RaginCajun's Daily Log

[RaginCajun]

Over an hour of cardio/walking

[RaginCajun]

Meh, about 30 minutes of walking

Legs are tight again, no Bueno

[RaginCajun]

30 minutes of fasted cardio

Legs still hurt, may have pushed the rolling last night night. Lower back is really really tight which is giving a slight headache

Trying to loosen up

[RaginCajun]

45 more minutes of cardio

[RaginCajun]

65 minutes of cardio which included some jumping jacks and hill sprints

Legs are feeling a wee bit better today

[RaginCajun]

Finally got some dead lifts in, felt great!!!

Also got in about 50-60 minutes of cardio

Can you say pissing excellence!!!

[bsh]

65 minutes of cardio which included some jumping jacks and hill sprints Legs are feeling a wee bit better today

hill sprints, nice.... Good job brotha

[RaginCajun]

hill sprints, nice.... Good job brotha

Thanks! I need to do more sprints!

[RaginCajun]

Quick chest blast, prob need to do more but was pressed with time, get it!

[SlimmerMe]

Can you say excellence!!!

Always.

[RaginCajun]

Been doing a lot of cardio the past two days

Moving places so been walking and lifting like crazy. Fitbit today says I burned 3,000 cals so far, and it feels like it!

Have to get use to living with a roommate again. No gym for the meantime but working on that.

Just want to say, it's great to great friends!

[RaginCajun]

Always.

Kisses!

[RaginCajun]

Did some cardio today and have been for the past few days. Cardio was mainly moving furniture and walking.

Trying to get adjusted to the move. Bud of mine is hooking me up with a pass to a gym across town so that will both suck and be awesome!

[SlimmerMe]

moving furniture ....

that's a workout on its own....

[bethdoth]

Ya about 3 weeks ago i moved my son and his girlfriend, loaded and unloaded an 18' U-haul 4 times. Great workout!

[RaginCajun]

Ya about 3 weeks ago i moved my son and his girlfriend, loaded and unloaded an 18' U-haul 4 times. Great workout!

Hell yes it is!

[RaginCajun]

Did a nice back workout earlier today, felt great to pump some iron!

[RaginCajun]

Weighed in at 182 lbs this AM

Going to find ways to work harder!

Bud gave me a pass to his gym so I have a gym now, but it's 20-30 minutes away from me

Still stressed pretty bad but doing my best!

[RaginCajun]

Had a great workout today, mainly chest and deadlifts

One good thing about my buds gym, it over looks the pool at his apartment complex so there was some bikinis around the pool for motivation!

Cardio time!

[RaginCajun]

Cardio done, cut the grass and swept

[RaginCajun]

Cardio done, 50 minutes of walking

I am trying to work out a weekly routine again, I need it. Being out of work for the past months has fvcking sucked and trying to find something new is tough. I need to get back in that early morning routine to really get moving again!

[RaginCajun]

Did some more cardio, 40 minutes of jogging/walking

[RaginCajun]

Crushed a workout!!! First time in a long time that I used some pre-workout stuff. Man did it have me jacked and I'm still feeling it! I only took half a serving!

20 minute warmup, then Workout:
Power cleans into a press 5 sets
3 sets of leg lifts/abs
3 sets of dumbbell pullovers
2 sets of Russian twists
3 sets of 10 of wall ball overhead throws
1 set of single leg deadlifts (need to work on this)

[RaginCajun]

Also, purchased some protein powder for the first time in a long while. Going to switch up some things, time for a lil change

[RaginCajun]

From Marcus's thread from Proximal:

2 things: just to be sure, no low back issues, like protruding discs? You have symptoms on both sides, long shot, just wanna be sure, both sides can indicate spinal cord compression. Also, no leg weakness? Amazing how detrimental sitting is to the back, can't rule it out

i had one back problem in the past (about 10-12 years ago), doc said it was degenerative disc. hard to believe i had disc generation at the age of 22 at the time. so, he did an epidural steroid injection in my left lower facet joint. he went in too far with the needle and punctured my spine, leaked spine fluid for about two weeks. it was the worst feeling in the world, felt like someone was stabbing the left front part of my brain with an ice pic! He did a blood patch and that sort of fixed it. still get those headaches from time to time if i foam roll too much on my lower back. i really don't feel any pain but more of a discomfort, like i'm crooked feeling. it is only on my left side that really bothers me, always feels like i have a knot in my left upper butt cheek. i wouldn't say i have any real leg weakness, just weak glutes.

Also, with the humidity, maybe some dehydration, maybe electrolyte deficiency?

i have mentioned numerous times about this, i think something is going on. i have been blood tested and they cannot find anything. only thing lately that was low was my vit D. i got it checked about 2 months ago, and it was at 25. been taking 10,000IU since then and feel a little better i guess. i am a life long asthmatic so that is why i think something is going on electrolyte wise, always feel thirsty.

Haven't really seen stress settle in the legs, unless the low back tightness is referring symptoms, but that is a real stretch; you'd have pain & possibly numbness likely. But with that said, stress has a way of f'ing up lots of things (sorry, that's pretty generic).

[Proximal]

Sorry Ragin, something is baffling, particularly head aches when you roll your back.

Haven't read enough of your posts to know about the dehydration, blood tests, etc.

Looking at your posts above just on this page (first time) shows me you are doing one hell of a lot of cardio - could just be too much, too little recovery, lots of micro trauma that doesn't get a chance to heal.

Frankly, the conservative me says you need to speak with a neurologist to rule out the lower back due to your history and the truly odd connection between rolling your lower back & head aches.

Hell, ask Kel about electrolytes, the guy seems very knowledgable regarding wholistic approaches to medicine - not my field of knowledge, sorry.

Give the legs a break & find a masseuse if you can't roll it out yourself.

This is the best I got.

[SlimmerMe]

.... always feel thirsty.

Wondering if blood sugar related.....

[RaginCajun]

Wondering if blood sugar related.....

I have been asked that before by docs but when I check my blood glucose, it's normally right at 80 something. I have not, however, had a A1C test done.

When do drink a lot of water, I pee constantly and still feel thirsty.

[RaginCajun]

55 minutes of fasted cardio

6 - 1 minute interval jump rope, 30 sec rest

Then walked the rest of the time

[RaginCajun]

Finally broke through the 180 lb mark. Weighed in at 179.8 lbs today. Prob just a lil water but I'll take it.

Full body workout planned for a lil later on

[RaginCajun]

5 minute warmup, stretch

Workout:

4 sets of leg raises/abs
3 sets of squat thrusters into an Arnold press
3 sets of deadlifts
3 sets of single legged extensions
2 sets of lat raises
2 sets of RC raises

[SlimmerMe]

....but I'll take it.

That's exactly what I say when I step off. "I'll take it."

[RaginCajun]

That's exactly what I say when I step off. "I'll take it."

Yes ma'am!

[RaginCajun]

45-60 minutes of cardio, cut the grass and weed eatted

[RaginCajun]

Lots of hard work cardio today

[RaginCajun]

55 minutes of fasted cardio

[RaginCajun]

35 more minutes of cardio/jogging in the Texas heat!

[RaginCajun]

Did an upperbody workout today, felt good! Love hitting weights and love hitting it with some pre workout. It has helped me stay focused when lifting.

[RaginCajun]

50 minutes of walking

[RaginCajun]

70 minutes total cardio maybe more. Walked, jogged some, and cut the grass, damn it's hot!