I know the struggle, I donāt know how you still have the energy to get into the gym after work, working in construction. I look up to you. 
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You work harder than me man, Iām just a minerš¤Ŗ
Your still working out in the elements all day sweating or freezing your balls off Iām sure, dealing with the blue splash back from the shit houses lol 
. Add a 4 hour commute as icing on the cake. Shit isnāt easy haha anyway Iām getting off topic, keep at it with the gains 
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I wish it was possible to cut body weight without the strength lossā¦ Iām getting weakā¦ oh well i guess pick a direction and keep going. 175 here I come (187 right now, down from 200ish).
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Get that weight down and then you know what to do. 
Weāll be here to cheer you on!
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Pretty new to all this being sober, and working out thing lol 
that being said, itās just been a regimen of calisthenics and jogging. I feel pretty good about it, but find it hard to stay consistent. I stretch plenty first and still find myself suffering from shin splints and a pulled muscle in my back. So Iām really kind of reaching out for some advice. Trying to do both (jog and calisthenics) everyday seems to be pushing myself to injury, and from what I read I should give mself some rest. Not really my style as I go 
at whatever I set my mind to. The substitution for drinking has been good, so I donāt want to lose footing.
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Are you stretching good after you workout? Also O would say that the right shoes will do you wonders as far as healthy shins. If your feet arenāt right itāll cause a chain reaction all the way up your body. Ankle and hip mobility are needed make sure youāre stretching them out too. Best wishes bro
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I do this routine after every run; I run 4-6 times a week:
Works for me.
Before running I do dynamic stretches:
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@Dan531 @Piglet86 For sure and something I had thought ahead about, so I got me some good Aasics just about a month ago, they fit good, and have good arch support.
@Matt @Dan531 I HAVENāT BEEN stretching after my jogs. That may be it.
With the splints already causing me grief, Im going to ice them tonight, etc, and take it easy for a couple days to hopefully get that flare up to go away. Then resume with some proper stretching before and after my jogs. Thanks everyone 
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You can always do some dynamic stretching (vs static hold stretching) and about 5 mins of walking prior to runs. That should help loosen things up but shin splits could be a shoe fit issue. Local running stores will usually fit you properly if youāre interested! Be well and good luck!
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I find that shin splints are often caused by lifting the front of your foot a little more than you should. This is common amongst our Runners and training or working through it will only get you so far. Ultimately I think a lot of people have a tendency to perform heel strikes as they run when touching the ground with the mid part of your foot is a little more preferred. When I run I think of my spine as a column and my legs are just passing it back and forth losing as little energy as possible to extra movements. I try to prevent a lot of vertical movement in each step and I try not to let my elbows really go in front of me (unless Iām specifically trying to engage my shoulders) Gradual progressions are generally best and increasing your running distance by 10% or less per week can help prevent letting the Mind Body relationship go out of balance.
I think of running in the same way I think of the evolution of a species. The t-rex with his tiny arms is not the picture of a well-balanced organism but instead one that is almost maladjusted because they kept doing the same thing over long periods of time. Running incorrectly can cause similiar maladjudtments. In that same kind of thought look up hip stabilizing exercises and leg balancing exercises for runners as you will often get overdeveloped quads under developed hand strings your inner thighs will become increasingly tight and your outer thighs will not keep up this can cause problems with alignment in your hips and back as well.
There was a running series put out a while ago called Chi running which helped me a lot especially when I used to be 250+ lbs.
Just food for thought brother looks like youāre doing good things though keep it up!
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After 3+ weeks in hospital following my airway collapsing, needing emergency surgery to open it so I could breath and then have it surgically reconstructed, 5 weeks awaiting clearance from my consultant and a few days in and amongst grieving with my family and eating like sh*t I finally got back to exercise.
My fitness has plummeted but my weight has been stable. My motivation was almost completely gone and I know itās going to take time to get back to it, but, yesterday I took the step and just did it, even though I felt like I couldnāt be bothered. I felt like I was going to die after 45 mins of HIIT plyometric cardio training but I got it done.
Best of all I got one of my miniature human people to do it with me! Loved it!
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Day 1050ā¦ no motivation cuz it was late but got in shoulders/tris anyway. Get after it, even when you donāt wanna.
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You look thinner. I did legs today, lightweight but something none the less! 
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Yeah Iām cutting some fat rnā¦ it sucks, getting weaker by the day 
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My trainer thinks slides in the gym are only worn by pinko Commie terrorists. Sheās just over 5ā tall and will go toe to toe with the heavy lifting dudes if they wear slides! Iāve seen it, itās scary!
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I only wear them on deadlift and shoulder day lolā¦ I canāt where shoes and get full extension on ohp and I deadlift barefoot 
. Oh on deadlift and squat day I also only wear underwear and a shirt 
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TMI, complete sentence.
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ā¦ point was there are worse things than slides in the gym 
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I know right!
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