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[-Lucifer]

...Good training partners are crucial in the process...

Without a doubt and I know that phil. I had a trainer partner last year and that's when I set lots of squat and bench press PR's. I'm trying hard to convince him to start training again.

[Euqinom]

"fapoholic"?

[-Lucifer]

"fapoholic"?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...term=fapoholic

[Euqinom]

I sort of figured it would be something like that. :P

[medusa11]

hey lady I emailed you video. if I screwed it up let me know and i will resend! Thanks for everything!

Im not looking at wilks anymore, its making me mad.

think you missed this

[Euqinom]

think you missed this

No, I hadn't, just haven't had time to check it out yet. Spent all evening at rugby club.

[tina722]

bump.

YAAAAAAAAAY!

I am now a part of the best rugby club in the country!

congrats! this is awesome!

[Euqinom]

Easy strength 25/40

Squats felt great, but I had no sleep and way too little food, so on my second set I felt a small pang, reminding me I should be fresh and healthy when I walk in. I terminated the set.
Pull Ups felt easy peasy, but OHP were hard, for the first time in weeks.
Instructor was ill so couldn't get my hands on any KB's (probably for the best) adn did a little ab work.

I want sleepz and foodZZZZ!

[Euqinom]

I'm so frikking bummed.. That pang yesterday stiffened up at night, and I've been feeling it all day. Squats kept low, at 40kgs (sigh..) but: stretching hammies helped immensely, plus, thorough stretching made my lowerbody warm up. Pull Ups were okay, Overhead presses felt VERY hard, and I couldn't do KB swings.. This is not what I like. At all.

[-Lucifer]

Squats felt great, but I had no sleep...

I have the same problem after a lower body day - can't go to sleep. I feel tired as hell but my body won't shut down. I've asked around and several other guys suffer from the same problem.

[Euqinom]

Intense stretching (multiple times a day of hamstrings (three way stretch) and hip flexors) alleviates my hip. Will go in for a quick lift today! And tonight: Wagner's opera Das Rheingold. Four hours. No idea what I'm in for..

[Euqinom]

REad on Eric Cressey that tight internal rotators/limited int. rotation can be solved by improving trunk stability. I noticed that since I'm doing the 1-arm planks I did get better at int. rotation, and now ext. rotation needs s ome love.

[Euqinom]

YAY! Another sortaworkout.
Since my old issue is gone, my hip 's complaining about it's new work. I realized I dropped TGUs and with that, all my rotational work / 1 legged work was gone. Did that today, and it felt wholesome.
New warming up: internal and external rotation mobs for hips, one leg bridges (clenching knee to chest) wall slides.

Zercher squats, pull ups, and dips + 10 TGUS with 12kgs. MEasly poundage, but it feels good.

[dreahere]

So where's the report on the opera??

[Euqinom]

OMG. Just returned from the hospital. One of the guys came up to me with a sore shoulder, and reached me his left hand to introduce himself. I thought it was funny. He fell. At first I thought it was just acute stiffness, but then we wanted to check for discolouration/bruising, and he couldn't take off his sweater. I gently pulled his leg and tested his arm lowering. I also noticed his arm was a little longer than the other. Spent the rest of the evening in the emergency room. Sweet guy, thoroughly appreciated me going with him. No dislocation or fracture, but intense pain, so might be an RC tear.

I also sent out my findings during the first week of Rugby club.

35% are injured
Wingers/Backs are the most fragile and suffer the most fractures to lower leg/foot / resonsible for over 50% injury-weeks.
Props/Hookers don't show up and don't get injured much. Which is entirely correlated.
2nd row is starting to fall apart from the 12th week.
Ankle distortions/sprains are most prevalent
Couple of nasty shoulder injuries that linger throughout the season.
Club wants to invest in taping
Tough guy attitude is definitely NOT working.

First guy I talked to when i started there is taking smart step towards healing.

Opera was a great experience! Awesome setting, was not blown away, but thoroughly enjoyed going with my dear friend and being in that atmosphere watching amazing vocal performances. )))

I'm now doing mobility/stability assessments so the guys *Can* be sort of in shape to start maintenance training in the new year.

