Dissection Of The Funt
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<p>Worth hanging about at 120ish on the squats and get your depth sorted? That'll lay a good platform for going heavier bro. Box squats are always a good variation to add in heavier work while still working on depth.</p>
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To answer your other question: yes, 120 is probably where the squats stop for now. Need to be sure I can control that for 5 x 5 and with better depth.<br><br>
The initial goal was 140kg but that was more of a 1RM scenario before i started 5x5<br><br>
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<p>I don't think you're sorry. And it sounds exactly like something "Virgil" would say - if he really is someone other than you :think:</p>
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<p>Saw the Chiro today about the neck/vision thing - bunch of manipulations and bit of cracking. Heap of tenderness in the spinal area that felt a lot better after some release work.</p>
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<p>Recommended I get a full spinal xray to make sure there were no potential issues given the areas I was having trouble with, so did that as well. Hopefully that, and the new bed we've ordered, will help with the neck and back issues</p> -
<p>Yeah bro, go and get a WOF for some peace of mind!</p>
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<p>Tired as fuck today. Slept like a log for about 9 hours straight and having trouble thinking straight now.</p>
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<p>Must mean the body is in healing mode or some shit. Time to dose up on water and lean foods to get this ball rolling.</p>
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<p>Weigh in with the trainer last night - lost a bit of weight around the hips but I'm a while off fitting into the jeans I was wearing at 95kg
Increases in upper leg and upper arm circumference.</p>
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<p>The body fat testing guys will be back in about 6 weeks so will work hard on the lean goals between now and then. Stupid sugar diet...</p> -
<p>Haven't been to the gym for a week as I get sorted out with the chiro and physio. Also having blood tests to check current health, and ultrasound to have a look any structural issues. </p>
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<p>Spinal x-ray showed no signs of real issue but the slight lateral curvature of my mid-spine through the lumbar is very apparent. Got some exercises to do but need to buy one of these gigantic rollers to lie on and stretch my thoracic spine out on. Fuck all these exercises! </p> -
<p>Who knew you had a genetic predisposition to needing a roller! Lucky man ha ha :whistle:</p>
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<p>Ugh. First time back at the gym in 10 days. Just got bored with work, so headed home and decided to get some muscle work done.</p>
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<p>Been in a bit of a mental down state since last gym session. Something about endorphins? Or the silent treatment from the wife. Maybe both.</p>
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<p>Backed off the weights a little, because I don't want to undo all the chiro and stretching:</p>
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<p>Squats 110kg 3 x 7</p>
<p>Bench 70kg 3 x 7</p>
<p>Bent row 70kg 3 x 7</p>
<p>Chinups 6, 4</p>
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<p>Going to do a bit of recovery on the new roller I picked up at Rebel - needed a bigger one so I could do the back exercises the chiro wants.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.rebelsport.com.au/Product/PowerTube-Pro-R4-Roller/412470'>http://www.rebelsport.com.au/Product/PowerTube-Pro-R4-Roller/412470</a></p>
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<p>If you're feeling down bro I'd look to up the exercise - a few workouts should see you feeling better. Good call to work within yourself today - should be pushing those numbers again in a few sessions.</p>
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Would love to go running again, but can't even manage short sprints without getting this vision issue.<br><br>
Have now had MRI, blood tests, ultrasound, and general examination. Nothing wrong physically/structurally.<br><br>
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Have been out of the gym because of this sore back. Chiro is working on my right hip which is rotated in a weird way, and that is not helping my lifting in any fashion.
So I'm avoiding squats for now, and working on isolating each leg as a starting point. Did some incline single leg press today at 100kg and then jacked it up a bit before going for both legs somewhere north of 200kg. In between that, did bench press 70kg and some bent row, before finishing off with chinups.
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You may have already mentioned this, not sure yet but have you been to the Optometrist ? I went last week, good news for me is that my short sightedness is correcting itself as I get older and they predicted my vision will be back to 20/20 by my mid 40s. I also got told off for not cleaning my contacts well enough and keeping them for far longer than I should on account of my Scottish thriftiness and not wanting to spend money. I often wear my glasses but hate going out on sunny days without shades and it's incredibly hard to find bi focal glasses that don't make you look like a complete and utter rapist.
They also did a scan of my eyes and from that concluded that I'm generally pretty healthy, no bad cholesterol, diabetes etc.
Anyway, my point is they might discover something that the doctors can't ?
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I did that a while ago. So far have covered the following:
Optometrist
Cranial MRI
Blood tests
Full torso Xray
Carotid UltrasoundNothing out of the ordinary found. A bit of age showing on the spine in a couple of places. Otherwise I think its got to be some kind of muscular/nerve thing. So far, several sessions of chiro haven't help, but that can often take time.
Got a new mattress coming this week to help with the spinal relaxation. Going to the neurologist for his opinion next month (when the fluffybunny stops pushing back the appointments).
I went for a walk yesterday and tried a gentle jog for about 100m and it started even there. I think I really need to go back to basics on the diet and hydration, and just go walking. A lot.
Did a bushwalk with the family a couple of Sundays ago, which is good for the legs and back
http://unleashthepowerwall.com/2016/09/06/blue-mountains-bushwalk/
Need to do more of this as the weather warms.
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As I mentioned in my thread a good walk is all sorts of awesome, loved the one I did in Raro even if it was a genuine climb a lot of the time.
Sux whatever it is though dude, at our age the need to sprint is obviously less than when we were younger but it is truly shit when the body doesn't do what it is supposed to.
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