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vicarzToday in gym admissions (in addition to "still didn't buy the shoes, but plan to" )
My workout today is GREATLY curtailed by my deadlifts Wed.
When I traveled, I low-balled my deadflits because...when I do big deadlifts, my lower back hurts for DAYS afterward, and it makes it hard to sit in chairs or drive for long periods of time. Multiple times I've had to pull over because I was literally in screaming (ok wiggling and sighing) pain and unable to drive. It hurts that bad. So before I did my trip that was going to have 2 days of driving more than 5 hours per day, I had to low-ball the deadlifts or I would not be able to do my job.
The cat just escaped the twine he wrapped around himself. Want real entertainment? Use the laser pointer on the twine - kitty explosion.
It's not just sore muscle pain - it's too weak to stay upright pain. Maybe it's not pain so much as exhaustion, but it feels awful. Now, it's not so much that I hate the pain - I get sore muscle pain from squats all the time. It's just it makes me incapable of doing anything.
SO - today I'm late getting to the gym on purpose because I hope to recover enough not to completely suck on squats. Also, gf sleeps in far better than I do. But mostly I'm still weak to the point I know my back will not sustain the squats I'm supposed to do today.
AND - I'm going to have to work with that. I'm deciding, at least for now, to try to keep slamming at the squats and do volume training so I am able to push myself without destroying everything else (such as the ability to sit in a chair). Yes, it will keep my squats down - but I need the stupid shoes anyway while volume training would not be a bad thing there either.
As a pulp fictiony character once said "Fuck pride."
Or pride is having the discipline to do what I need to do instead of always being the little guy with the surprisingly big lift.
My workout today is GREATLY curtailed by my deadlifts Wed.
When I traveled, I low-balled my deadflits because...when I do big deadlifts, my lower back hurts for DAYS afterward, and it makes it hard to sit in chairs or drive for long periods of time. Multiple times I've had to pull over because I was literally in screaming (ok wiggling and sighing) pain and unable to drive. It hurts that bad. So before I did my trip that was going to have 2 days of driving more than 5 hours per day, I had to low-ball the deadlifts or I would not be able to do my job.
The cat just escaped the twine he wrapped around himself. Want real entertainment? Use the laser pointer on the twine - kitty explosion.
It's not just sore muscle pain - it's too weak to stay upright pain. Maybe it's not pain so much as exhaustion, but it feels awful. Now, it's not so much that I hate the pain - I get sore muscle pain from squats all the time. It's just it makes me incapable of doing anything.
SO - today I'm late getting to the gym on purpose because I hope to recover enough not to completely suck on squats. Also, gf sleeps in far better than I do. But mostly I'm still weak to the point I know my back will not sustain the squats I'm supposed to do today.
AND - I'm going to have to work with that. I'm deciding, at least for now, to try to keep slamming at the squats and do volume training so I am able to push myself without destroying everything else (such as the ability to sit in a chair). Yes, it will keep my squats down - but I need the stupid shoes anyway while volume training would not be a bad thing there either.
As a pulp fictiony character once said "Fuck pride."
Or pride is having the discipline to do what I need to do instead of always being the little guy with the surprisingly big lift.
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Date: 2015-09-14 06:25 pm (UTC)Suggestion, do more couch stretches and be prepared to curse my name.
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Date: 2015-09-14 08:12 pm (UTC)Couch stretches? Will ask later.
My abs seem pretty strong and I do work them on DL day. Am still working on DDbutt - video still cued (Elliott).
My real goal is to muscle up so there is never an imbalanced impact...sounds like the same thing you're saying in a different vein.
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Date: 2015-09-14 09:17 pm (UTC)your abs are weak compared to your quads and iliopsoas/tensor fascia whatever and you are losing the tug of war to keep your pelvis neutral
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Date: 2015-09-14 09:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-09-14 11:30 pm (UTC)This thing?
http://arlingtonpainandrehab.com/hip-flexor-couch-stretch/
That horrible thing you do that I hate? Of course it must be.
Vid dif ver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLH1I-phJXU
Same thing with crossfit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PpBntRdK0o
BUT THIS REALLY NAILS IT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqZoK1bq2hs