Fitness and prepardness.. but im tired today

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Over the last two weeks I have completely revamped my training routine and almost totally stopped drinking. I do this occasionally to keep things fresh. I am down 5lbs and have seen strength gains in all of the major movements.

I am currently in a split routine where I do upper body only mon/thur and lower body only tue/fri. Wednesday I do cardio and core. I do 20 sets for each workout, doing whatever movements I feel like doing.

For example, today I will do probably 6 sets of deadlifts, 4 of squats, then mix in 10 more sets focused on my legs and lower back.
 
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Airborneguy said:
Over the last two weeks I have completely revamped my training routine and almost totally stopped drinking. I do this occasionally to keep things fresh. I am down 5lbs and have seen strength gains in all of the major movements.

I am currently in a split routine where I do upper body only mon/thur and lower body only tue/fri. Wednesday I do cardio and core. I do 20 sets for each workout, doing whatever movements I feel like doing.

For example, today I will do probably 6 sets of deadlifts, 4 of squats, then mix in 10 more sets focused on my legs and lower back.
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That's a good routine you got going. And I like the upper lower split. My joints can't take four days of lifting though so I alternate by doing two upper body days and one lower body day one week, and then the next week will be to lower body days one upper body day.

However, about two weeks ago my right shoulder started getting achy with a bout of bicep tendonitis. So I'm taking off upper body now I'm just doing legs 3 days a week. I'm breaking it up to do one day primarily deadlifts, one day primarily squats, and one day a bunch of accessory work.

Yesterday I did six sets of deadlifts after a good warm-up, and holding the heavyweight was a little bit of a strain on my shoulder but not that bad. Hopefully your shoulder will feel better in about a month.
 
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Doc8404 said:
Stop going so damn heavy @Celt

That shoulder keeps lighting you up.

Do some isometrics and therapeutic style exercises.
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It's really crazy man, my left shoulder was the one that was recently bothering me and with some rotator cuff exercises and stretching I was able to make the pain go away. But then all the sudden the right side started bothering me. It's very frustrating to say the least.

But truth be told I had been going quite heavy on a lot of movements which certainly could have exacerbated the situation.
 
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In full self guilt disclosure I've been extremely lazy the past 7 years or so and have really gotten out of shape.

I've lost a lot of muscle mass, gained weight lost energy etc.. I can make every excuse in the world but it's all just excuses. I've been lazy.

I've made the commitment for self improvement and have stuck to it for a few weeks now. I am just now starting to feel better, getting stronger and in better shape. I know it's not impressive but I have to start somewhere. I'm just doing calesthenics, running and improved diet with less alcohol.

Thanks for the motivation guys.
 
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@Drinkthekoolaid , thats exactly what this thread is about, motivation.
Keep after it, regardless of how little you might do somedays. Some wxercise is better than none. Sonce i started this thread ive had more frequent struggles with shoulder problems, but i keep altering my 2orkouts to keep doing something. Currently im just doing legs, cardio and abs until i can work upperbody again.

Im getting ready to cut the grass in this heat as a part of my warmup, then its time for squats as my main movement today.
 
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Drinkthekoolaid said:
In full self guilt disclosure I've been extremely lazy the past 7 years or so and have really gotten out of shape.

I've lost a lot of muscle mass, gained weight lost energy etc.. I can make every excuse in the world but it's all just excuses. I've been lazy.

I've made the commitment for self improvement and have stuck to it for a few weeks now. I am just now starting to feel better, getting stronger and in better shape. I know it's not impressive but I have to start somewhere. I'm just doing calesthenics, running and improved diet with less alcohol.

Thanks for the motivation guys.
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There goes another drinking buddy.
 
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Celt said:
@Drinkthekoolaid , thats exactly what this thread is about, motivation.
Keep after it, regardless of how little you might do somedays. Some wxercise is better than none. Sonce i started this thread ive had more frequent struggles with shoulder problems, but i keep altering my 2orkouts to keep doing something. Currently im just doing legs, cardio and abs until i can work upperbody again.

