Slicin' and Dicin'

[Dustin07]

That was just the evil spirits being purged from your purified soul

Cracks me up, dude. When Belinda Carlisle starts playing Heaven is a Place on Earth, I turned around and started recording all the glitzys bombing down on us. One had a mechanical failure, the parachute from the 300 level didn't deploy and it landed right in the chest of the guy behind me He turns around, I think having heard my excitement, and says do you want it? Hell yeah I do!

now that I have learned my lesson I enjoy watching (and some day hope to be) the people who throw hotdogs at other people, but I don't feel the same strong need to consume one.

 

[Hyde]

Cracks me up, dude. When Belinda Carlisle starts playing Heaven is a Place on Earth, I turned around and started recording all the glitzys bombing down on us. One had a mechanical failure, the parachute from the 300 level didn't deploy and it landed right in the chest of the guy behind me He turns around, I think having heard my excitement, and says do you want it? Hell yeah I do!

now that I have learned my lesson I enjoy watching (and some day hope to be) the people who throw hotdogs at other people, but I don't feel the same strong need to consume one.

You made a memory lol

 

[SkRaw85]

Happy belated bro!

 

[Dustin07]

Warmup
10 min incline LISS

Bench
10 x 95, 115, 135
1 x 175, 205, 225, 245
5 x 255

+ Greenbands
3 x 135, 145

EMOTM (every 45sec actually)
5 x 3 x 155
5 x 3 x 165
(10 rounds unbroken)

No bands
30 x 135 wide grip

Incline DB
10 x 45s
2 x 10 x 65s
+ 15 x 45s dropset

H/S dips
3 x 10 x +180

Flat bar curls
10 x 60, 70, 80

Finisher
10 min incline LISS

Notes
Last week was 3 x 4 at 255. Today 5 x 255 was likely 1-2 RIR. Broke 44hr fast last night with salmon dinner (also cheese and chips and chicken.....)

Also went with green bands (my usual) over last week's red bands.

Weight 193 today.

 

[Dustin07]

MTS leg ext
3 x 10

Squats
5 x bar, 95, 135
2 x 185, 205, 225, 245, 265
2 x 5 x 285

Walkouts
335, 375, 405

Bench
10 x 135
3 x 175, 205, 230, 250, 260
15 x 185


Ok I need a nap.


Notes
Been a screwy week. Left to mariners game at like 10am Thursday (no lift). Yesterday same thing except watched at home (no lift). Today trying to be effective because wife and I have a sorta staycation and are headed north tomorrow for a night so probably no gym until at least Monday if not Tuesday.

Have been fighting something. Thursday night after the game ears and throat were bugging me so I doubled down on normal vitamins. Friday felt good. Today woke up feeling it all in my chest, but once I started lifting it disappeared like my body forgot it was fighting something.

 

[gphagan1]

Hopefully you don’t get any sicker and can enjoy your trip with the little lady.

 

[MrKleen73]

Sounds like you might have gotten it licked.

 

[akboom87]

MTS leg ext
3 x 10

Squats
5 x bar, 95, 135
2 x 185, 205, 225, 245, 265
2 x 5 x 285

Walkouts
335, 375, 405

Bench
10 x 135
3 x 175, 205, 230, 250, 260
15 x 185


Ok I need a nap.


Notes
Been a screwy week. Left to mariners game at like 10am Thursday (no lift). Yesterday same thing except watched at home (no lift). Today trying to be effective because wife and I have a sorta staycation and are headed north tomorrow for a night so probably no gym until at least Monday if not Tuesday.

Have been fighting something. Thursday night after the game ears and throat were bugging me so I doubled down on normal vitamins. Friday felt good. Today woke up feeling it all in my chest, but once I started lifting it disappeared like my body forgot it was fighting something.


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Old school korn makes everything better

 

[Dustin07]

Bench
2 x 15 x 95
3 x 135, 180, 210, 235, 250, 265

Slingshot
1 x 280, 290, 300, 315
4 x 275

Raw
10 x 225

CGBP
20 x 135

Flat DB bench
2 x 10 x 70

Low incline DB flies
15 x 30
10 x 40

Machine flies
2 x 20

Notes
Actually meant to squat today but forgot my flats so went with bench. Sorta first day back from our small staycation so should be the beginning to a decent week regardless.

