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I think soleus is what you are referring to? Did you walk/run at all, besides your normal activities? I bounce my feet (like a lot... even in my sleep I think) and those are perpetually tight.

 

What does it feel like?

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I don't think it's the soleus. My usual access point to that muscle on the inside of the lower leg behind the shin bone is not tender at all. If it is the soleus, it would be specifically where it meets the Achilles tendon. After some anatomy research, it seems the pain is on the inside and lower part of the outer gastrocnemius, or perhaps between the outer gastrocnemius and the soleus.

What it feels like is half way between the aftermath of an epic cramp and a massive bruise.

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6/9 Tuesday

DL and PullUps. Kept it simple. Added variations to PullUps.

FitNotes Workout - Tuesday 9th June 2015** Deadlift **- 135.0 lbs x 10 reps- 225.0 lbs x 10 reps- 315.0 lbs x 5 reps- 335.0 lbs x 5 reps [Alt grip]- 355.0 lbs x 5 reps [Alt grip. Belt.]** Pull Up **- 10 reps- 10 reps [L-sit]- 10 reps ["hippopotamus" with chin over bar]- 10 reps [Double pump at top]- 10 reps
Tried to save energy for a new 5rep pr. Only succeeded in not warming up properly. Calf issue made getting into starting DL position challenging.
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6/11 Thursday

Squats and OHP, but calf can't bend good, so this happened.

One plate theme day! In celebration of the number one, who will always be number one in my book.

Light squats for practice. Lots of OHP because I rock OHP.

FitNotes Workout - Thursday 11th June 2015** High Bar Squat **- 135.0 lbs x 5 reps- 135.0 lbs x 5 reps- 135.0 lbs x 5 reps- 135.0 lbs x 5 reps** Front Squat **- 135.0 lbs x 5 reps- 135.0 lbs x 5 reps- 135.0 lbs x 5 reps- 135.0 lbs x 5 reps** Overhead Press **- 135.0 lbs x 11 reps [PR]- 135.0 lbs x 10 reps- 135.0 lbs x 9 reps- 135.0 lbs x 9 reps- 135.0 lbs x 9 reps** Upright Row **- 135.0 lbs x 10 reps [PR]- 135.0 lbs x 10 reps

By going easy on squats, I had the energy to pr my 135lb OHP. My calf seems to be healing, but I still can't get into proper DL and squat bottom positions.

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6/13 Saturday

Full-body before carb overload.

FitNotes Workout - Saturday 13th June 201529hr fast** Sumo Deadlift ** (Superset 1)- 135.0 lbs x 10 reps- 225.0 lbs x 10 reps- 295.0 lbs x 9 reps [Alt grip]- 315.0 lbs x 10 reps [PR] [Wrist straps]** Chin Up ** (Superset 1)- 10 reps- 10 reps [L-sit]- 10 reps [L-sit]- 10 reps [L-sit]** Bench Press ** (Superset 2)- 185.0 lbs x 12 reps- 185.0 lbs x 12 reps- 185.0 lbs x 12 reps- 185.0 lbs x 12 reps** Yates Row ** (Superset 2)- 185.0 lbs x 12 reps- 185.0 lbs x 12 reps- 185.0 lbs x 12 reps- 185.0 lbs x 12 reps** Front Squat ** (Superset 3)- 185.0 lbs x 10 reps [PR]- 185.0 lbs x 10 reps- 185.0 lbs x 10 reps** Lateral Dumbbell Raise ** (Superset 3)- 15.0 lbs x 12 reps [PR]- 15.0 lbs x 12 reps- 15.0 lbs x 12 reps** Shovel Deadlift **- 90.0 lbs x 10 reps [PR] [Bar+45+0. per side]- 90.0 lbs x 10 reps [Bar+45+0. per side]
I spent all day asleep, not eating.

Interestingly, deadlifting 315x10 seems easier sumo than conventional, aside from grip failure. I wonder if this holds true for me at higher loads.

Shovel deadlifts were an excellent addition. 10/10, would exercise while looking retarded again. Big thanks for Matty being a bitch. I would have never learned about this exercise if he wasn't always whining and complaining, resulting in attracting the attention of ElEx like flies to horseshit.

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First off...fuck you.

And secondly, yeah I recently did sumo for my rep day and found that it was far easier to bang them out as opposed to conventional

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6/14 Sunday

Bench and row.

