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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: warpspeed to the new scenario
« Last post by Joe on July 10, 2025, 04:04:58 pm »
10-07-25

Gym--
Stairmaster x 25 mins
Incline walk x 20 mins

Machine Dip x 3 drop
D-Handle Cable Row x 3 drop
OL Seated Calf 40 x 4, 3 + a bunch two legged

Notes

Also jogged to and from the gym (like ~.5k each way) without pain. Hell yeah. Gonna still avoid running a few more days since I'm enjoying this routine, then will slowly reintegrate. Cycling I kind of hate but incline walking and stairmaster I'm into, so could see those sticking around even when I'm fully in the swing of things. No ego attached to them at all so it's easy to just pick an HR and lock in. Lower impact too so don't mind doing it more zone 2 rather than zone 1 without feeling like I'm gonna get beat up as compared to running.

go to PT?

maybe if i'm not seeing any improvement after another week of activity modification. i have never had particularly productive experiences with PTs, despite having seen 4 or 5 highly recommended people in my time training. like what are they gonna say "it's probably this, run less, strengthen your foot and ankle" cool thanks i worked that out already.

i guess if you've only had bad experiences, makes sense you wouldn't want to try again. i've definitely had that kind of PT, but i've had some good ones, too. helping identify root causes i wouldn't have thought of, for example. dry needling or other kinds of manual therapy. there must be some good PTs over there.

mhmm yeah, maybe. I mean in this case my point is that the PT wouldn't be wrong to say "it's probably this, run less, strengthen your foot and ankle"! but like I can work that out myself and I have no problems sticking to a routine on that basis. So for me,  I think the highest value is (a) for stuff that you can't make sense of yourself, (b) when you're someone who's not rly in the know so much or (c) you need some accountability to stick to a rehab routine. That said, I'd defo go much more quickly for anything like lower back or shoulder related. But lower leg + tendon stuff feels in my wheelhouse.

I'm also pretty sceptical of manual therapy beyond acute relief
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: warpspeed to the new scenario
« Last post by LBSS on July 10, 2025, 06:44:21 am »
go to PT?

maybe if i'm not seeing any improvement after another week of activity modification. i have never had particularly productive experiences with PTs, despite having seen 4 or 5 highly recommended people in my time training. like what are they gonna say "it's probably this, run less, strengthen your foot and ankle" cool thanks i worked that out already.

i guess if you've only had bad experiences, makes sense you wouldn't want to try again. i've definitely had that kind of PT, but i've had some good ones, too. helping identify root causes i wouldn't have thought of, for example. dry needling or other kinds of manual therapy. there must be some good PTs over there.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« Last post by LBSS on July 10, 2025, 06:18:37 am »
yesterday

- track intervals
-- warm up
-- 3 x [300,500,800] w/1 min walk after short reps, 2-3 min after the 800s
-- bonus 300
-- cool down
ran the 300s in 1:02, 1:01, 1:02, 0:58. 500s in 1:49, 1:46, 1:50. 800s in 3:06, 3:03, 2:57. T+DI 152.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: warpspeed to the new scenario
« Last post by Joe on July 09, 2025, 03:50:10 pm »
09-07-25

Stationary Bike --
47:15 total, 2x9' climb and 2x5' climb, rest easy [climbs ~150 HR avg, easy 110 HR avg]

Notes

Didn't feel my foot at all today other than 1 or 2 very minor moments while running around barefoot with my cats. Nice. Optimistic.

Easy on the treadmill/stairmaster tmrw I guess. Sleepy.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: warpspeed to the new scenario
« Last post by Joe on July 08, 2025, 03:56:58 pm »
go to PT?

maybe if i'm not seeing any improvement after another week of activity modification. i have never had particularly productive experiences with PTs, despite having seen 4 or 5 highly recommended people in my time training. like what are they gonna say "it's probably this, run less, strengthen your foot and ankle" cool thanks i worked that out already.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: warpspeed to the new scenario
« Last post by LBSS on July 08, 2025, 09:08:05 am »
go to PT?
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« Last post by LBSS on July 08, 2025, 07:52:26 am »
- run 1:32:28, 14.72km
ran with a guy who's fitter than me, training for never summer 60k in a few weeks. he knows the trails near us better than i do so i just followed him. told me he was shooting for 8 miles but we ended up doing 9, oops! T+DI 160 and 313m/1027' of elevation gain = slow pace and HR average 142. not too high, that's still zone 2 per coros. it was fun, i'll run with him again. will help me get to know the trails and break out of my grooved road loops.

never summer is a race i've had an eye on, it looks really beautiful. maybe next year. looking forward to hearing my buddy's report.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: warpspeed to the new scenario
« Last post by Joe on July 08, 2025, 03:41:29 am »
08-07-25

Cardio --
Stairmaster x 20 mins
Incline Treadmill Walk x 20 mins

Machine Chest Press x 3 drop
Wide Lat Pulldown x 3 drop
OL Seated Calf 40 x 4, 3 + both legs to failure

Notes

Dece, feeling optimistic.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« Last post by LBSS on July 07, 2025, 06:54:48 pm »
- strength
-- 2 x [forward/backward toe walk x 1min + forward/backward heel walk x 1min]
-- 2 x [SL standing clam x 12 + SL box squat x 8]
-- 2 x [slow deep BSS x 10 + hip thrust x 10]
-- sciatic nerve flossing 2 x 10
-- push up 2 x 15
-- hollow body hold 3 x 20s
right quad tighter than left, very noticeable on BSS. hurt anterior right knee a little, doing the ones with right foot back.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: warpspeed to the new scenario
« Last post by Joe on July 07, 2025, 03:44:39 pm »
07-07-25

Stationary Bike -- 7 x (3' on / 1' off)
Total time 55:26 [123 avg hr, peak 159]

Notes

Man it's so hard to get HR up on the bike. I was really gunning it on the 3' on sections, respiration rate over 40 at times, and hr staying in the 150s. I know bike HR is generally lower b/c less musculature involved, but this feels like more than that, probs just lack of specific adaptations I guess.

Foot feeling a bit better today, didn't notice it at all during the day other than when I had to run across a street in my work shoes, which sucks at the best of times. sticking to non-running for at least a few more days. probs stairmaster/treadmill tmrw morning, then maybe another interval sesh on bike on wednesday, then maybe try an easy run thurs if i'm feeling good.

where is the pain in your foot?

medial arch (why i don't think it's plantar fasciitis). wondering if it's posterior tibial tendonitis, since that would be a single thing that would account for both the foot pain and the occasional "achilles" (i.e. back of lower leg) pain i've had. but idk that it matches that perfectly either. not rly found anythign that checks out 100% beyond "mysterious arch pain that will hopefully resolve"

edit: further investigation, PTT seems pretty accurate; hadn't noticed until doing some palpations just now that that region at the bak of my right leg is swollen, lol
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