Sarge's Lifting Chronicles 2006-2007

[Cynical Simian]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

Don't walkouts just consist of unracking the bar, stepping back like you're going to squat, then racking it? I guess they couldn't hurt if you want to get used to the feeling of the bar on your back again, but they wouldn't provide any real stimulus.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

Don't walkouts just consist of unracking the bar, stepping back like you're going to squat, then racking it? I guess they couldn't hurt if you want to get used to the feeling of the bar on your back again, but they wouldn't provide any real stimulus.

yeah, stand there for a few seconds and re-rack.

Ah booo no stimulous... gotta be worth something, going real heavy and standing there with it. lol.... maybe if I believe it'll happen, click my heels two times too?

1/4 squats do more damage than good, or would they serve a purpose for me? I just can't take it deep.

 

[Cynical Simian]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

lol, quarter squats sound like an absolutely horrendous idea. Just give it a bit of time to heal, and in a couple of weeks, with a healed knee and stronger abs, you can probably start light back squats again.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

ok... a full on "squat avoidance" will be in effect then.... i'm shrugging 5 plates a side next week then damnit, maybe more if I eat properly.


Squat question: Is it better on the decent/accent (in the hole) for the knees to want to go out... or come in?

 

[al420]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

Always out bro. Feet shoulder width, feet pointed at 30 degrees, knees follow feet.

insert shameless Starting Strength plug

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

Always out bro. Feet shoulder width, feet pointed at 30 degrees, knees follow feet.

insert shameless Starting Strength plug

Thanks... I think my knees tend to want to pop in, and that's bad... maybe it's what's screwing me up.

I'll have the chiro check to see if one leg is longer than the other again... and if that's going on it's the hip issue again.


tax refund bro... taaaax refund ... I'm getting it, I NEED to get it.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

week 12 day 6 - "off"

20 minutes walking treadmill, just a bit over 1 mile.

Calves, Standing holding DB - BW+45lbs 3x8
Seated: 3 45 plates with 5's inbetween so they're easy to pull off - 3x15 or so... didn't really count.

Lots of stretching...

Power cleans, presses... a few random snatches (kinda fun 1st time trying them)
95lbs 3x8 or 10

Good cardio workout... wasn't planning on going in, but I did


*Cutting Notes*
This morning, I noticed as I was pulling my belt over to put the metal part in a notch that it went in a new notch. Very good stuff.

Holding at 222.0lbs this am, GOOD thing damnit...

Well, ZERO luck with PT's around here... they all suck, so i can't get my body comp done.... i'll post pics in a few weeks

 

[HiDnGoD]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

Where exactly on the knee does it hurt, man.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

no pain now.

I think it's part squatting form, part previously not warmed up and un-stretched.

When I felt the pain it was directly above the knee, that tendon like part right there.

 

[Kabeetz]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

no pain now.

I think it's part squatting form, part previously not warmed up and un-stretched.

When I felt the pain it was directly above the knee, that tendon like part right there.

Sarge it's gotta be something more..I'm not saying it's something serious, but it's not as simple as your form or your warm up... because it wouldn't have bothered you to such a degree at such a low weight, not to mention AND bothered you on leg extensions.

Hopefully a little time off it will do it some good but something in there needs to heal. Now form and warming up can prevent a re-aggravation of whatever is wrong but they just don't seem like they are the total cause of the initial aggravation.