The not too serious get fit thread

[Jammen]

Hmm, may have spoken too soon. Used to have issues with shoulder tendonitis when I was younger (goofy joints and a broken collar bone didn't help  ) and the last couple times I've been climbing/doing pullups it's been coming back.   

So pissed... Don't want to take 2 to 3 weeks off or start taking anti-inflams.   
Stubborn, would rather just deal with the pain and keep going, but know making it worse will just come back to bite me.

Grumble, off to search for alternative treatments.   

[somegirl]

Hmm, may have spoken too soon. Used to have issues with shoulder tendonitis when I was younger (goofy joints and a broken collar bone didn't help  ) and the last couple times I've been climbing/doing pullups it's been coming back.   

So pissed... Don't want to take 2 to 3 weeks off or start taking anti-inflams.   
Stubborn, would rather just deal with the pain and keep going, but know making it worse will just come back to bite me.

Grumble, off to search for alternative treatments.   

You need to do other types of shoulder exercises as well to keep the muscles balanced.

[ZLTFUL]

Well nothing new or exciting to report...just that I have been settling into having workouts as part of my daily routine...so much so that while i was at Road America last week and missed my Wednesday workout, I went to the fitness center at the hotel and did some lifting and then jumped on the eliptical for 30 minutes.

I have to say that the biggest thing I moticedwas that after 2 days of pushing myself harder than I ever have on the track, I wasn't in the least bit fatigued after all was said and done and the 40 minutes between sessions was more than enough rest time for me to be ready for the next session.

[Jammen]

You need to do other types of shoulder exercises as well to keep the muscles balanced.

Yup, been doing a variety of pushups (decline, incline, and varying hand positions) to balance off the pullups/climbing. This is more of an "overhand motion" issue I've had since I was a kid. 

[somegirl]

Yup, been doing a variety of pushups (decline, incline, and varying hand positions) to balance off the pullups/climbing. This is more of an "overhand motion" issue I've had since I was a kid. 

Front and lateral dumbbell raises would be good too.

[angler]

Hmm, may have spoken too soon. Used to have issues with shoulder tendonitis when I was younger (goofy joints and a broken collar bone didn't help  ) and the last couple times I've been climbing/doing pullups it's been coming back.   

So pissed... Don't want to take 2 to 3 weeks off or start taking anti-inflams.   
Stubborn, would rather just deal with the pain and keep going, but know making it worse will just come back to bite me.

Grumble, off to search for alternative treatments.   

Try Arnica (oral or topical) for inflammation.  It is an herbal deal and works fantastically.  I have had tendonitis issues in my left wrist and right elbow and the stuff works fast.

[Jammen]

Front and lateral dumbbell raises would be good too.

Try Arnica (oral or topical) for inflammation.  It is an herbal deal and works fantastically.  I have had tendonitis issues in my left wrist and right elbow and the stuff works fast.

Great and double great! I'll start working on both.   

[Ducatista]

Today I did a little experiment.  I played the game of "if I was as strong then as I am now" with a bodyweight workout.  It was box jumps (24"), Ab Mat sit ups (they disengage the hip flexors, making it much slower), and air squats, 21-25-9.  That might not sound like a lot, and it isn't, but I did it all with a 20 lb weight vest.     It was good to prove to myself that if I was as strong then as I am now, I could have crushed that WOD in 5:55.  Actually doing it with the weight vest is a little harder, since all the weight is on my upper body and it was a bit floppy.  I had to land on the box really wide to let it hang between my knees, or else it was striking my legs and bruising them.  Time to get a weight vest just for myself!

[Desmostro]

Front and lateral dumbbell raises would be good too.

