I'd been lacking in my workouts due to a pain in my right leg that my doctor hasn't really been able to diagnose. There's no swelling, definitely not a clot, a moderate burning pain from the hip socket down, and even back xrays were negative for any cracks or obvious pressures on my sciatic nerve. Sooo... when everything was inconclusive, I said screw it and went back to my workouts!
Cardio: Treadmill
Ran for 30 mins, 5.4mph, 2.5 mi. It felt.... awesome.
Workout: Back
Astrofit method, 2 circuit supersets
10 reps Long Pull
10 reps Lat Pulldowns
10 reps Bent Rows
10 reps Shrugs
10 reps Hyperextension
*Rest 2 mins*
Other:
Leg Lifts on a bench until failure
Roman Lifts until failure
Whole body stretch
Great workout, good intensity, and when I stretched out my back on a ball it popped! I thought, "Whoa, OK so I guess I should stop now." It didn't hurt, but it alarmed me. The next day my back hurt a little less. It wasn't all the way gone, but it's very obvious that my nerve was unhappy with the way my hips/spine was settling, and stretching has definitely helped. So, lesson learned, stretching is amazingly more beneficial than I've ever given it credit for.
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