RaginCajun's Daily Log

[RaginCajun]

That doest work for me but that's. It's OK, I think the wifes little sister's birthday is next month and she turns 18. Fine, fine, I'm going to go do a little cardio and some leg work. I think tonight is the last time I will get to use my gym at work. It's closing.

haha! get after it lovbyts! i wish my body would allow me to do more and i am sure your body is the same.

[lovbyts]

haha! get after it lovbyts! i wish my body would allow me to do more and i am sure your body is the same.

Mind over matter or in this case libido over matter.

[RaginCajun]

Mind over matter or in this case libido over matter.

libido is never a problem for me, i am not on anything. just wondering what life would be like with HRT/TRT. i need to go get my blood tested. my mind is strong, i want to train like a mad man!!! my legs are all knotted up as well as my back, but mainly my legs. feels like i have golf balls in my calves.

[RaginCajun]

had a wedding in nola this past weekend and still recouping. just need to rest and hydrate! left knee is bothering me pretty bad, old injury flared up somehow. my knee feels unstable, so no training on it until i feel it is ready.

[RaginCajun]

a week later and legs still feeling like a disaster. will be trying to get my truck seat fixed this week, that will def help this matter. i still have yet to figure out why my legs/muscles just get so damn tight. it is very uncomfortable and i can't sit still at all. i am sure if this keeps up, i will be having a knee and hip replacement sooner than later. i will also look for a specialist of some sort to try to figure this out. i am at a loss and miserable!

[RaginCajun]

15 minutes of fasted cardio, foam rolled, and stretched. Legs still hurt

[lovbyts]

Are you sure it's not a potassium issue? You should try taking some higher doses for a while.

[RaginCajun]

Are you sure it's not a potassium issue? You should try taking some higher doses for a while.

i have tried everything. i guess i can try again. it is like my tendons/muscles are just really tight. not sore or anything, just rubberband feeling.

[lovbyts]

You have probably looked into this but it sounds like it fit's your profile.
Tendonitis, arm, neck, shoulder: cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

[RaginCajun]

LB, I feel like my whole body is fighting tendinitis!

From rolling, massaging, and grinding last night, I have bruises on my legs.

I guess they feel a lil looser than yesterday but still have a ways to go

[lovbyts]

Your whole body could have tendinitis more or less. fibromialgia is like that. Before I got on Gabapentin I would wake up about every hour because my body got stiff/sore and if I slept more than 3 without waking when I did I could hardly roll out of bed.

My sleep greatly impoved after starting Gabapentin although it's not perfect by any means but even if I sleep a good solid 6hr+ I dont hurt when I wake up.

[RaginCajun]

Your whole body could have tendinitis more or less. fibromialgia is like that. Before I got on Gabapentin I would wake up about every hour because my body got stiff/sore and if I slept more than 3 without waking when I did I could hardly roll out of bed.My sleep greatly impoved after starting Gabapentin although it's not perfect by any means but even if I sleep a good solid 6hr+ I dont hurt when I wake up.

that is what i think i have, but not sure. yes, i believe my body has tendinitis, sucks! i will go pick up some ibrofen

[RaginCajun]

First night of trying Austinite's vitamin concoction

Heading out bow hunting early in the morning, going after a buck I missed last weekend. I stalked the beast for 200-300 yds, and got as close as 30. It was so intense!

We shall see

[RaginCajun]

Legs feeling somewhat better. I have been kneading my legs like a baker does dough!

Austinite's concoction may be working

Been walking neighbor's dog for past two days in the evenings, two 45 minute walks.

[lovbyts]

Sounds good, any improvement is a plus. I finally started walking a lot more a couple of weeks ago and was up to 30 minutes FAST walk and a little jogging here and there. Legs were feeling GOOD and pants already getting tight in the thighs then my knee started to hurt. I was getting worried because it was getting sort of bad but after 4 days rest, massage and some ice it's 99% better I think. Time to go walk again tonight.

What happened with the buck?

[RaginCajun]

Sounds good, any improvement is a plus. I finally started walking a lot more a couple of weeks ago and was up to 30 minutes FAST walk and a little jogging here and there. Legs were feeling GOOD and pants already getting tight in the thighs then my knee started to hurt. I was getting worried because it was getting sort of bad but after 4 days rest, massage and some ice it's 99% better I think. Time to go walk again tonight.What happened with the buck?

that buck got away from me. i saw another nice one on saturday but could not get a shot on it. i need to practice some more but hard to when i work late and range closes at 7 pm. i have a target and may try to shoot this evening if it stays nice but worried about these city folks calling the cops on me. i live in an apartment and there is a small field behind it. we shall see. i plan on getting to go again this weekend, i have the fever bad!!! i just purchased my bow in may and dying to take one out with it. really wish i would have gotten that buck two weeks ago, the story would have been awesome!!!

