Weighed in at 179 today.
Looking like Yugo (or was it cha???) was dead on about my hammy problems. I thought man, it feels like I've torn something, but I've been steadily foam rolling and easing into dynamic stretches and voila, the pain is almost gone. Felt like a tear, but thinking now it was tightness. I'm guessing that adding in heavy squats and deadlifts when I began this log--same time the injury appeared--caused the muscle to tighten. When I apply hard foam rolling pressure to the lower quad and roll into the hamstring, it feels as though I'm releasing a knot.
Adjusted workout routine for the next few weeks to go through some Smolov jr. cycles. Might go back to my own programming afterwards. Or if results are sick might just re-up on more Smolov
05/13/13
Warmup
Foam rolling, dynamic stretching, walkovers
All exercises felt waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay easy, but I know the weight is going to increase quickly so I'm not going to complain.
Squat
155x6x6
Bench
185x6x6
Deadlift
225x6x6
Pendlay rows
105x6x6
Weighted chins
+45x6x6
HIIT running
5mph/12mph split, switch every 30 seconds.
Hit one mile at 7 minutes! Then quit. **** me. As a post-workout routine, I'm going to stop increasing the top split and steadily increase the bottom split. Should be hitting a 6 minute mile in a few weeks. On off days I'm going to increase the rounds, maybe go a couple of miles. The 30 second rest speed makes HIIT running a lot of fun. The rest of the world disappears. I have to focus entirely on the run. 30 seconds goes by quick. I have to be ready to adjust the speed.