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WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: hamstrings, bottoms of feet, traps a bit, jaw (?); all leg soreness more pronounced on the right side (?)

I think sprinting around the bend gives you that weird unilateral soreness.

WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: hamstrings, calves, bottoms of feet; less severe than yesterday
ACHES/INJURIES: none
MENTAL STATE: good

- warm up

- bounding practice
yeeeeesh. bad. i'm not getting my foot out in front enough or something so i'm planting on my forefoot with my COG ahead of the foot. inevitable knee collapse. did some power skips and SLRVJ that weren't so bad.

- 30m x 5
~4.4-4.5

- 50m x 3
~6.8-6.9

- 110m x 1; 130m x 1; 150m x 1
tried to start 150 but i was fried.

- walk home

- stretch

soreness didn't help and i felt REALLY slow, especially off the start. times bore it out. sloooooooooow.

Back injuries suck, they cut you in half, you can't do anything! Wishes for good recovery, heal it patiently and carefully!

thanks vag. i'll be taking things easy on low back loading of any kind for a little while.

I wouldn't be shocked if the back injury has something to do with your feet.

please elaborate. certainly plausible, but what would have triggered a change in my feet? until this past week post-first-sprinting session my feet have felt fine in recent months, toes and all. i hadn't gotten new shoes until last week, either. the boots i got feel great after a few wears and the sneakers do, as well.

this afternoon:

WEIGHT: 175
SORENESS: none, although right calf is cramping a little bit now, 30 mins post-workout
ACHES/INJURIES: low back a bit tight but not too bad, just dull; right knee especially after SLRVJ
MENTAL STATE: okay

- warm up

- jumps x ~15
pretty mediocre, could not get the size 3 ball down cleanly although i rattled in most of the attempts. in the 33+ range. i have to remind myself how much of an improvement that is over a year or even six months ago.

- bench 215 x 5,3,5
lost focus on second set, first and third strong.

- inverted row x 12,12
feet elevated, much more challenging.

gym closed so i had to roll out. will stretch and SMR in a minute. t-minus-21.5 hours until my oldest friend ties the knot. pretty crazy.

also in the video raptor posted by mike robertson i think about single leg exercise where it discussed about hip mobility and strength that weakness in the hip mobility can affect lower back pain during sprinting or can affect feet like shin splints, knee pain. something about a joint by joint analysis i don't remember that part.
just my 2 cents

you're right that the problem probably originates somewhere other than the lower back itself, but i think it's likelier to be in my glute medius or somewhere like that.

WEIGHT: ???
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: left posterior shoulder; low back a bit tight
MENTAL STATE: tired, low motivation, feeling sluggish

- warm up

- depth jump @12" x 5,5,5

- some two-step SLRVJ and DLRVJ
no target, just in the aerobics room. alternated left and right-foot plants. a few of the RL DLRVJ felt pretty good, interestingly.

- donkey ankle bounces x 10,10,10

- superset x 3
-- DB OHP 55s x 5
-- pull up x 5
chest to bar on the pull ups

- DB shrug 80s x 10,10

- pull up x 5

- stretch

kind of a mediocre workout. i'd have headed to the track but it was pouring rain and cold.