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So things are progressing, going through the paperwork at the moment and getting permits etc. Slab should start in a week or two. Something I am curious about. See the pic attached. That's looking at the front of the slab which is 100mm The green is natural ground level, the black is fill/slab. On the high side it'll be 300mm above natural ground and on the other side, 50m at the point of the slab but coming forward the ground raises a as per the second pic and wil just reach above the slab height a meter or so out, the second pic shows it side on if that makes sense. How do the go about pouring an apron in this instance so I can get cars in on both sides?

She also said core and light leg work are fine, just avoid too much weight or twisting while bending where possible. At the moment I'm just walking, planking and doing some bodyweight lunges, she said those are all fine.

Back, she said I was very tight again and I said I'd not noticed any improvement. She said if there's to be any improvement it might start after this treatment given how long I've had issues. I go back in a week and if there's been no improvement she will book me for an MRI, so if nothing else she's got a game plan which I like.

Amen.

Before I get flamed, I posted that as being a bit better than the equipment I bought, I'm not saying it's the best or what should be purchased, just that it appears better than what I bought and I'd buy that second time round rather than what I got. I'm sure there are much better setups out there and in this thread you always have to put a caveat on everything.

See what the Chiro says today. She was the one that suggested the MRI so if there's no improvement or she doesn't feel she can get any, I might just do that.

Light workout last night just to get myself back on the 3 days a week cycle. Even still, had some bench issues. Went 8 reps at 110 then failed on the 6th rep attempt for the second set (2min break) Got 2 sets of 20kg chins out and 2 sets of 25kg dips out. Also did some body weight lunges and some more front and side planking. I've had no relief since seeing the chiro. I'm still stretching daily and have been walking most days, 3k or more as I've been told to keep the pelvis moving. Also still doing the nerve glide stretch, nothing seems to help at the moment. Chiro again today, if she's got nothing for me I will have a think about whether oto get an MRI and examine those lower discs (I'm not private health so they set me back a few backs) or go to a podiatrist and get my gait analyzed properly.

I'm not sure, given I'm not really doing much right at the moment, I'm simply putting it up for discussion. I have no opinion either way as I'm not a trained professional. "I've contemplated if I'd be better splitting like that" that is, I've thought about whether this is a "generally" good thing to do or not. Ultimately what matters most is probably effort, but I'd rather hear that from someone who has the experience to make a comment .

Race Pace in Melbourne can definitely help you. Give Chris a call, they're already looking after some R35s (road and track).

For anyone who is not Boz, I just had a quick skim of this. http://oldschooltrainer.com/3-day-push-pull-legs/

Interesting to be is the part about push/pull/legs. I've always done full bodies 3x weekly (well not lately but usually) but I've contemplated if I'd be better splitting like that. For anyone else who does that sort of split, what sort of exercises are you doing to fill an hour? Before leg and back issues I was doing, squat, bench, DL, bent rows, weighted chins, weighted dips in that order.

I knew you wouldn't be able to help yourself

Great article, I like the part where he says Birds is wasting his time on volume

I did things the way I wanted in terms of setting myself up to have a go at 8+ continuous reps as right now that's the mark of whether I've improved and I'm just not seeing any gain there. Did I get the results I wanted, no. I genuinely expected to see at least 8 have a go at 9 or squeeze out 9 and rack it. Committed as per normal, didn't waste any strength on too many warm up reps, made sure I was really comfy and in good position to maximise my chances. I went for that 8th rep being 95% sure I wouldn't make it based on how much 7 took out of me, but I thought I'm gonna go for it because if I don't try then I definitely won't make it, but if I try it could happen and I really pushed at the "sticking" point to make it go up, but when it starts coming back down you've gotta concede. I've even gone as far as snatching extra breaths which I don't normally do because I don't try for long enough to need that extra breath. In terms of my response, I'm disappointed, as I thought I'd put in a bit to do those 30 reps previously and was keen to see a gain in the initial continuous reps. I will note, at the moment when I wake up, I'm not really feeling refreshed. I went for a walk this morning to help me wake up which I had stopped doing because of my leg, Chiro said pelvis will love movement so get walking. I've been a bit "emo" as Kate calls it, in terms of being a bit meh about gym because of my leg and not being able to do squats and deads. Commitment is still there, say 6-7, enthusiasm is probably a 4-5.

Nah, just lack of motivation and too long between sessions, and maybe not eating enough. Or I'm infected with failure lol

Well if nothing else I'm finding new and interesting ways to fail, going backwards at the moment. Warmed up, did a couple of 50kg reps then moved to 116kg. Got 7 reps again and went for 8 but didn't have it. Reset the bar to 100kg, total break 2.5mins did 8 reps, had a 2min break then got another 6 before failing 7. 2min break and found 2 more kg so squeezed that on the bar and did 2 reps of 118kg and failed the 3rd Moved on to chins. Barely made 8 reps at 25kg, dropped to 22.5 and made another 7 dropped to 20kg and only got 6. Similar story for dips, started at 30kg, failed the 8th rep, dropped to 27.5, failed on the 6th, had another go and got 4 then took a very brief break and managed 2 more. Breaks unless stated are 2mins. After that did a few body weight only lunges then a plank and a side plank on both sides then another normal plank after some more lunges. I was shaking doing only 30sec planks, I was doing 2mins at one stage, weak core is weak. So fail city all round, getting weaker it seems. One session a week is not enough. Sorry for typos, on the phone.

Admittedly I'm very surprised. I was almost reluctant to book in for another session but I always try and give something a fair chance.

I'd be lying if I said there wasn't already a noticeable decrease in nerve discomfort in that leg. Normally when I stand It twinges every time, it's backed off a bit 0_0

For everyone else, I saw a Chiro today, covered in Infirmary and my thread.

Fair enough. IMO, She's doing very very well. I think she might just be a bit too hard on herself. Or, her goals are very high ones which do not come easy or soon, so it's just a matter of time and her maybe being impatient. Sorry to talk about you like you're not here Leesh, but you get me.

Interesting in that the bad nerve side is not the busted foot side.

Without sounding like I'm sassing you, do you follow any religion or something? Some of your comments are very Zen/Buddha type stuff. Become one with the bar etc. No paying you out, just curious as your mentality is quite different to what I normally see in/around gyms and gym threads and seems to be a big part of your arsenal.

Very well Gym Yoda