Just back from doctors

and the news hasnt gotten any better

he is still firmly of the opinion that i need a hip replacement

BUT (and i agree with this!) also firmly of the opinion that i am far too young

so where from here - he has referred me to the MSK dept at the local hospital and i have booked my appointment for the 27.02.12 - not bad only a month to wait!

in the time between now and then i guess i just have to get on with it -

deal with the pain

deal with the sleepless night

deal with been so damned down about the whole thing

deal with . . . fuck it im sick of dealing with it

i dont want to be a wuss but IT BLOODY HURTS AND I CANT COPE!!

Thats me for now - back later if and when i calm down

sng

oooo thats sore mrs . . .

well my legs etc have coped well with yesterdays thrashing - i have some tendernedd and soreness in my quads - but nothing to write home (or blog!) about.

BUT i have got serious pain in my right hand side (obliques??) - this was initiated by the windmills last week and emphasised by the snatches yesterday

so what to do? - should i rest or should i press? see how the day goes - plan is -

5/5 12kg get ups - GAVE THE GET UPS A MISS DUE TO PAIN IN SIDE WILL DO THESE ON WEDNESDAY PRIOR TO HWAVY SWING WORK OUT

10/10 x 3 8/8 x 3 6/6 x 2 16kg shoulder press 6/6 x 1 20kg shoulder press - SHOULDER PRESSES WENT WELL GOOD FORM THROUGH THE 10's + 8's - 6's NOT AS STRONG AND SOME LEG INVOLVED BUT THE 20KG FELY STRONGER AND CONTROLLED THE NEGATIVE

5/5 windmills - ideally 12kg but may need to adjust depending on pain experienced?- AS ABOVE GAVE THESE A MISS AND WILL THROW THEM IN ON WEDNESDAY

failing all i will move this work out on to tuesday

As per edit above decided to go ahead but missed out the exercises that would directly impact on the obliques - all in all felt good and shoulders ARE stronger - 2 weeks since I trained shoulders and added 1 extra set of 10/10 and 8/8 and felt good

Pleased I made the effort - will rest tomorrow see if the oblique pain eases before Wednesday's work out

ttfn sng

Almost to the max . . . .

Well today was a little more successful in the workout area . .

The plan said -

Warmed up with a few 16kg swings 5 x 5/5 + 1 x 5/5 snatch

70 sets of the 15/15 vo2 protocol 8 reps per sets 12kg bell - AND I KICKED ITS ASS!

Followed by 16kg snatches - 1 x 5/5, 2 x 5/5/5/5 = 50 + 20kg snatches 1 x 5/5 - THESE FELT GOOD VERY STRONG

only downside is left hand has a slight tare in it But not new flesh so should be ok to train this week

So almost at max depending on state of my hands and how I recover I will try and hit 80 sets of 8 next weekend then look at moving to the 36/36 protocol

Laters sng

Sometimes life gets in the way . . .

Plan for today was 70 sets of 15/15 vo2 protocol

What I did was a far cry from that.... I spent the day with the family and it was far more rewarding

So today's workout will be tomorrows I'm afraid!!

Sng

Friday - a day without rules.....

i generally follow no diet and have a rest day on a friday

so in short eat what i want and take it easy - but thinking about it sometimes i think i genuinely eat less when i Dont think about it on a friday????

i guess it figures that if you think about something more it is probably more of a problem?

just rambling here i guess but this is my blog and ill write what i want na na na na na!

well what did i expect............

weigh this am and absolutely no surprise that i gained weight -

13st9.2

so it would seem pizza, cake and biscuits are the perfect recipe for weight gain ......... who would have thought all those experts were right!!!

i have pain in my right side/back - i think this may be from a combination of tgu and windmills with wobbly form so today is a rest day unless something dramatic happens

ttfn sng

blindsided by cake

last night after what was a rewarding work out (feeling it in all the right places this morning) - i was attacked, yes attacked by a toffee cake that my beautiful wife happened upon in the supermarket - i have reprimanded her and myself of course and with a little hard word and determination this should not happen again ........................

