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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« Last post by LBSS on June 17, 2025, 08:11:08 am »
was starting to get a little headache on the left posterior side of my head yesterday evening and woke up with it having intensified. it isn't as bad as the migraine was so i managed to drag myself out for a run, hoping that i'd loosen up and it'd go away. partial success. very frustrating.

- run 56:06, 10.00 km
cool but humidity extremely high
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Kingfush
« Last post by Kingfish on June 17, 2025, 12:45:11 am »
Jun 15-21 , 2025

Full Squats - Paused - Maintenance
455 #275+ | 465 #5 | 470 #1| 475 #85 | 495#100+ | 505#2 | 545#1
Page 75 - Day 1 of 455. Feb 11, 2013
Page 140 - Day 1 of 495. 2Oct 25, 2020
Cardio Calories - Inclined walking at 3mph pace per 5 mins | 6% [47kcal], 9% [57kcal], 12%[67kcal], 15%[77kcal]

June Week 3 of 4 BW 206-210

Sun Jun 15

6:00 am
Paused Squats 315-315-315,405 SKIP
Iso Hammer Strength Inclined Press Machine ~135 80-105-115 x5
One Arm Cable Reverse Fly - High/Mid Pull 15-20-25-30 x5
Seated Bicep Curl Machine - One Arm 50-60-70 x5
Standing Tricep Cable Pulldown - One Arm 40-45-50 x5

3:00 pm
Paused Squats 315-315-315,405
Iso Hammer Strength Inclined Press Machine ~135 80-105-115 x5
One Arm Cable Reverse Fly - High/Mid Pull 15-20-25-30 x5
Seated Bicep Curl Machine - One Arm 50-60-70 x5
Standing Tricep Cable Pulldown - One Arm 40-45-50 x5

Mon Jun 16

6:00 am
Paused Squats 315-315-315,405 SKIP
Cardio - Inclined Walking 1.5miles, 3mph @ 6%. max HR at 110BPM
Iso Hammer Strength Inclined Press Machine ~135 80-105-115 x5
One Arm Cable Reverse Fly - High/Mid Pull 15-20-25-30 x5
Seated Bicep Curl Machine - One Arm 50-60-70 x5
Standing Tricep Cable Pulldown - One Arm 40-45-50 x5

* if i'm skipping squats in the morning for now, i might as well add some walking again. my heartrate did not budge any higher than 110bpm because i kept it at 6% inclined and also because the gym was fairly cold. i did not break a sweat but it was still a good walk. i prefer to keep HR at 125-130max. 

7:00 pm
Paused Squats 315-315-315,405
Iso Hammer Strength Inclined Press Machine ~135 80-105-115 x5
One Arm Cable Reverse Fly - High/Mid Pull 15-20-25-30 x5
Seated Bicep Curl Machine - One Arm 50-60-70 x5
Standing Tricep Cable Pulldown - One Arm 40-45-50 x5

* decided to skip the morning squats and see if this helps me get my legs fresher faster. i'm now back to 1-2x 455/week routinely but still not getting back to 495 even with the same about of carb intake (400g+/day).

Tue Jun 17

6:00 am
Paused Squats 315-315-315,405 SKIP
Cardio - Inclined Walking 1.5miles, 3mph @ 6%. max HR at 110BPM
Iso Hammer Strength Inclined Press Machine ~135 80-105-115 x5
One Arm Cable Reverse Fly - High/Mid Pull 15-20-25-30 x5
Seated Bicep Curl Machine - One Arm 50-60-70 x5
Standing Tricep Cable Pulldown - One Arm 40-45-50 x5

7:00 pm
Paused Squats 315-315-315,405
Iso Hammer Strength Inclined Press Machine ~135 80-105-115 x5
One Arm Cable Reverse Fly - High/Mid Pull 15-20-25-30 x5
Seated Bicep Curl Machine - One Arm 50-60-70 x5
Standing Tricep Cable Pulldown - One Arm 40-45-50 x5

