Drizzt Lifts Things

[Big john]

how long you plannin to deload dude? 1 or 2 weeks?

[drizzt]

The plan is just this week at this stage, but may reassess at the end of the week. I haven't backed off since the break at the beginning of the year (and the odd drop in weights caused by injury), so maybe I need 2 weeks deload.

So we'll see how I feel after Friday's session as to whether things like my injuries are getting back on track. May have no choice but to do another light/deload week if the injuries are still no good.

[drizzt]

Physio again today, last session before next Tuesday as the Physio is away for the rest of the week, and I didn't want a replacement one on Friday I dunno if it's just me, but I prefer to have the same person working on the injury, as they'll know it best :nod:

Thankfully for me, there was no dry needling today ( :pray: ), just good old fashioned hard massage. She also mentioned there appears to be a bit of damage to the medial ligament - from my reaction when she was pushing on the area (compared to the other leg) - but it isn't too bad. All in all it's probably the best it has felt since the injury occurred, and I think the Ham curls yesterday are a big reason why (they were quite sore up until that session)

Have training tonight, and she suggested I do some light running and maybe pick up the pace if the leg is feeling ok. We'll see how we go. Really excited to be coming right, so I don't want to mess anything up by going too hard at training :nod: Thinking from now in my exercise routine, I'm going to drop Rack pulls and go for SLDL - I think this injury may be a warning that I'm not hitting my hammies enough with what I'm doing, so we'll see how this works out.

[Big john]

'm going to drop Rack pulls and go for SLDL

going straight for the jugular...nice :nod:, just remember slow and easy wins the race

[drizzt]

'm going to drop Rack pulls and go for SLDL

going straight for the jugular...nice :nod:, just remember slow and easy wins the race

Yeah, for sure. Stopped at an empty rack yesterday and tried a few reps with just the bar, and felt it tugging a little at the lower back.

Would be good, because I'd be swapping one pulling exercise out for another, with the bonus of hitting both areas that are injured (as well as picking up something that targets hammies more efficiently), and hopefully building up the strength in them to rehab/prevent further injury.

[teamfatboy]

Good luck - I quite like SLDLs, they can really give the hamstrings a good workout, and I find them easier on lower back than regular deads.

Think it was my turn for the needles.. got them this morning, but gotta say for my specific issue it works!

[drizzt]

Cheers man, haven't done 'em regularly, and not at all since late last year, so will be a good addition I think. And one I hope will benefit my deads too.

Had training tonight, my fitness seems even better than the last time I was running around! :-s I'm thinking the couple of weeks off the leg without any conditioning (apart from one tyres session, and one boxing session I think) has helped my fitness recover too - sort of a deload for cardio I guess? But was lapping almost everybody on a track we were running which felt pretty good.

Sat out the parts where we had to sprint though, as I didn't want to push it too far, but the signs are good.

[drizzt]

Ok, very angry today. Long story short (because I'm sure nobody wants to hear my big rant on the situation :pfft:), a few weeks back after a boxing class, I had a run in with an old drunken homeless man after pretty much saving his life... which somehow made him want to kick my car in, and now found out it's going to cost me $600 in panel beating repairs. That's what you get for "doing the right thing" I suppose :roll:

Still, it gave me a bit of fuel for todays workout. But another frustrating thing is I'm on a deload week, which made me even more annoyed haha. Took most of my discipline not to just flag the deload and smash tonnes of weight...

Anyway, weighed in at 92.4 today (with shoes/ipod on) - I think the creatine weight is still slowly sliding off, as eats haven't changed, cardio has gone down, and definition is slowly getting better and better.

• Squats
  3 sets of 6 @ 60kg
  
• SLDL
  3 sets of 6 @ 60kg
  
• OHP
  3 sets of 4 @ 60kg
  
• Hammer Strength Rows
  3 sets of 10 @ 1PPS
  
• Dips
  3 sets of 10 @ bodyweight
  
• Hamstring Curls (hammer strength)
  Lots of reps, one set using single legs and both legs, all @ 10kg
  

Squat weight was still relatively light so as not to aggravate the hamstring tendon yet.

So the workout did alleviate my frustrations somewhat, but definitely not as much as some good, heavy deads/squats/bench would've done. Unfortunately, with the injuries AND the deload week, I've had to temper my feelings and do what's best for me. Plus, another injury would just add to the frustration haha.

