Author Topic: chasing athleticism (Read 941009 times)

maxent · « **Reply #4245 on:** March 19, 2018, 03:48:13 am »

sorry i never got around to venting and ive since run out of fucks to give. i finally got an appointment with the cardiologist for the 23rd of this month then i called to confirm and i was told it's been moved to 6th april. i also dont know what the waiting list situation is like for the ablation procedure. did the clock start when i had flutter and went to emergency and saw the cardiologist or does it start after i see the specialist next? I dont know.

I do have another vent in me. went for a walk with my brother and the dog yesterday night. It was late and walking by the park (not inside it mind you) a dog came out of no where. a blueheeler. would not leave us alone was interested mainly in my dog which was already beginning to be afraid of the much larger energetic dog. about 10 minutes later the owner finally came around and i yelled at him 'wheres your fucking leash'. When he got closer i realised he was an older man. I felt like such a dickhead and ive been disappointed in myself. The right course of action would have been to take the leash of my dog and tie up the loose dog and wait for the owner but i was starting to panic cos it was getting impatient and jumping up (i was holding my dog) and i wasnt able to think clearly.

if he was a younger man i would have been ok with my reaction but realising i had yelled an old man and didnt even apologise (it felt somehow inappropriate because the mistake was mostly his but my reaction was also inexcusable). When he caought up he was calm and started telling us about his dog being just a puppy (8 month old) but like you can't tell that from looking at him, i imagine it's close to maturity. Was a beautiful dog in hindsight. fair enough you're training it off leash but at night where you cant see it and it gets away from you? not cool. if we had walked away it woud have followed us and he would have lost it for good probably

i later realised if it had bit me (not sure if it would have but it was starting to get more aggresive) i prob die or some shit being on blood thinners and maybe bleed out. which is another thing im annoyed about right now .. i dont like being on these drugs..

maxent · « **Reply #4246 on:** March 19, 2018, 06:33:03 am »

BW: 92.3
Activity:
Misc: n/a
Diet Compliance: 8/8
Mobility:
Skill work:

Upper & recovery lower. New gym.

BS 6x127.5
OHP 4x62.5, 3x65, 4x62.5, 3x62.5, 6x50
Chinup 5x100, 3x105, 5x100
bb rows & curls

maxent · « **Reply #4247 on:** March 21, 2018, 01:50:09 am »

BW: 91.6
Activity:
Misc: n/a
Diet Compliance: 2/2
Mobility:
Skill work:

Training & bball today hopefully.

Dunks ~ 12 of them
BS 6x135(PR), 6x147.5^B(PR), 5x145, 4x140
EVJ Jumps~ 20 max effort

Notes:
Had the briefest amount of time to dunk before the indoor soccer started but i wanted to get the movement pattern down for tomahawks. Would be nice to peak for easter even if it just means doing dunks during warmups and waving a towel on the bench during game time. One more proper squat session to go (prob sunday i think or if i take an extra day rest, monday? will prob go sunday tbh). I'll also do a light jump session on friday and then go for intensity on sunday (like high depth jumps and/or weighted dunks etc).

maxent · « **Reply #4248 on:** March 21, 2018, 11:39:33 am »

Hey guys if you could read my peaking plan pls give any feedback you might have.

Weds: did volume squats (see previous workout) and jumps
Thurs: rest
Friday: recovery lower body squats & upper body training (bench and dips), shooting practice, light dunks
Sat: rest
Sun: PR squats (prob be 150kg for 5-6 reps and raw 137.5kg for 6), dunk session including weigh vest
Mon: rest
Tue: recovery lower, ohp & chins, shoot some hoops, light dunks
Weds (in sydney): rest
Thurs (in sydney): light workout (better to skip this than to do anything but light)
Friday-sunday: peak (40" vert??)

AGC · « **Reply #4249 on:** March 21, 2018, 07:15:50 pm »

That looks fine, but it would be good if you could clarify whether you're medically cleared to do this sort of training atm, because your last answer did not clear that up at all. I know I'm nagging, but AFL isn't something to mess around with (my dad had it recently).

maxent · « **Reply #4250 on:** March 22, 2018, 03:03:03 am »

Quote from: acole14 on March 21, 2018, 07:15:50 pm

That looks fine, but it would be good if you could clarify whether you're medically cleared to do this sort of training atm, because your last answer did not clear that up at all. I know I'm nagging, but AFL isn't something to mess around with (my dad had it recently).

bro i have no idea to be honest but i eased myself back into it and i feel completely normal these days. My GP was wondering the same thing (about exercise) when i saw him after getting discharged from hospital. I told him what the discharging doctor (not the cardiologist, just the lady who happened to be there after shift changed an hour earlier) said when i asked if i could go back to the gym and she had said, "just dont go dropping any plates on yourself" and i actually did go to to the gym that very day but did a light workout 6x20kg and 6x70kg. Progressively did more each time and now i feel i can handle a regular workload. Her concern was, i imagine, to avoid chances of internal bleeding which is still the only risk im dreading b/c of taking blood thinnning medication. I asked the cardiologist in the like 30 secs of time i only saw him during his rounds "do i need to make any lifestyle changes?" and he said no, it's just annoying but not life threatening. so yolo?

