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Originally posted by KSigkid
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For me, due to me being a gigantic pussy with patellar tendonitis, I'm really trying to 'round back' into shape than anything. My routine is pretty simple - I hit the gym after work, making sure to get in either running, elliptical, or bike (if I lifted legs) work. I change it up often to alter the tension of the exercise, and generally I do interval work. Every 5 weeks, I'll change it up and go to distance running and swimming for 3 weeks, then back to intervals. I try to go 5 days, generally Sun-Thurs (although I'm trying to get in friday, and take wed/thurs off).
I lift about 4 days a week, depending on soreness and desire, doing at least one day a week of legs work to try to prevent the recurring knee crap that comes from playing hockey growing up. When working upper body, I usually split arms/shoulder and chest/back to get the pushing/pulling tension (as well as crossing over exercises throughout a session) - free weights only to prevent 'nautilus body' soreness in the 'helper' muscles, during swimming especially.
I'm also trying to really extend my stretching routine, although I'm not hitting up the yoga/pilates classes for now.
The dietary issues are pretty much just 'the usual' - trying to limit the 'bad days' to nights out, since liquor is a sunk cost, and drinking plenty of water during the week to prevent dehydration/retention, usually about 1.5 gallons a day.
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