them in vibrams rather than crosstrainers (when i was learning to walk again). i still need to be careful not to overdo wearing vibrams or my feet / joints basically seize up in protest. if i’m careful with them they really do seem to help, though. i can feel my toes / arches trying to stretch out to fill the shoes, if that makes sense. in a good way, since there is the space there for them.
i’m trying to find some shoes that will be comfortable for work. they need to be (at least an approximation of) a black leather dress shoe. I was thinking about these:
(in black)
which might be pushing it slightly (but you will only see the toe peeking out from my black pants).
otherwise, would you have any recommendations? i think true barefoot shoes might be a bit much for me at this point.
glad to hear your 7’s training is going well!
Ah hitching, yes seems I’m guilty of that myself.
I went walking barefoot in the park the other day, oooooo la la, is all I can say. There is something nice about not feeling restricted. There is something about the cool tickly feeling of grass between the toes.
Hoorrah!! for being a lean mean machine AND loving the way you are eating.
Blah, water heaters, don’t get me started. Glad daddy was able to save the day.
Alexus- How about these?
Your situation sounds delicate, but you are awesome at doing your homework on stuff, so I’m sure you will be wise in your barefoot endeavors!
I won’t be on here much for the next week. It’s the last week at my job before taking a few weeks off before PT school starts. I have tons of work to do.
I had a great workout Saturday. IT was much needed. HEre are the cliff’s notes.
-Hang Clean PR of 52kg. My coach finally decided to stop increasing weights in 10kg increments.
-Heavy pulls from the floor!!! My flexibility is improving.
1x3x52kg
1x3x60kg
1x3x70kg
-Squats up to 2x3x135lbs (post surgery PR)
-Reverse lunges 3x8x10lb dbs
-Single arm Waiters walks with 24lb kettlebell 3x50’ per arm.
-I did light bent over rows in between walks, just to get in a little extra upper back work. 3x6x24lbs
A few weeks off sounds like heaven. I’m sure you’ll make the most of it!
I’ve been doing much better with my own corrective work, but its inspiring to come here and read how much your sprints have been helped by being smart and working hard.
Thanks Kimba- I have come to the face the fact that if I want to keep doing active things, I will have to live a “corrective lifestyle”. It’s nice to have commrads like you and others around here who understand and respect how hard it is to put joint health above the weight on the bar.
I couldn’t make it to the gym last night to meet my training partner, due to time issues. However, after some good food and drinks with friends, later in the evening we decided to go out and do some rugby stuff. Even though my friends love to drink and eat well, they also are die hard ruggers (I think there is a genetic link between loving rugby and loving to party). We ran lines and did some 1 on 3 and 2 on 2 drills. We played for about 40 minutes, so I got a fair amount of sprinting in!
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Thanks Kimba- I have come to the face the fact that if I want to keep doing active things, I will have to live a “corrective lifestyle”. It’s nice to have commrads like you and others around here who understand and respect how hard it is to put joint health above the weight on the bar.
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Good work. Nice to see progress since the injury. Hope it continues!
Yay for pulling from the floor and increased flexibility!! Good luck getting everything done with your last week of work. I’m so excited for you to start with school-even more nerdy talk will ensue 
Nice job on the PRs and the flexibility. I’m in the corrective camp too - I am a walking injury. At 44, I just can’t sit in front of the computer all day and then go to the gym and expect everything to work properly. Sigh.
Thanks Everyone!
Yesterday’s workout"
Rolling
Warm-up
Military Press: 3x5x70lbs
Band chin-ups: 3x8
push-ups 3x8
Good mornings: 3x8x85lbs
Step-ups with bar in front squat position: 3x8xbar
Roll-outs: 3x8
Kettlebell swings 35lb bell: 6 sets: 10 sec on/ 20 sec off
Walk and chat with Molly on gym track: 20 minutes
Food note: I had a lunch thing at work yesterday, so I was a little off my mod. warrior protocol. I ate lunch at about 1pm. It was far from a huge meal, but it was a good sized plate (larger than my usual protein shake). Then when I got home I had top ramen for pre-workout (I never even think about top ramen until a week prior to my period. At this I begin dreaming about egg noodles). After my workout, I came home to a lovely meal that my girlfriend had cooked. She made baked chicken thighs, sauteed squash and white rice. However, around 10:30, I was absolutely starving! I was so hungry that I had to eat a banana and peanut butter before I went to bed and that just took the edge off. This is pretty unusual for me. I’m thinking it may be the extra sprint workouts. This isn’t a big deal, I just wanted to make note of it.
I don’t keep top ramen in the house because it’s too nomilicious.
When I was dieting hard core I had days where I was more famished than usual. I would wake up the next day and I had a nice whoosh on the scale.
A couple quick notes:
-I took down a half a medium pizza and ice cream last night to ensure I wouldn’t be hungry before I went to bed! It was so very delicious. I think I’m going to start making quick food notes. It mostly for my own curiousity. I’m not actively trying to lean out, but I think it’s good to take inventory every so often.
-I split my pants at work while practicing squats in the bathroom. They weren’t even tight and they are one of my only decent pairs of pants! Luckily only one of the two seams came out, so it wasn’t a complete wardrobe malfunction. On a positive note, I’m taking it as a sign of good squat form. I coudn’t have split my pants if I hadn’t driven my knees out hard, and hit depth…right?
