Bad news fellow brahdybuilders. Playing tennis tonight, I totally rolled my ankle until the outside bone hit the court. I iced it for a half hour and took a pile of happy pills, but it's like twice the size of the other one. I'm hoping the swelling goes down in 24 hours or I might have to go to the doctors for it. Looks like I might have to cut back on cardio and concentrate on the abs and guns for a while.
RC: Going to be pretty much ripped come summer
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, Jan 08 2010 04:00 PM
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Posted 29 January 2010 - 02:18 PM
Damn... that sucks NJfunk. Sounds like you prob. damaged some ligaments. Dont mess with it, if its sore go get some x-rays. Get better brah.
Thanks. It's not as swollen this morning, it's not black and blue, and I can put full weight on it while standing and sort of hobble around. I really don't think there's any chance it's broken, so X-rays aren't necessary. I'm going to lay off it this weekend, and if it is still swollen and sore on Monday, I'll call my orthopod and get an MRI or something to see if there is ligament damage.
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Posted 29 January 2010 - 03:35 PM
I did the same thing playing soccer last fall. That sucks. I toughed it out because I don't have insurance. I still can't move it 100% of normal, but I am able to jog without much of a limp finally. Sucks brah. Hope it heals quickly.
Back and shoulders tonight brahmigos.
Back and shoulders tonight brahmigos.
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Posted 29 January 2010 - 04:41 PM
I did the same thing playing soccer last fall. That sucks. I toughed it out because I don't have insurance. I still can't move it 100% of normal, but I am able to jog without much of a limp finally. Sucks brah. Hope it heals quickly.
Back and shoulders tonight brahmigos.
That really sucks, brahmegeddon. Thankfully, mine isn't all black and blue and custy like that. I do have insurance, so if that were the case, I would have been in the ER last night.
Just pilates for me tonight.
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Posted 04 February 2010 - 02:00 PM
Nice work, Funkster.
Awesome bi and tri workout last night. Not sore enough today, though.
Did a long cardio workout last night. Got shoulders and arms tonight. Friday - just pilates (rest day), Saturday - tennis drills, Sunday - start plyometrics (the jumping onto the box stuff).
As tennis season approaches, I'm going to switch up my workouts to focus more on speed and agility instead of heavy lifting. That means more plyometrics and fartleks (interval sprinting), as well as more actual tennis:
http://www.sport-fit...cexercises.html
http://www.associate...ut_fat_and.html
Also, for abs, for the last 2 years or so I've been doing a 20 minute pilates workout 2 or 3 times a week, but I feel like I need something more intense. I really want to be able to do dragon flags. That is bad ass (but it's going to take some work to get there...):
http://www.unique-bo...ragon-flag.html
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Posted 05 February 2010 - 03:01 PM
Nice Funkster. Will check out those links. Are any of them for these plyos you speak of?
TASB -
Awesome chest workout last night. I am switching from 10 rep sets to 6 with more weight. We'll see how it works out. Can barely lift my arms today.
TASB -
Awesome chest workout last night. I am switching from 10 rep sets to 6 with more weight. We'll see how it works out. Can barely lift my arms today.
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Posted 05 February 2010 - 03:25 PM
Nice Funkster. Will check out those links. Are any of them for these plyos you speak of?
TASB -
Awesome chest workout last night. I am switching from 10 rep sets to 6 with more weight. We'll see how it works out. Can barely lift my arms today.
The first one is plyos, the second is fartleks, and the third is dragon flags.
I did just 15 minutes of fartleks last night for a short cardio workout then shoulders and arms. Fartleks will kick your ass, dude. They have a track at the gym where I run in a pattern of laps as jog-jog-run-run-jog-jog-sprint-sprint. The jogging laps are my normal jogging speed, which is about 9 minute miles (i.e. pretty slow). The running laps are at as fast of a running pace as I can maintain for 2 full laps (running on the balls of my feet, not my heels). The sprint laps are running laps with full out sprints on each straightaway (2 per lap). A long cardio workout would be 3 full cycles with 2 walking laps at the beginning and end to warm up & cool down. That takes about 25-30 minutes, and I'm pretty much ready to fall down at the end. Since I was only doing 15 minutes of cardio last night, I just did j-j-r-r-j-j-s-s-j-j-r-s with the walking and my legs are burning today anyway.
Tonight is a rest night (just pilates), and tomorrow is supposed to be tennis drills at 8 AM, but I suppose it's fairly likely my workout tomorrow will be shoveling. I have a circular driveway, so 12 inches of shoveling is a good 2 1/2 hour workout.
BTW, dude, this thread is awesome. It's keeping me motivated to stay on track throught the winter doldrums when it is easy to skip several days in a row. Tennis season is just around the corner now, and I'm in the best shape I've been in for 15 years.