Idk how I managed to unrack that 315 solo today, I did have a spot but took it myself. Still not operating at 100%. A bit Shakey half way through my bench session but I'm not disappointed in the numbers!

I'm sure it helped that the dude I asked for a spot thought three wheels looked pretty damn cool so he was helping my ego a bit to force through.

Saw Jesus on the 225 set. That was cardio.

 

[SkRaw85]

Self unracks are cake once you get the mechanics down. Helps me set my scaps and keep them in that position, then you get a quick free CNS prime before the lift. Win win!

 

[gphagan1]

Bench
2 x 15 x 95
3 x 135, 180, 210, 235, 250, 265

Slingshot
1 x 280, 290, 300, 315
4 x 275

Raw
10 x 225

CGBP
20 x 135

Flat DB bench
2 x 10 x 70

Low incline DB flues
15 x 30
10 x 40

Machine flies
2 x 20

Notes
Actually meant to squat today but forgot my flats so went with bench. Sorta first day back from our small staycation so should be the beginning to a decent week regardless.

Idk how I managed to unrack that 315 solo today, I did have a spot but took it myself. Still not operating at 100%. A bit Shakey half way through my bench session but I'm not disappointed in the numbers!

I'm sure it helped that the dude I asked for a spot thought three wheels looked pretty damn cool so he was helping my ego a bit to force through.

Saw Jesus on the 225 set. That was cardio. View attachment 255983

Nice session to start the week.
Sorry your Mariners didn’t pull it out…. I think it was going to be tough for whoever had to play LA….they are clicking on all cylinders.

 

[akboom87]

Bench
2 x 15 x 95
3 x 135, 180, 210, 235, 250, 265

Slingshot
1 x 280, 290, 300, 315
4 x 275

Raw
10 x 225

CGBP
20 x 135

Flat DB bench
2 x 10 x 70

Low incline DB flues
15 x 30
10 x 40

Machine flies
2 x 20

Notes
Actually meant to squat today but forgot my flats so went with bench. Sorta first day back from our small staycation so should be the beginning to a decent week regardless.

Idk how I managed to unrack that 315 solo today, I did have a spot but took it myself. Still not operating at 100%. A bit Shakey half way through my bench session but I'm not disappointed in the numbers!

I'm sure it helped that the dude I asked for a spot thought three wheels looked pretty damn cool so he was helping my ego a bit to force through.

Saw Jesus on the 225 set. That was cardio. View attachment 255983

Nothing like the low incline db flues killer!

Nice benching man

 

[Dustin07]

Self unracks are cake once you get the mechanics down. Helps me set my scaps and keep them in that position, then you get a quick free CNS prime before the lift. Win win!

Nice session to start the week.
Sorry your Mariners didn’t pull it out…. I think it was going to be tough for whoever had to play LA….they are clicking on all cylinders.

man... absolutely heart breaking. really hard. we went down to our favorite dive to watch the game and it was packed. everyone was in on the excitement, it was like being at the stadium. I went home and watched Fever Pitch AND 61 lol. I woke up the next day feeling pretty good, thinking well, its over... maybe it didn't hurt as much as I thought but here we are a couple days later and I can still feel it. The guys really felt this one and it just makes you want to support them even harder next year.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1980502240457609615

Nothing like the low incline db flues killer!

Nice benching man

Might have over reached! lol. In the moment I was shocked that I had such a good bench day. but man I have a stiff neck today.

 

[Dustin07]

LISS
30 min incline treadmill
+1 mile unbroken jog tossed in as a test

Note
Kleens log update motivated me to get a little cardio in and I thought this would be a good way to test that kink in my neck and see if I could stretch it out. I seem to have moved it to both rear delts but feel better overall. If I have time tonight for a second session I'll hit light squats.

 

[Dustin07]

Warmup
5 min incline LISS
1 mile run
5 min incline LISS
21 min total somehow


Leg ext
10 x 85, 135, 165, 205
15 x 105 dropset

Leg press
10 x +180, +270, +380, +500
20 x 270 drop set

Glute machine
3 x 12

Calf ext
3 x 20
(Seated matrix calf press)


Notes
Still feel like I got punched between the shoulder blades, although doing better. Figured I'd save the barbell for this weekend. A little work is better than no work and machines let me save the back another day.

Leg press felt great on the back in the moment then nasty after lol.

The silver lining to the weird center back tightness is i look like a super douche walking around with my chest up and shoulders tall and pulled back a little more than normal like I won't fit through the doorways soon without turning sideways.

