Day: July 1, 2022

Like voting: not all unicorns and rainbows

It has now been two weeks since my injection. So the report: definitely better, but not perfect.

Example: I walked home from the gym without fear of pain; I wasn’t limping when I got home. I can handle six 2 mile walks per week. Less pain when doing the crawl.

BUT some pain is there (in dulled form) and I have to mind my posture. And it is still 40 minutes of PT every danged day… that is not going to change.

I can sympathize with those who hate working out at all; my PT is like that: unrewarding but necessary.

And voting is like that. You aren’t going to get everything you want. If you get even a 1/3 or even a 1/4 of what you want, you chose wisely, especially if that fraction is from your most important items.

Workout notes: started my PT late and didn’t walk before..didn’t want to walk in the rain after.

Swim:

600 of the usual alternating side and back

200 of the usual front kick, free

200 in 3:38 with 50 back (too slow but I had no one to chase)

200 in 3:32 with 50 back (better)

100 in 1:42 with 50 back

100 in 1:42 with 50 back

50 in 0:48 with 50 back

50 in 0:47 with 50 back

200 pull in 3:36 (easy effort)

Weight: 205 afterward (probably bloated again)

Noticing

Ok, 2 weeks. As I type this, the glute is sore.it feels like the nerve root, but that is sometimes hard to distinguish from genuine glute pain.

What I did: I walked, and did some belt squats (at greater depth..albeit light) and a set of 10 x 225 low handle deadlifts. Is that the culprit?

I felt ok after the workout though.

What I did:

2:40 worth of: PT, kind of a rough walk (first 1.7-1.8 were fine)

Strength: pull ups: 5, 5, 10, 10, 5 chin, 5 wide, 5 mixed, 5 mixed then 10 singles changing grip with each rep (plus 1 penalty rep)

push ups: 30 incline, 30 decline, 20 deficit, 10, 10

bench press: 9 x 145, 7 x 150, 7 x 150

deadlift: 10 x 134, 10 x 184, 10 x 220 (all felt easy, no residual anything)

shoulder press: 3 sets of 10 x 94

belt squat: better depth..but is this the glute pain culprit?