[pastorpritch]

that was really nice of you to go with him.
I hope everyone else wises up and gets healed!!

[Euqinom]

that was really nice of you to go with him.
I hope everyone else wises up and gets healed!!

Yeah, you don't want to leave somebody alone when they're hurt and going to hospital, right?
EVerybody's at least a little scared. Or miserable. Probably both.
Plus, you want to be sure they go in.

[Euqinom]

SUPERSTOKED! About today's workout!

I warmed up differently: I realized I hadn't done single leg work in ages, nor rotational work so i did:
90/90 mobilizations, hip internal rotations, side plank leg raises (much harder than anticipated) and bowlersquat + 10 TGUs and wall slides.

Workout was great:
Zercher Squat 50kgs
Pull Ups Meh.
Dips 5/5
KB Swings, 24kgs 20 reps
10 alternating one arm planks.

[Euqinom]

And another workout. Warm up seems to be really good, forgot upperback mobility.
Zercher Squats 40kgs (left medial glute VERY DOMS-y.)
Pull Ups 5/5
Overhead Presses 14kg 5/5 (due to dip stiffness)
KB Snatches 12kgs 12/12, easy peasy
1-arm alternating planks.

TEsting 2 or three guys tonight for mobility and stability. RIght now, I'm amazed by the lack of ankle mobility and hip stability. A dangerous combination.

[tina722]

mobility makes sense to me, but how do you measure stability?


and hi!

[Euqinom]

mobility makes sense to me, but how do you measure stability?


and hi!

Mainly via one legged work (single leg squat to 60 degrees, FMS trunk stability push up, and hip bridges. Also, Poliquin's Klatt test gives some insight about this as well.. I also check position of the scapula. Winging or raised scapula also hamper shoulder stability). Example: one of the guys had serious mobility differences in his ankles, AND no hip stability in the leg on the side of the stiffer ankle. Guess what his complaint was?

(I've also watched warm ups. Standing on one leg is hard for some of these guys. That's a clue as well. As were the push ups. )

[Euqinom]

ANother successful workout! YAY!

I'm doing BW windmills in my warm up (both sides and to the front), and I think I need to work my hammies more directly.
Anyway,

Zercher Squats 50kgs, very doable
Pull Ups 5/5
Dips 5/5
KB Snatches 16kgs, 10/10, right side was not awesome
Abwork: alternating one arm planks.

HAd a busy weekend. Was taping for rugby and three injuries in match one, and one emergency taping (thumb) in match 2. Testing the guys tonight. Then, dug out session.

[Euqinom]

Aw man... I have another appointment to look forward to with *that* student advisor. Remember her? Studyguide oblivion?

So not looking forward to that talk.

[pastorpritch]

Ah man, I hope it goes well ... maybe she found Jesus

Workout looks good!

[Euqinom]

Ah man, I hope it goes well ... maybe she found Jesus

Workout looks good!

She evil.

I'm sort of dependent on her, because I need prolongation of study results for one course, and I am forced to discuss the circumstances for my delay with her.

[pastorpritch]

That makes things so hard! Sorry you have to put up with that, but I guess we all have that "one" advisor in our school careers!
At least you're "learning patience" haha

[Euqinom]

That makes things so hard! Sorry you have to put up with that, but I guess we all have that "one" advisor in our school careers!
At least you're "learning patience" haha

And self control.
Or maybe she's having a good day, who knows.

[Euqinom]

It's been a while, but I'm going in for TGU day tonight!!!

[Euqinom]

TGU Night was good, Did a lot of catching up with gymbuddies, and had a good time. Still can do my 20kgs TGU, but I definitely notice a strength asymmetry in my abs. Left is weaker, harder to fire, I'll straighten that out over the coming weeks.

[Fightingenetics]

Was taping for rugby and three injuries in match one, and one emergency taping (thumb) in match 2. .

Are we talking Kinesio-taping or regular taping?

And hi again! Long time no see. Those rugby injury stats are HORRIBLE. I'd be terrified to join.
Looking up Poliquin's Klatt test now. This will be an interesting addition to my new arsenal.

I still wish we lived closer to each other. I could fix you up and you could help me train. *le sigh*