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Today was a Leg day. I had to adapt slightly and feel out movements that didn’t cause any pain through the glute, but I actually managed to have a really good session, and found that the mobilisation, stretching, and using other muscles around the area actually freed it up a bit. I can’t get to see my therapist until Thursday, so will just play things by ear up until then as to what I am able to do.
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Everyone responds differently, as Hilly says, and baseline levels will always be individual too. This is why getting regular bloodwork before starting any assistance, during, and after cycles is always a good idea to monitor your own response and trends.
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I’m still getting some pain through my right glute and down my leg, so I opted not to run this morning and have a full day’s rest instead. My husband is home, so we went out for the morning, had a coffee, walked along the beach front and stopped for lunch, which was lovely. We’re just going to chill at home this afternoon and I’ll catch up on a few jobs, while he goes for a cycle.
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All looks fine to me if the foods digest well for you, and you feel your performance, sleep and recovery is good. The only thing I would change is having a cyclic dextrin based carb intra workout, as oppose to maltodextrin as it digests much better. tbJP Performance fuel or Sustain are good options.
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Just do it where it fits in best with your life and schedule. Doing cardio away from training would be preferable if you were able to do so, but you’re not, so don’t worry. There are plenty of good athletes who will have done the same and still progressed well.
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I went for another early run this morning, only a short one as I’ve got a bit of piriformis syndrome going on, which is aggravating my runs at the moment. I’m going to get it looked at and hopefully released next week, but in the meantime I’ll do lots of stretches and some neural flossing to try and ease it a bit myself. I also went to my reformer Pilates class this morning and will be going out this afternoon to meet up with my Mum for a catch up.
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You should be back training within 2-4 weeks if the recovery goes well. GHK will have some benefits post surgery by stimulating collagen production and helping with wound healing. I would personally get some KLOW, which is a blend of GHK cu, BPC 157, TB 500 and KPV, which should help significantly.
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I had a pretty disrupted sleep last night, thanks to the heat. Our bedroom is a furnace atm and the fans all around me just seem to circulate the hot air! Anyway, I got up early and did a run before the temperature got unbearable and have just been getting on with some work this morning. I have a hair appointment to get to this afternoon, which I’m not really looking forward to.. I just hope they have air con!
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Thank you all. I get my MRI results back in a couple days but I’ll start contacting some private surgeons now. Including the one Adam mentioned.
Many thanks
This is definitely the best move. You want to get surgery done asap if it’s a full rupture, to increase the chance of full recovery and regaining full ROM and strength back.
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Today was legs.. and a very hot, sweaty one! It was a good session, but felt tough in this heat. I’m back up to my usual volume and intensity, now that I’ve eased myself back into training post holiday.
Seated ham curl x3
Belt squat x2
Leg press x2
Glute drive x2
Leg ext x3
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Add 2ml Bac water, which will give you 40mg/ml.
You could start low at a 2mg dose – 5 units (0.05ml), but I would do 4mg -10 units (0.1ml).
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I did an upper body session this morning. Seeing as this was my first upper session since before I went away on holiday, I held back on intensity and did minimum volume, but will start ramping things up again as of tomorrow’s Leg day.
My bodyweight is still down since coming back, so I’ve added some more carbs pre and post to my base diet. (I follow my base diet daily, however I will allow flexibility as and when, depending on how I feel/look/scale weight, or for social reasons).
Tricep ext x2
Shoulder press machine x1
Incline chest press machine x1
Cable cuff laterals x2
Lat pull down x2
T bar row x1
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What you’re feeling is very normal, especially for a first prep. When you’re deep into a deficit and in routine tunnel vision mode, your brain naturally shifts into ‘Survive the day and everything else can wait.’ However, that doesn’t mean that you should completely drop the things that genuinely matter. Prep can’t become an excuse to let your whole life fall apart, it just means you need to simplify, prioritise and keep the essentials ticking over.
You haven’t messed up by having a lot going on, you’re just learning how prep actually feels in real life and not on paper. Every competitor goes through that. You will find things easier, the more preps you do and will be able to juggle things a lot better.
It’s ok to be passionate about something and put everything into it, just make sure you’re still handling the non negotiables like work, relationships, finances and health. Everything else can wait until after your prep, once you have some post show clarity and everything feels more manageable.
Absolutely Clare, agree 100%
Im not intentionally letting things go to shit or have things where once im done prep ill be in a massive hole.
Its more also about accepting, for me, im putting pressure and goals to focus on aswell as prep that im just putting two much eggs in one basket.
Financially im ok, i have the finance just for prep so im not spending every single penny on prep and neglecting the non negotiables but i have been having stalls and hits with work thats been affecting me too.[/quote]
Prioritise. Focus on the most important things each day, so that you don’t get overwhelmed. It sounds like you have your head screwed on, so don’t let the hormonal rollercoaster and emotions of prep get the better of you. Keep us posted.
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What you’re feeling is very normal, especially for a first prep. When you’re deep into a deficit and in routine tunnel vision mode, your brain naturally shifts into ‘Survive the day and everything else can wait.’ However, that doesn’t mean that you should completely drop the things that genuinely matter. Prep can’t become an excuse to let your whole life fall apart, it just means you need to simplify, prioritise and keep the essentials ticking over.
You haven’t messed up by having a lot going on, you’re just learning how prep actually feels in real life and not on paper. Every competitor goes through that. You will find things easier, the more preps you do and will be able to juggle things a lot better.
It’s ok to be passionate about something and put everything into it, just make sure you’re still handling the non negotiables like work, relationships, finances and health. Everything else can wait until after your prep, once you have some post show clarity and everything feels more manageable.
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A rest day from the gym today. I got out for a run early this morning, before the heat hit, then the rest of the day has just been work, jobs around the house and trying to keep cool!
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