Tim's Journeyman Log

[tim290280]

^^ Tore as in tear (in the past tense).

I'd say a grade 1.2 hammy tear for the left, right is less but hard to say. Basically as I hit full speed I really felt as if I was running quickly (up until that point I felt like I was lumbering, not the powerfull gliding you get when you are at top speed) and then felt the twang in the muscle belly. So it is the muscle itself not the tendon sheath, nor the insertion or origin.

Either way I'm imagining about a week till I'll be moving freely, 2 weeks till activity can resume and probably a month till weights.

 

[PrinceVegeta]

^^ rest up and bulk up Tim

 

[tim290280]

^^ Thanks Jono.

 

[The_KM]

sorry to hear about the injury Tim! Your time off will be positive, it will allow you to recoop and grow some ambition back. Take it easy man, keep those cals up and making this break meaningful.

Take care.

 

[tim290280]

^^ Keeping the cals up over Xmas is not a problem!!!!

Hammys are getting better, but they are still swollen and I'm not able to stretch without pain. Won't be able to do hammy work, but can squat fine. I probably won't do anything other than BW legs work for a few weeks when I start lifting again.

 

[Samoan-Z]

Good deal tim, recover quick man.

also read up on a article suggesting Casein may be able to aid in muscle injuries if taken during the recovery period. May be soemthing worth reading up on to , or implementing in your recovery.

Take care bro i'll check up on ya agian soon.

 

[El Freako]

*coughcougholdanddecrepitcough*



Heal up well mate

 

[Lionheart]

Sorry to hear that.I hope your hamstring recovers well Tim.

 

[tim290280]

Samoan: Hmmm I need to do some reading about casein. Thanks bro!

El Freako: Old and stupid. You're a few years off of it.

Lionheart: They are getting better. I'm a way off from actually training hammys yet. Probably another week.

Tim's On-going Lifting Saga: Join me in 2009

Well Guys, WELCOME TO THE NEW YEAR. A new year means new programs and better results than last year. Hope you all had a good break. I haven't lifted in 3 weeks and I'm raring to go on the first day of the year.

Upper (legs not ready yet)

Warmup
Arm swings
Cuban presses
Incline pressups
Rear rope flys
W hold

Bench press
20kg x20
60kg x10
80kg x5
100kg x3
110kg x3
110kg x3
110kg x3
110kg x3
110kg x3

DB thick bar row
22kg x10
40kg x5
50kg x3
60kg x3
60kg x3
60kg x3
60kg x3
60kg x3

Standing OHP
60kg x5
60kg x4

W holds (10sec)
5kg x5
5kg x5

Pushups
20kg x12
20kg x8

Pullups
8
7

Soundtrack:

 

[PrinceVegeta]

Happy new year for you too mate! session looks good man!

 

[tim290280]

^^ Thanks PV.

Ok first shot at leg training with a busted set of hammys. Right hammy is the one that I'm most concious of, as it was the worst tear and still feels the worst. During the workout the lighter stuff was fine but anything that little bit heavier just wasn't going to be right. Front squats were heavy (despite being a light lift) but hammys didn't seem to mind, although they definitely limited this lift. Single leg hammy curls were fine until I started to do the last set were I felt a twinge and stopped.

All in all it will be a long road back for leg strength.

Lower

Warmup

Overhead squats and Good morning complex
40kg x5
60kg x5
70kg x5
80kg x3
80kg x3
80kg x3
Doing this as a complex was good

Front squat
100kg x2
100kg x3
100kg x2

Single leg hammy curl
16.5kg x4
16.5kg x6
16.5kg x fail (glad I didn't continue this set, just one too many)

Standing calf raise
100kg x10
140kg x10
140kg x10
140kg x10

Soundtrack:

 

[El Freako]

Nice to see you're getting out of your wheelchair and back into it Timbo. Go hard me old cobber.

 

[Samoan-Z]

Nice work Timbo, good to remain cautious, im off my self to a leg workout.

 

[Lionheart]

Not too bad tim.Hopefully your good ol strenght is back in no time and you stay injury free.

 

[tim290280]

El Freako: I traded the wheelchair for a comfy chair and saw great results. I'd say I'll be back to full strength in a month to 6 weeks.

Samoan: Yeh the last time I rushed a hammy tear I ended up tearing it again. Don't really want to have to take several months off!!

Lionheart: I think that will be one of the goals for this year; stay injury free all year (and next year, and the next.....). Always seem to have some little strain or niggle at some stage.

Upper body day is always fun.

Iso raises
2.5kg x5
2.5kg x5
2.5kg x5

Chins (deadhang)
BW x5
20kg x5
30kg x5
40kg x4
40kg x4
40kg x3

Supersetted with

Dips
BW x5
20kg x5
30kg x5
40kg x5
40kg x5
40kg x5

Incline DB curls (did these continuous rep style)
20kg x8
20kg x8 (felt light, so checked the log and realised I used 22kg last time, need to bump that up again)

supersetted with

OH tricep ext
20kg x8
20kg x8 (these felt hard on the elbow, so need to keep these the same)

Chins
20kg x5
BW x7

Dips
20kg x8
BW x12


Soundtrack:

 

[PrinceVegeta]

Nice to see ur training legs again! Keep up the good work!!

 

[El Freako]

Chins and dips are still bitching for an old fella with saggy, wrinkly balls such as yourself.

 

[tim290280]

PV: Gotta train the legs! I'm thinking I'll do a few different things so that I don't have to worry about squatting or SLDLing heavy for awhile yet.

El Freako: Actually the wrinkles would explain the shaving rash.......


It's been far too hot to train the last two days. It's been over 40 degrees C in the shade, so decided to sit in the A/C instead. Today is cooler so sometime today I'll do some lifting. I'm thinking I'll do some old school BB hack squats, should be fun!

 

[KurtyJ99]

Keep it up.

 

[Samoan-Z]

PV: Gotta train the legs! I'm thinking I'll do a few different things so that I don't have to worry about squatting or SLDLing heavy for awhile yet.

El Freako: Actually the wrinkles would explain the shaving rash.......


It's been far too hot to train the last two days. It's been over 40 degrees C in the shade, so decided to sit in the A/C instead. Today is cooler so sometime today I'll do some lifting. I'm thinking I'll do some old school BB hack squats, should be fun!

...... fuck the heat, drink 2 gallons of water and get into the gym lol. Then agian that is pretty effing hot lol.