Grymm Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Here I find myself biding my time. The end of my last adventure found me with a minor back injury caused mostly by obstinance. I sat out this week's volleyball game to give it time to mend instead of playing like a did last week and waking up in agony Tuesday. It's mostly better, but connective tissue strains tend to linger a bit. I need to lay out a plan to get back on track. If we're not bulking, we're cutting. Get back to tracking food daily. I do pretty well with this, but I stopped over the last week. For a couple days, I wasn't going to stand and cook or stand and go food shopping. Even so, I've dropped back down to 273.4#. Drop the calories down under 3000. I'm probably going to consistently hit 2500-2700. Keep the protein and fiber up (280+, 40+). Drink the water. I find that life is better when I am very hydrated vs only drinking when I'm thirsty. 3qts of water at work a day should do it in addition to my normal drinking habits. Rehab: Phase 1: Daily activity - 30 minutes. I've been alternating bodyweight squats, stretching, and mobility work with walks around the lake. Phase 2: Daily activity alternating the above with limited light lifting (deadlifts, bench, row). NO SQUATS WITH A BARBELL!!! *sadface* I'm going to avoid press as well. Phase 3: Go see a coach to get my squat back in line. After this check point, the adventure could branch off in several directions. 7 Quote Intro Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 Link to comment
RedStone Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 alright! FIRST! And I didn't loose my spot 3 Quote ~Peace Be The Journey~ one - two - three - four - five - six - seven- eight - nine - ten - eleven - twelve - thirteen - fourteen - fifteen - sixteen - seventeen - eighteen - nineteen - twenty - twenty one - twenty two - twenty three - twenty four - twenty five - twenty six - twenty seven - twenty eight - twenty nine - thirty - thirty one - thirty two - thirty three - thirty four - thirty five - thirty six Link to comment
miss_marissa Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY 1 Quote Current Challenge # 39 | #38 | #37 | #36 | #35 |#34 | #33 | #32 | #31 | #30 | #29 | #28 | #27 | #26 | #25 | # 24 | #23 | #22 | #21 | #20 | #19 | #18 | #17 | #16 | #15 | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9| #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 | Battle Log Instagram | Goodreads Link to comment
Volki Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Grymm! He man good to see you back for some more Good luck with the rehab and the goals! Following and watching like Alex... hopefully the Ludwig Van won't cause me to be ill like him though ;D 2 Quote Link to comment
Emerald_Dragonfly Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Welly, welly, well....looks like a challenge to follow! 2 Quote ~Emerald_Dragonfly Level 13 Warrior Link to comment
Grymm Posted September 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Quick update: Sunday: Went for a walk but ate garbage. Did mobility/stretching work. Weighed in around 276#. Monday: Diet was 2480/285/48 Cal/Prot/Fib but with some Swiss chocolate at work that I didn't track - still under 3000. Water was good. Did mobility work. Tuesday: Diet was 2614/272/50 Cal/Prot/Fib again with secret Swiss chocolate (don't tell anyone!). Morning weight was 273.4#. Water was good. Went for a walk. Wednesday is off to a good start. 273.0# this morning. Work is out of chocolate. On pace for 2962/293/44 Cal/Prot/Fib. It's pretty easy to hit your targets when the only meal that changes every day is lunch (and even then, lunch is 75% the same). I'd like to get another walk and more mobility, but the weather might not cooperate so mobility/stretching at a minimum. Note to self - need to order more whey. What flavor though? Hmmm. These are important decisions. 8 Quote Intro Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 Link to comment
RedStone Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Cookies & cream. Obvs. 2 Quote ~Peace Be The Journey~ one - two - three - four - five - six - seven- eight - nine - ten - eleven - twelve - thirteen - fourteen - fifteen - sixteen - seventeen - eighteen - nineteen - twenty - twenty one - twenty two - twenty three - twenty four - twenty five - twenty six - twenty seven - twenty eight - twenty nine - thirty - thirty one - thirty two - thirty three - thirty four - thirty five - thirty six Link to comment
Grymm Posted September 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 5 minutes ago, ~RedStone~ said: Cookies & cream. Obvs. It's in the running! Quote Intro Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 Link to comment
ixaera Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 what brand do you like?? Quote Link to comment
