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Quote from: Mutumbo000 on February 04, 2020, 06:28:10 am

Shin splints are a bitch. They'll go away eventually but can take up to a few months.

Tbh mine usually are manageable and become pain free within a few days if I let them settle down. Shin splints I guess is quite ill defined, it may well just be bad doms in my soleus/posterior tub. This occasion feels more muscular and less connective tissue to be honest. Fingers crossed.

Have you tried tibialis raises? That and lots of foot/calf stretching worked wonders for me.

16 weeks till I turn 40. Got some quiet goals to hit by then-

Bench 100. All time max bench is 95. This seems reasonable.
Deadlift 180 (ideally 200 belted). All time max is 180. Deadlifted 170 a few weeks ago unbelted. Was hard AF but still got it there. Stronger core, legs and lower back make this possible.
540 kick. Just for shits and gigs. With a little practice this should be easy
Bodyweight at 90. Goal is to cut to 88 over the next 6 weeks and then recomp to end at or around 90. Currently at 94. 
Front splits. I'm about 4-6" off each way from full flat bag front splits. Again, consistency here gets me to that one.
No knee, ankle or back pain. Doing my daily ATG stuff will make this real. Very little pain right now unless I get complacent.

the strange thing is ive never really had this issue before til now.... and i havent lifted too heavy....

I had lower back issues recently that I haven't had in 10 years due to my hip flexors being too tight. It was a combination of sitting too much and not stretching basically. Mine had nothing to do with lifting. I could still lift and play ball without issues. It caused me grief when sitting and sleeping though.

I've never really had lower back issues. That is until recently when I had back muscles myofascial massage and it was good but it has caused some lower back issues.

I have very tight hips it seems and release point in hips helps a lot. But after a bit of sitting it starts to tighten up again.

Suggestions? Thank you

If my hip flexors are tight I have shocking lower back problems. Lucky for me it's simply a case of stretching out my hip flexors and that usually fixes the problems. My suggesstions would be:

- stretch hip flexors, calves, lats
- strengthen QL (this was a hidden issue for me for years)

22/11/19

A- 90:90 Stretch 
B1- J Curl- 3 x 10 with 30s pause on last rep- 10, 20, 20
B2- Hanging L-Sit- bent knees- 3 x 30s
C1- Couch Stretch- 3 x 60s
C2- Seated Pancake- 3 x 2m
D- QL Raises- 3 x 10 @ 10kg

Side Splits Stretches over an episode of Suits- 45 mins

23/11/19

Incline DB Bench- 3 x 10 @ 20kg
Ring Rows- 3 x 10
Ext Rotation- 2 x 8 @5kg
Powell Raise- 2 x 8 @ 5kg
1min of deadmill between sets

Did some jumps. SL jumps were ugly AF. RL plant was sinful. LR plant was ok though and got around 30" on that one. So much room for improvement here. Only need 10" in 6 months 

24/11/19

Got my kids in the gym for a quick session. Surprisingly both did really well listening to me. The youth strength culture in Aus sucks so I want them to get the best possible set up they can. Without turning into one of "those" parents if I can.

21/11/19

45 mins stretching. Focus on front splits. I started watching Suits about a week ago and the episodes are the perfect length to fit with my stretching schedule. Works nice after everyone is in bed.

22/11/19

I've never tried proper meditation before. Got to the instructional part of Stress Less, Accomplish More and did my first meditation today. Holy shit!!! Incredible is an understatement. The level of relaxation in my body during and after and the level of calm in my mind after was unbelievable. So easy too. Looking forward to doing more of these.

Training to come later.

I had pretty much the same epiphany....not really following the ATG workouts to the letter now, but definitely using their movements to get my ankles and knees right.

Ha. It's amazing right. I remember how good I felt in Feb this year and want that back. I'm following one of the programs but may do more work outside of it too. 

19/11/19

Clean Slow Deadlift on Plates- 4 x 3 @ 40, 60, 60, 60
Clean with pause at hang below knee- 4 x 3 @ 50
Jerk Dip Hold- 3 x 1min @ 20kg
Dip + Jerk- 4 x 2 @ 20, 40, 50, 50