Dug this up in my log - w/o I wish I could erase.

[Rich]

07/31/2006
Chest
Flat Lev BP
w/u 5
300 6
300 4 Hurt my shoulder
300 2
Inc Lev BP
200 0 No good. Called it a day.


I don't know what the hell is wrong with me lately. Seems like everything hurts - neck, shoulder, foot .... the only thing that DOESN'T hurt is my back, which is the thing that usually does hurt.

That was July 31 last year. My shoulder is still not 100%.

[mrbeefy]

That's the fun of having a journal

[RUBICON19]

Ya might want to burn that one!

[beckie]

i wish I could erase all the heavy incline presses that caused my shoulder seperation too I know how you feel,my shoulder isn't exactly right either #arollseyes3zc#

[1705total]

I love flat bench presses, my right shoulder does not. Inclines do not bother me though!

[Tim Wescott]

WOW,a year later huh?

You should just find one chest exercise that causes the least amount of pain and use it excluseively for a while.......same with delts,it may help in the long run.

Good luck Rich.......been there bud and I`m sure I`ll be there again somewhere down the road.

[Rich]

Thanks Tim. That's what I've been doing. It's better, but still gives me trouble on innocent movements - like picking up my daughter, for example.

What's so annoying is the effect it had on my training in general. I went from super-dedicated to sporadic (because I kept getting hurt). That affected my diet as well, because with me my training keeps me disciplined with my diet. When I train hard, I feel like I'm betraying my efforts if I don't eat properly. Take away the training and .... my foodaholic tendencies start to win.

[Tim Wescott]

Hang in Rich...hopefully you`ll recover or find a better way to work around it.

Good luck!

[beckie]

I'm in the same boat Rich-its very hard to maintain focus with my shoulder niggling-I've had to drop what weights I do right back and I feel so p*ss weak now

[Intensity]

I know what you mean Rich… we often feel like it's all or nothing hen? But the truth is that less is far better than nothing… so eat right and work aroung this injury! Use lighter weights and perform exercises that you know wont worsen your injury!

Hang in Rich and things are going to be back to normal!

[Rich]

intensity said:

I know what you mean Rich… we often feel like it's all or nothing hen? But the truth is that less is far better than nothing… so eat right and work aroung this injury! Use lighter weights and perform exercises that you know wont worsen your injury!

Hang in Rich and things are going to be back to normal!

Great advice Mo. I know it's what I'd say to someone in my position. But have any of you ever noticed how hard it is to do the right thing when it's YOU that has to follow the good advice?

Still, what choice is there. My life and weight training are intertwined. It's such a huge part of who I am that when I don't lift .... I feel lost. Does that make any sense? My guess is that it would to the folks here, but not necessarily to the "civilians".