Decided to do some 1/2 speed sprinting, and going flat-footed, since it's when my foot flexes to the max that I feel the pain in the calf. On the 2nd sprint here I felt it try pulling again and knocked back the speed a bit after that.
So after that sprint session, I basically limped around the rest of the day, but I could at least bear weight on the leg finally by the end. So I'm assuming it's a calf issue, now that the radiating pain has subsided to something more pin-point, and that point is in my lower calf. No reason I couldn't get a workout in today, so I did a regular full session. Threw in a plank just for fun.
- BB Squats: 315*1 335*1 355*1 375*1
- Front Squats: 225*1 245*1 265*1
- Snatch-Grip RDL: 275*5 315*5 335*5
- BB Flat: 225*3 245*3 265*1 275*1 285*1
- Pull-Throughs: 150*10, 10
- Pullups: 12, 8, 6
- Tibia: 20*15, 15
- Mixed-Grip Carries: 65*100
- Dead Bugs: 10, 10
- Plank: 61 seconds.
So on my 2nd warmup sprint I felt this painful tugging at the base of my calf, basically where the Achilles attaches. My first thought was that I tore the left achilles tendon. I gimped to the finish line, tried stretching, and it still hurt...tried walking and couldn't bear any weight on it. Tried resting and then jogging and it seemed to loosen up, but was still really painful. Tried running a few more 1/4 speed sprints to see what was going on (probably a bad idea, but I figured if it was a tear I needed to get one last workout in). I can't describe how bad this hurt, it was like a burning yanking pain, and so extremely low on the left calf that I thought it was the tendon.
A little bit tired here, 4th workout in 5 days, otherwise decent session. Focusing on form with the hanging power snatches...
- BB DL: 315*1 365*1 405*1 435*1 455*1
- HPS: 115*5, 5, 5
- BB Flat: 225*3 245*1 260*1 270*1 280*1
- LM Rows: 225*5 250*5, 5, 5
- Waiter Walks: 75*100
- NS Paloffs: 60*10, 10
- Cambered Preacher Curls: 70*10
Achilles' are feeling much better lately, was comfortable throwing in a 2nd sprinting week-day sprinting session here since I can't go to the gym until tomorrow.
Good session here, going again tomorrow so kept this light.
Back from the beach; wasn't really expecting much. However things went pretty well with the squatting and benching, so I was pleased.
- Squats: 315*1 335*1 355*1 375*1
- Snatch-Grip RDL: 275*5 315*5 335*5
- BB Flat: 225*3 245*3 265*1 275*1
- 1.5 Sternum Pullups: 3, 2, 2 toast
- FS NS WSARC: 35*10, 10
Good session over at Newton, did it a day early since I'm going to the beach all Saturday and early Sunday as well.
I was pretty tired here so instead I did some Hex-Bar deadlifting. I actually felt invigorated after.
- Hex-Bar DL: 315*1 405*1 455*1 495*1 515*1
- HPS: 115*3 135*3, 3, 3
- BB Rows: 235*5 255*5,5 275*3
- BB Incline: 185*5 205*3 225*1, 1, 1
- Suitcase Carries: 80*100
- Dead Bugs: 10, 10
