Getting into shape.

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

No working out today, my shoulders, arms, and upper back have been quite sore since last Friday and it has affected my sleep a little, so I am going to give it another two days to see if it doesn't heal.

Next time I won't carry 56 pounds so this doesn't happen again, maybe try my dumbbells at 30 pounds total.

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

Hopefully my shoulders won't be hurting for 4 days this time thanks to the farmers walk. I should maybe weigh myself soon to see what kind of dent I made in my extra flabiness.

The walking was from me going to and from the bus to my classes.

• Walking:
  
  • 0:13:00 || 0.7 mi || flat (+20 pts)
  • 0:15:00 || 0.7 mi || flat (+16 pts)
  
  
• Bent Over Barbell Row:
  
  • 56 lb x 17 reps (+27 pts)
  • 56 lb x 12 reps (+26 pts)
  • 56 lb x 7 reps (+24 pts)
  
  
• Crunch:
  
  • 60 reps (+30 pts)
  • 45 reps (+22 pts)
  
  
• Barbell Curl:
  
  • 56 lb x 17 reps (+18 pts)
  • 56 lb x 12 reps (+17 pts)
  • 56 lb x 7 reps (+16 pts)
  
  
• Barbell Squat:
  
  • 56 lb x 17 reps (+49 pts)
  • 56 lb x 12 reps (+46 pts)
  • 56 lb x 7 reps (+42 pts)
  
  
• Farmer's Walk:
  
  • 500' 0" || 56 lb (+82 pts)
  • 500' 0" || 56 lb (+82 pts)
  • 500' 0" || 56 lb (+82 pts)
  • 500' 0" || 56 lb (+82 pts)
  • 250' 0" || 56 lb (+49 pts)
  
  

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

Worked out today so I didn't have to during the weekend. The farmer's walk was better the first half of it, but it started to hurt a little more during the second half. I also found the correct distance for the farmer's walk, so that is why it is slightly higher.

• Bent Over Barbell Row:
  
  • 56 lb x 18 reps (+28 pts)
  • 56 lb x 13 reps (+26 pts)
  • 56 lb x 8 reps (+24 pts)
  
  
• Crunch:
  
  • 65 reps (+32 pts)
  • 50 reps (+25 pts)
  
  
• Barbell Curl:
  
  • 56 lb x 18 reps (+18 pts)
  • 56 lb x 13 reps (+17 pts)
  • 56 lb x 8 reps (+16 pts)
  
  
• Barbell Squat:
  
  • 56 lb x 18 reps (+50 pts)
  • 56 lb x 13 reps (+47 pts)
  • 56 lb x 8 reps (+44 pts)
  
  
• Farmer's Walk:
  
  • 500' 0" || 56 lb (+82 pts)
  • 500' 0" || 56 lb (+82 pts)
  • 500' 0" || 56 lb (+82 pts)
  • 500' 0" || 56 lb (+82 pts)
  • 500' 0" || 56 lb (+82 pts)
  • 140' 0" || 56 lb (+31 pts)
  
  

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

No exercise today was a little too much cleaning to do.

[CUSP82 Administrator Admin of the Month Dec 2014PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close CUSP82]

Keep working Donnie!

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

That I will, Right now I want my current work out schedule to be Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

[ino Senior Member Member of the Month June 2017 Find all posts View Profile Close ino]

I didn't know that you have been struggling with overweight. But keep up your good work, as well as writing in your log - updates - here as often as you can. With your hard work and the feedback you will get here (whipping you to continue if you periodically find problems with motivation), then I am sure that you will succeed.

(I look forward to hear how you have progressed in half a year, and then in a year, and so forth.)

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

No exercising late last week between some odd pain in my calves and being busy, but it looks like time is opening up soon as I had to drop out of one of my classes. It was just an Art class, but I can relearn to draw some other time.

This week I will try and at least do two days. Probably workout Monday, Wednesday, and Friday now. Seems fair enough.

[sweetie52 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close sweetie52]

Hi Dontrike, I do not work out even a fraction of what you do and I had a problem with my shoulder as well. My solution was to rest. One week turned into six months-I also kept up the walking though. I started taking some over the counter pain meds before sleep and it helped me to sleep. Within a week I was better. Also, my husband bought me a pillow that molded to my head, neck. That helped too, I hope you feel better.

[dejaview Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dejaview]

Hi Dontrike, I do not work out even a fraction of what you do and I had a problem with my shoulder as well. My solution was to rest. One week turned into six months-I also kept up the walking though. I started taking some over the counter pain meds before sleep and it helped me to sleep. Within a week I was better. Also, my husband bought me a pillow that molded to my head, neck. That helped too, I hope you feel better.

Right on Sweetie. We all should never underestimate the restorative properties of deep sleep. The deep REM kind. Not the half awake half asleep world that for some can only lead to increased muscle tension from restlessness and anxiety. The only cure for a minor shoulder injury from working out, was for me to get back that essential deep phase of sleep. Then the injury finally started to repair itself. All in all in took about 2 or 3 weeks of no exercise to get me back to my pre injury condition. Another thing is to invest if you can in a good quality mattress. Your back, shoulders and neck will thank you for it.

