DB press
20’s x12 x12 x12
30’s x10 x10 x10
40’s x8 x8 x8
50’s x6 x6 x2 too much pain off the chest
Swiss bar bench wide grip
Bar x5 x5 x5
Bar +10 x5
Bar+15 x5
Bar+20 x5
EZ bar press down
140 x15
150 x10
160 x8
Done.
Talked to the gym owner who’s the strong man coach for the gym. He suggested the Swiss bar bench today after I told him I can’t bring th O-bar to my chest. Damn, I could do it! And I can add weight. I felt a little pressure in my shoulder, but nothing I would call pain. 50 lb DBs are painful. So now I have a new toy.
Lat pull downs MAG bar
105x10
120x10
135x10
150x8. Felt good, went for it
EZ bar curls
3x10
Preacher curls
3x10
Rope hammer curls
3x10
Front raises with EZ bar -no weight
3x10
Rear delt flyes
3x10
Lower partial lateral raises
5 sets of 10 using girlie weight
Done.
My shoulder was worse and was bad today too. No gym today. My knees are flaring up again from cutting grass 2x a week. Left knee is sucking walking up stairs. I cleaned my smoker today and plan to drown my sorrows in a couple racks of ribs tomorrow. This is the way.
Strength doesn't come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable will. -Gandhi
You cannot dream yourself into a character. You must hammer and forge yourself into one. -Thoreau
Lat pull downs MAG bar
105x10
120x10
135x10
150x8. Felt good, went for it
EZ bar curls
3x10
Preacher curls
3x10
Rope hammer curls
3x10
Front raises with EZ bar -no weight
3x10
Rear delt flyes
3x10
Lower partial lateral raises
5 sets of 10 using girlie weight
Done.
My shoulder was worse and was bad today too. No gym today. My knees are flaring up again from cutting grass 2x a week. Left knee is sucking walking up stairs. I cleaned my smoker today and plan to drown my sorrows in a couple racks of ribs tomorrow. This is the way.
Really hard to argue with 10s. Good things happen and no risk of injury.
It’s been a minute. I’ve been training. Nothing exciting to report. Just doing something. Mentally I did a backslide a bit. Frustrated with my shoulder. Angry at doctors. Seeing yet another doctor. I got billed 4x for “ambulatory surgery” by my wound care doctor. That’s under investigation now. I think that’s funny because they use a stupid little wrist blood pressure cuff on me like you can get at Walmart. If they’re going to charge me that much at least have some legit medical equipment. I’m going to get an ultrasound of my shoulder since that’s not getting better. Doc still says I can’t have surgery yet because my body is too much out of wack. If they find a tear I’m sure it would escalate to a MRI, but I kinda feel like what’s the point since nothing can be done yet. There’s a big difference between being stuck using 40lb dumbbells for benching and starting over with the 40’s. I wouldn’t mind starting over with the 40’s because I can attack them and get stronger. But my shoulder is limiting everything. This is temporary.
Strength doesn't come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable will. -Gandhi
You cannot dream yourself into a character. You must hammer and forge yourself into one. -Thoreau
I’m still here. I stopped training to give my body a break. Probably more importantly my head. Training was frustrating. Watching other guys do stuff I couldn’t do was frustrating. Instead of being a sanctuary, the gym was starting to be a big source of stress. I’ve been feeling better. I’m getting my health back under control. I still haven’t had my shoulder ultrasound done because I have to go to a specific place for it and scheduling it has been a pain. I had a day scheduled but it was set 4 days after the prescription expired. So I had to go through the whole pain of getting a new script.
I’ve been around, lurking and watching all you turds. No slipping up, I’ll know! I’m probably going to start going back in the gym next week and doing whatever I can. If I can get my shoulder fixed I should be able to rebuild some kind of bench and overhead work.
Strength doesn't come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable will. -Gandhi
You cannot dream yourself into a character. You must hammer and forge yourself into one. -Thoreau
I’m still here. I stopped training to give my body a break. Probably more importantly my head. Training was frustrating. Watching other guys do stuff I couldn’t do was frustrating. Instead of being a sanctuary, the gym was starting to be a big source of stress. I’ve been feeling better. I’m getting my health back under control. I still haven’t had my shoulder ultrasound done because I have to go to a specific place for it and scheduling it has been a pain. I had a day scheduled but it was set 4 days after the prescription expired. So I had to go through the whole pain of getting a new script.
I’ve been around, lurking and watching all you turds. No slipping up, I’ll know! I’m probably going to start going back in the gym next week and doing whatever I can. If I can get my shoulder fixed I should be able to rebuild some kind of bench and overhead work.
This is way easier said than done, however, competing with yourself should be your main goal. Doing what YOU can do and seeing how YOU progress is the main gauge of "success." If I compared myself to any other dude doing what I am attempting to do ....well fuck bro, look for me at the closest Pizza Hut buffet alright homie? lol What you're doing can be a mindfuck and when you get everything realigned mentally and physically maybe shift your goals or periodization of those goals to more achievable ones FOR YOU.
Fuck everyone else CD - focus on yourself.
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This is way easier said than done, however, competing with yourself should be your main goal. Doing what YOU can do and seeing how YOU progress is the main gauge of "success." If I compared myself to any other dude doing what I am attempting to do ....well fuck bro, look for me at the closest Pizza Hut buffet alright homie? lol What you're doing can be a mindfuck and when you get everything realigned mentally and physically maybe shift your goals or periodization of those goals to more achievable ones FOR YOU.
Fuck everyone else CD - focus on yourself.
I can’t even bench a naked bar right now. My left rotator cuff is most likely torn. Both knees are eff’ed. I just get pissed watching people warm up. It’s not the weight being used, it’s just that I can’t physically do much.
Strength doesn't come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable will. -Gandhi
You cannot dream yourself into a character. You must hammer and forge yourself into one. -Thoreau
I can’t even bench a naked bar right now. My left rotator cuff is most likely torn. Both knees are eff’ed. I just get pissed watching people warm up. It’s not the weight being used, it’s just that I can’t physically do much.
You'll come back! Get healed up. We have tons of muscle memory and can bounce back faster than most.
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