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« Reply #285 on: February 24, 2008, 07:40:09 AM » |
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rest and about 1.5 hours of some game we made up with a tennis ball, a hockey goal, and an ice rink, though less straight forward than it sounds. long explanation short, i spent so much time sprawled out on the ice (kept trying to move like a basketball player) and i pulled my groin a bit.
Saturday:
rest and games
endurance stuff today. Pull ups went alot faster (because i was kipping better) though doing them in a doorway wasn't ideal. I also was doing chin-ups style for the first time because last time i snapped in too far going palms-away, and strained my elbow a smidge, and if i had more room i'm confident i could have gone faster. Dumbbell swings improved, though not by as much as i had hoped; probably because i was using far more back and shoulders this time around, and i wasn't actively pulling the dumbbell down. i didn't want to aggravate my groin-i want to train this week, and i've got rugby preseason practices to look forward to next sunday!
Sunday:
-30 kipping pull ups
1:51 (70 sec pb)
-100 one arm dumbbell swings
3:49 (22 sec pb)
-2x60 calf raises
-2x40 shin raises
Goals:
20 full rom dips
20 full rom pull ups
9.25 foot broad jump(9 right now)
1 one arm push up
Completed:
+55lbs pull up
15 Pull ups
2 Bar Muscle Ups
9 foot broad jump
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« Reply #286 on: February 29, 2008, 06:38:21 PM » |
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so i took a few days off to rest as i was feeling some train in my elbows..but i'm going again, and took things on a lower level today.
Friday:
-2x5 pull ups (+35lbs)
-2x3 one arm press (50lbs)
-2x5 dips (+35lbs)
-Deadlift..10-5-5-3
loads: 135-225-225-275
-2x8 landmine twists (70lbs)
-2x8 shin flexion (100lbs)
-2x5 one leg calf raises (+180lbs)
assorted knee ups and hlr's as well.
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« Reply #287 on: March 02, 2008, 04:44:18 PM » |
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i've been wanting to get back into skiing, so i went out today and hit the hills for a bit. Felt pretty good considering I haven't skiied since i was..10(?) or so. Just like riding a bike i suppose.
Sunday:
-Skiing (3 hours)
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« Reply #288 on: March 05, 2008, 03:37:08 PM » |
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felt pretty good today, though i'm going to very slowly up the volume and do longer cycles (6+ weeks) to let my tendons catch up; in the past few days (though they were better today) my left elbow and knees were niggling at me a bit. I'll start in on endurance and metcon days a bit later down the road; maybe sunday. Added in some bar gripping thing that i saw on gym jones since i won't be using straight bar deadlifts for a little while (can't consistently activate my lats to keep the bar close). Only did left arm for rotator cuff exercises, since 1) my right arm is sore from baseball yesterday, and 2) my right gets exercised just by throwing, so i'll use only my left to keep a balance.
Wednesday:
-2x5 pull ups (+35lbs)
-2x5 dips (+35lbs)
-2x3 one arm press (50lbs)
-T Bar deadlift..10-5-5
loads: 135-225-295
-2x5 k2e (pretty much rolled as far back as possible without it being a skin the cat)
-2x6 shin flexion (100lbs)
-2x5 one leg calf raise (+180lbs)
-1x8, 2x5 bar grips (95lbs, 135lbs)
-2x8 wrist flexion (15lbs)
-2x6 wrist extension (15lbs)
-2x20 internal rotation (40lbs, left only)
-2x20 cuban rotation (30lbs, left)
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« Reply #289 on: March 07, 2008, 04:41:29 PM » |
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Friday:
-2x6 db row (120lbs total)
-2x5 dips (+35lbs)
-2x3 one arm press (50lbs)
-T Bar deadlift: 10-5-5-5
loads: 135-225-295-225
-2x5 k2e
-2x6 shin flexion (100lbs)
-2x5 one leg calf raise (+180lbs)
-2x8 landmine twists (70lbs)
-2x5 bar grips (135lbs)
-2x8 wrist flexion/extension (15lbs)
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« Reply #290 on: March 11, 2008, 06:47:56 PM » |
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tried dumbbell benching, though the most difficult part is really just getting it off my chest at the start, and afterwards the weights aren't as challenging as the start..so i guess i'll have to make sure i have someone to help me get going. I also increased the weight for my back off set in the deadlift; next time i'll move up to another set at 295lbs.
Tuesday:
-3x6 db row (120lbs)
-3x6 db bench (100-110-110lbs; this was more feeling around..somewhat light)
-3x5 k2e (really curled up at the top)
-T Bar deadlift: 10-5-5-5
loads: 135-225-295-275
-3x6 shin flexion (100lbs)
-3x5 one leg calf raise (+180lbs..getting better)
-2x5 bar grips (135lbs..hands were tired)
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« Reply #291 on: March 13, 2008, 04:42:13 PM » |
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mostly getting ready for baseball tryouts and stretching recently..i'm going to do some hitting (assuming i can get to the cages) and follow with a session on friday if i can. If not, i'll do it on saturday. Tryouts start monday, so i won't be pushing very hard once sunday comes around.
