The Never-Too-Late Tattoo Parlor

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Cal: More and more I’m becoming convinced that my hip/hamstring pain is caused by my failure to control my pronation when I’m running. I’m really hopeful that these new shoes are going to do the trick for me. And even though the run yesterday was difficult, my hip is feeling pretty good today. But, you’re right–I don’t want a long lay off. But, I’m not ready to back down yet. I still think I can work through this… famous last words. YOu have license to say, “I told you so.”

Betty: YOu’re right. That run wasn’t enjoyable. But, I did pretty much did everything wrong. I was overdressed and hot, had no water, and didn’t eat before I set out after a long week of “cutting.” I was horribly under fueled. And I could feel my body powering down. Under those circumstances, that pesky hip pain really wore on my nerves. Pain sucks. Especially when you don’t know what is causing it or how to fix it. I’m hoping you feel better soon. I hate limits.

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Training:

Drank last night. And I never drink. And by never I mean not even a drink with dinner. I totally could have and wanted to get lit up. And if I didn’t have kids, and if I could have spent the day in bed today, I would have.

Training.

Not hung over. But I felt heavy and blah. Went running–I wan’t going to log this run, because doing so makes me feel like a total cardio junkie, running addict who has absolutely no common sense or good judgment, but whatever. I am what I am. Set out on my 5 mile loop, started walking at 4.

Then Breakfast: bacon and eggs. Cutting back on the carbs today.

Then bench.

bar x10
65x10 * this is my first 3s number, but it feels stupid to bench it for that
75x3
85x18 I was really happy with this, considering how I felt generally, and through the first 10.
95x1 wanted to feel something heavier
115x1 went up pretty well. I have to be good for 120 now.

Some half-hearted rowing. I loathe rowing.

barx10
65x10
85x10x3

pushups: regular: 25, diamond: 15; wide 25; hands in front 10 (I don’t think I’m doing these right): hands in back (can’t really do these either) 7 ish.

PUllups 5 sets of 2

Hollow body rocks 25, 25, 15
Vups: 25, 20.

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This is my last set of push ups (hands behind me). I saw Kmcnyc do these in his log. His are pretty damn good. Reminded me we used to do pushups like this in gymnastics–they’re good for my press and for my cast to handstand–two skills I still can not do. Video doesn’t lie–mine aren’t good. I need to get my hands farther back, my head neutral, and my back sway unswayed… lots to work on.

They should look more like this…without the goofy turn of the wrists

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yello! Im looking at all the running you do: wowza!

How are the hips feeling?

I dont do nearly as much long distance as you, but I probably log quite a bit of mileage in. I bought some newtons a while back and they helped tremendously because my foot stroke was a little off.

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I’d fall flat on my face. regular push ups are hard enough…which reminds me I stopped practicing them. gotta add them back in!

LOL! I had a margarita with dinner last night(date night!) I don’t drink either.
and I couldn’t believe how tipsy I got so fast…didn’t last long though, then I passed out when we got home from being in the sun all day.

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well… i do see what you are saying watching the youtube vid of what you are aiming to do… but i still think yours are looking pretty good. i think your triceps are looking pretty good, too :slight_smile:

i’m sorry to hear about your pesky hip pain. i’ve kind of got that, too. sometimes i think i know what it needs… but other times i’m not quite sure what on earth is wrong with it. i think i’ll try and arrange an MRI once i’ve moved… wouldn’t be surprised if i find i need the joint cleaned out or something…

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about your sway- try pulling your stomach in and flexing it HARD, while you’re squeezing your butt.

i thought i was good at pushups till pegg and diel taught me how to do em the right way. i think i did 3 by the time they were finished with me.

that was awhile ago, not sure if i could do em now the “right” way. sigh.

ive never even tried the hands back kind… so i say you’re winning just for bein able to do em, whether theyre perfect or not. :slight_smile:

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I’m like that with drinking. It happens rarely so I tend to feel it. Bacon and eggs is a good cure, though.

The push-ups looked pretty good to me, aside from the head droop - pretty sure I do that. I must try them with the reversed hands.

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Nice bench! And push ups! How’d it work out with your hip? Mine is destroyed and hurts every second of the day, and I can never seem to find out what’s wrong with it. Even with the help of doctors.

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I’m bummed to hear about your hip, but I’m glad you’re taking care of it. I love your cardio-junkie with no common sense comment. Although I think you have plenty of the ol common sense, I love how you continually push the envelope. I think that’s what makes you so endearing. And successful. And hawt.

And man, those pull ups! 8 sets of 10…I can’t imagine the mental aspect of that, let alone the physical ability to do them.

I agree with the sway back comment on the push ups…x2 what bear said. I also think of squeezing through my quads and tucking my tail bone under me—if those cues help.

Thanks for the hollow rock reminder. I used to love those and should add them back in.

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Dasher: Hips are half way between heaven and hell. They’e been worse. They’ve been better. I run about 20-25 miles a week–pretty much all steady state throw away crap. I’d like to run more. And I really need to do the interval work that you do. …

Betty: It was your field pushups that reminded me that I needed to be doing pushups. Of course, it took me awhile to get back after them. I only video taped my last set. I’m not sure what my regular pushups look like. They probably need work too.

Alexus: Sorry to hear about your hip pain. I’m pretty sure mine is just soft tissue bull shit stuff. So, I’m hopeful I can rehab my way out of it.

