Approved Log Training Cycle Comeback Log

[Mobster]

I've been prescribed Ropinirole (I may be misspelling that) at .25mg per night. That's 1/4 mg. Believe it or not, I've had a "hangover" from that whichbmakes me feel like I'm made of lead for half the day. Once the fog lifts, I'm still pretty tired

Can you lower the dose a tad?

 

[stevesmi]

It's been a minute... I've had some distractions last week. I had a deadline to get some heavy major work done on my house in preparation for the HVAC system being installed.

I also think I have my sleep issue figured out: I seem to have "Restless Legs Syndrome" which I've heard of but always thought was a goofy, made-up diagnosis. But I read up on it and the symptoms fit. Had a doc appointment and discussed it with my family doc, who agreed. I've been prescribed Ropinirole (I may be misspelling that) at .25mg per night. That's 1/4 mg. Believe it or not, I've had a "hangover" from that whichbmakes me feel like I'm made of lead for half the day. Once the fog lifts, I'm still pretty tired. Doc says this will pass in a few days to as much as a couple of weeks. It's already getting better, but I'm still dragging. I am sleeping a ton better, though. Hopefully, that continues.

Bottom line: I haven't trained since my last post, except for hockey practice on Thursday.

Got back on the horse this afternoon with a chest workout. I wasn't very strong or very energized:

PVC pipe stretching to get the shoulders and pecs loosened up.

Warmup sets:

Empty bar: 1x30 reps
135lbs: 1x10 reps
185: 1x10 reps
225: 1x5 I could tell already I wasn't going to be very strong today.
245: 1x2 Maxed out already. Not good.
235: 1x5
235: 1x3 Maxed out again
225: 1x4. And again.

Incline db press:
50lbs: 1x10
55: 1x8

I did a couple sets of hammer curls sitting on the 45° incline bench with hands/arms externally rotated. These are a PT exercise which help with biceps tendon/rotater cuff issues:
15lbs: 1x10
20: 1x10

Done. Not my best workout, for sure. Did get a good pump I my chest and triceps, though.

A friend at church remarked that I must be working out again (after my surgeries and lengthy recovery), so despite the scale not moving much in the last month or however long it's been, apparently it shows. That was gratifying.

Back at it; keep plugging away...

@EMW14 is there any specific thing that you think could have caused this condition with the leg? Maybe for other people to learn from it.

 

[ceo]

It's been a minute... I've had some distractions last week. I had a deadline to get some heavy major work done on my house in preparation for the HVAC system being installed.

I also think I have my sleep issue figured out: I seem to have "Restless Legs Syndrome" which I've heard of but always thought was a goofy, made-up diagnosis. But I read up on it and the symptoms fit. Had a doc appointment and discussed it with my family doc, who agreed. I've been prescribed Ropinirole (I may be misspelling that) at .25mg per night. That's 1/4 mg. Believe it or not, I've had a "hangover" from that whichbmakes me feel like I'm made of lead for half the day. Once the fog lifts, I'm still pretty tired. Doc says this will pass in a few days to as much as a couple of weeks. It's already getting better, but I'm still dragging. I am sleeping a ton better, though. Hopefully, that continues.

Bottom line: I haven't trained since my last post, except for hockey practice on Thursday.

Got back on the horse this afternoon with a chest workout. I wasn't very strong or very energized:

PVC pipe stretching to get the shoulders and pecs loosened up.

Warmup sets:

Empty bar: 1x30 reps
135lbs: 1x10 reps
185: 1x10 reps
225: 1x5 I could tell already I wasn't going to be very strong today.
245: 1x2 Maxed out already. Not good.
235: 1x5
235: 1x3 Maxed out again
225: 1x4. And again.

Incline db press:
50lbs: 1x10
55: 1x8

I did a couple sets of hammer curls sitting on the 45° incline bench with hands/arms externally rotated. These are a PT exercise which help with biceps tendon/rotater cuff issues:
15lbs: 1x10
20: 1x10

Done. Not my best workout, for sure. Did get a good pump I my chest and triceps, though.

A friend at church remarked that I must be working out again (after my surgeries and lengthy recovery), so despite the scale not moving much in the last month or however long it's been, apparently it shows. That was gratifying.

Back at it; keep plugging away...

Bros, warm-up sets are looking good. Keep up the good work. You're pushing things nicely. I like how you're not going too crazy on the weights. You keep it under control. @EMW14

 

[ROIDDERS]

It's been a minute... I've had some distractions last week. I had a deadline to get some heavy major work done on my house in preparation for the HVAC system being installed.

I also think I have my sleep issue figured out: I seem to have "Restless Legs Syndrome" which I've heard of but always thought was a goofy, made-up diagnosis. But I read up on it and the symptoms fit. Had a doc appointment and discussed it with my family doc, who agreed. I've been prescribed Ropinirole (I may be misspelling that) at .25mg per night. That's 1/4 mg. Believe it or not, I've had a "hangover" from that whichbmakes me feel like I'm made of lead for half the day. Once the fog lifts, I'm still pretty tired. Doc says this will pass in a few days to as much as a couple of weeks. It's already getting better, but I'm still dragging. I am sleeping a ton better, though. Hopefully, that continues.

Bottom line: I haven't trained since my last post, except for hockey practice on Thursday.

Got back on the horse this afternoon with a chest workout. I wasn't very strong or very energized:

PVC pipe stretching to get the shoulders and pecs loosened up.

Warmup sets:

Empty bar: 1x30 reps
135lbs: 1x10 reps
185: 1x10 reps
225: 1x5 I could tell already I wasn't going to be very strong today.
245: 1x2 Maxed out already. Not good.
235: 1x5
235: 1x3 Maxed out again
225: 1x4. And again.

