Fatbusting: Kirwan's log
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@Kirwan absolutely bro. No point chasing numbers or levels of performance from years ago. Although hopefully the skill and movement base you built comes back swiftly.
Hmm DOMS recovery? pray!!! lol
I've found adding a light set of opposite movements helps a bit, especially with range of movement. For bench day we'll often do some light pull or vertical work on shoulders/upper back. Then some light push accessories on back day. That seems to take the edge off things, but DOMS are still gonna get ya if you hit weights with any intensity in my exp.
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Took the best part of four days for the soreness to improve. Son was not happy
We went again last night, aiming for twice a week at this stage. Recovered pretty well this time, less soreness.
I'm still struggling to work out how to scale the workouts. I went too hard last night, with big sets of double unders and hit the wall about 200 in (500 in the workout). Should have halved the reps, at least.
Also doing wall walks isn't great for my neck, and ended up with a headache from that, which went away pretty quickly. So crossing those sorts of exercises off my list.
Feel fine today, so the experiment is still successful.
Weight recovered back to under 81kg after the water weight pissed off. I'm keeping half an eye on that, but sticking more to the measurements while I get used to exercising again. Had to buy new jeans at 32 (which are still fairly loose) and as long as I stay there, the weight is less important.
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@Kirwan awesome that you aren't getting too much push back from the body while trying stuff out. Like you said it's about balancing the stuff you can do with a decent level of intensity. Good to be pushing yourself but not taking it too far - a tricky balance as you get back into things.
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Better experience tonight, nice grindy workout with decent amount of running. Some back squats for the weights side of thing.
First time the boy got to try a barbell, heโs having a good time. Learning to push himself which is great.
Zero issues after this one. Tick.
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The two sessions a week with four days in between has been working perfectly. The DOMS has pretty much gone now, have a bit of soreness today, but I can walk down stairs without too much trouble.
Last night was a good test of the endurance levels. 150 wallballs with 30sec working blocks and 30sec rest. I was able to maintain 12-14 reps for the first 100 or so, last 50 was 10 per block. Was blowing at the end of that.
Felt crampy as hell in the right quad afterwards, but it can right pretty quick.
Weight still in the 80-81kg range.
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That is awesome! finding that balance of pain and gain is the aim!! ooh I'm rapping!!
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Was more bloody wall balls on Thursday, was supposed to be five rounds but I pulled the pin after four. Tank was completely empty
Weight dropped under 80 on Friday, so am getting used to a larger amount of daily calories and the exercise.
Takes about two days for the aches and pains to recover, but itโs headed in the right direction. Daughter made cross country zones so will be doing a few jogs with her help her train.
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Minor setback after Monday's workout, had bad reaction on Tuesday with a headache and the dizziness stuff I used to get.
The good news is I think I've isolated what caused it; ring dips. I had a smaller reaction previously when I did those. A lot more of those on Monday (5 sets of and I guess it's compressing my neck somehow.
So for the time being, I'll add those to the list of exercises to avoid.
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Hmm maybe cutting anything that is super demanding in terms of technique and/or shoulder and upper back stabilizers? Ring dips are challenging for sure! can easily see how they could tweak something and cause a headache.
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@Paekakboyz said in Fatbusting: Kirwan's log:
Hmm maybe cutting anything that is super demanding in terms of technique and/or shoulder and upper back stabilizers? Ring dips are challenging for sure! can easily see how they could tweak something and cause a headache.
Yeah, I was using a band to scale it. Just too challenging for my strength level at the moment I think. Same reason I pick light weights, going to take months to get back to just normal.
Thursday will be interesting to see if was just a rogue exercise or I'm flaring up again.
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Not too bad last night, I got a little headache starting afterwards but some pills and icepack stopped it dead and I'm completely fine today.
Got to watch the boy do his first benchpress last night too.
Weight is a smidge over 80kg, so keeping nice and consistent now.
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That's August done and dusted, average weight increased from 80.3 to 80.7 which I'm OK with the increase in exercise affecting the appetitie muchly.
Exercise still gives me the odd headache/migrainey type symptoms but I can get rid of them within an hour, so they aren't having any real impact. Not having noticable after effects with soreness now either, so over the next four weeks I'll up the weights a bit. Been deliberately staying at the low side of that.
All in all a good month, exercising regularly, eating at a more maintainable calorie amount.
Last workout was running, wallballs and burpees. Was awful, nowhere to recover your breath. The boy was not impressed, but finished it.