AGC · « **Reply #4251 on:** March 22, 2018, 07:43:43 am »

Quote from: maxent on March 22, 2018, 03:03:03 am

Quote from: acole14 on March 21, 2018, 07:15:50 pm
That looks fine, but it would be good if you could clarify whether you're medically cleared to do this sort of training atm, because your last answer did not clear that up at all. I know I'm nagging, but AFL isn't something to mess around with (my dad had it recently).

bro i have no idea to be honest but i eased myself back into it and i feel completely normal these days. My GP was wondering the same thing (about exercise) when i saw him after getting discharged from hospital. I told him what the discharging doctor (not the cardiologist, just the lady who happened to be there after shift changed an hour earlier) said when i asked if i could go back to the gym and she had said, "just dont go dropping any plates on yourself" and i actually did go to to the gym that very day but did a light workout 6x20kg and 6x70kg. Progressively did more each time and now i feel i can handle a regular workload. Her concern was, i imagine, to avoid chances of internal bleeding which is still the only risk im dreading b/c of taking blood thinnning medication. I asked the cardiologist in the like 30 secs of time i only saw him during his rounds "do i need to make any lifestyle changes?" and he said no, it's just annoying but not life threatening. so yolo?

Well that sounds OK I guess. Personally I'd just be waiting to get a check-off from the cardio when you see him properly. This is completely anecdotal/observational, but a specialist seeing dozens of patients in a shift can potentially be pretty cursory with their recommendations. But it's your call and you know your body. Good luck with the peak, I was seriously bummed out to think you'd miss out on the great training year you've had.

maxent · « **Reply #4252 on:** March 23, 2018, 12:50:33 am »

Quote from: acole14 on March 22, 2018, 07:43:43 am

Quote from: maxent on March 22, 2018, 03:03:03 am
Quote from: acole14 on March 21, 2018, 07:15:50 pm
That looks fine, but it would be good if you could clarify whether you're medically cleared to do this sort of training atm, because your last answer did not clear that up at all. I know I'm nagging, but AFL isn't something to mess around with (my dad had it recently).

bro i have no idea to be honest but i eased myself back into it and i feel completely normal these days. My GP was wondering the same thing (about exercise) when i saw him after getting discharged from hospital. I told him what the discharging doctor (not the cardiologist, just the lady who happened to be there after shift changed an hour earlier) said when i asked if i could go back to the gym and she had said, "just dont go dropping any plates on yourself" and i actually did go to to the gym that very day but did a light workout 6x20kg and 6x70kg. Progressively did more each time and now i feel i can handle a regular workload. Her concern was, i imagine, to avoid chances of internal bleeding which is still the only risk im dreading b/c of taking blood thinnning medication. I asked the cardiologist in the like 30 secs of time i only saw him during his rounds "do i need to make any lifestyle changes?" and he said no, it's just annoying but not life threatening. so yolo?

Well that sounds OK I guess. Personally I'd just be waiting to get a check-off from the cardio when you see him properly. This is completely anecdotal/observational, but a specialist seeing dozens of patients in a shift can potentially be pretty cursory with their recommendations. But it's your call and you know your body. Good luck with the peak, I was seriously bummed out to think you'd miss out on the great training year you've had.

Hope your father is doing well now. Was it his first episode? If you have any good questions for me to ask my cardiologist when i see him please let me know. Im reading a paper right now which suggests that doing an ablation for AFL can lead to AF. Still doing my research on it all!

Thanks about the good wishes. Im imagining getting my elbow at the rim lol lol. In reality im prob closer to 30" than 40" but a boy can dream.

maxent · « **Reply #4253 on:** March 23, 2018, 12:52:21 am »

BW: 92kg
Activity: 15.8
Misc: n/a
Diet Compliance: 4/4
Mobility: T
Skill work: T

Training & bball today hopefully. Upper & recovery lower.

Bball
BS 6x130
BP 3x95, 3x93.5, 3x90
Dips 5x115(ish; +25kg), 14xBW

Notes:
Argh. not sure if i will be able to hit PRs on sunday, this was no recovery day lol.

