Approved Log Training Cycle Comeback Log

[ceo]

Hockey game Tuesday night this week. Didn't sleep a wink afterwards until 6am. I stayed in the recliner all night so as not to disturb my wife's sleep, then went up to bed when she came down for breakfast and slept for 2-1/2 hours. No training Wednesday but worked on my house.

Hockey training session Thursday. Again, very intense. It's a private session, 30 minutes, just me and my coach and his assistant (who happens to be his brother - both pro hockey players).

I had a doc appointment prior to training during which she prescribed Trazodone to try to help with sleep. She warned me that it might give me a hangover the first couple of times, so I didn't take it Thursday night because I had an appointment 7am Friday morning. Did take it last night (50mg, minimum dose) and it maybe helped a little bit, though I still had tremendous difficulty getting to sleep and then woke every 2 or 3 hours as usual. I'm not super hungry over from it but also not quite myself.

Leg day today. Again, not quite feeling 100%, very tired, so it was a little bit lighter than usual.

Squat:

Warmup with empty bar 1x10
135: 1x10
185: 1x10
225: 1x5
245: 1x5
255: 1x5

My low back is still the limiter here. In fact, I finished with a little bit of a tingle down my left leg. Not really happy with that. I'm just going to keep at it and not try to go up in weight too fast. I was doing 265 a few weeks ago; not sure why I've lost strength.

Leg press:

7 plates each side:
1x5
2x8

Tried to do leg extensions but the pad contacts that big lump on my shit I got blocking a shot a couple weeks ago, so they're out.

Move on to leg curls:

110: 2x10

Wind sprints on the treadmill again. I set the machine up to toggle between 2.5mph and 9mph for 10 minutes. I have to manually toggle it in this mode, so I walked for a few minutes, then sprinted - initially 9.5mph (last time I did 10mph) but after leg day this was not happening. Backed it off to 9mph. Nothing too scientific. Sprint for at least 30 seconds and then walk until my heart rate quits dropping (bottomed out at 113 walking 2.5mph) and I catch my breath. Then sprint again. In 10 minutes I only managed 3 sprints. I did 5 last time.

Bro, seven plates on each side on the leg press. That's no joke. You are a strong mother. @EMW14

 

[RoySimpson]

Hockey game Tuesday night this week. Didn't sleep a wink afterwards until 6am. I stayed in the recliner all night so as not to disturb my wife's sleep, then went up to bed when she came down for breakfast and slept for 2-1/2 hours. No training Wednesday but worked on my house.

Hockey training session Thursday. Again, very intense. It's a private session, 30 minutes, just me and my coach and his assistant (who happens to be his brother - both pro hockey players).

I had a doc appointment prior to training during which she prescribed Trazodone to try to help with sleep. She warned me that it might give me a hangover the first couple of times, so I didn't take it Thursday night because I had an appointment 7am Friday morning. Did take it last night (50mg, minimum dose) and it maybe helped a little bit, though I still had tremendous difficulty getting to sleep and then woke every 2 or 3 hours as usual. I'm not super hungry over from it but also not quite myself.

Leg day today. Again, not quite feeling 100%, very tired, so it was a little bit lighter than usual.

Squat:

Warmup with empty bar 1x10
135: 1x10
185: 1x10
225: 1x5
245: 1x5
255: 1x5

My low back is still the limiter here. In fact, I finished with a little bit of a tingle down my left leg. Not really happy with that. I'm just going to keep at it and not try to go up in weight too fast. I was doing 265 a few weeks ago; not sure why I've lost strength.

Leg press:

7 plates each side:
1x5
2x8

Tried to do leg extensions but the pad contacts that big lump on my shit I got blocking a shot a couple weeks ago, so they're out.

Move on to leg curls:

110: 2x10

Wind sprints on the treadmill again. I set the machine up to toggle between 2.5mph and 9mph for 10 minutes. I have to manually toggle it in this mode, so I walked for a few minutes, then sprinted - initially 9.5mph (last time I did 10mph) but after leg day this was not happening. Backed it off to 9mph. Nothing too scientific. Sprint for at least 30 seconds and then walk until my heart rate quits dropping (bottomed out at 113 walking 2.5mph) and I catch my breath. Then sprint again. In 10 minutes I only managed 3 sprints. I did 5 last time.

@EMW14 Solid work right here bro! Great update!