Wed Jun 18

6:00 am
Paused Squats 315-315-315,405
Cardio - Inclined Walking 1.5miles, 3mph @ 6%. max HR at 110BPM
Iso Hammer Strength Inclined Press Machine ~135 80-105-115 x5
One Arm Cable Reverse Fly - High/Mid Pull 15-20-25-30 x5
Seated Bicep Curl Machine - One Arm 50-60-70 x5
Standing Tricep Cable Pulldown - One Arm 40-45-50 x5

7:00 pm
Paused Squats 315-315-315,405
Iso Hammer Strength Inclined Press Machine ~135 80-105-115 x5
One Arm Cable Reverse Fly - High/Mid Pull 15-20-25-30 x5
Seated Bicep Curl Machine - One Arm 50-60-70 x5
Standing Tricep Cable Pulldown - One Arm 40-45-50 x5

Thur Jun 19

6:00 am
Paused Squats 315-315-315,405
Iso Hammer Strength Inclined Press Machine ~135 80-105-115 x5
One Arm Cable Reverse Fly - High/Mid Pull 15-20-25-30 x5
Seated Bicep Curl Machine - One Arm 50-60-70 x5
Standing Tricep Cable Pulldown - One Arm 40-45-50 x5

7:00 pm
Paused Squats 315-315-315,405-455
Iso Hammer Strength Inclined Press Machine ~135 80-105-115 x5
One Arm Cable Reverse Fly - High/Mid Pull 15-20-25-30 x5
Seated Bicep Curl Machine - One Arm 50-60-70 x5
Standing Tricep Cable Pulldown - One Arm 40-45-50 x5

* felt good today and did a relatively easy 455. could have gotten 475. i think i recovered better because the walking was making me drink a lot more water than normal. i walk a lot at work so this added cardio is not something very new to my legs. staying extra hydrated now

Fri Jun 20

6:00 am
Paused Squats 315-315-315,405
Iso Hammer Strength Inclined Press Machine ~135 80-105-115 x5
One Arm Cable Reverse Fly - High/Mid Pull 15-20-25-30 x5
Seated Bicep Curl Machine - One Arm 50-60-70 x5
Standing Tricep Cable Pulldown - One Arm 40-45-50 x5

6:00 pm
Paused Squats 315-315-315,405
Iso Hammer Strength Inclined Press Machine ~135 80-105-115 x5
One Arm Cable Reverse Fly - High/Mid Pull 15-20-25-30 x5
Seated Bicep Curl Machine - One Arm 50-60-70 x5
Standing Tricep Cable Pulldown - One Arm 40-45-50 x5

Sat Jun 21

6:00 am
Paused Squats 315-315-315,405
Iso Hammer Strength Inclined Press Machine ~135 80-105-115 x5
One Arm Cable Reverse Fly - High/Mid Pull 15-20-25-30 x5
Seated Bicep Curl Machine - One Arm 50-60-70 x5
Standing Tricep Cable Pulldown - One Arm 40-45-50 x5

4:00 pm
Paused Squats 315-315-315,405
Iso Hammer Strength Inclined Press Machine ~135 80-105-115 x5
One Arm Cable Reverse Fly - High/Mid Pull 15-20-25-30 x5
Seated Bicep Curl Machine - One Arm 50-60-70 x5
Standing Tricep Cable Pulldown - One Arm 40-45-50 x5
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« Last post by LBSS on June 16, 2025, 06:53:14 pm »
- warm up

- hamstring extended ISO holds 2 x 8 x 5s/leg

- hamstring 90-degree ISO holds 2 x 8 x 5s/leg

- SLRDL +20 2 x 8/leg

- band dislocate/OHP x 8,8

- hamstring/sciatic nerve flossing 2 x 8/leg

- superset x 2
-- RDL 135 x 10
-- step up +20 x 10/leg

superset x 2
-- pull up x 5
-- roman chair anterior core hold x 15s
-- dip x 5

still feel kinda shitty but managed to get through this in one piece.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: warpspeed to the new scenario
« Last post by Joe on June 16, 2025, 04:11:08 pm »
16-06-25

Run -- 7.60k, 50:00

Notes

124 avg hr  :headbang:
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Raptor's log
« Last post by Raptor on June 16, 2025, 01:26:29 pm »
I was yesterday in the park and played 2 hours of 3 on 3 and during the breaks I dunked on the small rim. I could do some nice dunks, including an under-the-rim reverse which I haven't done in 10 years. I was also 1 inch away from dunking off standing vert - I did it, but it was a rim-grazing kind of thing, not a clean dunk.