 

[gphagan1]

Warmup
5 min incline LISS
1 mile run
5 min incline LISS
21 min total somehow


Leg ext
10 x 85, 135, 165, 205
15 x 105 dropset

Leg press
10 x +180, +270, +380, +500
20 x 270 drop set

Glute machine
3 x 12

Calf ext
3 x 20
(Seated matrix calf press)


Notes
Still feel like I got punched between the shoulder blades, although doing better. Figured I'd save the barbell for this weekend. A little work is better than no work and machines let me save the back another day.

Leg press felt great on the back in the moment then nasty after lol.

The silver lining to the weird center back tightness is i look like a super douche walking around with my chest up and shoulders tall and pulled back a little more than normal like I won't fit through the doorways soon without turning sideways.
View attachment 256053View attachment 256054

Hopefully the back gets to feeling better. May have to take you a chiropractor visit.

 

[Dustin07]

Hopefully the back gets to feeling better. May have to take you a chiropractor visit.

the way its moving around a lot makes me think it will disappear pretty fast. but it didn't help today that I started warming up on leg press and noticed the guy next to me half repping 450lbs so I knew I was going to 500 no matter what.

 

[Hyde]

the way its moving around a lot makes me think it will disappear pretty fast. but it didn't help today that I started warming up on leg press and noticed the guy next to me half repping 450lbs so I knew I was going to 500 no matter what.

“Half-rep Harry”

 

[Hyde]

You’ll like this one for sure; it lives rent-free in my head.

 

[Segansational]

the way its moving around a lot makes me think it will disappear pretty fast. but it didn't help today that I started warming up on leg press and noticed the guy next to me half repping 450lbs so I knew I was going to 500 no matter what.

That competition spirit man!

 

[gphagan1]

 

[Dustin07]

10 min incline LISS
1 mile run (5.5-7.5mph intervals)
10 min incline LISS
30 min total



Notes
Realized I forgot my headphones today, makes a cardio push a little more challenging lol.

Upper back still pretty tight but it comes and goes. Hoping to get back in for an evening bench session even if it's light weight cause my boys waterpolo game isn't until 7:30 so I'll have a weird amount of time to kill.

 

[gphagan1]

10 min incline LISS
1 mile run (5.5-7.5mph intervals)
10 min incline LISS
30 min total



Notes
Realized I forgot my headphones today, makes a cardio push a little more challenging lol.

Upper back still pretty tight but it comes and goes. Hoping to get back in for an evening bench session even if it's light weight cause my boys waterpolo game isn't until 7:30 so I'll have a weird amount of time to kill.

That’s funny…. I have a hard time getting in the groove punching and kicking the heavy bag unless I’ve got my music jamming. Ha, and I find myself punching and kicking to the beat a lot of times.

 

[Dustin07]

That’s funny…. I have a hard time getting in the groove punching and kicking the heavy bag unless I’ve got my music jamming. Ha, and I find myself punching and kicking to the beat a lot of times.

yeah there was a part when my feet were hurting pretty bad ( I find that everything hurts around the .2 to .5 mile zone, then it stretches out and I can keep pushing) and I really needed Bonnie Raitt to tell me how she's holding out for a hero

 

[Dustin07]

Session 2

Face pulls
2 x 20

Bench
2 x 15 x 95
5 x 145
2 x 185, 215, 235
5 x 255
4 x 255

CGBP
3 x 8 x 185

Wide grip
25 x 135

Face pulls (again)
2 x 20

DB curls
10 x 30, 40
15 x 30 dropset

Lat pulldowns
2 x 10

Machine flies
2 x 15





Note
Decided I was gonna test it and see if it made the back issue worse or better. Face pulls really warmed up the sore spot in a fire kinda way.

Bench felt so good. To put it in perspective I couldn't really check my blind spot driving to the gym from this back/neck soreness but while benching all pain escaped the body. So I'm guessing tomorrow I'll either be better, worse, or the same. But lifting was mostly fine in the moment.

 

[gphagan1]

Session 2

Face pulls
2 x 20

Bench
2 x 15 x 95
5 x 145
2 x 185, 215, 235
5 x 255
4 x 255

CGBP
3 x 8 x 185

Wide grip
25 x 135

Face pulls (again)
2 x 20

DB curls
10 x 30, 40
15 x 30 dropset

Lat pulldowns
2 x 10

Machine flies
2 x 15





Note
Decided I was gonna test it and see if it made the back issue worse or better. Face pulls really warmed up the sore spot in a fire kinda way.

