[Grimjust Bearegular]

ate ice cream for lunch.

[frookenhauer]

Going to break my 30 minute barrier for 5K in approximately 4 hours...

Hope I dont die.

[Coco with marshmallows]

frookenhauer, on 19 October 2011 - 06:49 PM, said:

Going to break my 30 minute barrier for 5K in approximately 4 hours...

Hope I dont die.

1 - hope you didn't die.

2 - on a treadmill or on a track/street?

[Coco with marshmallows]

little in gym triathlon challenge today.

1k row - 3mins 42sec
3k cycle (upright) - 5mins 30sec
2k run (no incline) - 9 mins 26sec

60 seconds rest between each.

legs are killing me just now mind

[Solidsnape]

Turns out sainsburys sausages are nearly all gluten free!!
Had me some Pork, garlic, red wine and bacon sausages!!
They were something special. Highly recommended.

Also, start wing chun on Sunday. My best mate's an instructor and he's been pestering me for ages to start. Probably so he can whoop my ass!!!

[Slow Ben]

Got legs, lower back and core today. This is by far the hardest workout I do.


Deadlifts, squats and abs oh my!



And i'm pretty sure i'm gonna have salmon and veggies for lunch.

[tiam]

Widened the grip on my Over head press to keep my forearms vertical when pressing. Much easier and cuts down on a few sholder pangs ive been having likely caused by internal rotation.

[amphibian]

tiam, on 28 October 2011 - 05:32 PM, said:

Widened the grip on my Over head press to keep my forearms vertical when pressing. Much easier and cuts down on a few sholder pangs ive been having likely caused by internal rotation.

Back flat, shoulder blades sorta together and go.

Rolled two hours and 40 minutes of BJJ today. I am dang beat. Two slices of pumpkin pie and a glass of mango lassi after a good dinner is awesome.

[bubba]

My juicer is on it's way from Amazon.

[tiam]

amphibian, on 29 October 2011 - 03:36 AM, said:

tiam, on 28 October 2011 - 05:32 PM, said:

Widened the grip on my Over head press to keep my forearms vertical when pressing. Much easier and cuts down on a few sholder pangs ive been having likely caused by internal rotation.

Back flat, shoulder blades sorta together and go.

Rolled two hours and 40 minutes of BJJ today. I am dang beat. Two slices of pumpkin pie and a glass of mango lassi after a good dinner is awesome.

My technique is fine it was just my grip width. After an article on 70sBig.com (which you should have a look at some good stuff on there) mentioned keeping your forearms completely vertically straight.

[Coco with marshmallows]

new p.b. on full extension pull-ups (lowering till the elbows are locked out)

[Tsundoku]

Friday PT:

140 pushups in 3 sets
200 situps in 2 sets
5km run in 2 "sets"
all in 40 mins

Ow.

[Coco with marshmallows]

Sombra, on 29 October 2011 - 11:52 PM, said:

Friday PT:

140 pushups in 3 sets
200 situps in 2 sets
5km run in 2 "sets"
all in 40 mins

Ow.

Is 40 mins the time constraint that you have to complete all that in, or is that how long it took you?

[DragniRake]

Im a competitive swimmer, and i can say from personal experience in many different sports, swimming is the most efficient way to convert fat to muscle. Running is great for losing fat, but swimming converts the fat to muscle.

[Menandore]

amphibian, on 14 October 2011 - 10:16 PM, said:

Menandore, on 14 October 2011 - 03:47 PM, said:

It doesn't hurt all the time, just when i move the wrong way, it's a sharp pain towards the front/sides. But why would I not say anything about the skiing? I know for sure that's what weakened it in the first place, I never had any problems before and it's never 100% recovered - wouldn't it help the doc/physio to know the full story??

There's a few different ligaments and tendons that could be damaged to an unknown extent. You saying "sides" makes me more sure that seeing a professional with the appropriate medical imaging technology is a really good idea.

Also, when you say "move the wrong way", what does that mean? Front/back regular hinging motion? Twisting? Hyper-extending a bit? Which knee is injured? Is it just one side or truly both sides that is hurting? Those are all puzzle pieces that the doctor is going to be really good at putting together, along with an MRI, in order to figure out what's up with the knee.

Slow Ben, on 14 October 2011 - 04:27 PM, said:

It could be a few things. From a slight tear in a ligament that you only feel when that ligament gets stretched hard. Or you could have just stretched/torn a tendon or knee support and it doesnt offer as much protection against movement as it should.

But Amps right, if its giving you problems you should see a Dr. You dont want to deal with it when you get older. Dont mess around with knees.

