Did you work legs for me too? Today was my leg day. I didn't make it to the gym though. I feel my knee tightening up again which isn't good. I was able to keep it mobile the last time the miniscule tear acted up by working it at the gym. I may do legs tomorrow even though it is Sunday and I don't generally go to the gym on Sundays.
Did not make it to the gym yesterday, not that it would have made a difference. Monday is the day I inject my weekly dose of testosterone cypionate. After this mornings injection, I was fired up to hit the gym and kill my legs. I did my chores around the house, took my wife to lunch, answered a couple of business calls and then headed to the gym with every intention of making up for lost time on my quads and calves. What a letdown! My right leg (the one with the torn meniscus) was aching when I stepped out on the gym floor. Never-the-less, I launched into my routine, starting with leg extensions. I immediately knew I was in big trouble when I couldn't begin to lift the weight I'd used on the previous workout. Okay, so I dropped the weight down to zilch to warm up to the movement and my leg started feeling better. I pulled up my shorts so I could see the muscles working for inspiration. I moved through the exercise slowly and deliberately, locking out at the top of each movement. My knee pain actually lessened with each set, so I did 8 sets with light but increasing resistance. Good, I thought.
I limped down to the lower floor where I do leg presses all the while feeling my calf muscle seize up and shin splints kicking in with enormous pain. I soldiered on. Just to test the movement, I added no weight to the leg press machine and cranked out 25 reps. My knee felt fine. My right calf on the other hand was killing me. So what did I do? I pumped out 25 reps of leg press calf raises to "loosen it up" which did not work worth shit. Next I loaded a couple of plates on the leg press which was still nothing compared to what I normally lift. I cranked out another set of leg presses. Again, my knee felt fine, better even. But my calf and lower leg was in agony. I wanted to scream like a little girl (no offense Karen), but I didn't. I finished 3 or 4 sets of leg presses, giving up the calf raises in between. Then I looked at the hack squat and thought to myself there is no way in hell I can do this exercise. I wimped and limped off the gym floor, got dressed and drove home using cruise control because even pressing the gas pedal was killing me.
I walked in the door, headed straight for the bathroom and lathered my entire lower right leg in sports cream. I am almost walking like a normal person right now.
This has to be the hands down worse gym experience I have ever had in my lifetime.
Tomorrow I am headed down the valley to speak at a retirees meeting about our retirement benefits. I have every intention of working arms when I get back. Something has to give and babying myself is not the answer.
I know this is the mature thread, but I feel like I am a negative presence lately. Do you all really want to hear what may lie ahead for you? I suspect not.
Okay, gotta go because I am frying up some sirloin burgers from Costco for fortification and dinner.
