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Sunday 11th September 2022

Fat loss cycle 3 - Week 17
Height - 5'8.5"
weighed -  88.9kg (+0.3 ), 196lbs

waist - 35.5 inches (-1/8)
hip = 42
upper thigh = 27 (-1/8)
Right calf = 16
Neck = 15.75
Chest = 42.5 
Right Arm (flexed) = 15 3/8 (-1/8)
Wrist = 6 5/8

Tanita scale bodyfat % = 23.7 5.3% (-1.6 )

Total loss so far - weight -1.8kg Waist 2 5/8 inches BF% Tanita -2.4%

Phone app TDEE Calculator is at 2893 calories
Averaged 2674 calories over the week, 180g protein, 150g carbs,  137g fat.

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still fairly sore, but feeling ok

Right achilles insertion didn't like the last session, a bit more achey


BBall practise session at WLC outdoor courts - 40 mins

Bodyweight without shoes ?

At the courts
Split squat ISO on balls of foot, rear leg straight: x 30secs

Dribbling drills - 30 mins

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Step up jumps. Single leg, arm supported : 5 inch step - 3x 10 each leg


stretch

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courts were busy so mostly dribbling and ball control drills.
Then I did a few shots on the netball rims, which are much smaller than a BBall rim.
Right achilles did hurt this time on a few layups :/

The step up jumps felt OK

Friday 8th September 2022

Felt more achey today than yesterday, especially my erectors and right QL
Right side QL felt beat up for some reason. Spent some time warming it up, and it felt Ok during squats, and fine on the Good mornings

Warmup/mobility drills at start of session felt sluggish.
Strength well down today on squat as well, definitely correlates
But other stuff was OK
Poor sleep I guess

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Waking mobility work and upper body stretches - lat and pec stretches

Soft tissue work - for whole body

Tendon health+rehab -  Low fatigue Week 8 - day 1

Bodyweight with shoes, winter clothing - 92kg

general mobility drills - sluggish feeling

BBall control and dribbling drills: - 10 mins - decent

split squat ISO, rear leg straight, on balls of feet, at 90 degrees knee angle - x 30 secs
Front plank hold: x 30secs
Glute bridge hold, with knees pushed inwards x30 secs
Side plank, legs bent, upper leg abducted: x 30 secs

Heel touch downs, single leg, off 7 inch step: - slow eccentric - x10

Suitcase carry, unilateral, marches in place: - 35lbs 2x10
warm up core and QL

Half kneeling weight shift: - 10kg plate 6x10 secs

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Rotating sets 1 mins rest

A) Leg extension ISO, single leg - end of unit elevated 5 inches - 3 sec Concentric, 20 sec hold at top, and at 60 degrees, no eccentric - 15kg, 20kg, 25kg, 25kg

1/10 dull ache on left patella tendon at the top on 25kg sets

B) Sartorius leg lift ISO, while pressing foot against wall - 70% effort 3x45 secs
Left adductor achey on first set, pain decreasing each set

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Rotating sets - 1 mins rest

A) Front Squat - oly shoes, clean grip - slow tempo - 20kg x10, 40kg x10, 60kg x3, 75kg x3

Tried these the last few session, and 60kg felt scary heavy across the shoulders, and only down to 1/4 squat depth as left patella tendon spooked me.
But it felt easy and completely pain free today up to 75kg....

B) High bar squat: - slow eccentric - 20kg x10, 40kg x10, belt on 60kg x10, 75kg x5, 90kg x5, 105kg x3, 120kg x2 
belt, controlled eccentric
130kg x3 @ RPE 7
140kg x1 @ RPE 8 - puts e1RM at 145-150kg 

75% of e1RM - 115kg x3
73% of e1RM - 110kg 2x3
105kg 3x3

Squat strength well down today. 140kg single felt like a 2-3 rep max, whereas last week it was more like a 7 rep max...
Oh well, autoregulated loads downwards and still got the work done.
Main work sets felt horrible though!

So front squats and high bar squats do not load the patella much, even in oly shoes and facing down the slight slope of my garage.
I get no discomfort at all, unlike on split squats.... not a bad thing though I suppose....

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Flag press, 2 handed: - scapular retracted and depressed: plates 5kg x15

Rotating sets 1-2 mins rest

A) SSB Good Morning: - oly shoes - 30kg x10, belt on 50kg x80, 70kg x8,  80kg x4, 90kg x4
belt
100kg x4 @ RPE 7  PR!!  - puts e1RM at 125kg 
72% of e1RM - 88kg x4

100kg felt surprisingly not that hard. I also think lower reps like 4, suits good mornings much better.
I've done more in the past with low bar, but SSB is quite a bit harder. Longer lever, with the bar on your neck,
and the camber pushing the weights in front.
Plus I used a close stance, minimal knee bend and good depth

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CiVtapxPiHt



B) Close grip triangle push up: - BW x10 on bench, BW x10
10kg in backpack  x12
15kg x17 @ RPE 7 (PR!! +1 rep)
15kg x15 @7

C1) SSB or weighted single leg Calf raise ISO: - 20 secs legs straight, 20 secs bent leg x BW, 30kg, 50kg, 50kg
C2) SSB or weighted single leg Calf raise -  3 sec down, 2 secs up, 1 sec hold at top - 30kg x10, 40kg x8 @ RPE 8
3/10 right achilles insertion pain
C3) SSB or weighted single leg Calf raise -  3 sec down, 2 secs up, 1 sec hold at top - 3/4 ROM - 40kg 2x8 @ RPE 7/8

D) Tibilias Wall raise - against side of car, in oly shoes - BW x 10
+10kg plate in hands 3x10 @ RPE7/8/9

gained reps on each set

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Rotating sets 2 mins rest

A) High angle rows - 20kg x12, 40kg x10, belt 60kg x8
belt
70kg x8 @RPE 8
65kg 2x8 @7

B) Leg Curl - single leg - end of unit elevated 5 inches - toes pointed, explosive - 10kg x10
15kg x10 @ REP 7
17.5kg x12, x10 @RPE 8

C) ATG SSB split squat: - 2 hand supported - 3 secs down, 2 secs up - BWx12, dumbbell in opposite hand 10kg x8, 20kg x6
30kg x6
40kg x7 -- A few 3/10 left patella tendon twinges

Squats don't load my left patella that much, but these do

Wednesday 7th September 2022

Most soreness well down

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Waking mobility work and upper body stretches - lat and pec stretches, dislocates

Shoulder Health and tendon rehab

Internal leg rotation stretched ISO, lying on back- 3x 45secs
Hammer curl ISO, elbow on bed, stretched range - 3x 45secs
Subscapularis ISO push, lying on back : - 3x 45secs
External rotation ISO, scapular retracted and depressed : 3x 45secs

Bicep curl ISO, stretched range: 3x 45 secs
Tricep extension ISO : close grip, stretched range - 3x 45secs

Split squat ISO on balls of foot, rear leg straight: 45 Seconds

Seated leg push into floor. Single leg, heel off the floor : - 3x45 secs
Calf raise ISO push against wall corner/foam roller, slight bent knee, single leg:- 70% effort 3x45 secs
Bent knee into wall/foam roller, calf ISO push : 2x 45 secs

Single leg squat, down to chair - slow tempo x5 alternating legs  - no pain
Reverse hyper: BW x15, x20, x20

Ball circles at wall - Swiss Ball 3x24 (12 each direction)
Lateral ball circles at wall - Swiss Ball 3x24 (12 each direction)

Super set
Lying face down, arms straight out to sides, Palms down raises: 2kg 2x20
Lying face down, Palms up, arms by sides raises: 2kg 2x20

Monday 5th September 2022

Soreness still present, but much less, and I have that certain crisp feeling return, so it's time to train again

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Waking mobility work and upper body stretches
Soft tissue work for whole body


Tendon health+rehab -  Low fatigue Week 7 - day 3

Bodyweight with shoes, winter clothing - 92kg 

BBall ball control and dribbling drills - 7 mins - good

split squat ISO, rear leg straight, on balls of feet, at 80 degrees knee angle - x 30 secs
Front plank hold: x 30secs
Glute bridge hold x30secs
Side plank, legs bent: x 30 secs

Heel touch downs, single leg, off 7 inch step: - slow eccentric - x10
Half kneeling weight shift: - 10kg plate 5x10 secs

Reverse hyper on incline bench - BW 2x15

Rotating sets - 1 mins rest

Sartorius ISO push against opposite leg :


A1) Leg extension ISO, single leg - end of unit elevated 5 inches - 3 sec Concentric, 10 sec hold at top, 30 sec hold at 60 degrees, slow eccentric - 15kg, 20kg, 25kg
3 sec Concentric, 25 sec hold at top, 30 sec at 60 degrees - 30kg x 3 sets

B) Sartorius ISO push against opposite leg :- at 70% effort - 3x 45 secs

C)SSB single leg bent knee calf raise ISO: - Stretched range - 45 secs x BW, 30kg, 40kg, 40kg, 40kg

1/10 right Achilles insertion area pain on first 40kg set, so stayed there, even though pain subsided on later sets

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Olys - Clean high pull: 20kg x6, 40kg x3, 60kg x3, 80kg x3, 100kg x3
Plus a few Power cleans on 20kg, 40kg, 60kg sets

100kg clean high pull, much higher on all reps, all to sternum, so power clean height

Sumo Deadlifts - lowered under control to soft touch - hook grip - 60kg x5, 80kg x5, belt 100kg x5, 120kg x5, 140kg x5
Belt straps
155kg x5
165kgx5 @ RPE 7  --> puts e1RM at 205kg

Late night so all lowered to soft touch. Thought about going for 175kg x5 @ RPE 8, but didn't want to risk lowering it slowly or dropping it, making a lot of noise, so stopped there.

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Rotating sets - 1 mins rest

A) SSB split squat: 2 hand supported, oly shoes - 3 sec down, 2 sec up - BW x12, 30kg x8, 40kg x8
2 min rest between sides
50kg 3x8 - 2/10 left patella tendon pain in first few reps of first set

Stopped at 50kg even though, pain free on later sets. In past sessions I would continue going up to 80kg or more and then my left patella tendon would feel achey the next day.

B) Dumbbell press, rotating grip: - inline with ears - 15lbs x10, 25lbs x10
35lbs x14, x13, x12 @ RPE  8

+2 reps each set

C) SSB calf raise - single leg: - 3 secs down, 1 sec up, 3/4 ROM - BW x8, 30kg x8, 40kg 2x8

D) Single arm dumbbell row, head supported : - controlled eccentric - 45lbs x10,
70lbs x12, x11, x10 @ RPE 8   (+2 reps)

Lower right brachialis still hurting after weeks. I think tendon injury from when I did those preacher hammer curls..
So more ISOs there

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Power Block tibialis raise: 5lbs x15, 15lbs x12, 25lbs x10 @ RPE 9

Discovered you can do Tb raises on a power block dumbbell, by sticking your foot into it, which also loads up all tendons around ankle pretty good.
So a third tib raise variant to use



High bar squat: - Oly shoes - controlled eccentric - 20kg x10, 40kg x10,
60kg x10 - plus a few paused reps
70kg x7  a few paused reps

Back to a wider stance. Suits my hip structure better.
I can get so much lower like this, with my butt like 8 inches off the floor
I also found I can sit at the bottom completely relaxed like this, whereas with narrower stances, my body starts to dorsiflex the ankle to stay balanced



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Saturday 3rd September 2022

Still sore... but also some new soreness in my posterior chain and upper back from yesterday

Achilles feeling good

I hesitated on getting that Rogue Scout hyper and now it's sold today :/
Was still unsure to devote the cash on something that take up room and that can done in other ways

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Waking mobility work and upper body stretches - lat and pec stretches


Split squat ISO on balls of foot, rear leg straight: x 45 Seconds

Wall sit, single leg - 4x45 secs
Bent Knee Calf raise ISO push against wall/pad- 70% effort 2x45 secs

Calf raise ISO push against wall/pad Single leg: knee slightly bent - 70% effort 3x45 secs

Previously I did these by driving into the wall supported by my head and forearms.
Which was quite tiring on my serratus and having to do each leg... and you couldn't push super hard
I got smart today, and used a pad against a side of a wall corner, using one trap/shoulder, driving the opposite leg against it
like your pushing in a Rugby scrum.
Much better, more stable, and you can push far harder.
Did get some red marks on my traps though....

next time I'll use a foam roller in place of the pad and release my traps at the same time

Sartorius bent leg ISO push against opposite leg - 4x 45secs

Useful

https://www.strongerbyscience.com/detraining/

Thursday 1st September 2022

Sore all over - damn quads, especially VMO and glutes are crazy sore!
calves, hamstrings and upper back not far behind

right achilles insertion some inner side aches, but no flare ups from yesterday
Left patella tendon about the same

Officially spring here, looking forward to getting back into shorts!

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Waking mobility work and upper body stretches - lat and pec stretches
rest day

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I've had my Nike Romaleos 4 AMP is size 10US for a while now, still find the my outer toes a tiny bit cramped.
While my Reebok Legacy Lifter 2 fits fine at 9.5US, and Romaleos 2 a tiny bit loose at back of the shoe 10.5US

Decided to try a Romaleos 4 in size 10.5, and make use of Nike's 30 day trial policy.
Got the 4th last orange ones, and now they are sold out...

These shoes are unbelievable bright!

First impressions are the heel slip feels about the same, even though the shoe is 5mm longer and about 3mm wider.
Toes feel better, and my feet feel more in the shoe vs feeling like it's kinda "sitting on top"

In the first pic you can see the front of the shoe is much less curved up, and it's noticeable even though the new ones are not yet broken in yet.
The longer length does make the front feel more flexible

See how I go with these