You are delicious looking!
Alright alright, thanks everyone, I won’t argue about the pic being a nice surprise.
I’m deleting the other not so nice ones off my phone, I don’t need to focus about the extra fluff that is there (believe me the pic doesn’t show). I’m just going to be happy some muscle is coming back.
In major pain in the ribs & hip flexors. I’m hoping it goes away and is just the results of that new breathing exercise that I should probably have built up to and him poking around my ribcage area on Fri. Interrupted sleep again last night, trying to sleep while sitting up, as well as some pain killers.
But on the good pain side, the hams & bunz have a little DOMS going on, and my cleans yesterday felt better, getting enough extension in the lift.
Absolutely no energy in the gym tonight. Spent most of Sun in a cobra pose to try to loosen my abs/hip flexors. Felt better when I woke up.
Anyway the weights were way to heavy, even the warm up did nothing, it was like my body couldn’t get lubricated in the joints & muscles. The cross trainer felt hard too. Didn’t want to upset a few things so workout was very bare minimum
5 min cross trainer
usual band warm up
KB single arm press up
2 x 8 - 12kg (these were really really really hard even squeezing the bum, got some nice bruises on wrist from last workout too where the bell hits)
Rear lunges
2 x 8 - 10kg (these were slightly easier)
Probably not the best time to try some new things, but added one set of good mornings & DB rows, feels ok on the back as long as I sit.
Good morning - 20kg bar
Last time I’ve done these, years ago it seems, was very good for rounding the top part of the bum.
DB rows
1 x 6 - 7kg (these normally hurt my shoulder going full ROM but it was bearable)
DB Tri press
2 x 10 - 7kg
Leg curls
1 x 6 - 12th pin (absolutely no energy, felt rather emotional about it)
Some stretching, lots of hydro therapy & jacuzzi. MEH, BLAH WORKOUT
Swimming at lunch time in medium pool and last night swam in big pool.
Going to work on legs this evening, as I’ll be out all weekend doing a marine conservation diving course that I’ve been wanting to do for the last couple of years.
Not sure what’s going on, but my clothes are feeling looser even though when I measure myself it seems the same, but definitely those trousers that were way too tight a few weeks ago, have some room in them now.
Legz and bunz tonight with a bit of upper body.
Oof going to a charity ball on Sat night too, so as soon as I get back from the marine thingy class room, I have to pretend like I am a girl and get all poofed up.
Home warm up
Hip thrusts with foam roller
Assisted pistol squat things
Usual band stuff, pull aparts & no moneys
Assisted pull ups
Gym
6 min cross trainer (they had dogs on the TV so got distracted, normally hate TV in the gym)
Supersets:
Rear Lunges
3 x 10 - 20kg bar
Good Mornings
3 x 10 - 20kg bar
DB Dl’s
3 x 10 - 18kg
non weighted rear lunges between rests
Leg curls
3 x 12 - 12th pin
Supersets
Goblet squats
3 x 10 - 12kg
Single arm KB swings
3 x 10ea - 8kg
Supersets
Push press
3 x 4 - 25kg
Front squats
3 x 5 - 25kg
Had enough energy to want to do step ups & KB pass thrus but had to use time for stretching & jacuzzi.
[quote]minimaltechno wrote:
I have to pretend like I am a girl and get all poofed up.
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Pics!!!
Clothes getting looser is a good sign.
Didn’t even have time to consider pictures. They took one at the event. From Friday morning to Sunday night its been go go, not eating properly, stress, losing things like travel card, then my bank card while rushing to and fro the charity thing and the marine diving course, so of course I am sick again. The sun was shining for diving, but was freezing on the first dive.
You look like a girl in the picture! Definitely not a flabby one either. You sure you should be on the over 35 forum?
So you found out that you have nothing wrong but ongoing pain? I love medical professionals. I’m fond of the TEMS, but not quite sure why they are putting current through you otherwise. Did they have a name for it?
[quote]corrmhona wrote:
You look like a girl in the picture! Definitely not a flabby one either. You sure you should be on the over 35 forum?
So you found out that you have nothing wrong but ongoing pain? I love medical professionals. I’m fond of the TEMS, but not quite sure why they are putting current through you otherwise. Did they have a name for it?[/quote]
Oh look there you are! You’ve been hiding.
Yeah not sure about that crap myself, sounds “funny” Frequency Specific Microcurrent – Scepticon
Ah I’ve gone and broken my tooth now, probably cost me 4 big ones with dentist. Still a bit sick, and sick in the head.
Whenever I see something like that I hope someone else spends the money on it so if it works I can try it later…that said I’m starting to think about looking at a naturopath for my own issues. They should just have a pill for everything now, what are we paying Pfizer and Bayer for anyway?