I think the only reason he says to leave off about the skiing is your insurance might have a problem with you not getting it checked on right away.

Yes, the insurance thing is the reason why. Menadore mentioned a move to a different country, which probably means a different job and different insurance. Things can get tricky with pre-existing conditions, so keeping mum, saying that you hurt it at Zumba and letting the docs work it out is probably a good idea.

I self-diagnosed myself with a slight strain of the lateral collateral ligament a while back - and still kept going to jiu-jitsu. It eventually healed up as I gave myself days off now and then, but my knee pain was minor, in one area only and very mild in terms of mobility hampering. Menadore's sounds more serious than that.

Thanks for the advice. I know you are right and I should have gone to see someone but in the end I just rested it for a couple of weeks, doing virtually nothing but sitting around and it's more or less ok now. Sometimes I still get twinges on the front when I've got my weight on that leg and I have to be really careful I don't twist it too much. I will go to a doctor eventually I just can't be bothered with it here. I'll wait until I'm spending an extended time in the UK or when I've moved to Germany permanently.

Now I'm back in action I did zumba once last week, a balance class (yoga-ish stuff), once aerobics dvd at home, once circuit training and then 5km on treadmill saturday in ~43mins plus ~45min toning and then 30mins treadmill sunday. This week I've been to zumba & balance class but skipped circuit training and so far no dvds. Was going to do some last night but couldn't really be bothered and then my knee started to hurt during warm up so I just stopped. I find it strange that my motivation can be so high one week that I work out 5 times and the very next week I've only managed once so far (maybe today I'll do something though and definitely tomorrow).

Somby said:

Friday PT:

140 pushups in 3 sets
200 situps in 2 sets
5km run in 2 "sets"
all in 40 mins

Ow.

Wow. How often do you do this sort of thing?

[Coco with marshmallows]

squats last night:

5 @ 40 kg
5 @ 50 kg
5 @ 60 kg
5 @ 70 kg
5 @ 80 kg
5 @ 90 kg
5 @ 100 kg
5 @ 110 kg
5 @ 120 kg
5 @ 130 kg - a personal best - then, realising I wasn't far off 300 pounds, did one more:
1 @ 137 kg

holy balls my legs and glutes are sore this morning

Edit - by the way, my bodyweight is 74 kg.

This post has been edited by Cocoreturns: 11 November 2011 - 08:05 AM

[tiam]

Do you do this for conditioning or to build strength though coco I can nver remember with you? If strength you could probably jump more than 10 each time and get a few more reps at the upper tier of that list

I have been running daily, slowly increasing the amount I run and sort of tricking myself into running longer.

[Coco with marshmallows]

tiam, on 11 November 2011 - 09:23 AM, said:

Do you do this for conditioning or to build strength though coco I can nver remember with you? If strength you could probably jump more than 10 each time and get a few more reps at the upper tier of that list

Little of both to be honest.

To be fair, on previous squat sessions i've started at 80 kg, doing 10 reps per set going up 10 kilos a time to 120 kg.

I just felt like building slowly yesterday as i'd already done a sprint on the treadmill

[amphibian]

This

Menandore, on 11 November 2011 - 07:41 AM, said:

I just rested it for a couple of weeks, doing virtually nothing but sitting around and it's more or less ok now.

is directly at odds with this

Quote

Sometimes I still get twinges on the front when I've got my weight on that leg and I have to be really careful I don't twist it too much. [...]my knee started to hurt during warm up so I just stopped

Let me put it bluntly: Your knee is not fixed. Knees take something like five to six weeks of rest to heal up - if they can heal up on their own. Sometimes rehab exercises are needed. Or even a brace or surgery.

If going to a doctor is a problem, find a physiotherapist. The physiotherapist should be able to tell you roughly what is wrong without an MRI. Do it now. Get this accurately diagnosed by a professional before you fuck it up with your Zumba and non-understanding of what your body is telling you.

[tiam]

Cocoreturns, on 11 November 2011 - 01:54 PM, said:

tiam, on 11 November 2011 - 09:23 AM, said:

Do you do this for conditioning or to build strength though coco I can nver remember with you? If strength you could probably jump more than 10 each time and get a few more reps at the upper tier of that list

Little of both to be honest.

To be fair, on previous squat sessions i've started at 80 kg, doing 10 reps per set going up 10 kilos a time to 120 kg.

I just felt like building slowly yesterday as i'd already done a sprint on the treadmill

Squatting with the post treadmill jelly legs eh? You beast you!