Incline db press:
50lbs: 1x10
55: 1x8

I did a couple sets of hammer curls sitting on the 45° incline bench with hands/arms externally rotated. These are a PT exercise which help with biceps tendon/rotater cuff issues:
15lbs: 1x10
20: 1x10

Done. Not my best workout, for sure. Did get a good pump I my chest and triceps, though.

A friend at church remarked that I must be working out again (after my surgeries and lengthy recovery), so despite the scale not moving much in the last month or however long it's been, apparently it shows. That was gratifying.

Back at it; keep plugging away...

Glad to see you back posting boss. @EMW14 I like the warm-ups that you're doing, and I like how you are working on those PT exercises for your injury issues. That's smart.

 

[ulter]

Today's food:
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@EMW14 thanks for taking the time to post up this update. That berry shake actually sounds really good, especially when you add some crushed ice to it on a hot day!

 

[2thick]

Today's food:
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Thanks for taking the time to post up your food. Looks like you got in quite an amount of your macros. Over 300 g of protein is impressive. @EMW14

 

[EMW14]

I've been prescribed Ropinirole (I may be misspelling that) at .25mg per night. That's 1/4 mg. Believe it or not, I've had a "hangover" from that whichbmakes me feel like I'm made of lead for half the day. Once the fog lifts, I'm still pretty tired

Can you lower the dose a tad?

This is definitely an experiment. I have very quickly developed a tolerance for this stuff. 1st night, I took a whole .25mg pill and slept like the dead, but like I said, had a bad hangover the next day. Fell asleep in the recliner after breakfast and never really got with it.

Next night, I decided to take it earlier, so it would maybe wear off earlier, plus decided to cut the dose. I took a half, but after a couple of hours it was evident that wasn't going to be enough. I took the second half and slept pretty well. The hangover was less but I was still groggy and sluggish half the day. Sunday, the third night, I took a whole pill. I slept reasonably well, though not as hard as the previous two nights, but I felt pretty good yesterday. I did the same thing last night, the 4th night: took a whole pill about 7pm (we usually go to bed around 9). I quit reading and went lights out at 9:30 and konked right out. Woke up at 11:30 and could not go back to sleep. Legs were going like I was running in place, just could not get comfortable. Finally, a little bit after 1am I got up and went downstairs. I took another half a Ropinorole and stayed up until 2:30-ish. At that point I went back to bed even though I wasn't feeling sleepy at all because I gotta sleep, for crying out loud. I was able to stay still, but I could not sleep. I was awake until somewhere around 4am.

Up at 7; needless to say, I'm pretty miserable this morning. Gonna reach out to the doc and see what she has in the way of suggestions. Maybe a heavier dose or maybe something different altogether.

 

[EMW14]

@EMW14 is there any specific thing that you think could have caused this condition with the leg? Maybe for other people to learn from it.

I don't know what causes it. I've heard of it for years, but never realized I had it. Some kind of neurological thing, I think. Some of the meds used to treat it are also used for Parkinson's disease. That's true of Ropinirole, which is what I'm taking currently.

 

[SuperAbsVin]

I don't know what causes it. I've heard of it for years, but never realized I had it. Some kind of neurological thing, I think. Some of the meds used to treat it are also used for Parkinson's disease. That's true of Ropinirole, which is what I'm taking currently.

you taking meds now?

 

[stevesmi]

I don't know what causes it. I've heard of it for years, but never realized I had it. Some kind of neurological thing, I think. Some of the meds used to treat it are also used for Parkinson's disease. That's true of Ropinirole, which is what I'm taking currently.

It's pretty scary man. These types of issues can pop up with anybody.

 

[ballin2504]

It's been a minute... I've had some distractions last week. I had a deadline to get some heavy major work done on my house in preparation for the HVAC system being installed.

I also think I have my sleep issue figured out: I seem to have "Restless Legs Syndrome" which I've heard of but always thought was a goofy, made-up diagnosis. But I read up on it and the symptoms fit. Had a doc appointment and discussed it with my family doc, who agreed. I've been prescribed Ropinirole (I may be misspelling that) at .25mg per night. That's 1/4 mg. Believe it or not, I've had a "hangover" from that whichbmakes me feel like I'm made of lead for half the day. Once the fog lifts, I'm still pretty tired. Doc says this will pass in a few days to as much as a couple of weeks. It's already getting better, but I'm still dragging. I am sleeping a ton better, though. Hopefully, that continues.

Bottom line: I haven't trained since my last post, except for hockey practice on Thursday.

Got back on the horse this afternoon with a chest workout. I wasn't very strong or very energized:

PVC pipe stretching to get the shoulders and pecs loosened up.

Warmup sets:

Empty bar: 1x30 reps
135lbs: 1x10 reps
185: 1x10 reps
225: 1x5 I could tell already I wasn't going to be very strong today.
245: 1x2 Maxed out already. Not good.
235: 1x5
235: 1x3 Maxed out again
225: 1x4. And again.

Incline db press:
50lbs: 1x10
55: 1x8

I did a couple sets of hammer curls sitting on the 45° incline bench with hands/arms externally rotated. These are a PT exercise which help with biceps tendon/rotater cuff issues:
15lbs: 1x10
20: 1x10

Done. Not my best workout, for sure. Did get a good pump I my chest and triceps, though.

A friend at church remarked that I must be working out again (after my surgeries and lengthy recovery), so despite the scale not moving much in the last month or however long it's been, apparently it shows. That was gratifying.

Back at it; keep plugging away...

@EMW14 life happens man. Glad to see you back logging. Let’s get it