I broke a tooth 5 years ago. I went into the dentist and it hurt. They told me to buy Sensodyne toothpaste. Two weeks later I was eating popcorn and I bit down on an un-popped kernel and the tooth broke in three. They felt bad so I got a discount on the crown.
[quote]corrmhona wrote:
Whenever I see something like that I hope someone else spends the money on it so if it works I can try it later…[/quote]
Well luckily it was just part of his treatment for me anyway, so no extra cost, he did the normal poking & prodding but just had this current running through me. I don’t know, everything else he says makes sense except this thing?
Still a bit sick, some serious sinus pressure but went to gym. Not much energy in the workout but it was ok, the only thing that felt too easy were the DB deads. Shoulder does not like to take a break, it seems to seize up again if I don’t keep it working.
Cross trainer 5 mins
Warm up:
pull aparts, no moneys,
face pulls - had to put the band around the ab crunch machine with a bench in front of it
rear lunges, db single deadlifts
BB Rear lunges
2 x 8 (I think) - 25kg
BB Push Press
2 x 8 - 25kg
DB Deadlifts
3 x 10 - 18kg ea (easy peasy got lots of speed)
Lat Machine
2 x 10 - 11th pin (ugh when is the 11th pin going to feel easier)
Tri Press
2 x 10 - 7kg
Good Mornings (almost forgot these)
2 x 15 - 25kg (weight is too light but without a rack, its the only amount I can get over my head for the moment)
Reverse Wrist curls
12, 8, 6, 5 - 4kg (these are not feeling as easy as they should by now)
Leg Curls
2 x 10 - 12th pin
Bike Tabata - 4 mins
No energy, hard to breathe with cold & just felt blah
Stretches for hips & jacuzzi
Going to start making protein bars, the protein shakes at work are actually not as handy as I thought.
You can do a bike tabata at all with a cold! You are amazing.
If you manage to make decent protein bars, you need to share the recipe. The only ones I have enjoyed so far are called beef jerky, but they are a little high in fat. 
[quote]corrmhona wrote:
You can do a bike tabata at all with a cold! You are amazing.
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Absolutely. Those sound rough with a cold. I’ve been a big believer breaking a sweat when you have a cold. Just be sure not to over due it and prolong recovery. Nice job getting in there and getting it done though Minimal
Ha yeah well I might have overdone it the other day. Didn’t get great sleep that night and felt a bit sick again, so stayed out of the gym & took it easy.
Back in tonight but I skipped the tabata’s, not enough time anyway, was kicked out of the gym & jacuzzi.
Cross trainer 5 mins
Warm up:
pull aparts, no moneys,
face pulls - had to put the band around the ab crunch machine with a bench in front of it
rear lunges, db single deadlifts
BB Rear lunges
2 x 10 - 25kg
BB Good mornings
2 x 15 - 25kg
KB Single arm Push press
1 x 10 - 12kg
BB Push Press
1 x 8 - 25kg
DB Deadlifts
3 x 10 - 20kg ea (relatively easy except it was hard to just lift ea 20kg DB off the rack)
Tri Press up
2 x 8 - 8kg
KB Goblet Squat
2 x 10 - 12kg
Lat Machine
2 x 10 - 11th pin
Leg Curl Machine
2 x 12 - 12th pin (er not sure how to up the weight more, as 12 is the last number)
Hip stretches, right hip funny, even when walking to gym, but didn’t bother me when working out.
Made the protein sludge bar stuff, will post recipe later, but I had to use some of that yucky protein powder I don’t like, so well, meh.
HAHA I never get kicked out of my jacuzzi 
I have a jacuzzi in my hotel room. It is exciting for me…
[quote]Up wrote:
HAHA I never get kicked out of my jacuzzi [/quote]
Show off!
[quote]2busy wrote:
[quote]Up wrote:
HAHA I never get kicked out of my jacuzzi [/quote]
Show off![/quote]
The cheek of some people, eh?
Swimming on Tues & Wed night, was kind of lazy about it though to be honest. Still not always able to sleep through every night, think the snots are just about going away. I’ve added back the 1.5 hour walks again the last 2 weeks since I lost my travel card, again.
Anyhoo, tonight is the last night of previous program, I’m seeing PT tomorrow and going to review some exercises, probably keep quite a few in, hopefully he is going to show me some tricks to do pain free DB rowing.
The protein sludge bar didn’t quite turn out tasty, but with some strong coffee it is ok. It’s the protein powder I used, but it is handy to have at the desk for nibbling on.
Protein powder (choc nut from myprotein, bleh)
Coconut flour
Chai seeds
Ground almonds
Peanut butter & milk to bring it together