Grymm Posted September 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 I think I'm going to stick with Optimum Nutrition. I have no complaints so far. 3 Quote Intro Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 Link to comment
Emerald_Dragonfly Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 4 hours ago, Grymm said: It's pretty easy to hit your targets when the only meal that changes every day is lunch (and even then, lunch is 75% the same). I do the same. Identical breakfasts every day, identical lunches every day. 2 Quote ~Emerald_Dragonfly Level 13 Warrior Link to comment
Grymm Posted September 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Went for milk chocolate. The cookies and cream was surprisingly rated lower as a flavor though I think I had read it was good before. I figured minimal risk taking for something I'll be ingesting almost every day for two months. I also ordered some quest bars because I felt like it. Cut a pint of skim milk out so came in more around 2800 cal. Did a walk though it was dreary. Invented a new hip capsule stretch which may prove helpful even if very uncomfortable. 2 Quote Intro Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 Link to comment
Blueberries Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 What are you rehabbing? Is that the back injury you mentioned? Quote Workout Log | Current Challenge: Blueberries and the Quest for 101 Ways to Eat Eggs Last Challenge: Blueberries 102 Link to comment
Broba Fett Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Will your rehab involve singing in the rain? 3 Quote Spoiler Currently... Playing (Video Game): RDR2 DMing: Tyranny of Dragons. First session 11/29. Broba Fett tracks em down. Facebook (Personal) Facebook (Author Page) Past Challenges: 13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 Link to comment
Broba Fett Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Just now, Broba Fett said: Will your rehab involve singing in the rain? On second thought, scratch that reference. Substitute something less rapey. My bad. 3 Quote Spoiler Currently... Playing (Video Game): RDR2 DMing: Tyranny of Dragons. First session 11/29. Broba Fett tracks em down. Facebook (Personal) Facebook (Author Page) Past Challenges: 13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 Link to comment
Volki Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 49 minutes ago, Broba Fett said: On second thought, scratch that reference. Substitute something less rapey. My bad. Lol so many sketchy references I was thinking of making too. Good movie though @Grymm maybe you could make some Moloko Plus with your new whey Quote Link to comment
Grymm Posted September 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 42 minutes ago, Blueberries said: What are you rehabbing? Is that the back injury you mentioned? Immediately, I'm rehabbing my back. Overall, I'd say I'm rehabbing a lifestyle of sitting in a chair 80 hours a week for 10+ years. I've been actively playing sports for the last 5 years, but did not incorporate a lot of mobility/stretching work. That probably contributed to a few injuries I had (poor muscle tissue quality). I'd go to the gym and exercise, but, again, no mobility work to counteract the sitting. I come from fairly inflexible stock. I sit for a living. On top of that, my posture is structurally poor so that's contributed some to my joints trying to compensate. My back injury is a fairly minor ligament strain, but it was caused by trying to prevent my hips from rolling during squats (rather than by fatigue or weight). At that stage, it was minor (I also stretched a lot of the sacral region of the spine/hips but that just felt weird for a few days). I think went an played volleyball with it and inflamed everything. Any time something in that region swells, it causes a lot of pain so that was bad. I really only feel a small spot about the size of a nickel at the moment. 52 minutes ago, Broba Fett said: Will your rehab involve singing in the rain? For the benefit of all mankind, I do not sing regardless of weather conditions. I had come up with another title (the titles amuse me), but forgot it while finishing my walk around the lake. I also do not own any large, phallic, porcelain statues. Christmas maybe? 1 Quote Intro Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 Link to comment
miss_marissa Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 I didn't watch this movie until I was an adult (like 19 I think?) because you know, it's not really kid friendly. But I was so curious why the main character looked familiar. After extensive research 5 minutes on IMdb I discovered it was Mr. Linderman from Heroes. And that's how I developed a creepy ass crush on an old man, giving Buzz Aldrin a run for his money. 3 Quote Current Challenge # 39 | #38 | #37 | #36 | #35 |#34 | #33 | #32 | #31 | #30 | #29 | #28 | #27 | #26 | #25 | # 24 | #23 | #22 | #21 | #20 | #19 | #18 | #17 | #16 | #15 | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9| #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 | Battle Log Instagram | Goodreads Link to comment
