No Crust Racing

Here's a random question. Kate mentioned that during and after exercise she gets vary tight muscles, so much so in the shoulders that she will get a headache if she has used her shoulders. She gets the same thing in her legs but it's less problematic there. She's had this since her teens so its not pregnancy related and she stretches plenty and is far more flexible than me, and I can touch my toes easily enough. Thoughts?

ROR This thread delivers today.

There wasn't initially, I'd say Birds edited his post before TTT finished quoting it. Although: it doesn't say edited so perhaps TTT and I just misread it the first time (the case for me) or give no ducks for numerical accuracy? (the case for TTT?)

Sound I'd guess.

Birds pickup line, does this smell like chloroform to you?

Forgot this...

Hey baby.... They call me the Birds.... coz I've got the most amazing pecker.... BADOOM TISH

I shudder to think 0_0

Oh, that's even worse lol. You'd get along well with one of the guys who works here, he is constantly spewing Dad'esque puns.

Roll was not meant to be a play on wheelchair words, but sweet anyway.

Oh for sure man I know others have it worse, I still have my foot and it pretty much works, happy days for me. I don't lack motivation or drive, I'm ahead of the curve the surgeon set, and even if it was a conservative one,. I'll take it as a win. There was never any chance that a busted foot was going to stop me exercising and doing what I enjoy. Like eating 2 lunches today because that's just how I roll...

Surgeon said given the level of soft tissue damage 90-100 degree clockwise rotation around the ankle and spiral fracture oft he fib, that I should aim to be back to light jogging around the 12mth mark.... Showed him! He said it will never quite be 100%. Kate did hers when she was 12, a simpler break without as much soft tissue damage (the real issue) and hers still swells from time to time and can occasionally roll if she's not careful. That said, I've already done some 2 and 3k jogs and from the moment the diastases screw was out in January (7screws and a plate remain) I've been on it and using it. Then after talking to you guys, started squatting and DL lightly and slowly building it up. I'd like to get some half decent leg/back strength and be able to jog daily like I was and I'll be happy, I honestly think all that is achievable but that I might not be ever able to fully flat out sprint, rapid direction change sprint again sort of thing, a very brisk run in one direction seems fine but the stability isn't there for rapid direction changes yet.

Hahah yes I fixed the typo. I put that routine together based on various readings and advice from many on here so I don't have too many complaints about it. It was hard to adapt to no curling...... (not really) Squats and deads are getting "somewhere" When I started doing them it was with an Ezy bar and 30kg total weight and my ankle was all "f**k you man". Now at least it's at BW and my ankle is more like "ok I can deal with that but you may not also jog daily and work on the car too much on weekends, walking is fine and some car work is fine but if you disregard my wishes I shall swell up like a mofo and jam up on you playa!" So yeah he's a bit of a dick sometimes...

M/W/F routine as listed in build thread. Used to be 3x8 at set weight, been recently playing with 5x5 and increasing weights with each set + shorter breaks.

Honestly, If I was going to add any exercises/time to my routine they would be leg focused. Probably enough upper body stuff in there already. After sex lol, after sex I am doing nothing but zzzzzzzzz and maybe some light dribble.

Aww shit I'm about to get Birds'ed All the details are in my hektik build thread. As for warm up it is almost entirely having a very good stretching through all my arms/back/legs/bad ankle whle I talk with Kate about how my/her days was. Then I'll go and grab an empty bar and do a few squat reps to loosen up more before getting in to it.

Ugh, I'm not very clear today (got woken up 5 times last night). Bit over an hour for my session including warmup. Sessions is about 55mins, warmup is usually 10-15mins.

*thinking face and chin scratching* Hmmm.

By "more" I simply mean, more involvement from other major muscle groups that will benefit. As I understand it, the incline will hit the shoulders and potentially tri's a bit more than flat, depending on grip. Is that a fair call or have I got it ass about? If you had to choose one only, I already spend a good hour plus by the time I've warmed up so more time is not on the cards.

Question: Is incline press considered a better/more complete exercise or more "compound" exercise than flat? I've only ever flat benched. If I can get some extra shoulder/arm work during the bench portion of the session that's a nice bonus.

Wednesday was a repeat of Monday, checked a few extra KG on the last set of squat (low bar) just for practice. Going to see out the week then look to start adding some small amounts to some things. I may ru into an issue in the near future with the my new bench, it's rated at 200kg, including the user. I'm at approx 190kg when using it to bench now. So either new bench, or I look to switch to incline which should means lower weight used which will extend the bench life. Realistically, I have no great desires to keep adding heaps of bench weight.

Did the same routine on Monday but added a few extra KGs to the last squat set (lowbar) which was fine. Feels like there's more in the tank but as mentioned I will just cruise for the moment to get used to the changed routine. Physio is happy with my back/ankle progress, no visit required for 2 weeks now. Just brisk walking in the mornings, no jogging, as by the time I gym and work on the car my ankle is getting a good work out itself so it's not up to running just yet.

You really have a way with words.... Dezz: Yeah I think you get that with any topic that people are passionate about, divided opinions that is. Some people are better at feeling OK with the fact that others prefer to do things their own way as it works for them whereas some insist there's only a few ways it can be done and get their panties in a bunch when people find a way that works for them but doesn't conform to the masses. In reality, depending on the topic and the context both views can be accurate. Feel free to throw your 2 cents in though, it's always good to have extra opinions and you can always do it hit and run style like TTT who tends to go about it drive by shooting style

Yeah makes sense, I suppose it would depend on the proportions of the person but that's as good a template as any.