[Draft]

Ok, very angry today. Long story short (because I'm sure nobody wants to hear my big rant on the situation :pfft:), a few weeks back after a boxing class, I had a run in with an old drunken homeless man after pretty much saving his life... which somehow made him want to kick my car in, and now found out it's going to cost me $600 in panel beating repairs. That's what you get for "doing the right thing" I suppose :roll:

Nah dude, thats bullshit, he sounds like a real c*nt (can I use that word here - since your a moderator you can tell me). Care to share the full story on what happened or are the wounds too fresh?

It wasn't blanket man was it?

[drizzt]

Nah dude, thats bullshit, he sounds like a real c*nt (can I use that word here - since your a moderator you can tell me). Care to share the full story on what happened or are the wounds too fresh?

It wasn't blanket man was it?

Nah not Blanket Man, although he did abuse me last time I tried to say Hi to him :pfft: Maybe I've got some sort of "vibe" homeless guys don't like haha.

Anyway! Don't say I didn't warn ya...

[rant]Driving along Taranaki St in Wellington, inside lane on my way to drop off a mate after Boxing class. I see an Old man crossing from the other side of the road. I'm thinking "it's ok, he'll stop in the median lane waiting for the cars to pass like most sane people" but nup, the douchebag strolls out - head down, without looking for vehicles - in front of my car, giving me about 15meters stopping distance traveling @ 55kph to react (.98 of a second I think?).

However, react I did, swiftly pulling a swerve out to avoid him - barely, by about half a meter IF that - and the old fool stumbles along flipping the bird at me as I drive away, ignoring the multiple other cars now swerving around his drunken self as he stumbles across the other lanes. I'm thinking "what an idiot", but have a slight sense of pride that I managed to avoid an accident given such little time to react, and likely avoided seriously injuring/killing the old man through his own stupidity. I thought that'd be the end of it...

Then, I stopped at the lights where Vivian/Taranaki intersect which is maybe 200-300meters from the incident, getting ready to turn right (towards the airport). Old man stumbles along the footpath hurling abuse, we wave him off, not biting on anything he's saying, which seemed to anger him further. He strolls up to the car (again, oblivious to moving traffic), yelling abuse still, my mate tells him to please leave (maybe not in as friendly a language as that :pfft:)... and the guy boots my car.

Now I quite like my car. It cost me a decent wad of cash - it certainly isn't top of the car-heap, but it's something I like to keep tidy. So the situation presents me with two options - get out of the car, confront the old, crazy, drunk (and/or drugged) man who not only thinks nothing of strolling in front of moving traffic, but has just kicked a car containing 3 guys just out of boxing training. Or, simply take the green light and drive. I begun to opt for option 1, taking my seatbelt off and moving to open the door - until both of my mates sat me down and told me it wasn't worth it. So I left it, drove off incredibly angry at the jerk, but thinking, meh, whatever ding there is won't be too hard/expensive to fix up, take it as a wrong place/wrong time event and move on with life.

Got 3 quotes today, all saying the small (maybe 10cm in diameter) ding caused by the old jerk's foot is going to cost me roughly $600. Being a driver aged under 25 years (with no accidents in my 7-year driving life I might add, full no claims etc), my excess is rather silly and will barely cover the cost of the repair. On top of having to retrospectively file a Police report about the incident and losing my no-claims bonus for the sake of maybe saving $100 over my excess, it isn't really worth filing a claim for.

I suppose the big thing that annoys me out of this debacle, is that in my opinion - and nearly everyone I've told the story to + the guys that were there - I did the right thing. Swerve to miss the old man? Check. Not kick (or attempt to :pfft:) the crap out of him in retaliation for damaging my car? Check. But here I am after doing "the right thing", with nothing to show for it but a $600 panel beating bill... all for being a nice person. I'm failing to see a bright side to come out of "doing the right thing", which is where my frustration begins :banging:

Thank GOODNESS I have the iron to smash the crap out of when situations like this arise 8) [/rant]

Ahhh, that feels much better Sorry for the rant. I guess if anyone knows any panelbeaters that are keen for a cashy in Wellington (or nearby), I might just be keen

[Draft]

Dude that sucks man, the thing about Wellington is its small and all the homeless people hang around the same places. You will prob see him again.

How much damage did he do to get the price that high? He hit a couple of panels?

Also, I meant to ask, what is chacon?

[drizzt]

Rear quarter panel. The ding in itself isn't too bad, nor will it be too expensive to fix, it's just when they pop the ding out, it'll likely break the paint, which is gonna = a full respray for the panel. And it's pretty much the biggest panel on the car unfortunately, haha.

