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Background:
From a relatively young age I've been rock climbing and long distance running. And have always trained hard for both and included lots of weight training. In hind sight, my diet was not ideal, and I likely sabotaged my tendons with too little healthy fats. While training reps of one-arm pull ups...the inevitable happened and I tore my bicep tendon at the elbow. Taking time off from climbing, I dedicated more time to lifting and long distance running, which led to...tendinitis in my knees. With lots of pt and rehab, I'm able to climb pretty well again but still have to constantly manage elbow tendinitis and finger joint/tendon pulley injuries. I currently spend more time rehabbing and pre-habbing joint issues than I am actually training and performing.
What have I tried? Glucosamine and msm may be helping a little. Added collagen and gelatin supplements to support with the building blocks needed for the jiz-oints. Animal flex. Orange Triad. Bulk cissus. Fish Oil. Arnica for acute injuries.
As I wait for my Flexatril to arrive, I'm getting ready for a climbing trip. I will continue to take my cissus, animal flex, and fish oil this weekend. Monday I will cease use of cissus and Animal flex to see what kind of pain shows up.
Right now, I have some medial epicondylitis in my left arm, a strained a2 pulley tendon in my left pointer finger, a couple other achy fingers, left shoulder stiffness, some occasional neck and back aches, and a touch of tendinitis in my right knee.
All is generally manageable, but the elbow and finger hold back from climbing and training as hard as I want.
Stats: 34 years old, married with kids and stressful job, 170 pounds, about 10% bf.
Diet: I've been cutting hard for about 10 weeks and will begin reverse dieting next week. Adding approximately 25g per day each week - going from 1950 cal average up to likely 2800 or so average. I carb and calorie cycle and backload carbs as well. Days are high healthy fat with the goal of reducing inflammation, nights are kicking ass in the gym and then eating lots of tators.
My hope is to increase intensity and volume as I add in more calories back to maintenance. Hopefully my joints cooperate!
Training is particularly tough on my elbows and fingers:
1 month periodized endurance, strength, power (with maintenance elements interspersed). Longer power/performance phase, short but intense endurance phase. Strength phase focused on gaining pulling and grip strength, and keeping antagonists up to par as well.
Monday Wednesday Saturday : rock climbing, about one to two hours, with technique drills, strength/power/endurance based climbs (phase dependent). Climbs could be as short as working single moves, or as long as 30 minute constant effort.
That's followed by an hour of supplemental core work and antagonist muscle lifting, along with some heavy pull work for bi's, back, and hinging. Set, rep and rest scheme changes according to phase.
Thursday and Sunday. High rep shoulder and elbow prehab work for about an hour...more if I have the time and energy. No rests, circuit style.
Every morning I do some mobility work and self massage to try and keep things moving well.
Also run with my dogs about every other morning or so, depending on weather. About 1/2 hour liss, maybe some hiit if the dogs cooperate.
Current supp:
C, b, d, magnesium, fish oil, slinmax with select meals, bcaa, pes high volume (switching to RagNOroc shortly),
Coming off of norcodrene/shift from cut next week. Stopping Animal Flex and Cissus to better evaluate Flexatril's impact on my joint health, mobility, and pain.
Flexatril looks like an incredibly unique joint health product and I'm really looking forward to seeing what it can offer!
Sorry for the long intro...it's my first log! Thanks for looking!
Background:
From a relatively young age I've been rock climbing and long distance running. And have always trained hard for both and included lots of weight training. In hind sight, my diet was not ideal, and I likely sabotaged my tendons with too little healthy fats. While training reps of one-arm pull ups...the inevitable happened and I tore my bicep tendon at the elbow. Taking time off from climbing, I dedicated more time to lifting and long distance running, which led to...tendinitis in my knees. With lots of pt and rehab, I'm able to climb pretty well again but still have to constantly manage elbow tendinitis and finger joint/tendon pulley injuries. I currently spend more time rehabbing and pre-habbing joint issues than I am actually training and performing.
What have I tried? Glucosamine and msm may be helping a little. Added collagen and gelatin supplements to support with the building blocks needed for the jiz-oints. Animal flex. Orange Triad. Bulk cissus. Fish Oil. Arnica for acute injuries.
As I wait for my Flexatril to arrive, I'm getting ready for a climbing trip. I will continue to take my cissus, animal flex, and fish oil this weekend. Monday I will cease use of cissus and Animal flex to see what kind of pain shows up.
Right now, I have some medial epicondylitis in my left arm, a strained a2 pulley tendon in my left pointer finger, a couple other achy fingers, left shoulder stiffness, some occasional neck and back aches, and a touch of tendinitis in my right knee.
All is generally manageable, but the elbow and finger hold back from climbing and training as hard as I want.
Stats: 34 years old, married with kids and stressful job, 170 pounds, about 10% bf.
Diet: I've been cutting hard for about 10 weeks and will begin reverse dieting next week. Adding approximately 25g per day each week - going from 1950 cal average up to likely 2800 or so average. I carb and calorie cycle and backload carbs as well. Days are high healthy fat with the goal of reducing inflammation, nights are kicking ass in the gym and then eating lots of tators.
My hope is to increase intensity and volume as I add in more calories back to maintenance. Hopefully my joints cooperate!
Training is particularly tough on my elbows and fingers:
1 month periodized endurance, strength, power (with maintenance elements interspersed). Longer power/performance phase, short but intense endurance phase. Strength phase focused on gaining pulling and grip strength, and keeping antagonists up to par as well.
Monday Wednesday Saturday : rock climbing, about one to two hours, with technique drills, strength/power/endurance based climbs (phase dependent). Climbs could be as short as working single moves, or as long as 30 minute constant effort.
That's followed by an hour of supplemental core work and antagonist muscle lifting, along with some heavy pull work for bi's, back, and hinging. Set, rep and rest scheme changes according to phase.
Thursday and Sunday. High rep shoulder and elbow prehab work for about an hour...more if I have the time and energy. No rests, circuit style.
Every morning I do some mobility work and self massage to try and keep things moving well.
Also run with my dogs about every other morning or so, depending on weather. About 1/2 hour liss, maybe some hiit if the dogs cooperate.
Current supp:
C, b, d, magnesium, fish oil, slinmax with select meals, bcaa, pes high volume (switching to RagNOroc shortly),
Coming off of norcodrene/shift from cut next week. Stopping Animal Flex and Cissus to better evaluate Flexatril's impact on my joint health, mobility, and pain.
Flexatril looks like an incredibly unique joint health product and I'm really looking forward to seeing what it can offer!
Sorry for the long intro...it's my first log! Thanks for looking!