FitNotes Workout - Sunday 14th June 2015** Bench Press **- 135.0 lbs x 20 reps- 185.0 lbs x 12 reps- 205.0 lbs x 10 reps- 215.0 lbs x 10 reps [PR]- 225.0 lbs x 7 reps- 230.0 lbs x 4 reps [Long fail on rep5]- 235.0 lbs x 4 reps- 240.0 lbs x 4 reps [PR] [Good grind]** Yates Row **- 185.0 lbs x 12 reps- 185.0 lbs x 12 reps- 185.0 lbs x 12 reps- 185.0 lbs x 12 reps- 185.0 lbs x 12 reps- 185.0 lbs x 12 reps- 185.0 lbs x 12 reps- 185.0 lbs x 12 reps.

Row row row your boat, like Gentry. Perhaps the luckiest character in Game of Thrones.

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6/15 Monday

DL and PullUps. Programmed DL reps at nearest 5lb mark under 6, 4, and 2rm.

FitNotes Workout - Monday 15th June 2015** Deadlift **- 135.0 lbs x 10 reps- 225.0 lbs x 10 reps- 315.0 lbs x 8 reps [Alt grip]- 345.0 lbs x 6 reps [Alt grip, belt.]- 370.0 lbs x 4 reps [Alt grip, belt.]- 395.0 lbs x 1 rep [Alt grip, belt. Aborted rep #2 an inch below lockout.]** Pull Up **- 10 reps- 10 reps- 10 reps- 10 reps- 8 reps [Extra wide]** Shovel Deadlift **- 90.0 lbs x 10 reps [bar +45 +0]- 115.0 lbs x 5 reps [PR] [bar +70 +0. Too heavy!]
I almost had that final DL rep. I didn't lack strength. Just willpower and balls.

My hands were raw afterwards and I limped through those 48 PullUps.

Uploading the Shovel deadlift was a learning experience. As in, I learned not to try that again for a while.

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6/17 Wednesday

Squats and OHP.

FitNotes Workout - Wednesday 17th June 2015** High Bar Squat **- 135.0 lbs x 10 reps- 185.0 lbs x 10 reps- 205.0 lbs x 10 reps- 215.0 lbs x 10 reps- 225.0 lbs x 10 reps [PR]- 235.0 lbs x 9 reps [PR]- 245.0 lbs x 8 reps [PR]** Overhead Press **- 135.0 lbs x 9 reps- 140.0 lbs x 8 reps- 145.0 lbs x 7 reps- 150.0 lbs x 6 reps- 155.0 lbs x 5 reps** Front Squat ** (FrontSquat Superset)- 185.0 lbs x 8 reps- 205.0 lbs x 5 reps- 225.0 lbs x 5 reps [PR]** Lateral Dumbbell Raise ** (FrontSquat Superset)- 25.0 lbs x 8 reps [PR]- 25.0 lbs x 8 reps- 25.0 lbs x 8 reps** Upright Row ** (UprightRow Superset)- 135.0 lbs x 10 reps- 135.0 lbs x 10 reps** Rear Delt Dumbbell Raise ** (UprightRow Superset)- 25.0 lbs x 8 reps- 25.0 lbs x 8 reps
I almost skipped this workout. I'm glad I didn't; squat rep PRs.

The assistance work was supposed to target building a bigger LBBS shelf, but I was tired and it was late, so not much effort was put into it.

My abs have been tighter and stronger all week. I blame shovel deadlifts.

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Welcome to PR city ladies and gentlemen.

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6/18 Thursday

BW = 206

Bench and upper back rows.

FitNotes Workout - Thursday 18th June 2015** Bench Press **- 135.0 lbs x 20 reps- 185.0 lbs x 15 reps- 205.0 lbs x 10 reps- 225.0 lbs x 7 reps- 230.0 lbs x 6 reps- 235.0 lbs x 5 reps [PR]- 240.0 lbs x 4 reps- 245.0 lbs x 1 rep [Failed 2nd rep. 1st was unintentional double pump.]** Inverted Row **- 12 reps [All sets wide grip]- 12 reps- 12 reps- 12 reps** Barbell Row **- 135.0 lbs x 12 reps [All sets wide grip, back at 45°]- 135.0 lbs x 12 reps- 155.0 lbs x 12 reps- 175.0 lbs x 10 reps
Final bench set was weird. I think I was just tired. I'm not sure if these rows were effective. I'll probably find out tomorrow. I found out tonight that my squats last night were effective. I'm not sure how I got so much hip abductor DOMS doing highbar and front squats, but that's where I feel it most.
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6/21 Sunday

Combined DL and PullUp workout with my usual fullbody Saturday workout.

