Rich Ellis
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Hi Dave
Have you seen any improvement? What did you implement and what have the results been?
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Nice upper session today. Definitely enjoyed the cooler weather
Started to get a bit of load moving on the pressing now. I’ll be patient, as we go but keep it moving forward which is fun.
Got a good chunk of food prep done too so last thing for me today is to get my final meal, then sleep
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Looks like you have a pln mate, and with a plan you’re on the road to recovery.
Keep us posted mate
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Hi mate
Thanks for the update.
Sounds like you’ve programmed really well and you’re seeing the benefits.
Stay with it now mate. Keep at it.
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Had a really good leg session today.
It was WARMMMMM, probably the hottest I can remember being, it was a bit messy but a brilliant session
Hoping today is the last of the really uncomfortable hot days, then life can get back to normal.
Upper tomorrow but first need to get my last meal and pre bed supps
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Hi RT,
How did you get on with this? Have you found a home for them that’s working for you?
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I’m sure everyone else has felt the same today, but that was brutal.
I actually don’t think I can remmeber a day tht was as uncomfortable as tht at work.
Now sat in the garden with a cool breeze and my last meal before sleep.
The air con unit is on and my room will be cool thank goodness
It’s on its way down tomorrow so hopefully can get back to some normal function. Legs to get it going tomorrow!
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Hi mate, I’m jumping on with the same message.
Don’t fall into convincing yourself you shouldn’t train becaise you’d be better going to bed at 21:00. You’ll end up without a stimulus to recover from!
It’s great you’ve got an awareness, and that will stand you in good stead , but enjoy the training and eating and being as sensible as you can with sleep, but you have work and study and not everything is going to fit into a perfect shaped box.
Work really hard, be disciplined with your meals, get as much sleep as you can, you’ll be good.
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That’s a wrap for the weekday sessions this week.
It’s been pretty grim in there with the heat, but the sessions have gone really well, so it’s a successful few days.
Resting tomorrow, food prep is done, and then I’m back in for legs on Saturday
Just about to get my last meal and then it’s sleep time for me
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That’s nice mate.
As Hilly says, Jord is full on it.
Jord is always a very focussed person, but when he’s like this, it’s very cool to know what’s coming. Stay tuned!
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Pretty good push session tonight
Brutally hot again in there and reset a few movements at a higher rep range so tht was grim.
Everything felt good though. Shoulder was behaving and bicep didn’t feel vulnerable. Still slowly slowly with the pressing, but it’s going
Just on with my beef mince meal now, then sleep time (thank you air con)
Pull tomorrow evening
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Hi mate
You’ve done the right thing getting this MRI scanned asap.
They typically want to operate very quickly so the muscle can regain full motion.
Without wanting to be alarmist, if the muscle isn’t lengthening and shortening, it sounds like a full distal rupture.
Take a look through Corinne’s journal mate, she had the same injury and came back VERY quickly, so some advice to follow there!
Best of luck with it mate, not a fun one, but a routine fix if it’s caught early.
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Well that was warm!
Felt like a long day that I spent most of no more than 30cm away from a fan!
Gym was very good, whether it’s real or not, my knees seem to like the heat, so got some good work in tonight
Definitely very very hot, but it is what it is
Just sorting my last meal, then sleep time
Anyone tht doesn’t have a portable air conditioning unit, I can honestly say it’s a game changer. Especially for sleep!
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On all honesty mate, this is as simple as adjusting volume.
It isn’t complicated. It doesn’t need to be.
Some muscle groups handle more volume on a high frequency, others don’t.
I would urge you not to map yourself against Jordan directly, but more take the principles.
If what you’ve been doing on FB or UL has not given you issues with recovery, and you’ve been able to progress, don’t look for a problem.
The biggest red flag I see there is “I have messed with all splits for 1 year”
Pick something and stop messing with it. Get it set up, and accept that’s what you’re doing, for a year.
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Rest day today, and the first day of the heat wave. Not ideal, I’m not good with the heat at the best of times, but working in it all day is not the one.
It’s going to get considerably worse now for the next few days so its going to be pretty uncomfortable at work, and it’s going to be a bit much in the gym.
Portable air con unit tobthe rescue for bedtime
Just getting my last meal, then sleep