20240310 Day 700 Part-2 - Lower Body

20240310 Day 700 Part-2
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Lower Body
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It’s a common error in prehab/rehabilitation to just leave a thing alone for entirety way to long and there are certainly cases where that’s the best thing to do. That said, if it’s a minor muscle thing, the best treatment is get blood to it and have it do its job, but within its current stress tolerance.
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I REALLY wanted to press again, but the fact my hamstring was bothering me earlier meant I had to invest some time in getting more blood to it. That meant ditching the “want” of pressing and doing the “need” of legs/lower body.
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Following my “self-care” back extensions I started off with Rear-Foot Elevated Split Squats. These check a lot of boxes, specifically today where I’m not trying to crush my legs, just hit em’ with some full ROM (MEV) minimum effective volume.
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You have a high raw stimulus magnitude with light weight so a great (SFR) stimulus to fatigue ratio. You have a closer to Sport-Specific movement pattern than a bilateral squat and you get some balance/proprioception work in there as well being on the one leg.
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Then last, before my shake I did some Hoist brand Standing Calf Raises for the Gastrocs which helps the hamstring support the knee joint from behind. I love the Hoist machine they have at THIS gym because the pad rotates to accentuate the ROM so you get a big stretch at the bottom and then it alters the force curve so you almost have to squeeze at the top.
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All in all, a good way to end the week and to hit a new milestone of SEVEN HUNDRED unbroken days of training & nutrition, uninjured and with work, travel, family and Holidays 💪🏿
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It CAN be done folks. I’m still going 😁
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People are counting on you so take care of yourself 🤙🏿
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Stay in the fight🇺🇸🇰🇪
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