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Posted 10 February 2010 - 07:14 AM
halfstar, did you do anything to help get you back to jogging almost normally? I never cared about running before, but it would be nice to have it as an option, again. now I have a little hopalong thing when I go to run. 
oh, and I got my shirt today!! It's so cool!! I love it!!
oh, and I got my shirt today!! It's so cool!! I love it!!
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Posted 15 February 2010 - 06:15 AM
i've been walking up and down stairs more, and it's getting easier more normal-looking and not hurting. the fact that the more I do it, the better I get at it is kind of inspiring. i'm very motivated. great thread. A+
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Posted 17 February 2010 - 03:17 PM
danced/stood all night at trey. the support of boots is good, but not so much for ankle flexion. a pair of chucks might be better for the use. that, or just wearing shoes. one show at a time. had nice, long walks in ice to and from the car, as well. didn't fall. got a big bruise from walking into the end of a metal divider. whoops.
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Posted 24 February 2010 - 07:09 PM
Right on. Good schedule, there.
Received my 5 pound jug of protein yesterday.
I started explicitly tracking my macros this week. Everything was on target except that I was way short in protein. I went out and bought a big jug of whey protein from GNC today and added a scoop to a bottle of Vitamin Water. It's like drinking pudding if pudding tasted lke tofu.
....I just got the P90X program. Intense! Started on Monday. I will be buff...we will compare results.
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Posted 25 February 2010 - 04:34 AM
Either, actually. "Classic" builds muscle, "Lean" is for toning and then there's "Doubles" for those looking to build on the "Classic".
TASB, how far into it have you gotten? I'm not using weights, just bands and a pull up bar. Tomorrow...one hour of yoga. I'm not a yoga guy but this program calls for it so I guess I'm going to be.
TASB, how far into it have you gotten? I'm not using weights, just bands and a pull up bar. Tomorrow...one hour of yoga. I'm not a yoga guy but this program calls for it so I guess I'm going to be.
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Posted 27 February 2010 - 04:49 AM
I don't think I'll be "ripped" but I can definitely say incredibly toned.
Does that work? When can we shamelessly post photos of our amazing bods?
Hope you guys are all well. I'm hitting the gym about 4-5x a week and getting some alternate exercise in as well (hiking, tons of snow shoveling...plan on starting rock climbing on Tuesdays).
I like this thread.
Does that work? When can we shamelessly post photos of our amazing bods?
Hope you guys are all well. I'm hitting the gym about 4-5x a week and getting some alternate exercise in as well (hiking, tons of snow shoveling...plan on starting rock climbing on Tuesdays).
I like this thread.
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Posted 27 February 2010 - 09:26 AM
Right on. Good schedule, there.
Received my 5 pound jug of protein yesterday.
protein comes in a jug? how? (no pun)
was very busy this week. a little aerobic exercise, some happy stretches earlier tonight.
some shoveling. not much, though. I'm going to pay some extra attention to the hands up in the sky stretch.back to judo 2x/week, next week.
not sure if I've lost weight or if I just need to wash my jeans. am due to do some laundry soon and find out.
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Posted 27 February 2010 - 10:55 AM
hmmm, well i'm not going to be ripped come summer but i've been working out some. rehab from hip surgery plus other stuff. really starting to feel the effects. walking has been tough lately because of the weather, too slippery. but have been using a stationary bike, adding 2 lb weights to the hip exercise routine, which makes a huge difference and using resistance bands and a little bit of pilates. a lot of it has to do with twisting, turning and strengthening core muscles. i feel better than i have in 3 years, maybe more. but still not clear for all exercise until probably march 11. great thread. 
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Posted 27 February 2010 - 08:34 PM
Nice work today, ladies. Nice work.
Sarah B - Protein powder comes in a jug. Jersey Shore'd.
CRB - Nice work. I posted a pic of my ripped body a bit ago somewheres.
handy - I didn't know you were that old. But ser - nice work. It feels so good to exercise.
Sarah B - Protein powder comes in a jug. Jersey Shore'd.
CRB - Nice work. I posted a pic of my ripped body a bit ago somewheres.
handy - I didn't know you were that old.
But ser - nice work. It feels so good to exercise.
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Posted 03 March 2010 - 04:30 AM
Worked out Saturday like a maniac. Took Sunday off.
Ran the better part of 5.8 miles on Monday and then lifted legs. I have two huge blisters, one on each foot as a result.
Took today off but did some mental exercise in place of the physical jonks. Hitting it hard tomorrow...chest, arms, back and shoulders.
Check out this abs workout...
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYQdLtam6xA"][/ame]
Ran the better part of 5.8 miles on Monday and then lifted legs. I have two huge blisters, one on each foot as a result.
Took today off but did some mental exercise in place of the physical jonks. Hitting it hard tomorrow...chest, arms, back and shoulders.
Check out this abs workout...
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYQdLtam6xA"][/ame]