Thanks for the tips Cbear. Our bodies are amazing in how they instinctively know how to cheat and make a movement doable or easier. I’m a believer in the you gotta start somewhere philosophy. And if that involves ugly cheaty reps, well that’s where you are. Of course, so long as you know that’s where you are. For me, video tape is my best friend and my most hated enemy.

Cal: Ah yes, the head droop. Reaching the floor! Cheat, cheat, cheat!

Dani: My hip is ok. Better than it was back in Feb/March, but not 100%. To rehab it I’ve been doing a lot of TKEs, and balance work–moving through all planes of motion. I’m also stretching and foam rolling/ lacrosse balling it a lot. Last week, i set it back some I think by running too much. I did a 5 day course of naproxen sodium and that has helped. I’ll pop over to your log later to see what’s going on with you.

Lula: Thanks. Good to have you back posting. Pullups are a big mental challenge for me too. I actually thought of the 8 sets of 10 as 4 sets of 2 sets of 10. So grouped, I worked each 2 sets of 10 hard and then rested a lot btw the paired sets. That seemed to help.

3-3-3 DL day or more aptly named, I should have stopped at 7 reps.

DLs

Barx10
135x5x2
185x3
205x3
220x10 *Too much back rounding through reps 8-10. I should have stopped at 7, but, well, I wanted 10. So, there you go.

Sumo
barx5
135x5
185x3x3 * This feels like such a delicate lift. I feel like I need to warm it up with some “tendu, plie, back and close.”

My dialogue with Koub reminded me that Wendler has a BW template. Decided to do that–mostly. Wendler says no less than 75 reps…

GHR 8 sets of 10 far from perfect. cheated to get the reps in
HLR 8 sets of 5, straddle L hang/staddler kind
GMs (unweighted) 3 sets of 10 close stance; 3 sets of 10 athletic stance (These hurt my problem hip/hamstring area. Doing them unweighted on the motion is lotion theory.

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My I should have stopped at 7 DLs. Check out the leg shakes. Next week I get to pull 225, my 1 rep max from last August, for reps, and I really want to hit 10 for that.

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Heh, you have definitely got some Elvis legs going on there. Nice hamstrings.

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TKEs for your hip? That’s interesting. I did those for when I hurt my knee. And YES! for foam rolling. For my hip, I use a PVC pipe and do the piriformis move. It KILLS at the time but always relieves so much pain in my hip. Not sure if you have a similar problem to mine but might help.

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=piriformis+foam+roller&hl=en&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=V75IcfET9_4YIM:&imgrefurl=http://www.crossfitinvictus.com/blog/tag/how-we-roll/&docid=RZd0W26Nwbif-M&w=800&h=534&ei=9HBnTqChB4fs0gG3haDmCw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=341&vpy=98&dur=362&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=165&ty=80&page=1&tbnh=141&tbnw=189&start=0&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&biw=1536&bih=741

Nice deads by the way!! This is why I love this forum. Watching you ladies do my goal 1RM for reps always puts things into perspective. If you can do it 10 times, I should be able to do it once lol

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Yeah, Nadia’s deads are humbling. She lifts more than me and I weigh a lot more. Sigh.

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drop yo ass and squeeze yo shoulder blades together!

they weren’t all the prettiest, but shit. that’s a LOT of work. 2,200 lbs pulled in that set.

like whoa.

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Deads looked solid. It’s tough to have perfect reps when you do touch-and-go and you did well.

Having your upper back relaxed shortens your ROM so don’t stop doing that. Just concentrate on keeping your low back arch and thinking “leg press” to start the lift.

http://www.andyboltonstrength.org/2011/08/13/you-must-know-this-about-the-deadlift/

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just got caught up - hope the running feels better soon.

10 reps of a 1rep max from a month ago is rockstar proportion strength. You know we’d still like ya if you fail right? :wink:

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10 reps of a 1rep max from a month ago…

holy crap!!!

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Thanks Cal:

Dani: Yes TKEs for the hips, or so I was told anyway. They helped with some odd hip flexor pain that I was having, which is not really an issue for me anymore. I still do the tkes though–they’re a nice resty kind of accessory. Thanks for the link. I’ll give that a try.

Cbear: Thanks for tips. Shockingly, I do think “drop your ass” but then it feels like so much more work. I really do need to get my legs in the game. SOmeday, my back is going to need some help. “squeeze yo shoulder blades” I haven’t heard that cue before. Will try.

Git: Uh, oh! Don’t squeeze your shoulder blades together?! Shit, I totally deadlift like I’m a 300+lb guy. The relaxed upper back position does not make for a pretty lift, but I do instinctively do that. Very interesting video. Hmm. Well, everyone agrees that I need to get my legs involved more—maybe that’s the place to start. I’ll experiment with the shoulder blade thingy.

Frenchie and Alexus: oops no! Sorry for the confusion. The goal next week is to deadlift, 225, my 1 rep max from about a year ago for 10 reps.

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Training or lack thereof:

Tues: Missed my run

Wed: No gymnastics–husband out of town.

Thurs: Missed my run

Fri: A lesson in physics. A body at rest tends to stay at rest. Had to force myself out of bed to get a run in. At the start, it felt like “exercise.” You know that thing people do because they have to. About 2 miles in though, I became a runner again and delighted in the symphony of arms, legs, and breath all working together. My feet touched the ground, but I swear to you I was flying. Pullups later.

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Well, you don’t look like a 300lb dude so you have that going for you :slight_smile:
225 x 10 would be awesome.