I’ve determined that it’s definitely the biceps tendon. I researched it and it seems that there’s not much you can do other than let it heal.
I can’t lift shit. It hurts to lift the 1.75L bottle of wine I’m drinking.
On the plus side it’s taking the focus away from my hip!
The down side is that I was excited to start my new program with an emphasis on shoulders next week. I don’t see that happening.
This is a continuation of the same shoulder pain that caused me to switch to Incline DB press instead of barbell bench. It’s not a new injury; it’s just the most painful one at the moment.
I wonder what it’s like to lift weights without constant nagging injuries…
Yes, it’s very frustrating. On one hand I realize this shoulder thing was going to be an issue at some point. I didn’t expect this though. A pop while hanging from the rim? That’s an odd one.
I knew the surgery from 04 was coming undone. I can sublux my shoulder at will again. That’s never a good thing.
On the other hand I’m tired of modifying my workouts. I can’t squat because my hip hurts. I can’t bench because my shoulder hurts. Can’t, can’t, can’t. I’m sick of it.
If I can somehow reset my brain to stop worrying about numbers on certain lifts then I can find a way to train and be happy. Hypertrophy training is always there. I can maintain a certain physique by avoiding certain lifts. I can even maintain a respectable amount of strength. In reality, there aren’t a lot of average people who can walk in the gym and hit 2/3/4 on bench/squat/deadlift. I want to hit more than that but those are respectable Average Joe numbers. And I don’t jump any higher now than I did with a 4 plate deadlift so my performance outside of the gym won’t suffer.
I just have to find a way to let the numbers go…it’s tough. Even if I heal up I have to be cautious because I have a lot of joint injuries that are going to be susceptible to arthritis and deterioration (right shoulder, left hip, left ankle, and both knees).
I think if you took a long term recovery position like Stan Efferdin did with his knee issues you may be amazed at how well you can perform in your older years.
There was a video on YouTube where he talked about his recovery work. I tried to find it, but I looks like all his content has been pulled off the YouTube’s.
Maybe it is all of YouTube currently… I can’t get anything to load from there right now
Well, my shoulder is definitely not better. My sleep sucked. It’s tough to put on deodorant, my shirt, etc. I’ve also had a couple of muscle twitches going on for hours in the affected area.
I’m not really sure what to do. I like knowing what’s wrong so I’m tempted to go to the doctor; however, I’m not sure they’ll be able to tell me anything. I feel like I need to go to a shoulder specialist to get a good evaluation and he still might make me get an MRI. There’s not really a way to get an immediate answer so I feel like I should just wait and see.
The specialist usually has limited office time so I could get an appointment and just cancel it if I feel like I don’t really need it. I’m guessing it’ll be next week at the earliest.
I had to go to court this morning and didn’t get out to noon. It was nap time for my son when I got home. I can’t lift my arm very well so I’m pretty sure an upper body session is out of the question anyway.
I have an appointment with my old shoulder surgeon on Nov 1st. If this thing gets better on its own then I’ll just cancel it. I’m really curious what popped…
Did something tear? Was it just the tendon snapping across the joint and getting inflamed? Did the bursa explode? What is it!?
My shoulder turned a corner (randomly). I’m not pain free but it’s no longer excruciating to do certain movements. I’m hoping I can swing a bat by Sunday so I can play in the softball tourney. I’m the only one who can hit it out of the park… I have a reputation to uphold.
When you get to where I’m at mentally, you kind of stop giving a f***. I’m tired of all these nagging injuries. If my shoulder is messed up to the point of needing surgery again then I’m going to at least have fun with it. I could still probably swing with my left arm only and hit singles.
No training today. My brain kind of shut off with my shoulder injury. I’ve completely forgot about training. It’s strange. I think I’m just going to have to chalk yesterday’s session up as a miss (for the second session in a row). There won’t be any heavy lifts in my near future so I just have to let that one go. I’m supposed to hit legs again tomorrow but I really don’t care about that. It’s supposed to be a lighter version of Monday’s session. I don’t think I can do power cleans or deadlift with my shoulder. That takes the fun out of it.
I should still go do something to stay active though. I might go do a one armed workout on the machines and some lame LISS.
Just read this article by Ben Bruno that popped up on Facebook. I’m not sure if squats will be part of the program. I might have to look to loaded carries and deadlifts to put big loads on my body in the future (not this week though).
Woke at 248.6 lbs. I’m hoping to do my check-in Sunday morning. Weight, photos, measurements. I might not share the photos because it’s not pretty. I’ll save those for my T-ransformation entry.
Tonight’s Training
2 LAP DYNAMIC WARM UP
2 LAPS RUN THE STRAIGHTAWAY, WALK THE CURVE I felt out of shape tonight.
REV LUNGE (SMITH)
105 x 8 ea x 3 sets I couldn’t hold the bar with my right arm on the first set but it warmed up for the last two.
MACHINE BENCH (L ARM ONLY)
130 x 12, 10, 7
CABLE ROW (L ARM ONLY)
70 x 20
100 x 10 x 2 sets
LAT CABLE RAISE (L ARM ONLY)
30 x 10 x 2 sets superset with
REV CABLE FLY (L ARM ONLY)
30 x 10 x 2 sets Last 5 reps assisted on 2nd set.
