Min270283’s BodyBlog

Decided not to write a daily blog for days 5, 6 and 7 because there was no change with my lower back, except I did go back to work which was painful but I couldn’t take any more time off :O( BUUUT after only 3 hours sleep last night due to watching the Hopkins v Calzaghe fight at 4am this morning, my back is virtually pain free woop woop, no idea why or how its recovered so quick since yesterday but I’m not complaining lol, so if I get a proper nights sleep and nothing strains or pulls I should be able to start training again by Wednesday WOOOHOOOOOO

Went to work and oh my god its was exhausting, from yesterdays marathon trek I would have thought my body would have adjusted a lil more but noooo it took a step backwards lol……..need more sleep…….first more protein

What a day yesterday was, still had a tight, painful back especially when I stood, sat, laid down…..generally painful doing anything lol, but this day was gona be looooong, a friend that I’ve known for a few years arrived in London to live for 2 possible 3 years, me being the person that I am said last week when he confirmed his arrival that I would meet him at the airport, take him to his new place and show him around London :O( then Saturdays training happened lol.

So up/falling out of bed at 6 am, while trying to get ready still half asleep and sore I find out his flight landed 20mins early lol, so a semi-hectic dash to Heathrow airport. I got there 15 mins late (oops), and I couldn’t find him anywhere, I put 2 announcements out for him to come meet me which he never did, nearly 2 hours after the plane had landed he turned up, with an incredibly original excuse …….they made him get a chest X-ray to see if he was carrying any drugs in his stomach….lmao, anyways that was the start of a loooong painful day.

The next step after having our 9am pint of beer was a 90 min tube ride from west to east London to drop off his things (which isn’t the most comfortable trips you can make even if ur 100% fit) once we done that off we tube’d into the West End where we started our mini marathon. We arrived at Oxford Circus tube station, walked down Regents Street to Piccadilly Circus then onto Leicester Square for some lunch, an hour later we walked down to Trafalgar Square then onto Buckingham Palace through St. James’s Park, then round the corner to Big Ben and the Houses Of Parliament then onto the South Bank to look at the London eye THEN we went and stood, starred and pointed at the MI5 and MI6 buildings (which does attract some interest from people in very nice suits) then back onto the tube to Oxford Street ending up in Hyde Park where we had a well deserved sandwich and coffee. After a while my mates jet lag kicked in and off we went home, for him to bed, for me to a family thing (no rest for the wicked) :O( eventually got home last night at 10pm and went straight to bed waking up a lil sore lol.

Ps. At some point my back stopped hurting, it was numb by the end of the day which cant be a good thing but at least it stop hurting woohoooo London has magical healing powers lmao

so went to my doc, but he wasn’t there so I saw the locum, he was a nice guy very knowledgeable which is always reassuring, he got me on the examining bed thingy where he put me through a few test to asses the extent of my injury, and found that it wasn’t as bad as I thought, he prescribed some anti-inflammatorys and some other pills which I don’t actually know what they do and have been told to keep semi mobile to keep things loose as well as take 5 days off from work and NO strenuous activities…… where’s the fun in that :O(

Son of a M#!*!%* F#*@#R this hurts like hell, after yesterdays food binge eating everything healthy and everything that is almost healthy in an attempt to load up with maximum amount of carbs, protein and fats I thought my body could have made more of a recovery, in all fairness being able to bend 3 more inches is step forward but there’s still a long way to go, if it moves along at this pace then I’m out for longer then a week :O( me thinks it’s a good idea to see the doc, stay tuned for a professionals opinion :O)

Saturday evening tired, but nothing new as of late, set myself up ready for a full leg workout – squat superset with calf raises, deadlifts, stiffened leg raise and leg curl. On this squat workout I add a few more pounds (nothing new or unusual) to my barbell and increased from 10 reps to 12 reps (again nothing new or unusual), I completed my 3 sets and as happy as Larry. Then it was time to move onto deadlifts, dropped the weight and decided to change things around again like my 2 previous workouts and move from deadlifts to stiffen leg raise and back and fourth, this time it wasn’t the amazingly productive workout I’ve had or was hoping for, 3^rd set on deadlifts, just as I completed my 8^th and final rep and was lowering the barbell down to the ground my lower back gave way, and not just drop in energy or muscle fatigue “give way” but a loud distinctive crunching sound from the lower end of my spin, which scared the living crap out of me, I dropped my 213lbs barbell about 5 – 6 ins which made an almighty clatter with a lil house shaking to boot, after thinking the worse and stumbling around my mini home gym area, I found my trusted bench and divided onto it the best that I could without damaging myself anymore, from there I lay in a fair amount of pain with a million and one things running through my mind as to the extent of the damage with my heart racing and making me feel quite light headed, after I gathered my bearings I done the basic tests, make sure my legs we’re still working and that I could move my toes and for some strange reason (this could be just a guy thing) I checked to see if my manhood was still ‘attached’ lol, which I’m happy to say is a big fat ‘YES’ the crown jewels are in perfect order WHOOP WHOOP :O).

Today, waking up and finding myself in a lot of pain (nothing strange about that) I’m unable to get out of bed the usual way so I found and continue to use the best way of getting up from a lying down position is by rolling/falling out of bed/sofa. This pain and restricted movement is gona screw up my training for at least this week and jeopardise my summer target, I know what your thinking “sh*t happens deal with it” which is fair enough, not much I can do except make sure it doesn’t happen again. I thought I’d just write this blog to let everyone know the moral of this story from my point of view – ‘matter over mind’ mental training can push you into a false sense of security leading to injuries or more, understanding ones limits is the basic level, understanding ur bodies capabilities on the day you actually train is going to keep you safer and healthier for longer. I’m happy to admit that this accident is a one off and not common place in my training or bodybuilding in general, so maybe I’m reading to much into, so your unbiased opinion is welcomed. I’m also writing this blog cos I’m bored and The Simpson’s doesn’t start for a few more mins (the TV guide says it’s the one when Homer becomes the captain of a submarine, I don’t think I’ve seen this one). So for now I’m gona say bye and thanks for readi…….(ooh The Simpson’s is starting back soon…….lmao, I love that show, anyways, where was I?……oh yeah)……ng :O)