What's That Twinge!?

I'm tired before I even get to the gym, mostly because I'm not getting enough sleep. I stress easily -- it's just part of my genetic makeup -- and exercise is my version of self-medication. I'm not even in the mood to work out today, and that's really unusual for me. I have so many things I need to get done that I give serious thought to skipping today. But I don't.

My right knee feels odd as I pedal on the cross-trainer. It's an intermittent discomfort on the inside of the joint. Halfway through the session, I feel the familiar stinging on the ball of my foot as it goes numb, and the sensation gradually spreads across my toes. By the end of 30 minutes, the front half of my right foot is asleep.

Pull ups are hard today and the warm up planks and push ups are kicking my butt. But what's really worrisome is the tightness I feel over the back of my left hip. It's the same discomfort I had before I developed piriformis sciatica on my right side. I do only a few light sets of RG BB Rows and DLs just to be safe. And those DLs really sucked because I kept hitting my knees on the way up. I never used to do that. This is what happens when I read too much about form and don't trust myself to do the movement correctly. Having a long torso, long thighs and fairly short calves makes me better off doing Stiff-Leg DLs. Plus, I became very conscious of my lower left hip. Better to be safe than sorry, so I cut my sets short and only did lighter weights.

My whole routine was pretty much short sets and lighter weights. But at least I didn't develop sciatica in my left leg. So far so good.

Thursday Workout
(6.82 miles total cardio; 22,822 lbs moved)

Cross Trainer

Steady State

Calorie :   139 CAL
Distance: 3.85 mile
Speed :    7.66 mph
Duration : 00:30:09

Hammer Grip Pull Up

209.07

Set 1 : 112x26

Wide Hand Pushup

100

Set 1 : 100 Lap/Rep

Plank

Straight/Elbow

Set 1 : 00:00:30
Set 2 : 00:00:30
Set 3 : 00:00:30
Set 4 : 00:00:30

Crunches

50

Set 1 : 50 Lap/Rep
Set 2 : 50 Lap/Rep
Set 3 : 50 Lap/Rep

Plank

Bird Dog

Set 1 : 00:00:30
Set 2 : 00:00:30
Set 3 : 00:00:30
Set 4 : 00:00:30

Barbell Reverse Grip Bent Over Row

158.33

Set 1 : 55x20
Set 2 : 75x20
Set 3 : 95x20

Smith Machine Stiff Legged Deadlift

175

Set 1 : 105x12
Set 2 : 125x12
Set 3 : 135x8
Set 4 : 105x12

Dumbbell Lateral Raise

28

Set 1 : 20x12
Set 2 : 20x12
Set 3 : 20x12 SuperSet with

Dumbbell Reverse Flyes

33.33

Set 1 : 20x20
Set 2 : 20x20
Set 3 : 20x20

Barbell Reverse Grip Skullcrusher

56

Set 1 : 40x12
Set 2 : 40x12
Set 3 : 40x12

Cable One Arm Seated Row

63

Set 1 : 30x12
Set 2 : 37.5x12
Set 3 : 45x12

Hammer Grip Pull Up

205.33

Set 1 : 112x25

Elliptical Training

Prgm#3

Calorie :   259 CAL
Distance: 2.97 mile
Duration : 00:30:00

Hammer Grip Pull Up

205.33

Set 1 : 112x25