No Crust Racing

Fasting... lol You girls and your silly fads.

lol It's Friday so things are bound to get loose in here, a bit like Troy.

Every hole's a goal!

Did you lube it up first or just jam it straight in your butt?

Pfft, sif Bird's doesn't do enough cardio/volume to accommodate, don't assume that your fat macro is the same as his. Fat Troy... FYI, had some really nice cookies ice cream last night, with sprinkles and milo, BOOM.

I thought as much. I'm having them concrete the outside edge of the slab to ground so the fill stays in under it, I'll do the same with the apron. I think rather than cut on the high side I'd rather fill on the low side and retain that with a concrete sleeper or two as it's closer to the fence and will be less unsightly. I was curious as to whether or not aprons are sometimes laid "with" the land so to speak, so in my case there'd be quite an apron on the low side that would need to extend a good 1-1.5m to get a suitable entry angle, but on the high side it'd be quite short, as such it'd have more of a triangle shape. I suppose that could be done but it might look retarded.

I think if I've learned anything, it's that the plateau I'm at in some things will only be broken by going back to my old training methods and that's not something I'm willing to do at this point. Old methods in terms of training intensity, eating habits, dedication etc. I've got a lot of other things on the plate now that I see as equally and in some cases more important so mentally I've settled into a happy spot where I can maintain some strength and physique without sacrificing too much of those others things, time money, relationship happiness. When I can do legs and back again I might switch to a a 3 days split, push, pull, legs, so I can hit bench, DL and squat a bit harder knowing i have a week to recover. Plus I think I can shorten the total time in the gym (important to me at the moment) and still get enough out of it to be happy. If there's a mental hurdle (beyond having this back/leg issue right now which to me is as much mental as physical) it's about achieving balance. As for the benching, I get you, I could definitely push harder, but I will say that I was giving it a pretty red hot go on the 8th rep of the last set I did at that weight, I pushed harder than I would normally (as I tend to hold a little back to avoid injury and by hold a little back I just mean that I'll push as hard as I can up until the point I feel stabilizing/secondary muscles faltering and I won't keep smashing through that point like I used to as I know what happens when I do and I like that I've been able to avoid injuries in that way). If I'd had a spotter I think only a little assistance would've been needed to get me through that sticking point and onto the home stretch.

Rev: You never commented on why yopu thought I didn't make an improvement, fair enough I only had a 2 week go at it, but it seemed like you had something to add earlier and didn't. That aside, another lighter workout last night getting back to 3x weekly. Bench 110 for 8 reps then 6 reps, which was only 5 reps on Monday and failed 6. 20kg chins x 2 sets of 8. 25kg dips x2 sets of 8. 2 sets of 10 per leg body weight lunges, 2 sets of 20 body weight calf raises, a 1min front plank, 30 secs each side, then another 30 sec front plank and some body weight squatting motions to see how things feel, I note the bum wants to tuck just above parallel. I'd also be inclined to say that I am experiencing a little less leg and back discomfort, normally by the end of the day I'll get some real sharp grabs and twinges but they were more minor last night. Whether that's chrio or just movement from walking/squat motions/lunges/stretching I'm not sure.

Nice

So things are progressing, going through the paperwork at the moment and getting permits etc. Slab should start in a week or two. Something I am curious about. See the pic attached. That's looking at the front of the slab which is 100mm The green is natural ground level, the black is fill/slab. On the high side it'll be 300mm above natural ground and on the other side, 50m at the point of the slab but coming forward the ground raises a as per the second pic and wil just reach above the slab height a meter or so out, the second pic shows it side on if that makes sense. How do the go about pouring an apron in this instance so I can get cars in on both sides?

She also said core and light leg work are fine, just avoid too much weight or twisting while bending where possible. At the moment I'm just walking, planking and doing some bodyweight lunges, she said those are all fine.

Back, she said I was very tight again and I said I'd not noticed any improvement. She said if there's to be any improvement it might start after this treatment given how long I've had issues. I go back in a week and if there's been no improvement she will book me for an MRI, so if nothing else she's got a game plan which I like.

Amen.

Before I get flamed, I posted that as being a bit better than the equipment I bought, I'm not saying it's the best or what should be purchased, just that it appears better than what I bought and I'd buy that second time round rather than what I got. I'm sure there are much better setups out there and in this thread you always have to put a caveat on everything.

See what the Chiro says today. She was the one that suggested the MRI so if there's no improvement or she doesn't feel she can get any, I might just do that.

Light workout last night just to get myself back on the 3 days a week cycle. Even still, had some bench issues. Went 8 reps at 110 then failed on the 6th rep attempt for the second set (2min break) Got 2 sets of 20kg chins out and 2 sets of 25kg dips out. Also did some body weight lunges and some more front and side planking. I've had no relief since seeing the chiro. I'm still stretching daily and have been walking most days, 3k or more as I've been told to keep the pelvis moving. Also still doing the nerve glide stretch, nothing seems to help at the moment. Chiro again today, if she's got nothing for me I will have a think about whether oto get an MRI and examine those lower discs (I'm not private health so they set me back a few backs) or go to a podiatrist and get my gait analyzed properly.

I'm not sure, given I'm not really doing much right at the moment, I'm simply putting it up for discussion. I have no opinion either way as I'm not a trained professional. "I've contemplated if I'd be better splitting like that" that is, I've thought about whether this is a "generally" good thing to do or not. Ultimately what matters most is probably effort, but I'd rather hear that from someone who has the experience to make a comment .

Race Pace in Melbourne can definitely help you. Give Chris a call, they're already looking after some R35s (road and track).

For anyone who is not Boz, I just had a quick skim of this. http://oldschooltrainer.com/3-day-push-pull-legs/

Interesting to be is the part about push/pull/legs. I've always done full bodies 3x weekly (well not lately but usually) but I've contemplated if I'd be better splitting like that. For anyone else who does that sort of split, what sort of exercises are you doing to fill an hour? Before leg and back issues I was doing, squat, bench, DL, bent rows, weighted chins, weighted dips in that order.

I knew you wouldn't be able to help yourself

Great article, I like the part where he says Birds is wasting his time on volume

I did things the way I wanted in terms of setting myself up to have a go at 8+ continuous reps as right now that's the mark of whether I've improved and I'm just not seeing any gain there. Did I get the results I wanted, no. I genuinely expected to see at least 8 have a go at 9 or squeeze out 9 and rack it. Committed as per normal, didn't waste any strength on too many warm up reps, made sure I was really comfy and in good position to maximise my chances. I went for that 8th rep being 95% sure I wouldn't make it based on how much 7 took out of me, but I thought I'm gonna go for it because if I don't try then I definitely won't make it, but if I try it could happen and I really pushed at the "sticking" point to make it go up, but when it starts coming back down you've gotta concede. I've even gone as far as snatching extra breaths which I don't normally do because I don't try for long enough to need that extra breath. In terms of my response, I'm disappointed, as I thought I'd put in a bit to do those 30 reps previously and was keen to see a gain in the initial continuous reps. I will note, at the moment when I wake up, I'm not really feeling refreshed. I went for a walk this morning to help me wake up which I had stopped doing because of my leg, Chiro said pelvis will love movement so get walking. I've been a bit "emo" as Kate calls it, in terms of being a bit meh about gym because of my leg and not being able to do squats and deads. Commitment is still there, say 6-7, enthusiasm is probably a 4-5.

Nah, just lack of motivation and too long between sessions, and maybe not eating enough. Or I'm infected with failure lol