Kangaroo Boxing - 「Foz' Strength and Power Log」 - Page 9

**Fozzy** · 10-23-2008, 04:56 AM

Thursday October 23rd

PM

went for a run with two friends, they are in great shape, and I am not. Jogged, huffed, puffed, jogged, cramp, jogged, shin splints, jogged. Need to get cardio better.

Now to eat a big ass steak for dinner.

~Foz

Ian Coe · 10-23-2008, 05:58 AM

^^^

did they run off and leave you to it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fozzy

no wonder you always get the flu like me Ian.

~Foz

I don't always get the flu and I'm still training so it's not that bad

**Fozzy** · 10-23-2008, 10:02 AM

yeah the jogged ahead and then came back for me lol XD

~Foz

**Fozzy** · 11-09-2008, 04:44 AM

Update time.

Pretty much took the time off to see if my arm would recover, then got a cortisone shot on it. Relieved the pain but the arm is still visibly fucked, it shakes uncontrolably if I try and do an isometric contraction with it. I do not believe it is impairing my bicep strength though, though it does make the bicep muscle slightly flicker if I flex or use it.

I am going back to the doctor tommorow who gave me the cortisone, formality really as I need to go to him to get a referral for a specialist in arm surgery. So see him, see the specialist, specialist will probably tell me to get a CT scan, get that, then go back to the doctor. So hopefully I can assess what is really wrong within 4 appointments, which I am trying to get all done within the next 2 weeks before I go back to Darwin.

I may try going to the gym tommorow. See how it handles.

Did some grip training today, whatever the problem is in my arm/elbow, it doesn't affect my grip.

~Foz

**ronin0352** · 11-09-2008, 05:35 AM

Maybe a stupid question Foz, but did you do ANYTHING else to it besides gripping the bar wrong on squats?

**Fozzy** · 11-09-2008, 05:50 AM

well not the gripping, but how it was supported by my wrist/grip put all the weight down through my elbow. I didn't realise I was doing it wrong until i got my copy of Starting Strength (co-incidentally 1-2 days after i injured it.)

Being an idiot though after I strained it on the squats I always finish my workouts off.

~Foz

**ronin0352** · 11-09-2008, 06:14 AM

Yeah, that's what I meant, just position, etc. It hasn't been that long since I read that part of SS 2nd Ed. I'm just surprised it's still giving you so much trouble. Hope it gets better man.

**Fozzy** · 11-09-2008, 06:59 AM

thanks for the well wishes dude.

yeah 6 weeks and a cortisone shot you'd think it'd been peachy by now. I'm potting that I've torn a tiny ligament or tendon or some shit that is just affecting it all. I'll just try going to the gym tomorrow and seeing the doctors about it till i get some answers, can't do much more than that.

~Foz

**Fozzy** · 11-12-2008, 05:33 AM

Wednesday - 12th November

did 60 mins LSD, kept heart rate as high as I could without reaching lactate threshold, very hard on this shitty stationary bicycle. looking forward to some trail riding when I get home on a real bicycle.

got a CT scan on my elbow on Monday, see a specialist surgeon about it on Tuesday and go from there. Hoping it is just some small keyhole surgery that can have me back up and running within 6-8 weeks. meh.

~Foz

**Fozzy** · 11-18-2008, 12:30 AM

Monday - did 8 mins of 20 seconds ME, 10 second rest on the stationary bicycle, then finished off with 12 mins of LSD just keeping my heart rate at a decent pace.

Saw a specialist upper limb surgeon today, says I have a level 2 tear in one of the ligiments in my arm and if it were a level 3 he would opperate, but wants me to get physiotherapy on it until February when I return to Brisbane and see him again from then.... bit annoyed would rather the surgery as I do not think they can really rehab this, just hope it heals. But will go see a sport physiotherapist when I get back to Darwin next week. No point seeing anyone here as I leave in 6 days.

~Foz