On an unrelated topic, i was taking some shots for photography today, and i noticed that i was somewhat comfortably sitting in the "3rd world squat" position for some time; it took a while, but it's nice to see that my flexibility has improved.
Wednesday:
Rest
Thursday:
Rest
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« Reply #292 on: March 14, 2008, 03:36:09 PM » |
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did a hodge podge of stuff.. the only positive thing that i liked coming out of today was some sprint work i did; i managed to not do any heel striking while going in a near full sprint.
unfortunately, i don't know if there's anything wrong with my elbows, but i hopped onto the bar, did 5-6 kipping pull ups, and had to jump down because i could feel some discomfort in the joint..i'm really pissed because even when i did deadhang pull ups for 1's or 2's, i could feel a trace of the same sensation..
also, i've upped my eating as i've set out to gain a little muscle mass. I'm hoping that the additional muscle will help to support my joints, as i've noticed that in my left tricep, just above the elbow (which has had the joint trouble) i can immediately locate the tendon, whereas in my right, which as been fine, it takes a little longer to search with my fingers.
i'm planning on weighing myself on sunday morning (1 week from when i started) to see if what i've been taking in has been enough to add some mass. I also took measurements of various spots to gauge results down the road. I'm not hoping to "bulk up", but i'd like to see some benefit in the way of joint health.
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« Reply #293 on: March 15, 2008, 02:09:05 PM » |
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ok so i couldn't wait-i knew i had gained weight, so i stepped on the scale. This morning i was at 174lbs, 3lbs up from last sunday. I don't really have any experience in the past trying to gain weight, but at least i know what i had to do to gain 3lbs..i did up my intake considerably, but i think the main contributer was that i only did two sessions this week, and one of them wasn't very demanding at all.
i'll probably cut back a bit to be adding only 1-1.5lbs a week, as well as exercising more frequently (though not as intensely as i would like since i am starting the baseball season).
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« Reply #294 on: March 16, 2008, 09:45:42 AM » |
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variety of things; played around with movements that are new, got my body temperature up-nothing incredibly intense. I wanted to see how my wrists and elbows felt; not bad..i'll probably do a little rehab later today.
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« Reply #295 on: March 18, 2008, 01:41:25 PM » |
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baseball tryouts until friday..yesterday's session went something like this:
5:50-6:00
i pretended to lead static stretching (i stretch after; before training just dynamic stretches and joint warm ups) which was followed by form running, lunges, sprints, etc.
6:00-6:30 hitting; did alright-few kinks to work out though
6:40-7:30 outfield drills; i don't think i ever jogged haha-really pushed hard
7:30-7:35 water break
7:35-8:00 faster outfield drills; by now it hurt to run/change directions/sprint..oh well
All in all, from a physical standpoint, i did well. From a throwing and hitting standpoint (usually two of my stronger suits) i was alright. I'm hoping that tonight i do a little better in those fields, though my legs are still sore despite all of the stretching i did after tryouts.
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« Reply #296 on: March 20, 2008, 06:59:23 PM » |
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Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday:
Baseball Tryouts
Well i made the team; not much trouble, and i finally was able to get my swing in a place where it felt good and i knocked the ball well. Fielding and running went well; i had some good range and arm strength going for me.
the only downside today was that i took a baseball in the face-square on my nose and upper lip. I'm lucky my nose wasn't broken, and it's just a bit swollen now.
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« Reply #297 on: March 21, 2008, 05:43:29 PM » |
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First day of practice today. Things were much more low-key. Also, for the past few days i've been doing around 20-30 pull ups spread out through the day to just keep in the motions, since baseball doesn't use the pulling muscles enough to serve as maintenance on its own. I can still notice definite sensations in my left inner elbow, behind the bone, and i'm thinking it may be from having weak forearms, not triceps. Whenever issues like golfer's elbow or tennis elbow come up, it seems that the remedy is forearm exercises...it could be possible, since i haven't exercised my wrists at all for 4-5 months up until now. There isn't a whole lot that i can do about it right now anyway, so hopefully hitting will help, but we'll see.
Friday:
Baseball Practice
20 or so pull ups
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« Reply #298 on: March 23, 2008, 04:45:04 PM » |
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Saturday, Sunday:
30 pull ups each day
some rehab work
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« Reply #299 on: March 25, 2008, 07:08:51 PM » |
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ok, so because of baseball i won't be doing much training beyond basic daily maintenance and rehab work, so i'll be updating far less frequently (probably once a week, or every two).
Right now, my wrists seem to be getting there, though i haven't been doing any wrist flexion/extension rehab; just finger extensions with a rubber band and bar grips. I've also been doing pushups or pull ups throughout each day, but nothing taxing.
I'll be playing baseball every day, and because we're allowed to focus more individually for certain periods of practice, i can concentrate on the conditioning at the end (pretty much just sprints, or jogging with sprints, or sprints with some walking, or..)
Also, my running form has been getting better though my pigeon-toedness caused me to roll my ankle once.
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