Bench felt so good. To put it in perspective I couldn't really check my blind spot driving to the gym from this back/neck soreness but while benching all pain escaped the body. So I'm guessing tomorrow I'll either be better, worse, or the same. But lifting was mostly fine in the moment.

And 255 for 5 equates to about 295 to 305 bench, which is really good considering your dealing with upper back and shoulder blade issues. Ha, when I bench, my back usually pops during warmups and really starts feeling better during the heavier reps, but by then it’s good and loose and firing on all cylinders.

 

[dapack]

Cardio without music or even TV is pure torture

 

[Dustin07]

Bro sesh

Squats
5 x bar, 95, 135
3 x 185
1 x 225, 265, 295, 315, 335

Bench
20 x 95
3 x 135, 185
1 x 205, 225, 245, 265, 280, 290

Paused (3 second)
10 x 185

Cardio
20 min
With 1 mile in the middle
(Awesome runners high when AC/DC came on at like .7miles I knew I was gonna finish faster)


Notes
Finally gave up at 12:15am last night to throw down some ibuprofen cause the back pain was so severe. By the time I got to the gym, gone. So who knows. Legs felt awesome under the barbell today.

My boy is running 1RMs this week so we capped him at 315/205

I know I'm testing fate but I have no pain when lifting. I'd rather lift painless and deal with it later at this point than mope around. It will fix itself eventually.

 

[Hyde]

Great tunes and a great session - glad to hear the ibuprofen got you out of pain; hopefully it stays that way and calms down.

 

[gphagan1]

Bro sesh

Squats
5 x bar, 95, 135
3 x 185
1 x 225, 265, 295, 315, 335

Bench
20 x 95
3 x 135, 185
1 x 205, 225, 245, 265, 280, 290

Paused (3 second)
10 x 185

Cardio
20 min
With 1 mile in the middle
(Awesome runners high when AC/DC came on at like .7miles I knew I was gonna finish faster)


Notes
Finally gave up at 12:15am last night to throw down some ibuprofen cause the back pain was so severe. By the time I got to the gym, gone. So who knows. Legs felt awesome under the barbell today.

My boy is running 1RMs this week so we capped him at 315/205

I know I'm testing fate but I have no pain when lifting. I'd rather lift painless and deal with it later at this point than mope around. It will fix itself eventually.

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That’s some good bench numbers….very productive bro sesh.

 

[Dustin07]

And 255 for 5 equates to about 295 to 305 bench, which is really good considering your dealing with upper back and shoulder blade issues. Ha, when I bench, my back usually pops during warmups and really starts feeling better during the heavier reps, but by then it’s good and loose and firing on all cylinders.

Cardio without music or even TV is pure torture

its true
and now that my baseball season is over I have found myself re-watching game 7 of the M's vs Bluejays lol.

Great tunes and a great session - glad to hear the ibuprofen got you out of pain; hopefully it stays that way and calms down.

slept really well last night, definitely feels on the mend. one of those "injuries" where activity seems to be the FAR better solution than sedentary rest. My wife was like "ok but you better not be in worse shape tonight than you were last night". I told her the future is unwritten buy my bench was big.

it started out like this, down the upper neck and really from tip of delt to tip of delt:

today is much much better and only a little stiff to the one side. so I think basically stay the course, it will work itself out. Fasting today, will be at least 36hrs if not longer so I'll likely get some cardio in:

Now I will say Saturday we had a breast cancer walk my wife had organized, we had a pretty big turn out, too. last year was around 20 people, this year was 50. it was only about 2 miles but I noticed towards the end the back was stiffening up again but it passed once we finished things up.

 

[gphagan1]

its true
and now that my baseball season is over I have found myself re-watching game 7 of the M's vs Bluejays lol.



slept really well last night, definitely feels on the mend. one of those "injuries" where activity seems to be the FAR better solution than sedentary rest. My wife was like "ok but you better not be in worse shape tonight than you were last night". I told her the future is unwritten buy my bench was big.

it started out like this, down the upper neck and really from tip of delt to tip of delt:

View attachment 256108

today is much much better and only a little stiff to the one side. so I think basically stay the course, it will work itself out. Fasting today, will be at least 36hrs if not longer so I'll likely get some cardio in:

View attachment 256109


Now I will say Saturday we had a breast cancer walk my wife had organized, we had a pretty big turn out, too. last year was around 20 people, this year was 50. it was only about 2 miles but I noticed towards the end the back was stiffening up again but it passed once we finished things up.

