Ash's Journal

[ExpensiveUrine]

They were getting much better, so I didn't source any wraps :cry: I will get a set of wraps and some neoprene sleeves ASAP.

That, or probably try getting your hands on those elastic wraps that PL use. Then again, I don't know how "tight" those sleeves would be on your knees but I'd imagine you can get it even "tighter" with PL wraps, might be a pain in the ass to wrap them around everytime though.

I've been using the Life Fitness seated leg press machine - the foot position felt like it was very easy on my knees.

I'm not really familiar with types of fitness machines but was it a regular 45 degree or horizontal?

The odd thing is that I never felt any pain while I was training them but the right one has been getting slowly worse and worse. I tried a different foot position to see if it helped but that just aggravated my old left knee injury.

Did you go....Narrow To Wide, or, Wide To Narrow, with respect to your foot position?

[Ash]

I'm not really familiar with types of fitness machines but was it a regular 45 degree or horizontal?

One of these things:

http://us.commercial.lifefitness.com/re ... -01CPR.jpg

Did you go....Narrow To Wide, or, Wide To Narrow, with respect to your foot position?

It wasn't so much a case of narrow or wide.

With my feet right at the top, the angle of the foot platform seemed to put me in a reasonably comfortable position, where I could use the full ROM of the machine. My legs responded very well to the heavier weights but I'll have to back off for the moment.

[ExpensiveUrine]

It wasn't so much a case of narrow or wide.

With my feet right at the top, the angle of the foot platform seemed to put me in a reasonably comfortable position, where I could use the full ROM of the machine. My legs responded very well to the heavier weights but I'll have to back off for the moment.

Yeah. I mean, if you've done this type of leg press before, with the same type of foot positioning, I don't think that's what caused your knees to f-up. A sudden increase in weight + feeling like crap on the day should do it.

[Ash]

Yeah. I mean, if you've done this type of leg press before, with the same type of foot positioning, I don't think that's what caused your knees to f-up. A sudden increase in weight + feeling like crap on the day should do it.

Ok now I get what you meant. I lowered my feet slightly - 3 inches maybe but that was enough. With my feet right at the top, I was pushing with my heels. Once I lowered my feet and started pushing with the balls of my feet, the left knee injury went ballistic.

[deegee]

Did you try the wraps for them?

What were you doing (exercise wise) and at which point during that exercise (concentric/eccentric) did you feel the pain?

They were getting much better, so I didn't source any wraps :cry: I will get a set of wraps and some neoprene sleeves ASAP.

I've been using the Life Fitness seated leg press machine - the foot position felt like it was very easy on my knees.

The odd thing is that I never felt any pain while I was training them but the right one has been getting slowly worse and worse. I tried a different foot position to see if it helped but that just aggravated my old left knee injury.

I'll be at a new gym soon because I'm moving up to Auckland. Hopefully they will have a decent range of leg equipment and I can find a few that work for me.

What part of Auckland are you moving up to? Are you moving here for work or just temporarly

[Ash]

What part of Auckland are you moving up to? Are you moving here for work or just temporarly

It looks like a permanent move. I'll be staying in Penrose initially but once I confirm where I'll be working, I'll try move as close to work as possible to avoid the traffic.

[Ash]

Felt lousy today - tired and worn out but still making progress.

Standing DB curls

22.5 x 19 RP (LT 22.5 x 17 RP)

Standing BB wrist curls

55 x 12 (LT 52.5 x 12)

Standing calf raises

133 x 11 (LT 131 x 10)

Hise shrugs

140 x 26 RP (LT 130 x 28 RP)

That's about all my lower back will handle at this stage....I don't want to push it.

Seated leg curl

40 x 20 RP (LT 37.5 x 24 RP)

Abductor

135 x 14 (LT 125 x 16 )

Adductor

120 x 13 (LT 110 x 14 )

[Ash]

Yet another good workout - I'm in the 8th week of this routine and still making good gains. I'll probably put in 1 more workout on Saturday before taking a sort of enforced cruise next week while I'm getting myself sorted out in Auckland. New place to live, new job etc....I'll track down a gym in the course of the week and get stuck in again soon.

Incline DB bench press

37.5 x 20 RP (LT 35 x 24 RP )

I knew I would be OK with the 37.5s but I lost focus a bit on the first RP set and didnt get as many reps as I hoped to.

Hammer shoulder press

62.5 x 18 RP (LT 60 x 18 RP)

Seated overhead EZ Bar triceps extension

32.5 x 30 RP (LT 30 x 28 RP)

Hammer pulldowns

65 x 18 RP (LT 60 x 19 RP)

Close grip floor pulldowns

66 x 23 RP (LT 63 x 23 RP)

[Ash]

I've shifted towns and I'm now back in Auckland. Training at CLM in Mt Wellington and finally back to some hard workouts after a few slack weeks of lousy eating and minimal training.

Today was:

Incline BB bench press 80 x 16 RP

Equalled my PB, which was great considering the time off.

DB press

25 x 17 RP

Seated dip machine

55 x 25 RP

Rack chins

BW x 13 RP

Horizontal grip machine rows

60 x 23 RP

Not a bad workout overall - still don't have the full intensity levels back and my eating isn't 100% but it's a good start.

[Varven]

good to see you back int he game.. incline presses look good.. wont be long before its 2 pps on that !

[Ash]

Wednesday

Standing cable curls

55 x 22 RP

Reverse EZ bar curls

35 x 8

Std calf machine

70 x 6

This is a very very odd machine - it's not standing at all, more of an angled sled but the movement is similar to standing calf raises.

Lying leg curl

36 x 20 RP

Leg Press

220 x 12

180 x 20

Sunday

Decline BB bench press

100 x 20 RP

Smith military press

40 x 19 RP

Skullcrushers

40 x 20 RP

Close grip pulldowns

60 x 20 RP

Vertical grip machine rows

60 x 24 RP