FitNotes Workout - Sunday 21st June 2015** Deadlift **- 135.0 lbs x 10 reps- 225.0 lbs x 8 reps- 315.0 lbs x 6 reps- 345.0 lbs x 6 reps [Alt grip. Supinated left grip slipping.]- 370.0 lbs x 4 reps [Belted. Alt grip 1st rep, switched to straps.]- 390.0 lbs x 3 reps [PR] [Belt. Straps. Bendy back on r3]** Sumo Deadlift ** (Fullbody Superset 1)- 315.0 lbs x 5 reps [Straps. Too soon]- 315.0 lbs x 5 reps [Ditto]** Chin Up ** (Fullbody Superset 1)- 5 reps- 8 reps** Pull Up ** (Lats and Abs Superset)- 10 reps- 10 reps- 10 reps [Started e5mom here. Got a timeline to keep tonight]** Shovel Deadlift ** (Lats and Abs Superset)- 90.0 lbs x 10 reps [Bar +45  +0. Per side.]- 90.0 lbs x 10 reps- 90.0 lbs x 10 reps [Never been so sweat soaked and out of breath.]** Bench Press ** (Fullbody Superset 2)- 185.0 lbs x 12 reps- 185.0 lbs x 12 reps- 185.0 lbs x 10 reps [Switched to E6mom. Can't keep up.]- 185.0 lbs x 10 reps** Yates Row ** (Fullbody Superset 2)- 185.0 lbs x 10 reps- 185.0 lbs x 9 reps- 185.0 lbs x 9 reps- 185.0 lbs x 9 reps** Split Squat ** (Fullbody Superset 3)- 60.0 lbs x 10 reps [e8mom]- 60.0 lbs x 10 reps** Overhead Press ** (Fullbody Superset 3)- 135.0 lbs x 6 reps- 135.0 lbs x 9 reps [Fuck this. I'm done.]
Deads started rough but ended in a huffy 3rd rep @390, big PR. I've never done SumoDL after heavy conventional, form was all over the place. Too exhausted.

Shovel DLs sapped my remaining energy. The rest of the workout suffered greatly as a result.

I didn't feel too guilty at cutting off the leg and shoulder portion of the workout. I have squats and OHP programmed for tomorrow. But also, I was about to puke.

Pigged out and watched the season premiere of True Detective. Fucking awesome. I expect a good season.

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What is e#mom? I'm not familiar with this term.

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ahhh thanks :) i think I have seen EMOM now that you explain it.

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6/22 Monday

Squats and OHP

FitNotes Workout - Monday 22nd June 2015** High Bar Squat **- 135.0 lbs x 10 reps- 185.0 lbs x 8 reps- 215.0 lbs x 6 reps- 235.0 lbs x 6 reps- 255.0 lbs x 6 reps [PR]- 275.0 lbs x 5 reps [PR] [Belt]- 295.0 lbs x 3 reps [PR] [Belt]- 315.0 lbs x 1 rep [PR] [Belt. "Yes!"]** Overhead Press **- 135.0 lbs x 10 reps- 140.0 lbs x 8 reps- 145.0 lbs x 7 reps- 150.0 lbs x 6 reps [Long grind]- 155.0 lbs x 3 reps [No on 4]** Split Squat ** (Superset)- 60.0 lbs x 10 reps- 60.0 lbs x 10 reps** Upright Row ** (Superset)- 135.0 lbs x 10 reps- 135.0 lbs x 10 reps
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Yay. I finally joined the 2/3/4 plates club. I did it in a slightly uncommon order.

The back is very DOMSy. Rough round of big deadlifts last night. I considered trying LowBar tonight, but the back kept me away. As a result, I'll probably stick to HighBar for my SSSS attempts on Thursday. I'm on track for cracking 1k#.

Absolutely in bed and in darkness by 1030 tonight at the latest. I don't remember the last time I was in bed by midnight on a work night. Yes, I am terrible at this detail of gains.

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