-I’ve been helping a few ladies at work with their nutrition. It was all started by one woman who I’ve been helping for about 4 months. She is now looking really good and everyone’s noticing. They’ve asked her what she’s doing and she keeps telling them it’s the Sarah plan. Really, I had just slowly introduced her to the idea of revolving meals around protein, veggies and healthy carbs MOST of the time. But she has really done all the work by being compliant and not trying to push the pace.
The most recent lady who wants help is reminding me why people have to pay to get good nutrition consulting. I told her that rice was a good thing to have for dinner with meat and veggies. She said that she didn’t want to eat rice because of the carbs. She then immediately asks me what I think of the pineapple mango smoothie from McDonalds for a fruit option. I had no words for this.
Split pants! Maybe I should cue my knees-out by trying to split my pants. At this point, I’m ready to try anything.
That second lady who wants nutrition help from you doesn’t deserve it. Please tell us you plan to run quickly away from her. She and people like her are the exact reason why I could never be a trainer. I just can’t deal with that much lazystupid.
looks like the girlfriend knows how to cook! love squash.
ripped pants- happened to me at the gym once - massive big hole, my ass was literally hanging out.
and that is exactly WHY I will never do the trainer thing.
Kimba-Let me know how the split your pants cue works for you.
Mainy- It’s definitely nice to have two people cooking. It ensures a home cooked meal at least 90% of the time. It’s only about once a week that both of us refuse to make dinner. Hilarious on gym splitting pants. I think if I split my pants at the gym I would insist the owner frame them and put it up as a trophy.
Hang snatch workout notes: I’m FINALLY adjusting to the new shoes. I was able to hit a hang snatch PR. It wasn’t pretty but I did it! When the wait got heavy, I started to over extend, trying to jump when my knees were already straight, instead of jumping in the power position. Also, I’m still working on pulling my feet up to drop. But I’m getting better at it.
Warm-up
Stick work
Behind the neck pop-ups: 1x3xbar, 1x3x30kg, 1x3x40kg
Hang snatch:
fix its with mini-bar
1x3xbar
1x2x30kg
1x2x34kg
3x1x36kg PR!!!
Heavy pull off blocks just to power position: This was to practice keeping the knees bent while lifting the weight to the power position and getting a strong arch and keeping my back and triceps tight.
1x3x61kg
1x3x70kg
2x3x84kg
Inverted rows supersetted with Back extensions: 3x8
The two were in two different parts of the gym, so I quickly jogged back and forth to get a little cardio. I have to get it in where I can with this rugby tournament coming up!
Jacknifes on ball: 3x10
Food today:
12pm: protein shake
4pm: banana and salad with one chicken thigh left over from the other night
6:30pm preworkout: Toffee cliff bar with caffeine I just had to try because of the NEW sign and the coupon. I can’t remember the last time I ate a cliff bar, but I’m distracted by shiny things. It was pretty tasty.
9:30pm postworkout: Spaghetti with homemade sauce and meatballs sprinkled with parmesan cheese. We are getting tons of squash from our CSA, so We are having to find many ways to use it up. I sauteed it and then through the rest of the sauce ingredients over it. Very delicious!
What happened to my post? Dammit, can’t remember what I typed either. Something along the lines of good for your coworkers that they have you there to straighten things up for them. Can you charge them?
And something about the bathroom squats, oh well probably wasn’t that funny anyway.
ooooh. i realize now that the shoes i got aren’t the ones you reccommended. they didn’t have the ones you posted. which is a shame, because i like the look of those better.
um… so i’m pretty stupid… but i only fairly recently learned that one needed to be careful with fruit (that fruit and veges are carbs). i always thought i was choosing the good option in fruit. now learning that i need to be careful with fruit and nuts and probably less careful with rice.
OMG about your pants. lucky it happened at home. that is why i have to wear 2 layers to squat. terrified i’ll split 'em at the gym and be too mortified to go back lolz.
congrats on your hang snatch PR!!
-techno- I had a couple posts disappear yesterday too. It must have been something wonky with the site. As for the nutrition stuff, I wish I could charge, but I’m not a trainer and I don’t have anything official set up, so at this point, it would end up being more effort to charge. Luckily, I am pretty much done with that job now! I start physical therapy school in a few weeks. So luckily, in a 3 short years I will start getting payed for my services.
-Alexus, what shoes did you get? Were they another type of barefoot merrells or another shoe all together? Do you like them?
About the nutrition stuff. You aren’t stupid!!! There was a time I didn’t know that stuff either. I think fruit and rice are EQUALLY wonderfully healthy options. You should eat lots of both, especially for a healthy bulk, like in your case. You should also eat them in moderation if trying to change your life habits to lose weight slowly. However, smoothies from McDonalds are NOT considered a healthy fruit option. They are full of sugar and unnecessary calories for those trying to lose weight. I hope this provides a bit of clarification on the issue.
congrats on the PR!
Alex: fruit is good (vitamins and minerals and antioxidants), just lay off the juice and smoothies unless you need the extra cals.