+1 

My $1.50 on the subject if I may:

Sometimes dumbbells bug my shoulder sockets when I'm warming up, so I do handstand push-ups. You can change your hand positions and get a little front and lateral deltoids that way. It looks really kung fu/Jedi Knight man, but it's easier than it looks. Start with just holding hand stands against the wall; look between your hands, heals & head against the wall back pretty straight. Press mostly on first knuckle of pointer fingers, middle finger straight forward. Then one centimeter push ups and so forth. Raise/Drop one foot at a time to enter exit position. You won't believe how fast you can get good at it if you're not too heavy.
Form is pretty important. Don't arch your neck and back too much. Use your abs and breathe.

*It's very easy to tear a shoulder ligament with too much weight - start very very light until ligaments catch up with muscle strength. * Shoulder rotators take years to heal if they heal without surgery. Don't mess them up.  Don't ever lift past horizontal. 

When using dumbbells in a lateral lift, bend knees slightly, lean forward a couple of inches, keep hands pronator (palm down) and exaggerate a little more so thumbs are more down than horizontal.

[Ducatista]

+1 

My $1.50 on the subject if I may:

Sometimes dumbbells bug my shoulder sockets when I'm warming up, so I do handstand push-ups. You can change your hand positions and get a little front and lateral deltoids that way. It looks really kung fu/Jedi Knight man, but it's easier than it looks. Start with just holding hand stands against the wall; look between your hands, heals & head against the wall back pretty straight. Press mostly on first knuckle of pointer fingers, middle finger straight forward. Then one centimeter push ups and so forth. Raise/Drop one foot at a time to enter exit position. You won't believe how fast you can get good at it if you're not too heavy.
Form is pretty important. Don't arch your neck and back too much. Use your abs and breathe.

Handstand pushups are awesome.  I love them to death.  A great way to do them is to fab up some parallettes from PVC and go all the way down until you touch your shoulders.  The proper spacing for parallettes is from the elbow to the middle finger tip.

[Jammen]

That's exactly what I've been working up to! Think now you've got me motivated to try em tonight and see how I can do.   

Also doing really well with the tendonitis, took the weekend off from climbing, went this morning, warmed up for a good amount of time, and climbed with no issues.   

I'm a happy camper again.

+1 

My $1.50 on the subject if I may:

Sometimes dumbbells bug my shoulder sockets when I'm warming up, so I do handstand push-ups. You can change your hand positions and get a little front and lateral deltoids that way. It looks really kung fu/Jedi Knight man, but it's easier than it looks. Start with just holding hand stands against the wall; look between your hands, heals & head against the wall back pretty straight. Press mostly on first knuckle of pointer fingers, middle finger straight forward. Then one centimeter push ups and so forth. Raise/Drop one foot at a time to enter exit position. You won't believe how fast you can get good at it if you're not too heavy.
Form is pretty important. Don't arch your neck and back too much. Use your abs and breathe.

*It's very easy to tear a shoulder ligament with too much weight - start very very light until ligaments catch up with muscle strength. * Shoulder rotators take years to heal if they heal without surgery. Don't mess them up.  Don't ever lift past horizontal. 

When using dumbbells in a lateral lift, bend knees slightly, lean forward a couple of inches, keep hands pronator (palm down) and exaggerate a little more so thumbs are more down than horizontal.

[Ducatista]

I want to crawl into a hole and pull it in after myself.  I had to drive home using my fingertips on the wheel.  My hands are killing me.  I want to do nothing but sit here and ponder the burning in my palms.  110 pull ups, 170 push ups, 1k run

[Jammen]

I want to crawl into a hole and pull it in after myself.  I had to drive home using my fingertips on the wheel.  My hands are killing me.  I want to do nothing but sit here and ponder the burning in my palms.  110 pull ups, 170 push ups, 1k run

Damn! In how much time?

[Ducatista]

Damn! In how much time?

Warm up:

2 rounds of Cindy (5 pull ups, 10 push ups, and I skipped the squats due to a pulled muscle NOT lifting related)

Workout:

200m run
20 pull ups
30 push ups

5 rounds

22:09

Oh, and where I work out isn't air conditioned.  

[Pedro-bot]

Gotta get back in the groove. I'm feelin' my age.