Strength Dedication Ambition

[DOMS]

Yeah, for sure! Its nothing special in a car sense, but my Grampa (grandfather) left it to me after he passed away about this time last year. The first person im going to visit with it is him, i havent gone to see him after the funeral yet...

But on a lighter note, ill post some cheesy pics of me posing on it

For the love of God, please don't do it in the bikini that Witchblade posted!

Hows life, DOMS?

I've been ill since last Thursday. It's starting to get real old. I'm thinking about working out tonight, anyway. It'll be the first day of the 5x5 program, so it'll be light work. I just can't stand not working out!

Other than that, life has been kinda blah. Mostly because I've been ill. The only good item of note is that my preparation for options trading is really starting to come along.

How's life treating you? Other than the car, that is.

 

[Gazhole]

I've been ill since last Thursday. It's starting to get real old. I'm thinking about working out tonight, anyway. It'll be the first day of the 5x5 program, so it'll be light work. I just can't stand not working out!

Other than that, life has been kinda blah. Mostly because I've been ill. The only good item of note is that my preparation for options trading is really starting to come along.

How's life treating you? Other than the car, that is.

Man that sucks! I hate being ill too. I cant stand not being able to do things! Working out especially.

Options trading? Stocks? Do go on!

Life is generally good. Have a week off work now since its my Bday. Basically just chilling out, really! Having to take another week off after being back only a week because my back is just agony. That sucks balls. That program was going amazingly well too.

 

[Witchblade]

Hey we should make a club called 'The Everyday Adventures of Three Jacked Intellectual Emo's'




















... no?

 

[Gazhole]

Hey we should make a club called 'The Everyday Adventures of Three Jacked Intellectual Emo's'



















... no?

Im in if we can get shirts with that written on.

 

[Double D]

I posted elsewhere....

 

[SamEaston]

Hey Gaz - that sucks to hear about your back again. It must be an underlying problem. Best you get it sorted out now and take the time to recover. Hope your birthday celebrations went well!

Good job on the car! My first car was a Vauxhall Nova Sting. I thought the 'Sting' part was cool, until i realised that i had actually been stung out of the £500 i paid for it.

should've realised it was a heap of shit when we went to drive it home from the garage and had to push it to the top of a hill to get it started.

Does yours have a CD player? The most exciting thing about getting my first car was making up about a hundred mix-tapes to listen to! Amazing

 

[Gazhole]

Hey Gaz - that sucks to hear about your back again. It must be an underlying problem. Best you get it sorted out now and take the time to recover. Hope your birthday celebrations went well!

Lol, i havent had them yet! Its tomorrow, saturday, and sunday nights. 3 Day party, baby! Oh yeaaah!

And yeah, i just think i was an idiot to go back to the gym when it still wasnt perfect last week. Its my own fault. Im not an ostrich, i cant bury my head in the sand and hope itll go away, haha.

Good job on the car! My first car was a Vauxhall Nova Sting. I thought the 'Sting' part was cool, until i realised that i had actually been stung out of the £500 i paid for it.

should've realised it was a heap of shit when we went to drive it home from the garage and had to push it to the top of a hill to get it started.

A nova? You chav!

Does yours have a CD player? The most exciting thing about getting my first car was making up about a hundred mix-tapes to listen to! Amazing

No need for a CD player! I have an mp3 player with 6000 songs on it, and a tape to mp3 converter! So if anything, i hope it has just a tape player!

Im not actually supposed to know im having the car either apparently...somebody let it slip to me and they shouldnt have. Oops!

 

[SamEaston]

Chav-tastic!!

It was the safest car i ever had. It wouldn't even start for about a fortnight!!

 

[Gazhole]

Chav-tastic!!

It was the safest car i ever had. It wouldn't even start for about a fortnight!!

haha, safe!

I cant wait. I wont have to ASK for the car from then on.

 

[SamEaston]

Honestly though - they don't make cars like that nowadays!

I crashed it about 5 times -into different things like... a wall, the side of the house, the garage door when i forgot that i hadn't raised it, another car - and every time, whatever i crashed into came off worse than my car! I remember some of the paint came off following some scrape or another and, because the car was white, i mended it with Tipex - my parents were none the wiser

 

[Gazhole]

Just an update - i am still alive, haha.

Not really much to say at the moment. I have an appointment with an osteopath on saturday about my back, ive put together a bunch of programs because ive been bored as hell, and im playing xbox untill my thumbs bleed.

I also have a near constant erection because i have nothing to tire me out at the moment. Luckily the missus is staying for the weekend

Other than that, just playing the waiting game...

 

[SamEaston]

And there we were thinking you had the hangover from hell after your birthday celebrations!

Hope you're keeping active . . .