Glad you guys had a good breast cancer walk.
After seeing where you are hurting, your neck is probably causing a lot of the pain radiating into your upper back and shoulder blades. A lot of times when I have pain in those same areas my chiropractor will adjust my neck as well as between the shoulder blades, and it almost instantly feels better. Which you probably already knew that with how you marked your illustration. It is amazing though how much the spine being out can affect so many different areas.

 

[MrKleen73]

Sounds like a good weekend hopefully you get a pain free week!

 

[Dustin07]

Glad you guys had a good breast cancer walk.
After seeing where you are hurting, your neck is probably causing a lot of the pain radiating into your upper back and shoulder blades. A lot of times when I have pain in those same areas my chiropractor will adjust my neck as well as between the shoulder blades, and it almost instantly feels better. Which you probably already knew that with how you marked your illustration. It is amazing though how much the spine being out can affect so many different areas.

I had my wife pull my right arm at one point that seemed to help. it was really hard for me to not giggle when I gave her my hand and said "pull this"

then she had me get on the ground and go from downward dog to cat pose, which also seemed to work but again I started laughing and said ok now you do it which suddenly made all the pain disappear!

Sounds like a good weekend hopefully you get a pain free week!

feeling better already! we had an awesome much needed storm this weekend and somehow the rain stopped for literally the 2 hours on Saturday that we had her cancer walk scheduled. Yesterday squats felt so damn good on my legs that it really made me wonder about having a machines only day once a week inbetween barbell squats days. 335 isn't strong for me (although its not weak either, its pretty respectable actually for me) but I was moving so fast with zero adductor issues that I knew SOMETHING I've done helped. same with bench.

My volume has been lower, my diet sloppier, and my lifts have felt better, lol.
I love that being fatter = being stronger as long as being weaker = being shredded

 

[Hyde]

I had my wife pull my right arm at one point that seemed to help. it was really hard for me to not giggle when I gave her my hand and said "pull this"

then she had me get on the ground and go from downward dog to cat pose, which also seemed to work but again I started laughing and said ok now you do it which suddenly made all the pain disappear!



feeling better already! we had an awesome much needed storm this weekend and somehow the rain stopped for literally the 2 hours on Saturday that we had her cancer walk scheduled. Yesterday squats felt so damn good on my legs that it really made me wonder about having a machines only day once a week inbetween barbell squats days. 335 isn't strong for me (although its not weak either, its pretty respectable actually for me) but I was moving so fast with zero adductor issues that I knew SOMETHING I've done helped. same with bench.

My volume has been lower, my diet sloppier, and my lifts have felt better, lol.
I love that being fatter = being stronger as long as being weaker = being shredded

Something to consider is the relationship volume & fatigue play into your preparedness.

If you suddenly reduce overall volume significantly, you will always get stronger temporarily as you shed your normally-carried training fatigue (this is what “peaking” is, specific practice coupled with volume reduction). But soon you can find both your stamina in training and overall muscularity decreasing, because you essentially stopped doing everything that was maintaining your base of size & strength. So people can get this false idea that doing less & less is the better for their strength…until the bottom falls out.

 

[Dustin07]

Fasted cardio
Incline LISS
1 mile (6.5-8mph)
10 x 1/10th mile sprints 8-8.5mph
Incline LISS
Total 41 min

Sitting at about 20hrs so far. Will go at least 36 if not 44+.

 

[Dustin07]

Something to consider is the relationship volume & fatigue play into your preparedness.

If you suddenly reduce overall volume significantly, you will always get stronger temporarily as you shed your normally-carried training fatigue (this is what “peaking” is, specific practice coupled with volume reduction). But soon you can find both your stamina in training and overall muscularity decreasing, because you essentially stopped doing everything that was maintaining your base of size & strength. So people can get this false idea that doing less & less is the better for their strength…until the bottom falls out.

for sure, its going to catch up to me. its just been a season of "making things fit". Been trying to creatively make good use of gym time when I can like those days when I mix squats + bench since I normally dedicate full days to one or the other. I just like the silver lining when I realize the cut has dwindled, training has dwindled a bit, but being able to put decent numbers up right now keeps me optimistic about overall state of things.

