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BODYWEIGHT- 94KG
MENTAL STATE- GOOD
SORENESS-
Calves/Achilles- I've been doing a few stretches at work while in the office and I'm being cautious with the volume/building up the intensity gradually.


TRACK-

Stretch/Dynamic Warm Up
Run throughs 

1x150m 95%
Full recovery ~20 minutes
1x150m 95%

I went to the track by myself tonight so I didn't have my gf timing me but these felt a lot better/faster than my 150s last week. 1st rep was decent but the 2nd one felt amazing. Am obviously still out of shape but I made it further without feeling fucked and I felt a lot less tight/more relaxed, which is the aim.

PARK-

Sit ups- 15x3
I was too lazy to do any pull ups/chin ups but I'm going to make core a priority, which means being consistent with sit ups. I'll start adding in some leg raises soon as well. 

WEIGHT- 93KG
I'm pleased. My aim is to lose 1kg a week. So far so good

MENTAL STATE- Good

SORENESS-
Hamstrings- Felt a bit tight
Calves/Achilles Tendon

TRACK

Stretching/Dynamic Warm Up
Run Throughs

1x200m- 29 seconds
8 minutes rest
1x200m- 29 seconds
8 minutes rest-
31 seconds

Faded on the 3rd set but once again I reduced my recovery time by a minute so I'm building up the intensity. My glutes were soo sore after the 3rd rep- just lactic acid.

BODYWEIGHT- 92.5KG

SORENESS-


Achilles tendon/Calves- Feels worse in the left side now. I've been sitting down in the office doing a lot of stretching and calf raises. I also walked 5km yesterday so it appears that it's actually aggravated it more so it's worse than before

Mental State- Good. However, my Achilles/calves problem is driving me mental. I've been doing a lot of research into the causes and cures for it. I've come across a few interesting studies, such as this one:
http://lermagazine.com/article/achilles-tendinopathy-and-body-mass-index

"They found that the acute transverse strain response (calculated based on change in tendon thickness) of the Achilles tendon in the overweight group was almost half that of the low normal weight group, and hypothesized that the structural tendon changes associated with obesity impair the tendon’s ability to respond to load".

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23768275
"These findings suggest that obesity is associated with structural changes in tendon that impairs intra-tendinous fluid movement in response to load and provides new insights into the link between tendon pathology and overweight and obesity".

So basically being overweight increases the load, which is obvious. However, more concerning is that it also affects the ability of the tissues to take the load, which magnifies the problem. Hence, why being overweight/obese is such a prevalent cause for not just achilles issues but Orthopedic issues in general e.g. hip and knee replacement etc. 

But anyway back to training:

TRACK-

Stretching/Dynamic Warm Up
A couple of run throughs

1x50m fly
5 minutes rest
1x150m- felt good I maintained my speed well but the time was probably slow due to there being a strong headwind that I was running into.
20 minutes recovery
1x150m- Same story as the 1st 150m.

I had wanted to do a 200m but by this stage my left achilles was giving me a lot of pain so I stretched a bit and called it a day. I'm going to ice it tonight and give it complete rest tomorrow so hopefully it feels reasonable again in a couple of days. Rest does absolutely nothing for this injury. In the last 2 years I've done fuck all exercise or training and the problem is just as bad/if not worse now than it was before so the only thing I can do is just keep persevering and lose weight/strengthen & stretch calves/slowly increase the workload.

Lying Leg Raises-
11x3x2

Sit-Ups-
20x1
17x3 

$483 fine for a minor offence like that is unbelievable that's literally 3 days work

My unemployment money is ~120 $ per month. 483$ would be more than 3 months of unemployment money.

Also, 483$ would be more than the highest salary I had in my life, per month.

Quote from: Mutumbo000 on November 08, 2015, 03:38:06 am

$483 fine for a minor offence like that is unbelievable that's literally 3 days work

My unemployment money is ~120 $ per month. 483$ would be more than 3 months of unemployment money.

Also, 483$ would be more than the highest salary I had in my life, per month.

It’s definitely a high price to pay. In Australia the unemployed get paid $520 a fortnight so it’s close to a fortnightly payment for somebody that is unemployed.

REST DAY-

Talked to soon about the lack of DOMS. I didn't even lift much or very heavy but my quads, chest, and upper back are all moderately sore. It's weird that my chest is sore considering all I did were front squats, pullups, and barbell rows (none of which predominantly use the chest). I've also got slight soreness in my groin- need to narrow my stance.

I also have a radiology appointment for my Achilles tendon for next Tuesday. I'm getting an ultrasound done and having it looked at by a doctor to get an official diagnosis. If the ultrasound shows enough thickening hopefully I can get some cortisone injections into it. They are feeling slightly better but that's just because I haven't run for 3 days. Tomorrow after I finish running it'll flare up again no doubt.

BODYWEIGHT- 92KG
Waist- 40 inches around the top of belly button, 38.5 inches below belly button.

Estimated body fat according to Willoughby bodyfat calculator= 25.1% using 40 inch waist or 22% using 38.5 inch waist.
http://clymer.altervista.org/bmi/

SORENESS-
Calves-Achilles- A lot less sore today than after my speed endurance workout last week, which is good.

Just a rest day today.

Edit- Ended up going for a walk ~5000 metres. Aggravated my achilles No more walking for me!

I'm at 100-101 cm at the top of belly button.

That's about 39.5 inches but you're 4kg heavier than me. You're probably around 20-22.5% bodyfat atm.