[lovbyts]

People would freak out about practicing with a bow? I mean it's not like you are doing it at a public park or playground. lol I remember when we use to pull off the side of the hwy by my place that had a gravel pit type area, jump the guard rail and walk down a little hill and shoot at targets not 100 ft from the Hwy with everything from 22, ar15, 308, 410 and most anything you can thing of and no one thought twice about it.

[RaginCajun]

People would freak out about practicing with a bow? I mean it's not like you are doing it at a public park or playground. lol I remember when we use to pull off the side of the hwy by my place that had a gravel pit type area, jump the guard rail and walk down a little hill and shoot at targets not 100 ft from the Hwy with everything from 22, ar15, 308, 410 and most anything you can thing of and no one thought twice about it.

I think the city slickers might freak because it is open and there are houses around.

I shot and killed a doe yesterday with my bow, fvcking pumped! Brought it straight to the processor!

I am building a 6.8 SPC rifle at the moment, just need to order a few more pieces and finish putting it together. Then, I will have to figure out some optics for it.

[lovbyts]

Very nice. Ive only been deer hunting once. My buddy got 5 deer and 1 elk in 2 week and I got one deer/buck, a 5 point. I was using an ar-15. LoL I definitely got buck fever when I saw my deer. We actually quartered them, hung them to cure and cut them all up ourselves. I even skinned my own.

We were in Montana on Indian reservation. He is Indian and we got all our ammo from his cousin the sheriff. Good ole days.

It takes skill to bring one down with a bow though. Hats off to you.

[RaginCajun]

Very nice. Ive only been deer hunting once. My buddy got 5 deer and 1 elk in 2 week and I got one deer/buck, a 5 point. I was using an ar-15. LoL I definitely got buck fever when I saw my deer. We actually quartered them, hung them to cure and cut them all up ourselves. I even skinned my own. We were in Montana on Indian reservation. He is Indian and we got all our ammo from his cousin the sheriff. Good ole days. It takes skill to bring one down with a bow though. Hats off to you.

Thanks! If I had the room, I would do everything myself, even make the sausage.

[lovbyts]

Thanks! If I had the room, I would do everything myself, even make the sausage.

I would not want to do it all the time but it was fun to experience. We did it all. We sat around a big table his sister, mother, father and grandmother all cutting steaks, making hamburger, grinding sausage and made a LOT of jerky.

The deer was so tender you would not believe it. Out where we were there was very little trees or foliage. Only thing they had to eat was the 100s of acres of wheat fields.

I remember his grandma keeping the brains and tongue to eat also. Oh of course prairie oysters.

[RaginCajun]

I would not want to do it all the time but it was fun to experience. We did it all. We sat around a big table his sister, mother, father and grandmother all cutting steaks, making hamburger, grinding sausage and made a LOT of jerky. The deer was so tender you would not believe it. Out where we were there was very little trees or foliage. Only thing they had to eat was the 100s of acres of wheat fields. I remember his grandma keeping the brains and tongue to eat also. Oh of course prairie oysters.

haha! you appreciate more when you do it all yourself, at least i do. i need to go purchase a small freezer for my apartment, i have a good feeling there will be plenty more venison in my future!

[RaginCajun]

on another note, my diet has been pretty poor as of late. i think my cals have been pretty much under control but i have been consuming way too many carbs. i actually went to the gym this morning because of how lazy i have been feeling lately. most of the laziness is due to my legs and tendonitis problems, but that is starting to get a little better. that vitamin regiment that Austinite has me on has to be working, it is the only thing different that i have changed in the past year. i have only been on it a week and can really feel a difference. hoping to be able to run again soon! diet will sharpen up also, usually does when i have a good routine going

[Bio-Active]

on another note, my diet has been pretty poor as of late. i think my cals have been pretty much under control but i have been consuming way too many carbs. i actually went to the gym this morning because of how lazy i have been feeling lately. most of the laziness is due to my legs and tendonitis problems, but that is starting to get a little better. that vitamin regiment that Austinite has me on has to be working, it is the only thing different that i have changed in the past year. i have only been on it a week and can really feel a difference. hoping to be able to run again soon! diet will sharpen up also, usually does when i have a good routine going

carbs are the hardest thing to stay away from cause they are what tastes good

[lovbyts]

carbs are the hardest thing to stay away from cause they are what tastes good

[RaginCajun]

carbs are the hardest thing to stay away from cause they are what tastes good

hey bud! long time no see! i agree and i just need to be more disciplined. whenever i get back to a routine, i seem to become more disciplined. just need to get these legs a little looser and then i can ease back into it!