I'm probably looking at getting dent magician to knock the panel into shape (which will cost about $100), and then get any paint that cracks just touched up, rather than a full respray.

Chacon = Chicken breast, wrapped in bacon :grin:

[Chillicat]

Chacon = Chicken breast, wrapped in bacon :grin:

=P~ Yum!

[drizzt]

=P~ Yum!

Oh it is, trust me 8) Roast it in the oven, serve on rice with some steamed vegies... and here I am now, battling the addiction

Rugby training tonight, I tried to take a full part, the hammy was feeling fantastic - even took part in some contact drills - but after a few explosive movements the hammy started getting tight, so I sat out.

Kinda frustrating, but I can tell it is getting much better! This time last week (err, after the Accupuncture :pfft:), I doubt I could've done much more than a slow trot. But now, I'm almost at sprinting pace, and I don't have the pain following me around all day. So things are looking up, just need to baby it for a little while longer - which will mean no game again this weekend - but it should be right sooner rather than later.

[Draft]

So do you reckon accupuncture helped or not so much?

[drizzt]

So do you reckon accupuncture helped or not so much?

Yeah I think in the mid-term it has sped things up a tad, I don't think I'd be as far along recovery-wise had I not had accupuncture. It did get much worse before it got better though, but once the after-effects from that cleared up, it's been in pretty good shape :nod:

[jono]

lol i hate those crazy bums - i lived in wlg for many years and they often just walk out into traffic :evil:

i have enjoyed chacon many a time :nod:

[drizzt]

lol i hate those crazy bums - i lived in wlg for many years and they often just walk out into traffic :evil:

i have enjoyed chacon many a time :nod:

Heh, yeah, I've never had anything against them before - in fact, in a random act of kindness I even handed a guy $10 one time when he was searching through the trash! (I've also got a slight feeling it may have been the guy that kicked my car too! But I'm thinking that'd be too ironic... what a tangled web we weave)

Ah well, life goes on.

Day 3 of deload

92 flat today, weight continues its slide down... hope it stops about here, as I don't want to lose too much more weight. In saying that, with the few kilo I've lost since coming off the creatine I've noticed my fitness has improved, and I don't think it's a coincidence. So I guess it's a good thing being slightly lighter, as I don't seem to have lost any strength, but have gained some fitness back :nod: I seem to be riding a pretty nice balance at around this weight, and hopefully both aspects of my fitness can continue this way.

• Incline DB Bench (neutral grip, weight = per single DB)
  10 x 30kg
  6 x 35kg
  6 x 35kg
  
• BB Bent Over Rows (overhand grip)
  10 x Oly bar
  10 x 40kg
  10 x 40kg
  10 x 40kg
  
• Front Squats
  10 x Oly bar + stretches (hammy/squat/wrist stretches)
  4 x 60kg
  4 x 60kg
  4 x 60kg
  
• Pullups (overhand grip, slightly wider than shoulder-width)
  4 x +20kg
  3 x +25kg
  3 x +25kg
  

Comments

• Incline DBs felt good, neutral grip so I could get a bigger ROM, paused on chest for each rep for about 1 second, tempo was probably 2:1:2
  
• Was concentrating a lot on form here, and in particular squeezing the lats hard. Trying to get that mind-muscle link goin, y'know? Tempo was slow, probably 3:2:3 (decent pause at the top/squeeze of the rep)
  
• Front squats felt good, no niggle from the back or hammys here which is pleasing. Tempo was slow again, with a long pause at the bottom (in the hole) sitting on my calves. Tempo was about 2:3:2?
  
• Pullups felt very good, have been thinking a lot about my form lately, and trying to keep my body as straight as possible, as I know I tend to bring my knees up on the tough reps. I'd give myself a pass. Tempo was about 2:1:1
  

Good workout to round out the week. Will likely continue deload next week while my injuries are still recovering

[Old Bull]

Good end to week even with the Drunken Downer, glad to hear the injury is on the mend accupuncture has its place cured my back years ago when Chiro/Phys could not do a thing.

You might have to start picking up the eats.

[drizzt]

Good end to week even with the Drunken Downer, glad to hear the injury is on the mend accupuncture has its place cured my back years ago when Chiro/Phys could not do a thing.

You might have to start picking up the eats.

Thanks OB Yeah, it's a tough one on the weight and what I should be eating...

On the one hand, I don't mind losing weight as it makes it a bit easier for me to get around the Rugby pitch, and I don't seem to be losing any strength when the weight drops off so it's a bit of a win/win in regards to both cardiovascular fitness and overall efficiency in what I'm doing (strength, speed, agility etc).

