Building myself back up
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Now I'm genuinely scared. Reckon it's safer if I just live like a monk.
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@rancid-schnitzel You'll be alright. The crazies are generally very proud of their craziness, if its not in their profile it'll be the very first thing they talk about.
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@paekakboyz said in Building myself back up:
Keep the fucker guessing RS!!
Got access to any Kettle Bells? If so hollah and I'll flick you some links to stuff we do semi-regularly. A standing one armed KB press is mean as for shoulders and lats. Just be careful of your rep range... wouldn't want to stray into cardio land by accident
Not sure if you are doing anything specific for mobility etc but Turkish Get-ups are gold-plated magic. Hits everything you want, legs, hips, core, shoulders, upper back, and by adding weight you can up the ante as needed.
Clean and press or just press? Agree that kettlebells are the nuts, with swings and get-ups being really tough work. Back along when I was a bit fitter and not quite so broken, I'd slip in two minutes of get-ups into a work out and you're right, it hits you all over.
I'm trying to get some semblance of fitness back and kettlebells are featuring quite strongly. My (least) favourite is a 12 minute routine of 2 minutes of swings followed but 2 minutes of skipping x 3. I'm pretty much shagged after that. You can up the intensity of the swings by increasing the weight. I used to use a 16kg bell but have only just worked back up to a 12 kg one now.
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Got home from coast Tuesday night. Did some shoulder work with those stretchy thingamis. Not bad but nothing like a proper shoulder session.
Didn't do shit on Wednesday and consequently felt like shit. Bad day.
Struggled out of bed this morning and felt very flat but fought my way through chest and biceps and ended well. Should be right tomorrow.
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Another struggle this morning but got through a good back and triceps session.
Seems even the slightest change in schedule has thrown my body out of whack. It's bloody weird.
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but you did it bro! That is a win
I hear you about changing routines - they can really mess with your mojo. Sleep and kai are the two biggest for me, and can probably handle the kai side of things easier than the sleep. Especially thinking about recovery!
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yea man, respect for getting up. That's the thing i am battling with most in the tri-training. Most of it is done in the mornings, and i am not a morning person. That alarm goes off, and it's a battle. Who wins? Often not my will power.
So even though you really didn't want to, getting up is a huge win
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It's just a matter of breaking through that barrier but it can be a hard slog getting there.
Mind you it's probably much easier to get up and lift some tin than it is to run, bike or swim whatever stupid distance you have to do. Now that shit takes commitment!
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Been a while. Been wasting my time talking about Cookie Monster bins.
Anyway:
Sunday: AM Run/burpee pullups, dips
PM swimming
Son hasn't done shit during school holidays and nearly died. Serves him right, the lazy poo.Monday: Rest. Needed it.
Tuesday: Shoulders. Not bad but not great.
Wednesday: Way too much on and couldn't train. The usual negative effects followed. Body pissed off at me.
Thursday: Chest and biceps. Great session. Nice pump.
Friday: back and triceps. Very nice.
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Shit been ages.
Not a very good week training or eating wise but didn't think I'd have time to train at all so I've done ok considering. Monday off and legs instead of crosstraining on Wednesday. Have to ramp that shit up on the weekend.
Reckon I need to focus more on legs. Rest of the body looks fine but the legs haven't returned to their pre-dark times state. Bit perplexing. Never had farking Luke McCallister legs but they weren't bloody the chicken limbs they are at the moment.
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Hopeless git I am.
Pretty ordinary week again. Shoulder a bit ginger from burpees on Saturday, no time to train on Monday, then shoulder a bit more ginger from training shoulders.
Had had fairly lightish chest and arms today and shoulder seems OK but it's always the burpees that does it. Must be my technique or something. Don't want to drop them because I'm a big fan.
Hope to stabilise things a bit next week.
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Same old same old but unfortunately burpees are my kryptonite. Excellent shoulder session yesterday but attempted burpees today and pain again. Very puzzling and extremely annoying. Did sit up pullups which aren't nearly as hammering but do the job.