Im getting ready to cut the grass in this heat as a part of my warmup, then its time for squats as my main movement today.
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When I started doing push-ups and sit-ups a few weeks ago I struggled to do 20 pushups and 20 sit-ups continuously. I've already significantly improved that.
 
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Drinkthekoolaid said:
In full self guilt disclosure I've been extremely lazy the past 7 years or so and have really gotten out of shape.

I've lost a lot of muscle mass, gained weight lost energy etc.. I can make every excuse in the world but it's all just excuses. I've been lazy.

I've made the commitment for self improvement and have stuck to it for a few weeks now. I am just now starting to feel better, getting stronger and in better shape. I know it's not impressive but I have to start somewhere. I'm just doing calesthenics, running and improved diet with less alcohol.

Thanks for the motivation guys.
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

- Ancient Chinese Proverb

Good luck and don't give up. Every little bit you do is better than being a couch potato.
 
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I tell ya, if you want motivation, go spectate a triathlon. People of all different shapes and sizes that got up and did something that scared them and pushed themselves to get better.
 
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Celt said:
@Drinkthekoolaid , thats exactly what this thread is about, motivation.
Keep after it, regardless of how little you might do somedays. Some wxercise is better than none. Sonce i started this thread ive had more frequent struggles with shoulder problems, but i keep altering my 2orkouts to keep doing something. Currently im just doing legs, cardio and abs until i can work upperbody again.

Im getting ready to cut the grass in this heat as a part of my warmup, then its time for squats as my main movement today.
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Me too.

Riding this tractor is making me thirsty as hell.
 
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I tell ya, if you want motivation, go spectate a triathlon. People of all different shapes and sizes that got up and did something that scared them and pushed themselves to get better.
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That’s what I said when I ran the boilermaker years ago.

Amazing the size of some people but they didn’t quit.
 
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Just wrapping up another workout.

Set a new deadlifting pr (not counting what i did in my younger years) for my 40s. Using a 6' stiff bar, loaded with 250lb of short plates (means going deeper and harder to lift) i repped out one set for 10, and another for 8. This was at the end of my workout, and i pre exhaust my legs before doing 6 sets of dead lifts.

Still cant work upper body due to a bout of bicep tendonitis (effects the shoulder) thats been flared up for several months now, but been doing a deadlift day, squat day and ab day. All days start with 15-20 min on the treadmill, and i pre exhaust my dl and sq days with 100 reps on leg extensions and leg curls before doing my real work.

This thread is going for almost 3 years, and while i always had injuries, its never been as bad as the past few years.. oh well, age catches us all.
 
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Old age and mispent youth have definitely affected me.
I went to my high school 45th reunion in May. All the former football players had artificial joints and were walking with canes. I had the most artificial joints of anyone there. I think the military and the FD could be the cause of some of y5that. The guys who were in computer club and the swimmers didn't have a replaced knee between them.

My right Achilles tendon went south in early spring. That and I took a fall that hurt my back so bad I had trouble cleaning my butt for 3 months. The chiropractor said I sprung a rib out of place and it just takes a long time to get it back. I had a deep purple bruise the entire outside of my left thigh.

I'm back hiking with the pup, about 2 miles every other day. I have to soak my right anle in a bucket of ice water after the hike. I do 4 sets of fake pushups and some stretches during the hike. I even do a few yoga poses. Once a week I do some target practice with my pistol at the end of the hike.
I lift light weights 3-4 times a week. I do the total gym gently for 15-20 minutes just about every night after the evening dog walk and before my evening shower. At they end of the evening dog walk (30-40 minutes) I've been doing some lunges, walking backwards, side stepping, some high stepping and long striding.

I really want to be ready for hunting this year.

The pool at the "Y" goes back to the non-summer schedule tomorrow, so my plan is to get into the weight room and pool the days I don't hike. The summer schedule is geared towards their day camps so adult lap swim is limited.
 
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