Our Physical Fitness

[Scribe]

Dang, dude! Them presses! What's a "Tricep Press?" Machine? Dumbbells? Close-grip?

Rope, on a cable.

 

[Evaniel]

Rope, on a cable.

Gotcha: pressing down in front of you rather than extending upward from behind (like with extensions)?

 

[Scribe]

Gotcha: pressing down in front of you rather than extending upward from behind (like with extensions)?

Yeah, I also start pretty high, so there is a bit of rotator/back involved in getting it down at first, its not a 100% targeted feeling. The dips are honestly the primary activity for my triceps.

 

[Scribe]

I also need to say, even with all the food, all the supplements, and I'm trying to stay on top of rest, I've not been this sore, like a dull tired sore not a sharp pain sore, in probably over 25 years.

 

[Mannahnin]

No gym for me over the holiday "break", as I was busy moving. But lots of exercise moving boxes and furniture between the last of the packing on Friday & Saturday, actually moving on Saturday, and unpacking since.

Extension - 340 x 10 - Great push here.
Seated Calf Raise 160 x 8
Dead 225 x 8 - OHHH Man, this was my back after.

I think I'm still feeling the tightness from Wednesday when my back seized up, so the rest of the workout was very deliberate and careful.

Squat 345 x 8
Hack 410 x 10 this felt super easy, have to go up next time.
Curl - 130 x 9 - Fine.
Decline Bench Situps - 15, but with my lower back being sad I didnt push it.
Leg Press - 16 Plates for 9

Dude, you are a monster!

The deadlifts make me nearly laugh, though, and wonder at the degree of human variation. Most of these I can't even approach doing half of, but 225x10 deadlift is the one exception; 225x12 used to be my warmup set.

 

[Scribe]

No gym for me over the holiday "break", as I was busy moving. But lots of exercise moving boxes and furniture between the last of the packing on Friday & Saturday, actually moving on Saturday, and unpacking since.


Dude, you are a monster!

The deadlifts make me nearly laugh, though, and wonder at the degree of human variation. Most of these I can't even approach doing half of, but 225x10 deadlift is the one exception; 225x12 used to be my warmup set.

It's so weird right?

I'm going to set up a Physio appointment here pretty quick and have my back/spine looked at. I've always been super tight in terms of my hip flexor, lower back, and hamstrings and while I can put a lot of blame on my shoulder for preventing back development, the deadlift and lat pull-down remain stunted.

I'm going to try and get blood work, heart scan, Physio, and a dexa scan in the next month or 2 and set that baseline, see if I can unpack whatever is going on in my lower back.