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How did YOU work out today?? Yes..YOU!

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Jblazingphoenix100 said:
Your strength and muscle mass will come back reasonably quickly - depending on how long you were away - muscle memory should have you back on top in no time...I was surprised how quickly I got up to beating my bench press etc record after starting at the gym again.
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i've been really impressed by this affect as well. i tend to split my year between two relatively incompatible activities (70/30 distance running/weight lifting), and there's always an adjustment period, but it's never long before i'm back where i left off.

i do recommend a little caution though, since i find that my muscles and cardiovascular system can often handle more stress more quickly than joints and connective tissue. it's easy to get excited at your re-found fitness and over-do it if you're not careful.

@thread: 5 mi on the trails this morning. hopefully more this afternoon. legs feel AWESOME coming off a rest week.
 
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hiked ten miles with a small pack to a 7000 foot peak (started at 5100 though), camped out and had a fire, woke up, watched the sunrise, walked the ten miles back.
 
double ewe said:
i do recommend a little caution though, since i find that my muscles and cardiovascular system can often handle more stress more quickly than joints and connective tissue. it's easy to get excited at your re-found fitness and over-do it if you're not careful.
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oh hell yeah I definitely agree that you shouldn't be too overzealous when you realize it's all coming back and then some ;)

Did 2 hour Ashtanga class this morning...god this new teacher has an amazing energy about her - has me smiling throughout the whole session
 
Oof, it's been a while since I've been in this thread. Since I've posted last I've dropped my gym membership, tripled my yoga intake, and started running 3 days a week. Leaning up nicely, if I do say so myself.

Quick question though (as I'm too lazy to google it atm): I seem to have twinged my knee a bit on today's run-- any tips on how to help it heal quickly? As in, by Monday?
 
Dave said:
Oof, it's been a while since I've been in this thread. Since I've posted last I've dropped my gym membership, tripled my yoga intake, and started running 3 days a week. Leaning up nicely, if I do say so myself.

Quick question though (as I'm too lazy to google it atm): I seem to have twinged my knee a bit on today's run-- any tips on how to help it heal quickly? As in, by Monday?
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Deep vicious painfull massage will speed the healing process, hell you might find instant pain relief.
 
As in massaging my leg muscles, or someone getting under my kneecap with their finger? Either way, if it's an excuse to get a massage, I'm down! My health plan at work recently removed the requirement of a prescription to claim them, so I'm going to use the hell out of that benefit.
 
Dave said:
As in massaging my leg muscles, or someone getting under my kneecap with their finger? Either way, if it's an excuse to get a massage, I'm down! My health plan at work recently removed the requirement of a prescription to claim them, so I'm going to use the hell out of that benefit.
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Theres no need to pay someone to do it. I like to use a foam roller for the muscles and my thumbs to get in there and find the tendons. Find where its tender, press down till it hurts, hold/rub, and release.

If you do get a massage, remember that if it doesn't hurt it doesnt have much benefit.
 
^^ foam rollers ftw

yesterday:
20 min warm-up
60 min hill bounding
20 min cool-down
exhausted.

today:
30 min warm-up
30 min stride/speed drills on the track
15 min cool-down
felt awesome.
 
pretty relaxed 7 mi fartlek. let myself go fast when i wanted to, and rested whenever i needed. i like to go fast.
 
An hour of yoga - REALLY worked up a nice sweat this time coz my room is so small compared to the big practice room where I have classes, and my balance is getting better slowly but surely (not sure why my balance is off, it used to be amazing).
 
quick 30 min body-weight workout for core/chest . . mostly just variations on push-ups and sit-ups in rapid succession
 
worked out a bunch for about an hour and a half, lifting weights and whatnot...dont wanna get into specifics....been doin this alot lately, been tryin to work out for a few hours a day at least 4 times a week....been goin at it about 2-3 months now....aaaand the results are showin!...not a greater feeeling in the world!!
 
shoulders..
supersetted frontraise, military press, upright row, delt row, curls 12 reps for each exercise
8 big sets - 20 lbs 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 (400 reps total)
seated db shoulder press 30lbs 40 50 60 70 80 - 12 reps each
3 sets of just 90 lbs on hammer str rear delt slow for fun
like 15 sets of calves
 
I actually worked out for the first time in ages the last two days!!!

I did 22-3 chinups X2, (until exhaustion)

and

22-4 whatchamacallit (the leg muscles) X2, alternating with the above.

For me, this is huge! I never had the motivation to work out before. I think this is a good start...
 
An hour of Ashtanga a few days ago, another to come today.

It's all I do at the moment, need to buy some heavier weights as the ones I have are just too light and use them at home (with some different ones too, like a bench press bar) as I have decided I'm probably not going to go back to the gym anymore, unless I can find a small one where you can pay for one session at a time.
 
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