plan for today -

dont eat cake!

work out as follows -

lighter high rep swings - 100 x 12kg 1hd swings (2.5 mins) rest 1 min x 10-MANAGED THIS BUT WAS VERY TOUGH GRIP WAS GIVING AND FOREARMS LIKE STEEL

2 x 10 power swings - ONLY DID THE ONE SET I WAS FRIED AFTER THE ABOVE SETS

tried a new exercise tonight - did windmills with a 12 kg bell 5 reps left and right

Weigh in in the morning - not confident about it due to my run ins with pizza, cake and chocolate biscuits!!!!

Laters sng

Plan for today is .....

not to eat pizza - unlike yesterdays disaster!

not to eat chocolate biscuits - as above

book a docs appointment - my bloody hip is mental today as am i - its really getting me down

do the following work out -

warm up with swings and 5 x tgu l/r-DONE TOUGH BUT REWARDING

today is vo2 day - so 30 sets 8reps 12kg snatch 15 secs work/15 secs rest total of 15 mins-DONE OK FELT GOOD AS A WARM UP BEFORE SATURDAYS ATTEMPT AT 70 SETS

followed by -

6 sets 17 reps 12kg snatch 36 secs work/36 secs rest-DONE THIS IS JUST A TASTER TO INTRODUCE ME TO THE NEXT VERSION OF THE VO2 PROTOCOL

4 x 5/5 16kg snatch

1 x 4/4 20kg snatch

10 x 20kg power swings

LAST THREE NOT DONE DUE TO TIREDNESS AND TIME CONSTRAINTS

Work out went well - the get ups are really tough but felt more comfortable than last week - will continue with these 1-2 times a week

Snatching went well and felt comfortable - tried the 36/36 protocol to see how my body managed it was ok but grip can/may be a problem but I guess it will improve as I get into it

Laters sng

Moving on........

I have another blog here - http://running-and-weight.blogspot.com/ - it is all in my past BUT it was and the content was - very much MY LIFE

the very 1st post described me and how my life was and changed then the progress logged as I went along was something to be very proud of - I went from plodder to accomplished runner and ran 10 plus marathons

Injury struck, then life struck (2 wonderful children in the last 3 1/2 years) then DISASTER struck

I finally decided that it was time to get back out there and run again - and quickly I was back to it and running well up to 5 miles 2 - 3 times per week - fitness was no problem but I did have some joint pain in and around my right hip which I put down to stiffness and having done little for yrs a just plodded through it - finally the pain became too much and was effecting my foot fall - so decision made I visited my doctor

He looked at me assured nothing to worry about but sent me for X-rays - called me back in and announced "you have advanced osteoarthritis of the hip" - followed by "your a prime candidate for a replacement-if you were 20 years older"

Long and the short of it - stop running and loose weight and do it quick - we will see how you go and avoid surgery at all costs due to my age (36) - one of the shortest, understated sentences I've ever heard - BUT as always I won't go down without a fight so I looked at what I could do that would burn calories but with little impact and fairly static

The answer - KETTLEBELLS!!!!

I had babbled before and used them mainly to build strength through pressing and rowing etc - some swings but never consistently

But I read ( I'm a sponge for info) books and blogs and training logs and watched videos until I had a wealth of knowledge to put into practice - initially I did swings, swings and more swings building from 10 x 10 to 40 x 40 and more - then moved onto snatching and got onto the max protocol - see Viking warrior by Kenneth jay - I've been combining the 2 with some pressing and Turkish get ups and the result ?

I managed to drop 1 1/2 stone in the 1st 2 months and a further 1/2 in the last 2 months (would have been more but Xmas fell in the middle and my training and diet was not as good as it might been) - and that pretty much brings me to present day

The purpose of this blog is to record training and weigh in and progress - and any/all thoughts I feel I need to log somewhere

And today starts with -

A rest day

13 st 7.8

That me done for now laters sng