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

No working out today. I slept a long time, until 4 p.m., I guess I was really tired, and the hour I set aside from it was taken up from the oven not heating like it was supposed to and that was wasted, waiting to cook dinner. I am pretty sure I can workout tomorrow, and Friday, unless my appointment goes long and I need to take a later bus.

Hi Dontrike, I do not work out even a fraction of what you do and I had a problem with my shoulder as well. My solution was to rest. One week turned into six months-I also kept up the walking though. I started taking some over the counter pain meds before sleep and it helped me to sleep. Within a week I was better. Also, my husband bought me a pillow that molded to my head, neck. That helped too, I hope you feel better.

Thanks for the concern, but I don't think the pain was caused by working out, as I just woke up 3 days after the latest workout and suddenly my left calf hurt quite a bit. Not really sure where that came from, but it was enough pain for me to not do anything and let it heal. It was weird.

Right on Sweetie. We all should never underestimate the restorative properties of deep sleep. The deep REM kind. Not the half awake half asleep world that for some can only lead to increased muscle tension from restlessness and anxiety. The only cure for a minor shoulder injury from working out, was for me to get back that essential deep phase of sleep. Then the injury finally started to repair itself. All in all in took about 2 or 3 weeks of no exercise to get me back to my pre injury condition. Another thing is to invest if you can in a good quality mattress. Your back, shoulders and neck will thank you for it.

My matress definitely is top of the line as it is close to 10 years old and I used to use it as my primary piece of furniture, like sitting on it to use my computer for a couple of years. Definitely has an indentation about the same shape as my body and some holes ready to let a spring through if I lay on it in a certain way. I know I have been having some neck aches lately.

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

Work out promised and done. Couldn't do the farmer's walk because of the weather though. The curls and squats were much more difficult, but then again I haven't been working out long and it was close to a two week break from the last time I did them.

• Bent Over Barbell Row:
  
  • 56 lb x 19 reps (+28 pts)
  • 56 lb x 14 reps (+27 pts)
  • 56 lb x 9 reps (+25 pts)
  
  
• Crunch:
  
  • 70 reps (+35 pts)
  • 50 reps (+25 pts)
  
  
• Barbell Curl:
  
  • 56 lb x 19 reps (+18 pts)
  • 56 lb x 14 reps (+18 pts)
  • 56 lb x 9 reps (+16 pts)
  
  
• Barbell Squat:
  
  • 56 lb x 19 reps (+50 pts)
  • 56 lb x 14 reps (+48 pts)
  • 56 lb x 9 reps (+45 pts)
  
  

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

Got to 20 reps which means it was time to add an extra set for each of those exercises. I think when I get to 100 reps total I will increase the weight, although I am not sure as getting to 100 total will take some time, but we shall see. No farmer's walk again because of the weather, again.

• Bent Over Barbell Row:
  
  • 56 lb x 20 reps (+28 pts)
  • 56 lb x 15 reps (+27 pts)
  • 56 lb x 10 reps (+25 pts)
  • 56 lb x 5 reps (+21 pts)
  
  
• Crunch:
  
  • 75 reps (+37 pts)
  • 50 reps (+25 pts)
  
  
• Barbell Curl:
  
  • 56 lb x 20 reps (+19 pts)
  • 56 lb x 15 reps (+18 pts)
  • 56 lb x 10 reps (+17 pts)
  • 56 lb x 5 reps (+14 pts)
  
  
• Barbell Squat:
  
  • 56 lb x 20 reps (+51 pts)
  • 56 lb x 15 reps (+48 pts)
  • 56 lb x 10 reps (+45 pts)
  • 56 lb x 5 reps (+38 pts)
  
  

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

Another work out today, the squats were especially hard and my breathing was heavier than normal plus I almost felt like passing out a little bit, but I got through it. In fact it seems like I am having a harder time with exercising this past week for some reason, maybe I should take a trip to my doctor.

• Bent Over Barbell Row:
  
  • 56 lb x 21 reps (+29 pts)
  • 56 lb x 16 reps (+27 pts)
  • 56 lb x 11 reps (+26 pts)
  • 56 lb x 6 reps (+23 pts)
  
  
• Crunch:
  
  • 80 reps (+40 pts)
  • 50 reps (+25 pts)
  
  
• Barbell Curl:
  
  • 56 lb x 21 reps (+19 pts)
  • 56 lb x 16 reps (+18 pts)
  • 56 lb x 11 reps (+17 pts)
  • 56 lb x 6 reps (+15 pts)
  
  
• Barbell Squat:
  
  • 56 lb x 21 reps (+51 pts)
  • 56 lb x 16 reps (+49 pts)
  • 56 lb x 11 reps (+46 pts)
  • 56 lb x 6 reps (+41 pts)

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

At some point I will increase the weight, I can't remember when I increased the weight when I worked out before. I should probably go through this thread and find it.

Frankly, I have no idea what I am doing or what will do what to me and for me. I am just doing it, not a whole lot of motivation after needing to do it like doing the dishes. For all I know I could be hurting myself and doing everything wrong.