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Livinlean
Am weigh in: 220.4
Well I'm glad I decided to take a break from the heavy lifting. Went and saw my physio today and man was there a list of imbalances going on. It looks like my initial neck strain may have led to compensation of one thing which led to another and so on. Two of my biggest issues were both my bicep tendons on my right side as well as another tendon he mentioned and just my neck being stiff overall. Thanks kel for chiming in with your feedback, made me rethink things and listen to my body even tho I wanted to keep chasing PRs lol.
So after a session which lasted 1h20m, I feel a lot looser. Plan is to reevaluate things in a couple days as I did tell him im okay taking a week or two off from training if thats what he thinks is best. After testing my range of motion after the session he mentioned that he didn't think i'd need any time off based off todays results but I do still think a week break could be a good idea before getting into the swing of things.
I took a bit of time to jot down a few dates for potential shows this year. I'm not opposed to flying out to do shows so things like Toronto pro, Olympia amateur and north americans are all possibilities but my way of thinking is that I should be aware when I'm 12 and 16 weeks out from each contest so I can better gauge whether stepping on stage is a good idea. In the meantime I plan to hit another bulk but leaner this time around. I will follow DC training or one of meadows plans for said bulk and the plan is to transition from that into a contest prep unless I feel some sort of break is needed for my body to recover. The planned start of this bulk /strength program will be in 3 weeks time but thats if everything goes as planned with my physio and upcoming blood work.
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