Week 1 - Alternating cycle: Heavy vs High Reps
Calf muscle strain……..redux. Bummer! My right calf went out while doing run sprints this morning on the treadmill. The same one that kept me side-lined from running sprints for almost 3 months earlier this year. I didn’t even feel it coming on, I simply got a very sharp pain upon starting a sprint after 16 min’s, and had to immediately stop. I’m thinking I may have laid the groundwork for a strain by jogging & running sprints outside on the pavement this past weekend. I’ll be laying off the runs for several weeks, and stick to cardio on the elliptical, stairmaster & bike.
WORKOUT TODAY — SHOULDERS:
(Heavy: 5-8 reps, 45 sec’s rest)
– Military press, alternated with front DB raise (5 sets ea, dropset on last set of each)
– Arnold DB press, alternated with lateral DB raise (4 sets ea, dropset on last set of each)
– Military press behind the head (4 sets, dropset on last set). First time I’ve done these in years.
CARDIO: 16 min’s sprint intervals on the treadmill, followed by 11 min’s sprint intervals on the elliptical. Heartrate 150-160.
Just getting to the gym IS a successful workout! 
July 28, 2009 at 6:54 am
Wow, ouch! what is that? A charley horse or something?
July 28, 2009 at 7:27 am
Watch those behind the head Military Presses, Al. They can be tough on more than the delts.
July 28, 2009 at 7:33 am
Sorry about the calf… You’re smart to back off on it for a bit…
July 28, 2009 at 7:57 am
Something we have in common now! Although mine is on the left side (I may have said right before). It is an annoying injury. Is there any benefit from wrapping it I wonder?
July 28, 2009 at 7:59 am
Did you run on a sloped beach. The reason why I asked this is because I sometimes did that too and EVERY time I ended up with a calf strain ,and I also have scoliosis.
If interested you can go to my gallery and look at one back pic in particular and you can see obvious scoliosis without having to do X-ray(I suppose my low bf helps towards exposing it )
July 28, 2009 at 8:04 am
That stinks, it could have been aggravated by the pavement pouding for sure. Good job on the workout.
July 28, 2009 at 2:10 pm
I won’t say anything about you making fun of me being 44! (ha ha!) Kidding of course. Hope it heals up soon.
July 28, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Yeowch. Muscles are like kids. From time to time they act up. Sometimes you have to ground them. In the end they’re usually pretty dependable and they serve you well.
July 28, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Oh man, that pavement kills the shins as well as the knee cartilage. It would be nice if the pavement were ‘astroturf’ instead! Great workout!!
July 29, 2009 at 12:48 am
Welcome back! Glad you had a good time, and great job working out during your vacation.. sorry to hear that you may have hurt yourself though. Cute pic!
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