Back After Way too Long, Need a Log to Help with Discipline

Training Over 35 Lifter
41

They pulled my pituitary. I now get to eat unlimited pickles!
I favor Bubbies, but there’s bunches of brands making live pickles that are from pretty good to as good as bubbies.

I’ve started supplementing potassium, magnesium and calcium… Some improvement. though last muscle spasm (calf) pulled my knee out of place…

11/8
3x10@20 shoulder press
3x10@20 pullovers
2x10 rollouts
3x10@20 incline
5x10@20 curl
2x10 rollouts
3x10@20 bench
5x10@80 row

3 Likes
42

12/5
3x10@20 shoulder press
3x10@20 pullovers
2x10 rollouts
3x10@20 incline
3x10@20 curl
2x10 rollouts
3x10@20 bench
5x10@80 row

12/8
3x10@20 shoulder press
3x10@20 pullovers
2x10 rollouts
3x10@20 incline
3x10@20 curl
2x10 rollouts
3x10@20 bench
5x10@80 row

Hits keep coming…
Turns out leg injury involves a major blood clot from hip down to 2 of 3 branches of veins in the calf. I had dropped a log on lower leg… Likely that’s what caused it. Miracle drug has stabilized the clot. Pain and swelling are going down. looking at 6 months recovery. Will start riding indoors next week.

5 Likes
43

12/13
3x10@20 shoulder press
3x10@20 pullovers
2x10 rollouts
3x10@20 incline
3x10@20 curl
2x10 rollouts
3x10@20 bench
3x10@80 row

3 Likes
44

1/3
3x10@20 shoulder press
3x10@20 pullovers
2x10 rollouts
3x10@20 incline
3x10@20 curl
2x10 rollouts
3x10@20 bench
3x10@20 row
3x10@80 shrug

4 Likes
45

1/5
3x10@20 shoulder press
3x10@20 pullovers
2x10 rollouts
3x10@20 incline
3x10@20 curl
2x10 rollouts
3x10@20 bench
3x10@20 row
3x10@80 shrug

4 Likes
46

1/7
3x10@20 shoulder press
3x10@20 pullovers
2x10 rollouts
3x10@20 incline
3x10@20 curl
2x10 rollouts
3x10@20 bench
3x10@20 row
3x10@80 shrug

Lifting with SO. Sharing powerblocks so a bit of modifications to reduce weight changes and increase intensity.

*3x10 is actually 1-pause-2, 3…
Also doing push pull together then switch weights.

Feeling pathetic with the #'s as #'s…
But need to remind myself just doing it is progress… And this is just a start. 3rd start since this log started… Due to injuries…

4 Likes
47

1/9
3x10@20 shoulder press
3x10@20 pullovers
2x10 rollouts
5x10@20 incline
5x10@20 curl
2x10 rollouts
3x10@20 bench
5x10@20 row
3x10@80 shrug

Adding Volume on weak areas (bi’s and related, delts)

4 Likes
48

One lesson I’ve failed to learn over and over again…

Fried delts. Hard to sleep. Wrong side of bad pain. Increasing volume was not wise.

Did figure out yearly goal.
get rollouts up to 5x…

3 Likes
49

Do you sleep on your side with your head on your shoulder/arm?

50

Yep.
On my left…
A remnant from 4 busted ribs, and knee surgery…
I’ve tried breaking the habit but those things have driven the pattern deep.

still in the not good side of pain… keep thinking todays the day to lift and it keeps saying nope…

3 Likes
51

Hang in there! Maybe today is “the day”.

1 Like
52

My Dear SO requested a lift. I’ll use her weights. At least I’m going through the motions…???

1 Like
53

That’s a start!

54

1/24
3x10@10 pullovers
3x10@10 shoulder press
2x5 rollouts
3x10@10 incline
3x10@10 curl
3x10@10 bench
5x10@10 row
3x10@45 shrug

Some pain, none “bad” pain. But mostly it felt good.

4 Likes
55

I’ve got 6 rides in all with compression sock on dvt leg. Feels like 2 sticks in the femoral vein was one longer one awhile ago. It burns a bit if I use a decent range of motion. I expected leg to swell from blood going in but slowly getting out. If it swelled I couldn’t tell!

It was one easy just shy of 12m moderate. a decent 11m. A very hard 5m (800ft of climb). A decent 18m. Another decent 10m…

No significant implication from impaired leg!!!

2 Likes
56

That’s great news!

1 Like
57

1/27
3x10@20 pullovers
3x10@20 shoulder press
2x10 rollouts
3x10@20 incline
3x10@20 curl
3x10@20 bench
5x10@20 row
3x10@90 shrug

Hmm. This is written next day. Shoulders were less bothersome! Moving seemed to have done it good.

Supposedly a beautiful day tomorrow. Warm and no chance of rain. Going for a good ride!!

3 Likes
58

Thanks… you really helped with the motivation.

I need to just keep stepping up. Lose my pride for at least a couple months.

2 Likes
59

That’s what we’re here for… to support and help each other.
Happy you were able to get another workout in!

Me too!

60

oops the lift listed as 1/27 was 1/26 mix up as I recorded the day after.

Was going to go for long slow ride. SO seemed to want to ride, so we made it an easy 10 miler.

1/28
3x10@20 pullovers
3x10@20 shoulder press
2x10 rollouts
3x10@20 incline
3x10@20 curl
3x10@20 bench
5x10@20 row
3x10@90 shrug

Weather says it’s going to rain. Our dog the quadruped weather vein acts its going rain. will try to get out if not too bad.

3 Likes