Quote from: bulldogs2k on February 08, 2011, 01:27:11 PM
After meeting with my Army recruiter, I ran all my errands on my bike.  Now i'm gearing up to roll at judo practice, I would cycle there but i'm so beat after practice, it would be hell to ride back.    

Excuses like that won't fly with an Army Drill Sargent!!  


Today will be back, triceps, abs, and shoulders for me. Less than an hour until I get outta the office and head to the gym to burn off the stress of my work day. I always feel better after a good workout!

Mock PRT time again. 

Holy f*ck, where did that <10 minute mile and a half come from? 

I've never run one of those before. Ever! 

Quote from: Monster Dave on February 08, 2011, 01:41:14 PM


Excuses like that won't fly with an Army Drill Sargent!!  


Today will be back, triceps, abs, and shoulders for me. Less than an hour until I get outta the office and head to the gym to burn off the stress of my work day. I always feel better after a good workout!

Doh...I knew I was going to get called out lol.

Ok new excuse...last time I got put into a knee bar, so that would make it hard to cycle home....   

But seriously...I'm looking at bootcamp in fort benning, followed by ocs...I better man up. 

Quote from: Monster Dave on February 08, 2011, 01:41:14 PM


Excuses like that won't fly with an Army Drill Sargent!!  


Today will be back, triceps, abs, and shoulders for me. Less than an hour until I get outta the office and head to the gym to burn off the stress of my work day. I always feel better after a good workout!

That is a Marine Corps Drill Instructor. Never ever confuse the two, ever. 

^ what he said. Notice that scary black Eagle Globe and Anchor.

and 1.5miles?  dont be a wussy. Do a 3 miler, but before that do a 5 mile warm up.

PFT! or PRT or watever the hell you wanna call it. Just run damn it!

Ive been consistently running at 6:33 pace and feel great. I can kick it up to a 6min/mile but its tough to maintain it.

Also, I took some time off Muay Thai ( 2 weeks) due to a nagging toe injury. Im doing a lot of weight lifting right now and I've found the Dead Lift. It is the most manly workout in the world. I'm doing 3 sets of 12 reps with 135lbs.  Should I stick with this weight until i build up strength? or should i Move up?

When i Do squats i have pain in this area sometimes. Even if its a body squat.  No idea why. any conclusions? its only the left leg.  on the inside part of hte tendon.

Quote from: He Man on February 08, 2011, 11:53:36 PM
and 1.5miles?  dont be a wussy. Do a 3 miler, but before that do a 5 mile warm up.

That's the distance required for the Navy's semi-annual Physical Readiness Test. I ended up running 3 total (there and back), but only 1.5 was timed. I typically run 3-5 miles a couple of times a week, but my usual pace is about an 8-minute mile.

<7 minute miles are like the cool side of the pillow: I know they exist, but they're very elusive.

Quote from: kopfjäger on February 08, 2011, 09:15:00 PM
That is a Marine Corps Drill Instructor. Never ever confuse the two, ever. 

Yeah...


But...

Lighten up, Francis.

Quote from: He Man on February 08, 2011, 11:53:36 PM
When i Do squats i have pain in this area sometimes. Even if its a body squat.  No idea why. any conclusions? its only the left leg.  on the inside part of hte tendon.

Interesting you should say that. I've randomly had a similar issue - above the knee cap. From what I've learned, it's a common injury, and most probably 1 of 2 things:

1) Tendinitis (less likely)
2) A ruptured tendon (most likely)

Tendons attach muscle to bone. The quadriceps tendon and patellar tendon connect to form one continuous tendon that covers the patella (kneecap). The quadriceps tendon connects quad muscles to the patella; the patellar tendon connects the patella to the shinbone.

If the quadriceps contract forcefully and suddenly (as when trying to break a fall), the tendon may tear where it attaches to the bone (either above or below the kneecap).



When this happens to me, I usually refrain from activity which puts impact/pressure on my knee, wear a knee brace, and abide by a 2 week healing period. If your issue is similar to mine as it sounds to be, it should heal quickly - if you allow it sufficient down time.

Ruptured tendons also occur more frequently by athletes and are the result of overuse as well as impact trauma - both of which fit your issue.

Hope that helps! 

Yea, no squats for a while..  are you doing bent knee or straight leg deadlifts?  Go up to your body weight in the dead lift and see how it feels. Just make sure you can keep form proper ..

deadlifts = beast mode. 

Quote from: He Man on February 08, 2011, 11:53:36 PM
Also, I took some time off Muay Thai ( 2 weeks) due to a nagging toe injury. Im doing a lot of weight lifting right now and I've found the Dead Lift. It is the most manly workout in the world. I'm doing 3 sets of 12 reps with 135lbs.  Should I stick with this weight until i build up strength? or should i Move up?

You should sack up and do power cleans. Now that's manly.

Quote from: cokey on February 09, 2011, 07:57:04 AM
Yea, no squats for a while..  are you doing bent knee or straight leg deadlifts?  Go up to your body weight in the dead lift and see how it feels. Just make sure you can keep form proper ..

If his tendon is injured/ruptured, even doing body weight is a bad idea until it heals - it doesn't take that long, but continued exertion will prolong the time it takes for it to fully heal and could lead to increased injury.

What Dave said!

Rest up until you feel like you can train legs w/o pain.  Ligaments do not get a lot of blood flow so they take time to heal, working out will only lead to prolonged injury. 

Also, try not going as deep, maybe that will help.   

That's why I asked bent or straight.  I've never felt any type of strain on knees when doing straight.

Quote from: cokey on February 09, 2011, 10:58:06 AM
That's why I asked bent or straight.  I've never felt any type of strain on knees when doing straight.

Either way (bent or straight) this particular tendon could react badly to the stress of stabilization tension created by the quads if it's injured. However, if that's a desired exercise that you want to try, try it but be very aware of the feeling of your knee - if you feel anything that is even remotely not right, stop.