I figure I can be strong and fat or lean and less strong, but I can't be fat and weak

speaking of which, still on my fast since Sunday so thats going well.
its funny how fasting really is not a challenge of hunger so much as routine. especially last night I made the mistake of opening the fridge for a sparkling water and realized my wife had the fridge stocked deliciously with a bunch of ground turkey pre cooked for me for when I come off the fast lol.

Going to push through a bit longer cause october baseball continues. tonight we are going to a world series watch party at Cheney Stadium that we somehow weasled our way into for free so I'll likely be eating some level of baseball food again....

On the kid front:
my boy has dropped almost 10lbs this month from water polo. I think he'll find this week that his 1rm testing comes in close to his previous PR levels but a hair below them. he's planning on wrestling next month which will likely lead to another 10lb weight loss to make weight. it's great for his health (both mental and physical) and there's nothing I want him to experience more than the pure misery of high school wrestling practice, but its going to definitely compete with his squats.

 

[MrKleen73]

Wrestling will help him develop great conditioning, and confidence, but also provide him a level of mental toughness many sports do not provide in the same manner. Definitely worth slowing down the squat progress for the better conditioning. He will definitely get back up to those numbers, just in MUCH BETTER SHAPE!

 

[Dustin07]

well my boy just updated me, he slept in yesterday due to the power outtage which probably didn't hurt, got to school for his 1rm test on bench and nailed 245 which is like a 10 or 15lb PR so...damn. we must be doing something right! Squats today.

Wrestling will help him develop great conditioning, and confidence, but also provide him a level of mental toughness many sports do not provide in the same manner. Definitely worth slowing down the squat progress for the better conditioning. He will definitely get back up to those numbers, just in MUCH BETTER SHAPE!

I 100% agree with all that. old school crossfit (the kind that people said would kill you, lol) was the first thing I ever found in my adult life that pushed me as hard as high school wrestling. even me growing up as a farm kid and playing football, I'd say nothing prepared me more for hard work than HS Wrestling. grueling, hard and great comaraderie. Even my wife still says she remembers how the high school wrestlers were a different breed back in the day. nobody F's with them lol but they also dont' start fights, just overall good for a young man I think.

 

[gphagan1]

well my boy just updated me, he slept in yesterday due to the power outtage which probably didn't hurt, got to school for his 1rm test on bench and nailed 245 which is like a 10 or 15lb PR so...damn. we must be doing something right! Squats today.



I 100% agree with all that. old school crossfit (the kind that people said would kill you, lol) was the first thing I ever found in my adult life that pushed me as hard as high school wrestling. even me growing up as a farm kid and playing football, I'd say nothing prepared me more for hard work than HS Wrestling. grueling, hard and great comaraderie. Even my wife still says she remembers how the high school wrestlers were a different breed back in the day. nobody F's with them lol but they also dont' start fights, just overall good for a young man I think.

Congrats to your boy on his Bench PR….wrestling is definitely a great sport for him for conditioning. All my boys were in wrestling and even though it was challenging in the beginning they all ended up loving it, and my middle son got second in the state his senior year.

 

[Dustin07]

Cheney last night for the World Series watch party. Surprisingly very few people but still a cool and fun event they put on for locals. you can see the big screens in the field were airing the game but everyone stayed in the club house around the free food, warm air, and couches to watch on the smaller screens, lol.

 

[Dustin07]

the back issue has subsided to one small knot as seen below that didn't irritate until about 3:30am this morning and disappeared by the time i got to work today.

But I have felt invincible and cocky for too long, I guess. I took a step to reach into the laundry basket this morning (where everyone keeps their clean clothes) and felt a pop in my butt. there was a little weakness but not an immediate pain so I shook it off and drove to work.

I've noticed sitting and walking around the office its nagging a bit, so I am trying to fit in more walks for longer periods today to continue testing it and see if its an injury or just something to work out.

its middle of the left glute, up to the belt line kind like this:

very similar to the injury I had back in 2016 that put me out for like a year or two. But this time I'll approach it differently. I had planned on high volume squats today. I think what I will do is go in and test a lot of stuff and probably focus on RDL's since that really helped last time.

I'm hoping it's just like bound up fascia that got released violently but being able to feel it shoot down my leg, and a sense of overall weakness in the left leg is no bueno so we'll see.

