Jimothy's Back (and worse than ever)

Oh yeah, and with the isolation pre-exhaust I know you were burning!
 
Embrace The Pain !! 💉
 
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Legs are sore. I’m tired. And I still have 9 hours of bar exam studying to do. Bleh.
 
You Got This !!
 
I prefer "Failure Is Not An Option"
 
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Noticed a nasty bruise on my calf a day or two after my last calf training. It looks better today (~1 week later), but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t at least a little concerned about a partial tear.

Doesn’t really hurt, so might be fine, but it looks bad, and I can’t for the life of me think of what else could’ve caused it.

Looks worse in person, but that is from today at the gym:

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Bump into something ??
 
You get a charlie horse / cramp? My wife will sometimes get bruises like that from a charlie horse or calf cramp.
 
Nothing I can think of. And don’t remember a cramp or anything. Doesn’t really hurt to touch or flex, so I’m probably fine.

Maybe my dog stomped on my leg jumping on the bed one night? Not sure. I was more worried about it last week because it looked so bad and is so close to the insertion point for the calf, but I’m less worried today.

Might skip calves tomorrow just to be safe (plus, calf training sucks, that’s why they’re so small to begin with).
 
So all of this just so you could justify skipping calves eh? Crafty, very crafty!
 
jimbuick said:
Might skip calves tomorrow just to be safe (plus, calf training sucks, that’s why they’re so small to begin with).
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Fine, I’ll do the calves. But if my **** rips off, I’m coming for y’all right as soon as I’m able to walk again.
 
jimbuick said:
Fine, I’ll do the calves. But if my **** rips off, I’m coming for y’all right as soon as I’m able to walk again.
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I don't move to fast these days, so catching me won't be hard !! 🤣
 
I lied anyway. Not training today. Couldn’t sleep last night and probably only got 3ish hours starting around 6:30 this morning. Just gonna try to suffer through bar prep and hope I can sleep tonight.
 
jimbuick said:
I lied anyway. Not training today. Couldn’t sleep last night and probably only got 3ish hours starting around 6:30 this morning. Just gonna try to suffer through bar prep and hope I can sleep tonight.
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Prepping for the Bar Has To Be Tough !!
 
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Honestly it’s not that bad usually. Just the crippling insomnia I deal with on occasion can make days like today not a lot of fun.
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Insomnia is the worst thing in the world, I would rather deal with Pain !!
 
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Feeling run down today. Got in and got something done, but cut it a bit short. Now it’s back to the bar exam.
 
jimbuick said:
I’m lucky because I get to deal with both
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I have been pretty lucky lately, since the reduced my steroid mg's I sleep much better, but the lower back pain has increased 2 fold. I can deal with the pain !
 
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Changed up the exercise order to do the sternal chest focus press first. I think that’s the weakest part of my physique, so I will do it first to hit it with the most effort I can.

I am going to grow some chesticles if it kills me.
 
Keep chasing the weak spots, in the long run you will have put together a good package !!
 
jimbuick said:
I’m just trying to make sure none of my suits fit when I start work in the fall
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I would gladly buy new suits, as long as I was growing in the right places !!
 
Rocket3015 said:
I would gladly buy new suits, as long as I was growing in the right places !!
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I had to get my suit retailored for graduation already. She let out the legs as far as they could be let out (and they’re still a bit tight tbh). And gave me like 2.5 inches of extra space around the chest/upper back.

Waist still fit fine for the pants, though.

So I feel like I’m doing alright there. It is gonna be a little expensive to get them all to fit again, though.
 
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Pretty low energy today. No leg press. Gonna try to be productive tonight. Bar is in 6 days, so it’s crunch time now.
 
jimbuick said:
Leg day always takes it out of me. I end up so drained after that I can’t get anything done.
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Welcome to weight training. There’s a support group that meets virtually from their recliners every Wednesday evening at 7pm to share their trauma, if you need
 
Keep Pushing !!
 
You are being consistent and that is what matters.
 
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Flying out to NY this morning. Don’t expect to be back home until the beginning of next week, so won’t be training at all until then. Here’s hoping I don’t bomb this test.
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You have been putting in the work and studying, You Got This !!
 
Hopefully feeling pretty confident about how you did. It sucks how long you have to wait to find out.
 
I Miss Arm Day !!
 
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Not a huge fan of the Arsenal fly machine, but all the other options were taken, so we made do.
 
Something a little different, might help.
 
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