This is how I sleep as well, and when my shoulders are angry this position tends to bother it.
I started doing this stretch daily:
And also some slow range of motion movements similar to this graphic:
Seemed to help me shoulders quite a bit, with fairly minimal investment in time and energy. Of our it was @FlatsFarmer who I stole these ideas from.
What I’m seeing, yep. I’ve been better with doing rehab for both arms instead of just the “bad” shoulder and it seems to be helping a bit.
So, like, overhead lateral or front raises? Will give it a shot.
I do like banded distraction work like in that first pic. They feel awesome.
Thanks for the tag sleepy.
Sorry about the shoulder Chris. I love the distraction lat stretch. I also like this pull over type move, similar to sleepers raising/lowering move and a way to take pressure off the bicep tendon, like Mark mentioned.
Attended a CRP/AED lesson over the weekend. (30 compressions to the tempo of the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive”, followed by 2 breaths through a mask or barrier [mouth-to-mouth is an absolute last resort], repeated indefinitely. Get an AED on victim ASAP.)
I ended up in one of the pics they posted from the class.
Took about 7 milliseconds for my brain to go, “Hey, slightly flattering angle of my back. Hmm, unflattering angle of my arm. Holy shit where’s my hair?” Vain? Well, yeah, duh. Oh well. Turning 40 this year, guess I had a good run.
Oh, and training and diet are, like, going fine. Srsly.
I did the same over the weekend. As my instructor repeatedly stated ‘Bang and blow, BANG AND BLOW, BABY!’
Ha, weird coincidence. Maybe it’s life-savin’ season?
My instructor is a volunteer EMT. He’s also the church pastor. He didn’t quite use the same phrasing as yours.
How goes the shoulder?
With the hair, one option is shaving it all. I did that. Figured I’d decide when I go bald.
Tuesday’s morning weight: 202.3
Monday’s food:
9:00 - 4 eggs, spinach, 2 slices cheddar; everything bagel, coconut oil; coffee with stevia
11:00 - Kiwi
2:30 - Indigo-3G
3:00 - 1 scoop Plazma, 5g creatine
3:30 - 1 scoop Plazma
5:00 - 1 grilled chicken breast, splash of BBQ sauce
6:00 - handfuls of pasta, sausage, peppers; glass of red wine
8:30 - 2 scoops Metabolic Drive in water, Finibar (just got the delivery, caved to a peanut buttery craving)
Monday’s Training:
A) Neutral-grip DB head-off-bench press 4x5
B) Split stance RDL 4x8-10
C) NG seated row 4x20 tempo contrast (5 slow reps w/ 2-count peak contraction, 5 reps standard, repeat)
D) 1-arm pressdown running the stack 1x10-10-10-5-10-10-10 (increased a plate each set to the top, then back down)
Second time playing around with the head-off bench. It does feel a bit better on the shoulders being able to retract the head a little further down when pressing.
Those split stance RDLs are such a motherfucker. Serious unilateral leg work is harder than standard heavy squats or deads. Period. Nobody who’s done both can disagree.
Basically realized I’ve just been playing around the last few weeks, no training log, no strict plan other than the general 5-10-20/back-chest-legs template. Feeling good, think I’m looking good-ish, so I’m sticking with it for a while.
Feeling well enough. Daily pre-workout warm-up is still a few singles of the negative-only press and curl, with pull-aparts when I remember (I could be better with those, to be honest).
ROM on chins has gotten much better, so has the overhead lockout. I’ve been sticking with safety bar squats because they just feel good, but I could probably manage front squats. I’m not confident enough to clean, but that’s always been a go-to favorite exercise, so I may test it out.
That’s always in my back pocket yeah. Years ago, I did the St. Baldrick’s head-shaving fundraiser a couple of times, so I’m fine with that… in theory.
I’d like to think it’s no big deal. I made deal with myself that I wouldn’t pluck any grey hairs from my goatee, chest, or where ever. I’d like to think I’d just deal with balding as-is with no outside assistance, but I guess we’ll play it by ear.
I’m pretty sure I’ve found a couple of grey chest hairs.
…yeah it’s surprisingly tough, I’ve known for years and years (since I was a teen, looking at my grandfathers’ hair on both sides, my dad’s non existent hair line, and uncles) that I was going to be bald, but actually pulling the trigger and shaving 'er down was more tough than I imagined. Been beautiful and bald for 3 full years now 
This is only an option for those of you who don’t have a potato for a head. I’ve seen myself shaved and it looks like a bag of hammers under there
Lee Priest was one of my favorite bodybuilders when I first got into lifting. Partly for his physique, partly for his nonchalant attitude in the gym. He’s gotten a bit wacky in recent years, but I still have my VHS copies of The Blond Myth and Another Blond Myth and I’d rewatch them now… if I could find a VCR that works.
Shaking the dust off the log, will update properly tomorrow. In a nutshell: Starting this year at a lower bodyweight than I’ve started any of the previous challenges, while acknowledging that “a lower bodyweight” and “in better shape” are not synonymous.
The shoulder tendonitis that was problematic most of last year is basically all resolved… and the other shoulder started having the exact same issue maybe two-ish months ago. That figures. As soon as a car’s hits a certain mileage, everything starts falling apart in sequence.
Been dealing with hectic family-in-hospital stuff since Christmas eve, but things should be settling in the next few days (not to jinx it, just waiting for the discharge). Will get back into a good routine then. Because waiting until the first full week of the new year to start a diet and training plan is oh-so original.
Completely forgot that it was Friday when I said that. “Tomorrow” turned into Monday, sorry.
Hospital nonsense is resolved, so yay. Which means we had the postponed/rescheduled Christmas with the family, complete with our traditional bagels and lox, eggnog, a screwdriver (or two) after presents were opened, a pack (or two) of the Reese’s cups that were in my stocking, made a baked ziti for dinner. 'Ya know, good diet-starting food.
Exercise was one set of farmer’s walks, carrying the pair of 45-pound plates the kiddo got me from the house out to the garage gym.
Haven’t yet spent time figuring out an actual plan other than to re-establish consistency by getting back to three good sessions a week and wrangle in unrestrained eating by implementing super-basic carb cycling (always a safe and simple go-to).
I’ve always liked the idea of a “weekly minimum” conditioning goal. Like I think Wendler has talked about something like “X yards on the Prowler per week”. I may use something like that for rounds on the heavy bag, 1-arm swings, or something similar.
203.2. The Before pic from the start of January on no training, little-to-no sleep, and I was in the middle of a cold. (That feels like a lot of excuses, which they totally are.)
Thursday’s morning weight: 202.6
Wednesday’s food:
8:00 - Spike Shooter
11:00 - Homemade pumpkin muffin; 3 eggs, spinach; 1 scoop Metabolic Drive in water, cinnamon, half a banana
3:30 - Indigo-3G
4:00 - 1 scoop Plazma
5:00 - turkey and ham roll-up
6:00 Homemade meatloaf, homemade mashed potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts
9:00 - 2 scoops Mag-10
Wednesday’s Training:
A1) Safety bar squat 4x6-8
A2) Landmine press 4x10-12
B) Farmer’s walk 200 steps total (Chose a straightaway in the backyard that’s about 20 steps from start to finish, just did laps back and forth with minimal rest)
Also got back into using the negative curl and press for a few singles as part of the regular warm-up.
I’m curious. What’s ziti?
If Penne a la vodka and lasagna had a baby.