my body seems to respond ok to low carbs, just need to do it more! i usually do it during the week and then refeed on the weekends. with my legs all jacked up, haven't been able to do any cardio or really workout for that instance. i am making some progress so hoping to be able to get into a routine soon

[RaginCajun]

figured i would give an update. body is still feeling the same but i am tired of sitting around. starting monday, i will start back in the gym on a 3 day lifting routine. i will start back with light weights and see how my body responds. the workouts will consist of full body workouts, rotating an A and B workout. starting monday i will do A, then wednesday do B, then do A again on friday. the following week, reverse the workouts and start with B. after not being active for the past few months, i thought my weight would creep up. i still weigh 178 lbs, but def lost some muscle so a little fatter at 178.

[lovbyts]

So did you mess up the legs more or just the same issues as before? They were good enough for you to throw a deer over your shoulder and carry it out of the woods, right? I'm sure that was a bit of cardio right there.

[RaginCajun]

So did you mess up the legs more or just the same issues as before? They were good enough for you to throw a deer over your shoulder and carry it out of the woods, right? I'm sure that was a bit of cardio right there.

same issues as before, knots!!! adrenaline supersedes any pain/discomfort!

[RaginCajun]

pissed excellence this AM! workout consisted of 5x5 squats, bench press machine 5x5, bent over rows 5x5, dumbbell shrugs 3x8, tricep ext. 3x8, incline curls 3x8, hyperextensions 2x10, crunches 3x10. felt really good after workout and while working out. still battling knots but we will see how my body reacts this week to working with weights again. stay tuned........

[RaginCajun]

25 minutes of fasted cardio on the elliptical

[RaginCajun]

I'm sore!

Workout B tomorrow

[RaginCajun]

did workout B this morning, felt dead as hell! every weight felt 3 times as heavy! workout consisted of this: squats 5x5, deadlift 2x5, push press machine 5x5, bent over rows 5x5, close grip bench on machine 3x8, curls 3x8, crunches 3x10.

[RaginCajun]

sore ass shyt today! every muscle in my body feels sore. rest day today but plan on stretching and what not later on. may go hit the hot tub at the gym at lunch if work is slow. i have gained 3 lbs since monday, likely all water. it is crazy how my body does this each and every time i start lifting again. loving this feeling of being sore and looking forward to tomorrow's workout. it will be the same as monday's workout and may have to lighten the load to make sure i get every single rep.

[RaginCajun]

pissed excellence this AM! workout consisted of 5x5 squats, bench press machine 5x5, bent over rows 5x5, dumbbell shrugs 3x8, tricep ext. 3x8, incline curls 3x8, hyperextensions 2x10, crunches 3x10.

[RaginCajun]

did workout B this morning. workout consisted of this: squats 5x5, deadlift 2x5, push press machine 5x5, bent over rows 5x5, close grip bench on machine 3x8, curls 3x8, crunches 3x10.

[RaginCajun]

pissed excellence this AM! workout consisted of 5x5 squats, bench press machine 5x5, bent over rows 5x5, dumbbell shrugs 3x8, tricep ext. 3x8, incline curls 3x8, hyperextensions 2x10, crunches 3x10.

[RaginCajun]

rest day, body needs it.

[Fatburgler]

Did you happen to check if you have Lymes disease? It hit me in 2008 and I ended up paralyzed in both arms for almost a year the only thing that worked was acupuncture to Stimulate the nerves of the infraspinatus and anterior seratus muscles both sides. I don't wish that on anyone but it began with knots and pain and then hit like a brick. Never saw a tick, never saw a bulls-eye rash either Dr.s were clueless for a long time, saw a neurologist, rheumatologist finally found it through a blood test at the orthopedic who had seen it several times before. Good luck

[RaginCajun]

Did you happen to check if you have Lymes disease? It hit me in 2008 and I ended up paralyzed in both arms for almost a year the only thing that worked was acupuncture to Stimulate the nerves of the infraspinatus and anterior seratus muscles both sides. I don't wish that on anyone but it began with knots and pain and then hit like a brick. Never saw a tick, never saw a bulls-eye rash either Dr.s were clueless for a long time, saw a neurologist, rheumatologist finally found it through a blood test at the orthopedic who had seen it several times before. Good luck

interesting. next time i go to the MD, i will mention it. i am needing to go get some blood work done. the knots have been around for nearly a year and are not really painful until i try to rub them out.