Our Physical Fitness

[Scribe]

I regularly make appointments and chicken out because I and afraid of some freak needle accident causing a tear or something.

Other than the shoulder how was it?

It was interesting. My wife does it all the time, and shes seen some huge benefits, and I buy in to these kinds of things. I went in for the shoulder. She started with my right hand, went down the leg, and up the other side.

The cool thing is before she started my shoulder I thought 'wow, my sinus sure is clear right now' as I have hayfever/seasonal allergies, and that aformentioned high inflammation levels so my sinus is ALWAYS an issue.

As she started the shoulder she said 'so those needles are actually for your sinus as you had mentioned on your intake form' which was pretty neat.

No negatives other than a small bruise on the one that went deep and hit the tendon or whatever. It wasnt the most comfortable thing in the world, but I'm also pretty in tune with how my body is feeling all the time. The only one's I felt, were the right hand, and shoulder tendon one.

Now, I also went right from the gym yesterday, and it was a heavy chest day, so my shoulders were already going to be sore, as for how I feel now?

Today was Legs, lots of plates.

Hack - Plates
Deadlift - Plates
Squat - Plates
Calves - Plates

So the plates gave me a chance, and also between sets, to loosen up the shoulders as I lifted them on/off and between sets I was stretching. Right now, the shoulder feels pretty good.

I'm going to have a solid dinner, finishing my post workout shake, and cross fingers, I feel good tomorrow for Back.

Would I do the acupuncture again? Not sure. The cupping felt nice, the bruises there look neat lol, but I'm not a fan of people in my space, and having some lady stab me a few times while I lay there wasnt my favourite thing in the world. If it makes the shoulder feel better? I dont know, I would have to consider how much pain I'm in if it flares up again.

 

[Clint_L]

Yeah I just finished rehabbing a partial tear in my right shoulder last year, and now the pec - I'm obviously doing something wrong on that side!

 

[Bedrockgames]

Yeah I just finished rehabbing a partial tear in my right shoulder last year, and now the pec - I'm obviously doing something wrong on that side!

I find my muscles have just felt less resilient with age. Hitting my fifties in about a year and I can definitely feel like they are less pliable

 

[Clint_L]

Try pushing 60

 

[Scribe]

I can take my own shirt off today.

 

[AlexofBarbaria]

First step to being buff: being able to take off your shirt
Second step: wanting to

 

[Scribe]

Back workout was great.

EDIT

Started

Bike
Bar Curls
Face Pulls
Reverse Grip Pull Down

Didnt feel too hot.

Dips, felt real bad, but gritted it out.

Row Cable Pull - Numbers went up.
Pull Ups - Felt better.
Bent over Row - Felt better.
Reverse Fly - Felt decent, I took it easy.
Pull Down - Numbers went up, and pain was low.
Bicep curls - fine.
Wider Pull-down but not WIDE grip, numbers up.
Olympic bar shrugs, this always makes my shoulder feel better oddly.

At that point I was feeling great, soo...

Lateral Delt raises, into front debt raise to finish.

At this point I may have to accept the acupuncture was a winner @Bedrockgames

 

[Scribe]

Legs, success. I need wraps to start increasing my dead lift.

The biggest thing though?

If you've ever considered it, do the acupuncture. No joke, my shoulder is vastly improved. Do it.

 

[Scribe]

Also, as the sun is now out, and my shoulder is mending...don't tell my wife but I'mgoing to start 2 a days in May.

 

[AlexofBarbaria]

Got to the gym last night for my A routine. Adding a bit more volume as soreness decreases. To start with, I'm doing a technique where I rest 20-30 seconds after the second set and do mini-sets of 2-3 reps until I get the same number of reps as the first set.

E.g. on the rope pushdown I got 13 reps on the first set. On the second set I only got 8, so 5 more to go to match 13. I took a short rest then got 3 more, then another and got the last 2.

Starting with the single-joint exercises towards the end of the workout, working up to every exercise.

Workout A
Chin Up - b.w. x 14
Barbell Squat - 225lb x 10, 8
Single-Arm Dumbbell Row - 85lb x 10, 10
Incline Dumbbell Press - 110lb x 13, 7
Lat Pulldown (Close-Grip) - 140lb x 10
Standing Single-Leg Curl - 60lb x 8, 6
Decline Situp - 25lb x 10, 10
Cable Rope Pushdown - 62.5lb x 13, 8+3+2
EZ-Bar Preacher Curl - 60lb x 15, 12+3
Thumbs-Up Lateral Raise - 35lb x 10, 5+3+2
Standing Machine Calf Raise - 270lb x 15, 10+5
Seated Machine Fly - 180lb x 8, 5+3