AGC · « **Reply #4254 on:** March 24, 2018, 08:29:10 am »

Quote from: maxent on March 23, 2018, 12:50:33 am

Quote from: acole14 on March 22, 2018, 07:43:43 am
Quote from: maxent on March 22, 2018, 03:03:03 am
Quote from: acole14 on March 21, 2018, 07:15:50 pm
That looks fine, but it would be good if you could clarify whether you're medically cleared to do this sort of training atm, because your last answer did not clear that up at all. I know I'm nagging, but AFL isn't something to mess around with (my dad had it recently).

bro i have no idea to be honest but i eased myself back into it and i feel completely normal these days. My GP was wondering the same thing (about exercise) when i saw him after getting discharged from hospital. I told him what the discharging doctor (not the cardiologist, just the lady who happened to be there after shift changed an hour earlier) said when i asked if i could go back to the gym and she had said, "just dont go dropping any plates on yourself" and i actually did go to to the gym that very day but did a light workout 6x20kg and 6x70kg. Progressively did more each time and now i feel i can handle a regular workload. Her concern was, i imagine, to avoid chances of internal bleeding which is still the only risk im dreading b/c of taking blood thinnning medication. I asked the cardiologist in the like 30 secs of time i only saw him during his rounds "do i need to make any lifestyle changes?" and he said no, it's just annoying but not life threatening. so yolo?

Well that sounds OK I guess. Personally I'd just be waiting to get a check-off from the cardio when you see him properly. This is completely anecdotal/observational, but a specialist seeing dozens of patients in a shift can potentially be pretty cursory with their recommendations. But it's your call and you know your body. Good luck with the peak, I was seriously bummed out to think you'd miss out on the great training year you've had.

Hope your father is doing well now. Was it his first episode? If you have any good questions for me to ask my cardiologist when i see him please let me know. Im reading a paper right now which suggests that doing an ablation for AFL can lead to AF. Still doing my research on it all!

Thanks about the good wishes. Im imagining getting my elbow at the rim lol lol. In reality im prob closer to 30" than 40" but a boy can dream.

Yeah first and hopefully last. He had a cardioversion done - apparently the cardio called his own number on that one as AFL is a bit trickier to fix with that method compared to other methods like drugs or ablation. He was just working way too hard (50h weeks, DYI jobs on weekends, and 3-4h sleep, aka stubborn old man syndrome) so that plus a decreased load seems to have done the trick, fingers crossed. It's good to at least know what options might be presented to you and the pros/cons of each. Good luck with it, and definitely get a second opinion if what they recommend doesn't sound right.

maxent · « **Reply #4255 on:** March 25, 2018, 06:44:04 am »

Good advice. I shall keep it in mind. Thank you.

maxent · « **Reply #4256 on:** March 25, 2018, 06:44:55 am »

BW: 91.6kg
Activity:
Misc: n/a
Diet Compliance: 1/1
Mobility: T
Skill work: T

Bball training (~2-3hrs)
BS 3x137.5, 2x150^B, 0Fx180^B(PR attempt)

Notes:
bball killed my legs, i had no plan for what to squat, wanted 6 with 137.5kg but it felt maxy and i racked it after 3. Thought to do a PR of 5 reps with 150kg, put it back after 2 cos i thought nah, will just try a heavy single. I could have gone for a sensible PR attempt of say 172.5kg or 175kg or even 177.5kg as a reach. Nah ef that, the cute girl i have a crush on was watching so i went for 180kg, knowing full well that 150kg for reps had just defeated me lol lol. Failed it but it made me wonder why i dont try heavy single PRs more frequently. I bailed it pretty cleanly and on a better day i can see it going up all the same.

maxent · « **Reply #4257 on:** March 27, 2018, 12:15:33 am »

BW: 91.6kg
Activity:
Misc: n/a
Diet Compliance: 3/3
Mobility: T
Skill work: T

Last training day at home. Bball & lifting later tonight.

BS 2x140, 2x150
Bball training

maxent · « **Reply #4258 on:** April 02, 2018, 10:23:16 am »

BW: ?
Activity:
Misc: n/a
Diet Compliance:
Mobility:
Skill work:

BS 6x120, 6x100
OHP 6x50, 2x60
BP 6x50
Chinup 3xBW

Notes:
Exhausted, but time to start back

maxent · « **Reply #4259 on:** April 02, 2018, 10:57:31 pm »

BW: 91.3
Activity:
Misc: n/a
Diet Compliance:
Mobility:
Skill work:

Rest. Damn i got fat lolz. Not sure whether to enjoy a couple more days off diet or start taking the whole long term health thing seriously.

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