 

[gphagan1]

the back issue has subsided to one small knot as seen below that didn't irritate until about 3:30am this morning and disappeared by the time i got to work today.

View attachment 256168


But I have felt invincible and cocky for too long, I guess. I took a step to reach into the laundry basket this morning (where everyone keeps their clean clothes) and felt a pop in my butt. there was a little weakness but not an immediate pain so I shook it off and drove to work.

I've noticed sitting and walking around the office its nagging a bit, so I am trying to fit in more walks for longer periods today to continue testing it and see if its an injury or just something to work out.

its middle of the left glute, up to the belt line kind like this:

View attachment 256169


very similar to the injury I had back in 2016 that put me out for like a year or two. But this time I'll approach it differently. I had planned on high volume squats today. I think what I will do is go in and test a lot of stuff and probably focus on RDL's since that really helped last time.

I'm hoping it's just like bound up fascia that got released violently but being able to feel it shoot down my leg, and a sense of overall weakness in the left leg is no bueno so we'll see.

Glad the back is better….hopefully that new injury isn’t serious.

 

[Dustin07]

Glad the back is better….hopefully that new injury isn’t serious.

at the moment it seems to be getting worse rather than better
but it's a familiar one so I have a plan of attack already and it doesn't include sitting on my ass.

very well could be my own fault in some ways, I've really kicked up the running hard the last week and I went heavy (for me) on squats sunday. I felt no discomfort and wouldn't have risked injury in those moments but here I am a few days later wondering.

 

[MrKleen73]

at the moment it seems to be getting worse rather than better
but it's a familiar one so I have a plan of attack already and it doesn't include sitting on my ass.

very well could be my own fault in some ways, I've really kicked up the running hard the last week and I went heavy (for me) on squats sunday. I felt no discomfort and wouldn't have risked injury in those moments but here I am a few days later wondering.

It is more likely you are over 40 and stepped wrong. Over 40 FAFO takes a lot less of the FA, to get to the FO...

Hopefully just a blip brother!

 

[Dustin07]

Leg press
15 x +90
10 x +180, +270, +360, +450
15 x +270

Deadlift
10 x 135 235

RDLs
10 x 135, 185

Glute machine
3 x 12 per side

Adductor machine
20 x 70, 115, 160, 205

Abductor machine
20 x 100, 160, 205

Rotary hip machine
10 x 85, 130, 130





Notes
Normally I'd have my knee sleeves even for leg press but forgot I took them out of the car to clean/dry them.

Had to support myself against locker etc to put left leg of pants on in locker room so there is substantial irritation.

Felt pukey most of this session, definitely working harder to force energy into the damaged area while the body tries to naturally compensate. Like deadlifts my right leg did all the work so I had to really clench and focus to make left side participate.

Adductor machine seemed to be the biggest helper today! Abductors felt the most progressive, glad I forced this cycle.

 

[Dustin07]

It is more likely you are over 40 and stepped wrong. Over 40 FAFO takes a lot less of the FA, to get to the FO...

Hopefully just a blip brother!

Today's workout about make me puke working around the pissed off area but forcing it to contribute. My wife sent me this

 

[Hyde]

Good that you didn’t go up on the deadlifts. Bloodflow and getting the inflammation calmed down are probably best thing you can do for the moment.

 

[Dustin07]

Good that you didn’t go up on the deadlifts. Bloodflow and getting the inflammation calmed down are probably best thing you can do for the moment.

thats my theory, I'm just trying to target the region to see what I can learn. I have no bruising visible and I can't feel any knots, lumps, or the sort. after yesterdays movement trying to find and target the area I was able to move much better. this morning waking up after letting it sit idle in bed for 8 hours it was weak and sore, I opted to sit on the bed to put my socks on rather than trying to balance on that leg. so yeah, it hurts and is a bit problematic, but I don't think its serious, just another tweak I need to work through.

It now feels directly along the entire stretch of the IT band region. yesterday the pop was in the center left glute, raidating to the belt line, but there is literally zero sensation of pain there now, it's all it band and can radiate down past the knee into the calf and ankle when I irritate it. still hoping the pop was just breaking up scar tissue or something and a pissed off IT band does make sense with all the running I've been doing again. so we'll see. I'll keep working it like any other minor stiffness until it tells me that it's either healed or needs further assistance.

 

[gphagan1]

Just kidding…. I really do hope it gets better.