Richard Gibney's 365 Days of Fitness: Day 285

Day 285 I had the pleasure of seeing my chiropractor Helena this morning. I say pleasure somewhat loosely. I do look forward to results I get from seeing her but the process is anything but pleasant. As I mentioned over the last couple posts, my shoulders have been given a bit of grief. My left has been problematic on and off for a while but my right as usually been pretty good until recently. I've been trying to stay on top of my aches and pains before they become full fledged injuries and Helena has been a big part of that. In the past she's been able to give me quite a bit of relief, so hopefully after seeing her, I can get things working well again.

Today's Workout:

Set 1: Hang Snatch: 5 x 60lbs (90 sec rest) Set 2: Hang Snatch: 5 x 95lbs (2 min rest) Set 3: Hang Snatch: 5 x 115lbs (2 min rest)

Set 4: Snatch (Floor): 5 x 115lbs (2 min rest) Set 5: Snatch  (Floor): 3 x 135lbs (Failed on 3rd rep) (3 min rest) Set 6: Snatch (Floor): 3 x 135lbs (3 min rest)

Set 7: Squat Snatch: 4 x 115lbs (2 min rest) Set 8: Squat Snatch: 4 x 115lbs (2 min rest)

Set 9: Front Squat: 5 x 185lbs (3 min rest) Set 10: Front Squat: 5 x 185lbs (3 min rest) Set 11: Front Squat: 5 x 185lbs (3 min rest)

Helena worked magic on me today. It really hurt as usual but it was amazing how the function of my shoulders had been restored after seeing her. Yesterday push-ups were painful. Today I was able to get under the bar during the snatches without a hint of pain. Apparently the internal rotators of my right shoulder we're really seized up and inhibiting normal shoulder movement. This wasn't surprising, as I had been dealing with the shoulder issue since playing in a badminton tournament a couple weeks ago. Gummed up internal rotators is a very common issue amongst racquet sports athletes. Quite simply it was a case of too much too soon. I'd like to get back into playing some badminton but in the future I think I'll start with a game or too instead of a tournament.

On top of the lifting I did earlier in the day I was thinking about joining my group tonight for some treadmill hurricane sprints, however, when I hopped on the treadmill my heel was still quite sore. I wasn't really warmed up, so probably not a great idea to run sprints anyway, but the heel is becoming pretty frustrating. My shoulders were happy today but unfortunately something else was not. Hopefully my foot will calm down soon, so I can get back into some sprints. I only have 80 days left, and want to make them good ones.