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clevermanka) wrote2013-07-22 10:24 am
clevermanka) wrote2013-07-22 10:24 am
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Your imaginations ache and hunger
I don't have a lot to say (I don't think), but I wanted to make a post because I feel good today. And that's...kind of unusual for a Monday, especially a Monday after a session with Andrew. I should be wiped out. And I guess I am, sort of, but it's more of an "I worked hard yesterday and am slightly weary" and less a "holy fuck how did I manage to drag my ass out of bed I have no idea."
Of course, I might revise this analysis when two o'clock rolls around this afternoon and I start wishing for a nap.
This morning when I woke up, I thought I had energy for yoga, but after I started up with some sun salutations...no. Instead, I did some fairly intense mobility work with our arsenal of self-myofascial release tools which now include golf balls, thanks to a Target run yesterday. The golf ball is a replacement for the lacrosse ball under my foot now that the lacrosse ball doesn't give me quite enough resistance on that area (thanks to thrice-weekly mobility work for the past few months). I could tell there were areas, especially in my heel, that the lacrosse ball wasn't getting at all. In other words, it hurt to roll out my foot for the first time in quite a while. It took me 50 minutes to roll out my feet, inside and outside ankles, calves, hamstrings, quadriceps, IT bands, hip adductors, glutes, and back.
Mobility work takes time. Totally worth it, though. I'm convinced my dedication to this particular type of mobility training is what has helped me make surprisingly rapid strength gains since I started training with Andrew. Well, surprisingly rapid for someone with my issues and complications.
Yesterday I did my last set of deadlift reps at 110lbs. After lifting increasingly heavy loads for three sets of eight, I still managed to pick up and put down one hundred and ten pounds eight times. I think I've mentioned before that the first time I attemped a deadlift max, I managed to lift 95lbs. I am now doing reps heavier than my previous max. That feels good. REALLY, REALLY GOOD. Also, my callouses are starting to come back, and that helps me feel badass.
My toes-to-bar are looking slightly more like toes-to-bar and less like person-just-hanging-from-bar. My knees come up well past 90 degrees and my increased grip strength allows me to incorporate a bit of momentum on the upswing.
Oh, and speaking of that gentlemen in the above gif, you've seen this, right?
GOOD GOD DAMN what I would give for a time machine (and a lottery ticket) that would allow me to go to SDCC 2013.
I'm just...gonna leave this here.
Of course, I might revise this analysis when two o'clock rolls around this afternoon and I start wishing for a nap.
This morning when I woke up, I thought I had energy for yoga, but after I started up with some sun salutations...no. Instead, I did some fairly intense mobility work with our arsenal of self-myofascial release tools which now include golf balls, thanks to a Target run yesterday. The golf ball is a replacement for the lacrosse ball under my foot now that the lacrosse ball doesn't give me quite enough resistance on that area (thanks to thrice-weekly mobility work for the past few months). I could tell there were areas, especially in my heel, that the lacrosse ball wasn't getting at all. In other words, it hurt to roll out my foot for the first time in quite a while. It took me 50 minutes to roll out my feet, inside and outside ankles, calves, hamstrings, quadriceps, IT bands, hip adductors, glutes, and back.
Mobility work takes time. Totally worth it, though. I'm convinced my dedication to this particular type of mobility training is what has helped me make surprisingly rapid strength gains since I started training with Andrew. Well, surprisingly rapid for someone with my issues and complications.
Yesterday I did my last set of deadlift reps at 110lbs. After lifting increasingly heavy loads for three sets of eight, I still managed to pick up and put down one hundred and ten pounds eight times. I think I've mentioned before that the first time I attemped a deadlift max, I managed to lift 95lbs. I am now doing reps heavier than my previous max. That feels good. REALLY, REALLY GOOD. Also, my callouses are starting to come back, and that helps me feel badass.
My toes-to-bar are looking slightly more like toes-to-bar and less like person-just-hanging-from-bar. My knees come up well past 90 degrees and my increased grip strength allows me to incorporate a bit of momentum on the upswing.
Oh, and speaking of that gentlemen in the above gif, you've seen this, right?
GOOD GOD DAMN what I would give for a time machine (and a lottery ticket) that would allow me to go to SDCC 2013.
I'm just...gonna leave this here.