I tried one dunk of the 10 foot rim but because the rim is taller I can't be as relaxed (because I need to push with more force) and my plant collapsed and jumped 20 inches or so. I need to continue to lose weight and get stronger.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« Last post by LBSS on June 16, 2025, 08:20:15 am »
ended up being quite out of it all day yesterday as well, although the debilitating headache part was over by around 11 AM. i wonder if i've been having more-frequent migraines than i thought, i.e., if some of the prolonged, debilitating headaches i get every couple of months (or maybe every three? or four? idk, i wish i'd been keeping better track) and have thought of as "tension" headaches have been migraines this whole time. the "tension headache" idea goes back to the ER doctor i saw in london back in 2019, who prescribed a self-massage machine for me to use on my shoulders and upper back. i do carry tension there, and while self-massage sometimes helps during headaches it doesn't make them go away. and it made sense to think of the two types of headaches as different, because i also, more rarely, get an aura followed by a *much* more severe headache and vomiting. that type is a very classic, unmistakable migraine.

a bit of searching around online finds stress and "intense emotions" as a common trigger. i was furious on friday about something at work - the way one of my colleagues had treated another, closer colleague - and that on top of the stress of having so much family in the house for the prior week-plus might well be what set it off. in the past i have definitely associated the kind of headache i had this weekend with accumulated, sublimated stress. tension headaches are also apparently usually bilateral, and mine are almost always focused on one side, usually in the temple and behind my eye, and usually but not always on the right.

requested an appointment with a neurologist at the same hospital my GP works out of, hope i can get in soon and find out more.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« Last post by LBSS on June 15, 2025, 10:39:16 am »
migraine started friday night and is just now starting to dissipate close to midday on sunday. not an auspicious first week for my 50-miler build.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: warpspeed to the new scenario
« Last post by Joe on June 15, 2025, 08:10:12 am »
15-06-25

Run -- 14.26k, 1:36:02

Notes

Avg HR 131, warm but not crazy, so pretty comfortable. Doing this day after 10x3'+lifting makes it a good 'durability'/muscular workout.

59.9k in the end lol, if i'd realised i'd've run 100m further for the arbitrary goal
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: warpspeed to the new scenario
« Last post by Joe on June 14, 2025, 08:22:31 am »
14-06-25

Run --
w/u
10 x (3' on / 1' off) [avg for reps: pace - 4:16; HR - 162; max HR - 173]
c/d

Total -- 13.04k, 1:11:50

Lift --

1A Chinup
30 x 10, 7, 6 + BW x 7

1B Dip
30 x 7, 5
15 x 8 + BW x 7

RDL
140 x 7, 5

2A Airplane
16 x 10, 8

2B Copenhagen Plank
5 x 9, 7

Reverse Nordic
10 x 7 + BW x 5

3A Wide-Grip Barbell Row
90 x 10, 8 [i didn't suddenly get way stronger, just realised I'd been writing 80 instead of 90 all along, lol]

3B Deficit Decline Pushup
BW x 19, 13

Lateral Raise
17.5 x 14+9+7+5+4

Notes

~23C, humid and windy today, compared with ~13 and chill last week. Probably should have called an audible and done this somewhere shady/sheltered from wind instead of on the track again, but it just feels nice to do this sesh on the track

Extended the w/u and c/d a bit on the run to make up for missed miles midweek. Dunno if that's sensible but was feeling good. Felt the knee thing on like 2 total strides across the whole workout, but early in the warmup.

Feel like there's a good chance this ends up being more mileage than tmrw's time-on-feet-defined long-run, lol.

A++ strong recommendation for airplanes and copenhagens.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: warpspeed to the new scenario
« Last post by LBSS on June 13, 2025, 05:52:30 pm »
that sounds similar to what i experienced back in feb when i ran 14 miles on a clicking knee. it did go away, but i'm worried it's gonna come back now that the clicking is back.

big ups on the exercise streak, got a long way to go to get to kingfish status.
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