James Collier's 2010 TROG & Journal - Training with the Pros!

Ronin


Just read all your trog so far James, motivated me to start one of my own to keep track.. One thing I'd say though is stop putting yourself down for lifting lighter weights dude! - Your a warrior battling through what sounds like some pretty serious / long term injuries so patience is a virtue. The fact that your doing it at all and not just sitting around feeling sorry for yourself speaks volumes for your character imho

Thanks!  I wouldn't say I'm putting myself down though, I am just as brutally honest to myself as I am with others.  I am also complimentary to myself where I feel I have earned it!  The last few months have been pretty negative training wise though, hence the absence of self compliments!

Yeah just re read parts and I think thats probably more true in the latter part of your trog lol.. I think that kind of harshness is good if constructive and not just "i suck" lol.

Comment retracted! ;)

Well, I had a great workout tonight, training at another gym: http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/trog/2/941tp.aspx

Yeah it is always a lot to take in at first but I am keen to meet with you at least every 4 weeks to check your progress and techniques to ensure you get the best out of the programme.
The 20% thing is usually the one people find they are unsure of as it is so subtle but it is a superb way to release muscles that are in a sub clinical spasm. 
If for now you can stay symmetrical and, dare I say, go lighter on the weights it will help your progress in releasing off your back and should hopefully result eventually in your ability to lift heavier again.
Q&A is fine by me!

James



Hi Rach

Thanks for the post.

I am doing the 20% thing, but it does seem easy like this!  I just hope I am doing them right though - it was a lot to take in in one session.

Maybe we should set up your own Q&A topic for people to ask you questions on this?

i found it hard to get my head round at first!  were so used to 'feeling' exercises, or pushing harder to get better results, that its strange and really quite hard to adjust the mindset!

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Rachfit


Yeah it is always a lot to take in at first but I am keen to meet with you at least every 4 weeks to check your progress and techniques to ensure you get the best out of the programme.
The 20% thing is usually the one people find they are unsure of as it is so subtle but it is a superb way to release muscles that are in a sub clinical spasm. 
If for now you can stay symmetrical and, dare I say, go lighter on the weights it will help your progress in releasing off your back and should hopefully result eventually in your ability to lift heavier again.
Q&A is fine by me!

Cheers

I'm ok with 20%, but I'm a little unsure about the abdo postition TBH

I'm happy to go lighter and volume train, I enjoy that

Swift - we will start a Q&A topic for Rachel so they're not in my personal Journal.  Rachel, please email me something for an opening post for the Q&A

rach has been busy with an assignment for her cert ed, but will get onto this asap

No updates to my TROG due to ill health and I've not been training.  I'm currently voiceless again

Hope it will recover for the end of the SUB. Frankly i look forward to hearing you wax lyrical about the state of cbodybuilding in the uk in 2010.

The 2009 version was captivating!

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Still no training for me.  Still got a violent cough and no voice!

thanks for your detailed response.

James


Still no training for me.  Still got a violent cough and no voice!

How is your back?

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I have not been well at all.  My thoat is still swollen and I have no voice.  I haven't trained for over 2 weeks now and i can't eat well.  To top it all I had a diarrhoea and sickness bug on Monday which went into Tuesday, and yesterday I had stomach acid issues.  I can hardly eat a thing!  Health is not good and shows little sign of improvement.  As a consequence of sticking my head down the bog most of Monday, and being bent forwards when ****ting, my back was killing me; it's still sore now.

Health is not good. I can't eat, I cant train and I can't run my businesses effectively.

bloody hell, thats not good mate, hope you been to the doctors!

I did.  And he said that there's no infection on my lungs and I'm showing no other symptoms.  The cough is only in my throat (which is swollen).  Encouraged to contine with asthma meds and inhaling the Friars Balsam (already doing).  I do see his point, and the pathology is for sure pharyngeal inflammation.  However, what's causing the inflamation?

Looks like it's a case for Dr James to self treat!  Got a few ideas - starting today: I suffer with ulcerative colitis (UC) and when I get bad relapses I have been precribed Prednisolone which did the job nicely.  However, there are side and long term effects of Pred which means Drs are reluctant to prescribe it too often.  I got some myself last year .  Since before Xmas I've had a bit of a relapse of the UC which has been up and down, but I've been toying with the idea of restaring the Pred myself.  Obviously with Monday's escapades I've not had a good tummy anyway, but now that's cleared up I really considered the Pred.  I noticed that another medical indication for Pred is upper respiratory tract inflammation - there's my deciding factor - Pred to restart today to take care of both holes!! LOL

Pred is a harsh drug that some people can't tolerate: puffy face, water retention, acne and long term it decalcifies bone.  Others feel good on it.  Fortunatley I fall into the latter group - huge appetite (ideal after my recent crap appetitie), weight gain (I've lost over half a stone), energy.  I will supplement with vit D3 and calcium (additional) and I will keep the treatment short 7 for 5 days, then reduce by 1 pill every 5 days.  I do get the acne bad with it; so there's lots of back scrubbing from the Mrs, and the water retention should be kept minimal with dandelion root.

Aiming back to the gym on Saturday.

Sorry to hear about your ulcerative collieritis (apologies, it was begging for it, i hope you liked it!) James, feel better soon!