Grymm Posted September 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 I've only watched the movie a couple of times, but it does leave an impression. Malcolm McDowell was the bad guy in Tankgirl! I kept thinking he played King Koopa in the Super Mario movie, but that was in fact Dennis Hopper. 1 Quote Intro Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 Link to comment
elvenengineer Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Invented a new hip stretch you say? *leans in closer, listening intently* 2 Quote Goal: Deadlift a (Female) Wookie (100 kg): 65.8% Link to comment
Grymm Posted September 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 **Warning! This is a lot of text for a pretty simple stretch. Sorry, I'm not sorry.** Ok, a while back I learned a hip capsule stretch where you lay on the floor with your butt towards a wall. You put your feet on the wall, hips and knees at right angles. Now spread your knees apart but keep your toes pointed upward (instead of following your femurs as you would on a squat). Once you are stretching a bit, sit there for a couple minutes. This stretch was ok, but it's tough to do more than a light stretch as the wall doesn't move and laying on ground, you aren't going to be able to reposition actively. I didn't get much out of this. Later, I learned that you can greatly improve your thoracic mobility through twisting rather than trying to heavily extend. It makes sense as muscles are linear and transverse displacement is going to lead to elongation. I also at one time read up on horizontal squats. You basically get on your hands and knees, fix your back, and use your arms to push your hips back. You can use this to check your hip mobility for squats without a lot of tension in the muscles. I have really inflexible ankles, so I find any kind of kneeling uncomfortable, so I did this movement on my bed with my feet hanging off. This opens the knee angle a little, but that should help you sit back a little further. You'd just need to keep in mind that "parallel" needs to be a little further back to correct for that. However, when I do this mimicking my squat stance, my feet angle together. Also, when I do squats, my knees will surge out a little at the bottom. I actually don't understand how people can have their knees cave in. For me, it seems physically impossible. I can't get my knees in even intentionally. Anyway, I tried straightening my shins out, but it's very hard to do. So, instead, I set up with my feet on either side of the corner of the bed. The further into the bed I move, the farther apart the corner holds my feet. Doing the horizontal squat in this position stretches my hip capsules a lot. Actually, it's quite a bit uncomfortable as it hits a lot of small muscles you wouldn't even know exist. However, after do this, hamstring stretches, spidermans (also a great stretch for squat depth for me), and groin stretches, I added about 2 inches to my bodyweight squat depth. Just to tie in the reference to the thoracic stretch, this stretch works because it twists the hip joint rather than some of the other stretches which try to pull on one side or the other. 1 Quote Intro Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 Link to comment
Emerald_Dragonfly Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 Read it. Gonna have to see it. 2 Quote ~Emerald_Dragonfly Level 13 Warrior Link to comment
Volki Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 How are the mobility and stretches going? 2 Quote Link to comment
Rurik Harrgath Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 Two extra inches to your body squat is pretty impressive. 1 Quote [Level ??] Rurik, the Wayfinder Class: Gloomfall Gunslinger (Artificer/Gunslinger) BRUTALITY 11 | FINESSE 10 | VIGOR 11 | INSIGHT 14 | WILL 13 Equipment: The Alchemist greatcoat armor, Longshot adventuring rifle, Slicer & Dicer dual blades, with adventurer's pack containing an alchemist's kit. "Rangers have to at least give up on pants. It's a special rule we enacted after Rurik became a Guild Leader.” – DarK_RaideR "Did I just get my ass kicked by a member of Metallica meets History Channel's Vikings?" - Wild Wolf "By the Well-Oiled-and-Meticulously-Groomed Beard of Rurik!" - Tanktimus the Encourager Link to comment
Emerald_Dragonfly Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 46 minutes ago, Rurik Harrgath said: Two extra inches to your body squat is pretty impressive. Don't make crude joke. Do not make crude joke. Do. Not. Phew...didn't. Two extra inches, eh? Shut up, Emerald_Dragonfly. 4 Quote ~Emerald_Dragonfly Level 13 Warrior Link to comment
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