On the other hand, size does count for something in Rugby, especially as a forward. If I get too light, it'll likely be easier for guys to clear me out of rucks due to there not being as much of me to push out of the way. In my favour though, I can always improve on technique to balance this out.

In that respect, weight and overall size is a bonus, but I have to balance that with the way I make it around the park - because of my lack of height in Rugby-terms (bang on 6ft), I need to be mobile and powerful to make up for it. I think the perfect weight for my body would be a muscular, lean and fit 95, but I'm not yet at that stage development-wise, so I think 90-92 is ok for now. I recently touched briefly on 95 when I was on a creatine cycle, but a lot of the weight I was carrying was water, which impacted negatively on my fitness.

So hopefully some hard work in the offseason should see me get up to a good, hard playing weight of 95. In the meantime, I hope not to drop under 90, but preferably keep it up around 92-93

[drizzt]

Good end to week even with the Drunken Downer, glad to hear the injury is on the mend accupuncture has its place cured my back years ago when Chiro/Phys could not do a thing.

You might have to start picking up the eats.

Thanks OB Yeah, it's a tough one on the weight and what I should be eating...

On the one hand, I don't mind losing weight as it makes it a bit easier for me to get around the Rugby pitch, and I don't seem to be losing any strength when the weight drops off so it's a bit of a win/win in regards to both cardiovascular fitness and overall efficiency in what I'm doing (strength, speed, agility etc).

On the other hand, size does count for something in Rugby, especially as a forward. If I get too light, it'll likely be easier for guys to clear me out of rucks due to there not being as much of me to push out of the way. In my favour though, I can always improve on technique to balance this out.

In that respect, weight and overall size is a bonus, but I have to balance that with the way I make it around the park - because of my lack of height in Rugby-terms (bang on 6ft), I need to be mobile and powerful to make up for it. I think the perfect weight for my body would be a muscular, lean and fit 95, but I'm not yet at that stage development-wise, so I think 90-92 is ok for now. I recently touched briefly on 95 when I was on a creatine cycle, but a lot of the weight I was carrying was water, which impacted negatively on my fitness. My playing weight last year was 99-100, but I wasn't anywhere near the strength I'm at now being 92, so my efficiency was pretty poor.

So hopefully some hard work in the offseason should see me get up to a good, hard playing weight of 95. In the meantime, I hope not to drop under 90, but preferably keep it up around 92-93

[Old Bull]

Thanks OB Yeah, it's a tough one on the weight and what I should be eating...

On the one hand, I don't mind losing weight as it makes it a bit easier for me to get around the Rugby pitch, and I don't seem to be losing any strength when the weight drops off so it's a bit of a win/win in regards to both cardiovascular fitness and overall efficiency in what I'm doing (strength, speed, agility etc).

On the other hand, size does count for something in Rugby, especially as a forward. If I get too light, it'll likely be easier for guys to clear me out of rucks due to there not being as much of me to push out of the way. In my favour though, I can always improve on technique to balance this out.

In that respect, weight and overall size is a bonus, but I have to balance that with the way I make it around the park - because of my lack of height in Rugby-terms (bang on 6ft), I need to be mobile and powerful to make up for it. I think the perfect weight for my body would be a muscular, lean and fit 95, but I'm not yet at that stage development-wise, so I think 90-92 is ok for now. I recently touched briefly on 95 when I was on a creatine cycle, but a lot of the weight I was carrying was water, which impacted negatively on my fitness. My playing weight last year was 99-100, but I wasn't anywhere near the strength I'm at now being 92, so my efficiency was pretty poor.

So hopefully some hard work in the offseason should see me get up to a good, hard playing weight of 95. In the meantime, I hope not to drop under 90, but preferably keep it up around 92-93

Thanks for informed reply Drizzt, see your dilemma but as you say being more mobile and powerfull makes up for the extra weight, mind you by the time you get to 95 you will be a far different athlete to the one you were at 99-100.

Good goals Drizzt

[drizzt]

Thanks for informed reply Drizzt, see your dilemma but as you say being more mobile and powerfull makes up for the extra weight, mind you by the time you get to 95 you will be a far different athlete to the one you were at 99-100.

Good goals Drizzt

Thanks OB, I appreciate the input.

Any word on the strongman implement sessions?

[Old Bull]

3pm sunday weather permitting 2.45 at The House.

[drizzt]

Cheers OB, if the hammy is feeling good (and the weather holds) I'm keen to come along :nod: