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« on: March 03, 2022, 12:04:47 pm »
Thursday 3rd March 2022
Still a bit achey all over
I've been babying my left patella tendon and achilles with high rep/duration work and low loads.
tendons need >70% intensity to create structural changes.
At least after the flare up has died down.
So making changes today
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Morning mobility work and upper body stretches
soft tissue work for glutes, TFL, rectus femoris and upper body
Finger tip ISO - @ 70% effort - 3x 35 secs
Tendon health+rehab - Upper 2, day 4 - fasted
10G beef gelatin + 1g vitamin C one hour before session
Bodyweight with shoes - 91.4kg
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general mobility drills
Walking on sides of ankle, side to side ankle rocking drills
BBall ball control and dribbling drills - 9 mins
split squat ISO, rear leg straight, on balls of feet, at 80 degrees knee angle - x 35 secs
Front plank x 35 secs
glute bridge hold x 35secs
rotating sets - 1 mins rest
A) Leg extension ISO, single leg - 6 sec concentric, then 10 sec hold at top and at 60 degrees - 10kg, 20kg
6 sec concentric, 10 sec at top, 20 sec hold at 60 degrees - x 25kg, 30kg, 35kg, 37.5kg 40kg
Mild discomfort at top on 35kg set, the rest pain free. 40kg was fairly hard
B) Side plank - 3x 30secs each side
still hard and shakey
C) SSB Calf Raise eccentric - single leg - 1 cm elevated in oly shoes, 6 sec hold at top, 6 sec eccentric - BW x3, 30kg x3, 40kg z3, 50kg x3
60kg 2x3
Abs were working hard. 60kg felt fairly hard, but no pain
rotating sets - 2 mins rest
A) Military Press - barbell - 20kg x12, x5, 40kg x3, Belt 50kg x1
Belt - 55kg x7 @RPE 9 PR!! +5kg, -3 reps
50kg x5, x5, x5 @ RPE 6/7/7
not bad, felt solid
B)Pull up/Chin up - Hang and 20 scap shrugs,
Pull up - dead hang/paused, wider - BW x3
Chin up, shoulder width - BW x10 @ RPE 10 - shoulders 4 inches under bar on last rep
Weight vest+10kg x3, x3, x3 @ RPE 7/8/9
A) Dips- dip shrugs x 20 - felt pretty hard, I guess fatigue from press
BW x12 @ RPE 7
left shoulder hurt at bottom, so stopped it
B) Single arm dumbbell row - supported - controlled down, straps - 42.5kg x3, 42.5kg x10 @ RPE 8 (PR!! +1 rep)
Deficit push up: - feet elevated 20 inches, hands on Powerblock dumbbells
BW x 21 @ RPE 8
Dumbbell Curl - 15lbs x10, 25lbs x5 (Warm up)
27.5lbs x10, x10 @ RPE 8
AB Wheel - on knees, down to floor - BW x 10, x8 @ RPE 7
Chest supported row into external rotation - 45 degrees - dumbbells 2.5lbs x10 @ RPE 6
5lbs x15, x15 @ RPE 8
Chest supported, 3 position reverse flye - 45 degrees - thumbs down out to side, against body palms down, palms up - 10 reps each
2.5lbs x30 @ RPE 6
5lbs x30 @ RPE 6
7.5lbs x30 @ RPE 6
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stretch