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yo!

157 is a big jump, no?

been slowly drifting up for a while now. so nah, not a big jump. but def heavy for me.

last i remember you were in the 140s. was the gain on purpose?

ya 147-149 in December probably. slow drift upwards. too many milkshakes

nope not on purpose. I eat alot but usually my activity negates it. I've put in a ton of activity this year so, not sure why it's drifting up so consistently. I actually feel kinda "fat" right now. I mean compared to kenya-darq (139) and boxing/dunking physique.

i stopped looking at the scale a while ago .. only recently did it just because i felt heavy and wanted to see. Maybe not looking at the scale helps creep the weight up.

also i feel like there was a weight-surge after I started lunging. glutes/thighs def got bigger, but so did fat areas.

I like not looking at the scale, even if it potentially has some weight-related drawbacks. It's just another thing I don't want to obsess about.

I'm pretty sure those 10k PR's, 12k PR, and 12k+5k (total) happened w/ a bodyweight over 150. So i've been running ok with some more bodyweight on me. My 5k PR is still when I was 139-141 though (i forget, but it was low).

pc!

rest.

felt good today.

well.. tomorrow i have a half marathon race. odds aren't in my favor that i'll be able to race the whole thing.. but who knows. we'll find out shortly. 6 AM race with a blood orange moon out, so if my hamstring is feeling ok i should run fast. i still feel like i'm in great shape. don't think i've lost much fitness at all.

i came in 3rd last year with 1:21-ish. it was one of my favorite races. i love all coral springs race, it's basically my back yard.

anyway. it's a race for people battling cancer etc.. so how I end up racing it, isn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things.

also: this week & last week's race I signed up for several months ago.. so, if my hamstring re-tweaks tmw, I don't have any races i've signed up for. I hope it doesn't tweak.. if it tweaks, i'm stopping immediately, no problem. If it doesn't tweak, i'm running hard. simple formula.

03/22/2019
- sacral spine tender/achy (not as much as yesterday)
- legs felt really good all day

03/19/2019

rest


03/20/2019
- feel kinda lame, but also feel like im healing up a bit more
- sacral spine/low back achy

09:30 AM: very light: 1h02m ::: (dirt/rocks, hamstring felt ok but no idea if it can handle more speed, low back achy)
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2226995728



good sign that my hamstring held up. felt it barely a few times throughout the day afterwards. hopefully this just triggers some extra strength/healing for saturday. still have no idea how i'm going to run a hard half on saturday.. i mean if it doesnt bug me i should be able to. if it bugs me i'll have to trot it out.

03/18/2018
- morning: felt great
- evening: DOMS / calves (gastrocs) very sore

09:00 AM: very light progression: 30min ::: (dirt, felt great, hamstring improving)
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2222111102







03/19/2018
- soreness: calves improving but still sore
- rained all day too. made it easy to rest.

rest

feel so good today.. no sign of injury. that's most likely not the case, but the illusion of feeling healthy, is great.

turn sound on if you want to hear how fast my speed rope spins.. it's crazy.



after my 2 hour jump rope session, other than right ankle being a little achy felt amazing all day. got sunburned tho.

03/17/2018
- lots of icing, hamstring/glute and back.


diet:
- ate light but good
- a whole half gallon of grape fruit juice after the jump rope session....... HEH

10:55 AM: speed rope: 2hr ::: 120 min x ~140 SPM = ~17,000 turns /// last 20 minutes was brutal
- https://www.strava.com/activities/2220468119
- longest i've ever jump roped! (+30min?)

zion is nuts to be playing right now IMHO. and i say that as a duke fan.

ya. he's just a competitor. nothing going to stop him from playing. not even the idea of risking serious knee injury without making his 20+ million yet. kid is a monster.

what's more interesting is how Coach K is playing him all of those minutes... kid just came off a serious MCL sprain and he's playing every minute in the ACC tournament...... college sports is a wreck.

IMHO, it's up to Duke & Coach K to be the smart people here, and potentially risk losing the ACC title in order to get Zion even healthier. That's where is breaks down to me. It's like boxers and their trainers. Trainers have to know when to throw in the towel, real boxers are going to fight to the death. Zion is worried about letting his teammates/fans down etc. Duke/Coach K needs to override that if there's any signs of him being less than 100%.

Zion looked great but sometimes he did look like his knee was aching him.

pc!

Not sure what happened but my knee has felt off yesterday and today. I dont know the language to describe it exactly but if i do the following:

1 stand up straight
2. raise my knee slightly
3. raise my foot up towards my butt
4. straighten my leg

and something gets stuck in the knee

damn dude. hope it's nothing.