Chest and biceps tomorrow and will be interesting to see what happens. Arm feels pretty good now.
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Arm ok for chest, biceps, back and triceps. Seems just that angle for burpees is causing grief. Very strange. No pain today so will give burpees a crack tomorrow.
Old dude at the gym recommended a deep roller or something like that. Will see if I can find one. With Sunday swimming now finished (pool in closed ffs - it isn't that cold) I'll need to find other methods of recovery.
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Sunday was wedding anniversary and Mothers Day so tried to keep busy as much as possible. Took youngest to skate part and then went on epic run. Came back and later went with kids to oval where we kicked the ball around and did some other exercise. Miss the swimming but so long as we're exercising/doing something together.
Monday was a really good leg day. Was bitching the other day about leg GAINZ but actually I'm seeing progress. I got me some proper calvez now.
Today: Shoulders. Bloody tired now. Must be doing something right.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
Sunday was wedding anniversary and Mothers Day so tried to keep busy as much as possible. Took youngest to skate part and then went on epic run. Came back and later went with kids to oval where we kicked the ball around and did some other exercise. Miss the swimming but so long as we're exercising/doing something together.
Monday was a really good leg day. Was bitching the other day about leg GAINZ but actually I'm seeing progress. I got me some proper calvez now.
Today: Shoulders. Bloody tired now. Must be doing something right.
A decent runaround with the kids is a surprisingly good workout. Playing tag on the jungle gym is great for agility as well.
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@mn5 said in Building myself back up:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Building myself back up:
Sunday was wedding anniversary and Mothers Day so tried to keep busy as much as possible. Took youngest to skate part and then went on epic run. Came back and later went with kids to oval where we kicked the ball around and did some other exercise. Miss the swimming but so long as we're exercising/doing something together.
Monday was a really good leg day. Was bitching the other day about leg GAINZ but actually I'm seeing progress. I got me some proper calvez now.
Today: Shoulders. Bloody tired now. Must be doing something right.
A decent runaround with the kids is a surprisingly good workout. Playing tag on the jungle gym is great for agility as well.
Yep, certainly tires you out more than you think.
My eldest got out of bed on Sunday morning and realised he had a sixpack. Started flexing in front of the mirror. He's starting to see and appreciate the benefits of this training I get him to do. He now goes to the gym once a week through school and is making noises about membership. Will be awesome when I get to left weights with him one day.
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Shoulder problems can become real trouble if you don't address what is causing the problem. Is it general muscle soreness or rotator cuff problems? The latter are quite common and can be caused by over training one particular muscle group. You often see guys with outsize biceps having rounded shoulders and cuff problems because they don't exercise their back properly. Not saying this is you but it's worth getting a professional second opinion on what the root cause could be. Worst case scenario is that is stops you training for s serious amount of time.
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@catogrande said in Building myself back up:
Shoulder problems can become real trouble if you don't address what is causing the problem. Is it general muscle soreness or rotator cuff problems? The latter are quite common and can be caused by over training one particular muscle group. You often see guys with outsize biceps having rounded shoulders and cuff problems because they don't exercise their back properly. Not saying this is you but it's worth getting a professional second opinion on what the root cause could be. Worst case scenario is that is stops you training for s serious amount of time.
No it's not the rotator cuff. Since my earliest lifting days that's the injury I most want to avoid so I'm aware of that one. It's more in the lower shoulder/upper arm and only occurs when I do burpees. I did a full shoulder session today and not a bit of pain. It's weird. I'm just going to drop the burpees for a few weeks and see how that goes. I also have to get my hands on a proper roller.
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Hmm. That is a bit odd. Leaving out the dreaded burpees might do it. Do you have a spotter critiquing your form whilst doing the burpees? I say that as more often than not as fatigue creeps in in, form goes to ratshit. Good luck anyway mate.