 

[EMW14]

Hockey game Tuesday night this week. Didn't sleep a wink afterwards until 6am.

What kept you awake? Post game high?

It's a combination of factors, I think. One is just as you say. All amped up on adrenaline. Another is the "Restless Legs Syndrome." This is typically worse after intense exercise. Which explains why I never sleep well following leg day. I constantly feel like I have to stretch my legs. No matter how much I stretch.

It takes an hour to get home from the rink. I hang up my equipment in the gym and put a fan on it. Then I roll out the floor mat and do some stretching along with light lateral raises and a couple other shoulder exercises. This helps with shoulder pain, though since reinjuring my left shoulder a few weeks ago, pain keeps me awake, too.

Though, while on the mat stretching, I feel like I could crash and sleep right there on the gym floor. But by the time I go in the house, shower (no showers at this rink, which drives me crazy) and have a snack, sleep won't come.

I'm starting to think low HGH level may be a factor also. I was pinning 3iu/night of generic "black top" HGH for pretty close to a year. I've been out of it for probably a couple of months. I've been reading up on the relationship between HGH and sleep and am really starting to think this may be a major factor.

 

[ballin2504]

Hockey game Tuesday night this week. Didn't sleep a wink afterwards until 6am. I stayed in the recliner all night so as not to disturb my wife's sleep, then went up to bed when she came down for breakfast and slept for 2-1/2 hours. No training Wednesday but worked on my house.

Hockey training session Thursday. Again, very intense. It's a private session, 30 minutes, just me and my coach and his assistant (who happens to be his brother - both pro hockey players).

I had a doc appointment prior to training during which she prescribed Trazodone to try to help with sleep. She warned me that it might give me a hangover the first couple of times, so I didn't take it Thursday night because I had an appointment 7am Friday morning. Did take it last night (50mg, minimum dose) and it maybe helped a little bit, though I still had tremendous difficulty getting to sleep and then woke every 2 or 3 hours as usual. I'm not super hungry over from it but also not quite myself.

Leg day today. Again, not quite feeling 100%, very tired, so it was a little bit lighter than usual.

Squat:

Warmup with empty bar 1x10
135: 1x10
185: 1x10
225: 1x5
245: 1x5
255: 1x5

My low back is still the limiter here. In fact, I finished with a little bit of a tingle down my left leg. Not really happy with that. I'm just going to keep at it and not try to go up in weight too fast. I was doing 265 a few weeks ago; not sure why I've lost strength.

Leg press:

7 plates each side:
1x5
2x8

Tried to do leg extensions but the pad contacts that big lump on my shit I got blocking a shot a couple weeks ago, so they're out.

Move on to leg curls:

110: 2x10

Wind sprints on the treadmill again. I set the machine up to toggle between 2.5mph and 9mph for 10 minutes. I have to manually toggle it in this mode, so I walked for a few minutes, then sprinted - initially 9.5mph (last time I did 10mph) but after leg day this was not happening. Backed it off to 9mph. Nothing too scientific. Sprint for at least 30 seconds and then walk until my heart rate quits dropping (bottomed out at 113 walking 2.5mph) and I catch my breath. Then sprint again. In 10 minutes I only managed 3 sprints. I did 5 last time.

@EMW14 you’re killing it with the hockey

 

[Jayne Scott]

It's a combination of factors, I think. One is just as you say. All amped up on adrenaline. Another is the "Restless Legs Syndrome." This is typically worse after intense exercise. Which explains why I never sleep well following leg day. I constantly feel like I have to stretch my legs. No matter how much I stretch.

It takes an hour to get home from the rink. I hang up my equipment in the gym and put a fan on it. Then I roll out the floor mat and do some stretching along with light lateral raises and a couple other shoulder exercises. This helps with shoulder pain, though since reinjuring my left shoulder a few weeks ago, pain keeps me awake, too.

Though, while on the mat stretching, I feel like I could crash and sleep right there on the gym floor. But by the time I go in the house, shower (no showers at this rink, which drives me crazy) and have a snack, sleep won't come.

I'm starting to think low HGH level may be a factor also. I was pinning 3iu/night of generic "black top" HGH for pretty close to a year. I've been out of it for probably a couple of months. I've been reading up on the relationship between HGH and sleep and am really starting to think this may be a major factor.

Great update