Ahem . . . . .

 

[Gazhole]

So i was in with the Osteopath for a good hour today. Great guy, really knows his stuff. Used some really big words that my little brain couldnt handle.

But seriously, an hour of manipulation of tissue, various joints, and pretty much every cubic inch of my spine...i feel like ive been hit by a bus. I think he cracked everything to do with my back, hips, shoulders...

Im knackered.

This was his diagnosis:

"A right sacro-iliac strain which was causing a pull through the right latissimus dorsi and so affecting your shoulder. This was predisposed by the shortening of your right hamstring over your left and the fact that you were doing single leg squats."

My orders:

"Lots more attention to stretching and flexibility, especially in the hamstring area; more attention to form during exercises; perhaps keep workout intensity to moderate from now on, rather than 1RM lifts."

Basically i think the main issue is really tight hams, and that issue was compounded by my horrible form and overloading on Bulgarian Squats that one time. My bad back is a recurring problem.

The plan:

Light lifting this week, lots of stretching every day, swimming, low impact stuff basically to ease back into it. I have a follow up appointment next saturday with him, and probably a few others. He doesnt think itll take long to sort me out.

It feels a lot easier now, but because he broke down most of my stabilizing tissue with all the manipulation earlier it feels like ive been chopping wood all day, haha.

Still. Im on the mend

 

[fufu]

very nice, a good diagnoses is relieving.

 

[vortrit]

That sucks. I've got some injuries right now too. I think they bother me more mentally than the physical pain...

 

[Scarface30]

good to hear it is nothing TOO serious. I mean it is still an injury but if all it will take is some extra stretching and not doing 1RMs then thats good news

 

[Witchblade]

I thought you were already doing tons of flexibility stuff?!

 

[Gazhole]

very nice, a good diagnoses is relieving.

I know, even though it kills even more this morning i know its going to go away, haha. Before i didnt have a clue what was going on!

That sucks. I've got some injuries right now too. I think they bother me more mentally than the physical pain...

Whats your injuries dude? Anything serious? And yeah, injuries are a biatch

good to hear it is nothing TOO serious. I mean it is still an injury but if all it will take is some extra stretching and not doing 1RMs then thats good news

Totally, man. It could be a lot worse, especially with the back. The last thing i want is a disc problem. I guess its lucky its more a muscular problem!

I thought you were already doing tons of flexibility stuff?!

Me too! Haha! He said my overall flexibility was good, especially my spinal mobility (thoracic i think, you dont want the lumbar to move...) but my hamstrings and lower posterior chain was pretty poor. I guess im just gonna have to do MORE, if only for that area.

 

[MCx2]

So i was in with the Osteopath for a good hour today. Great guy, really knows his stuff. Used some really big words that my little brain couldnt handle.

But seriously, an hour of manipulation of tissue, various joints, and pretty much every cubic inch of my spine...i feel like ive been hit by a bus. I think he cracked everything to do with my back, hips, shoulders...

Im knackered.

This was his diagnosis:

"A right sacro-iliac strain which was causing a pull through the right latissimus dorsi and so affecting your shoulder. This was predisposed by the shortening of your right hamstring over your left and the fact that you were doing single leg squats."

My orders:

"Lots more attention to stretching and flexibility, especially in the hamstring area; more attention to form during exercises; perhaps keep workout intensity to moderate from now on, rather than 1RM lifts."

Basically i think the main issue is really tight hams, and that issue was compounded by my horrible form and overloading on Bulgarian Squats that one time. My bad back is a recurring problem.

The plan:

Light lifting this week, lots of stretching every day, swimming, low impact stuff basically to ease back into it. I have a follow up appointment next saturday with him, and probably a few others. He doesnt think itll take long to sort me out.

It feels a lot easier now, but because he broke down most of my stabilizing tissue with all the manipulation earlier it feels like ive been chopping wood all day, haha.

Still. Im on the mend

Well, that's great news! I'm a bit surprised like the others with the diagnosis considering you have one of the most extensive stretching/warm up routines of anyone on the forum , but it's good news nonetheless!! Glad to see you'll be joining us in the gym again!!!

 

[Gazhole]

Well, that's great news! I'm a bit surprised like the others with the diagnosis considering you have one of the most extensive stretching/warm up routines of anyone on the forum , but it's good news nonetheless!! Glad to see you'll be joining us in the gym again!!!

Haha, i was a little surprised aswell since i went through all the different things i did. He said it was good though, just i really need to focus on the tight hamstrings.

Im happy though, at least now i have a path to follow. Before i just didnt know what to do.

Im back in the gym tomorrow .

Shall be coming up with a rehab program sometime today!

