Oscar
Level 7 Valued Member
Last week was ok. Swings continue to improve at a slow pace. I have added trend lines to the graphs, and for the swings its clearly going upwards. Football was postponed to Monday, so I managed to do 5 sessions (It will clearly impact next week frequency).
An interesting note on swings: I did one session of GTG swings, where I did 8*10 with the 32. I recovered very well within the day and the day after as well. This GTG alternative apparently allows heavier weights than normal. Other GTG experiment I did was 6*15 with the 28. Worked well, very time efficient. Maybe one session a week of GTG with a heavier bell can be a nice alternative.
Regarding TGU, I´m still slowly working to my previous weights and volume. So far the shoulder pain is mostly gone, which is good. I think I´ll recover my strength once the pain is completely gone and I manage to do some more volume.
Overall, it is clear that football is interferring with my practice. But I´m managing to progress and remain consistent (kind of), which is good.
Something good is that I´m managing to recover from all the issues I´m encountering. This year I had elbow pain, tight muscles on my right shoulder blade, pain on both shoulders, and many pains related to football. So far I have recovered well from all and managed to keep going. OTOH, those are a lot of injuries. Maybe I´m pushing it too much?
An interesting note on swings: I did one session of GTG swings, where I did 8*10 with the 32. I recovered very well within the day and the day after as well. This GTG alternative apparently allows heavier weights than normal. Other GTG experiment I did was 6*15 with the 28. Worked well, very time efficient. Maybe one session a week of GTG with a heavier bell can be a nice alternative.
Regarding TGU, I´m still slowly working to my previous weights and volume. So far the shoulder pain is mostly gone, which is good. I think I´ll recover my strength once the pain is completely gone and I manage to do some more volume.
Overall, it is clear that football is interferring with my practice. But I´m managing to progress and remain consistent (kind of), which is good.
Something good is that I´m managing to recover from all the issues I´m encountering. This year I had elbow pain, tight muscles on my right shoulder blade, pain on both shoulders, and many pains related to football. So far I have recovered well from all and managed to keep going. OTOH, those are a lot of injuries. Maybe I´m pushing it too much?