just a quick update post:
-im no longer cycling creatine, and im only taking weight gainer shakes post-lifting, though i do take zma nightly and a multivit daily
-i still try to eat as much as i can, as i dont seem to put on bf, its the only way ive put on muscle, and its seemed to have cured my chronic exhaustion that i had as a junior (i figured out that if i eat constantly the whole school day i no longer have uncontrollable sleep attacks during classes)
-before races i usually mix a small amount of creatine with gatorade, and take some arginine pills and eat some ginseng root
-my ankle and hip are no longer bothering me, but my right heel is a bit tender, and my pcl knee still doesnt feel greatin certain positions, though i have no real “injuries” as of now
-at the start, i cue the wrist flick to begin the race, then i aim to straighten my back and run away from the blocks, then once i realize im upright i cue my arm swing. ive had to stop cueing pumping my arms at the start bc that is one of the things i believe has let to my “casting out”. maybe as i get more and more used to a closed leg angle i can try cueing it again just bc its closer to my brain, so the neural impulses dont need to travel as far to my arms, haha