 

[vortrit]

Whats your injuries dude? Anything serious? And yeah, injuries are a biatch

I don't know yet. I went on a little 15 mile run last month and I've been having pain on the bottom of my feet. It's mostly in the morning when I first wake up and take a few steps. Some days it's better than others but usually into the day it don't bother me much. I'm going to see the doctor Tuesday, so hopefully I will find something out.

 

[Gazhole]

I don't know yet. I went on a little 15 mile run last month and I've been having pain on the bottom of my feet. It's mostly in the morning when I first wake up and take a few steps. Some days it's better than others but usually into the day it don't bother me much. I'm going to see the doctor Tuesday, so hopefully I will find something out.

Plantar Fasciitis (spelling?) possibly?

 

[katt]

Feeling better Gaz?

 

[SamEaston]

Hey G!

Im glad your Doc gave you a positive diagnosis - at least now you can be proactive in getting back to the gym and knowing which exercises to avoid etc.

I was thinking about you the other day. There was a program on telly based on this town in Wales and it was showing this restaurant with some people ordering dinner. This guy was ordering food and was talking this gobbledygook (obviously Welsh) until right at the end he said 'pineapple fritters'. So the conversation went a bit like this:

Waitress: Awe gyroud sueyow choann eirudyhs
Man: Ruoe chhoihe mclapoj shhjoidj jfijhsl
Waitress: Iuhhj phhuebbcl ihs ihhodlke fpueb slchziua
Man: Tuenls oihiebl sphanlfoh oihs Pineapple Fritters

I almost died laughing

 

[Gazhole]

Feeling better Gaz?

Im getting there, thanks .

Going swimming tonight, for a change. I have my comeback program right here:

***
Split

Mon - HIIT + Steady State (Swimming)
Tue - Total Body Push
Wed - HIIT (Bike)
Thur - Rest*
Fri - Total Body Pull
Sat - Steady State (Treadmill)
Sun - Rest*

* = Stretching, Dynamic Flexibility + Core Work every single day.

Total Body Push

1) Overhead Squats 2x12

2) Dips 2x12

3a) Goblet Squats 2x20
3b) Bench Press 2x20

4a) Calve Raises 2x20
4b) Skullcrushers 2x20

Total Body Pull

1) Turkish Getups 2x12 (6 per side)

2) Pullups 2x12

3a) RDLs 2x20
3b) Supine Rows 2x20

4a) Saiza Squats 2x20
4b) Curls 2x20

** = All RIs are 1:30.

***

I know Turkish Getups arent really a Pulling exercises, but it invokes the core a lot which i want to focus more on. I also dont want to do too many movements that might compromise my lower back so *shrugs*.

Any comments from anyone are really appreciated at this stage!

 

[DOMS]

Options trading? Stocks? Do go on!

Sorry, man, I missed this. What would you like to know?

 

[Gazhole]

Hey G!

Im glad your Doc gave you a positive diagnosis - at least now you can be proactive in getting back to the gym and knowing which exercises to avoid etc.

I was thinking about you the other day. There was a program on telly based on this town in Wales and it was showing this restaurant with some people ordering dinner. This guy was ordering food and was talking this gobbledygook (obviously Welsh) until right at the end he said 'pineapple fritters'. So the conversation went a bit like this:

Waitress: Awe gyroud sueyow choann eirudyhs
Man: Ruoe chhoihe mclapoj shhjoidj jfijhsl
Waitress: Iuhhj phhuebbcl ihs ihhodlke fpueb slchziua
Man: Tuenls oihiebl sphanlfoh oihs Pineapple Fritters

I almost died laughing

Lol, Welsh is a pretty odd language i'll give it that! Theres a place near me that has a really Elvish name that proves my point that we should all live in a Tolkien novel. Its called "Energlyn".

I mean...come on.

Surely thats the next valley over from Rivendale?

 

[Gazhole]

Sorry, man, I missed this. What would you like to know?

Just what you do, it sounds interesting!

 

[DOMS]

Just what you do, it sounds interesting!

I've been studying trading for about 2 years. I just became interested in options about 6 months ago. I've gotten to the point where I'm paper trading.

I figure that I've got another 3 or 4 months of paper trading and then it's on to the real thing.

Most of what I do it technical, but I do use a little of the fundamentals and miscellaneous (Fed announcements, oil prices, etc.)

 

[Gazhole]

I've been studying trading for about 2 years. I just became interested in options about 6 months ago. I've gotten to the point where I'm paper trading.

I figure that I've got another 3 or 4 months of paper trading and then it's on to the real thing.

Most of what I do it technical, but I do use a little of the fundamentals and miscellaneous (Fed announcements, oil prices, etc.)

Thats pretty awesome, dude! Good job .

Who do you work for? Or is there such a thing as freelance?