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01/21/2015

bw = 179

soreness = not much

injuries: this is going to be ongoing until i figure out how to fix it.. right knee. This is that old injury I got when riding that wrecked bike for ~6 miles or so. I've had this just havn't journaled it. It comes and goes and just makes my right knee feel 'weak', especially on things like single leg squat where some muscles literally want to give out on the first rep, but then after, everything is fine. Need to figure this out.

fatigue: a bit tired, sleep debt catching up

when: morning


Session: Jog & Sprint, Bodyweight Strength

shoes:nbmt

Jog/Sprint: 4 mi
- lots of ~10's
- a few extended 'mid foot jogs'

Bodyweight Strength

Pushups: 10 <- lmao

Single leg calf raises: 3 x 15

Single leg back squat, heel elevated: 3 @ 5, 10, 15
- sl back squat means off leg goes backwards


my glutes are wrecked.. pretty sore. Those sl squats were solid.

One thing i've never been able to do in life is mid-foot jog. Any time i've tried, it's resulted in EXTREME calf soreness (up to a week or more of debilitating calf soreness). I'd like to slowly try and see if I can acquire a midfoot style. If I can, my bounce when jogging would get ridiculous.

pc

Quote from: adarqui on January 21, 2015, 09:20:34 pm

Single leg back squat, heel elevated: 3 @ 5, 10, 15
- sl back squat means off leg goes backwards

How is that? Is it the 'shrimp'?

15 sounds like a lot for SL-whatever squats, very nice.

hah thnx.

ya it's similar to the shrimp. Not holding my backfoot, and not elevated on something to get more depth. I'm basically firing my leg back, straightening it out a bit with some hip extension as i go down. Heel elevated.

i'm wrecked-sore today in glutes/hams. 8|

waitwhat, adarqui logging squats?!?!?!?

   

 

we'll need a bodyweight squat icon eventually LMFoaoOFoao.

pC!

ended up ordering these:

http://www.roadrunnersports.com/rrs/products/NBW2899/mens-new-balance-xc900v2-spikeless/

newbalance xc900 v2

nzwr's i miss you.. hopefully these can come close. I'm very happy with my new balance minimus trails so, giving NB another shot for XC shoes.

We want a shoe review as soon as possible

We want a shoe review as soon as possible

Let's see if those image links work.

NB xc900 v2's feel fairly amazing so far. Immediately can feel the similarity between them & nike zoom waffle racers. These actually seem lighter (feather light, 4-5oz). As to whether or not i'll be able to max RVJ in them, not sure yet. I predict i'll be able too. They are stronger than both of my nb minimus shoes (and i've jumped on the minimus trails). So, I imagine they will feel like waffle racers. They look ridiculous too, love em`. Feel very springy in them. Also, very comfortable just walking around. You get big toe push off fairly ez.

The plan is to be able to jog, sprint, and jump all wearing these shoes. I can't do that in my minimus shoes (too intense) or basketball shoes (too heavy/clunky, hyperdunks).






As for the NB minimus zero v2's, they feel slightly heavier than the xc900's. The sole feels similar to the touch, but once you put them on, it's obvious they are vibram's. They aren't comfortable like the xc900's, but that's how they are supposed to be. Intense shoes for sure. Will be good to walk around in at work perhaps. They feel more intense than my NB minimus trails, so right from the getgo I doubt i'd ever jump in these shoes. It would be like jumping barefoot on concrete.


Also, here are my NB minimus trails that I've been running in:



So far, perhaps the most durable shoes i've ever worn. The build is so rugged. The bottom of the sole still looks fairly new and i've put in some decent mileage on concrete/pavement with them. The fabric seems stitched/sown in durably as well. They are intense so jogging/walking in them would be ideal. Sprinting/jumping is risky. No idea how you would run/sprint on trails with rocks etc because you can really feel it through the sole. Very good shoes though, love em`.

pC!

The Minimus look so awesome

wearing shoes like this (& vibram) just make me feel so good when training. 

The Minimus look so awesome

ya.

both shoes look dope as fuq. xc900's have serious swag.

you're not worried about those little nubs when you jump in the xc900s?

nah, that stuff grinds down fast.. pretty similar to NZWR's.

just got done jumping in them this morning, couldn't even notice the nubs. Shoes were solid, loved em`. Felt a bit intense on the bottom of my heel but that's pretty much expected. Much less intense than jumping in the minimus's. I can see myself getting in some hard jump sessions with these on hard court. They'd be perfect in that gym I used to jump in. Also jogging/sprinting felt great.

I imagine if I just jumped with them, they'd last longer since i'm SLRVJ'n now which has less 'torque' in the plant. But, i'm also sprinting/jogging with these shoes so they should get beaten down fairly fast. Curious to see how they hold up.

pC man

word. might pick up a pair in that case. i've been enjoying jumping in my super-light tennis shoes but maybe it's time to start experimenting with racers again.

nice!

yea those tennis shoes looked nice, the lottos.. I was on the verge of buying a pair of those and the adidas adios's but I found these and just went with it. uber-light shoes make me want to do athletic stuff. Still to this day, the best jogging i've ever experienced was in vibram's, which was intense as fu*k. Best jumping was/is in NZWR's. Best sprinting in NZWR's. Although, sprinting in vibram's felt pretty dope, could feel myself getting pull with my toes. Just can't be that safe.

i did hit my all-time PR in xc flats.

what kind of xc flats were they again?

but nzwrs were/are too narrow for my feet and not generous enough in the toe box to accommodate my arthritic toes. 

ah.. these may be SLIGHTLY wider than NZWR's. Maybe not too much to be noticeable.

pC!