Great Leg day!

Getting back into the lifting and yesterday felt great!  I did multiple exercises including close in leg presses, Sumo Leg presses, Lunges, calf press.  Here was my last set of Sumo Leg presses and after multiple sets I worked up to 540 pounds with just the plates, that's 12 total plates!  I was able to do 8 reps!  

Ann

MRI results in.......

...and it's not good.  Radiologist said I had some fraying with possible partial tear of the Supraspinatus which is one of the rotator cuff tendons that runs over the top of the shoulder.  Doctor said he thinks it's a full tear.  He also saw a cyst on the bicep tendon where it attaches to the shoulder.  He said he would remove that, repair the tendon and shave some bone on the top of the shoulder to allow more room for the tendons and prevent further impingement.  I will be in a sling for a month then rehab for 2 months.  This is not what I wanted to hear and frankly has me freaked out about the surgery and down over the length of time to recover.  My weightlifting is done for the winter.  Hopefully I will be able to do some cardio and a little lower body weights once I'm out of the sling.  The month of December will not be a good one for me as I will have to rely on others to do things I am use to doing.  Surgery is scheduled for Nov 29th.

Chris

MRI....

Finally had my shoulder MRI yesterday.  Time to get this thing figured out so it can either get rehabbed correctly or repaired so it doesn't interfere anymore with my training.  Consult with the doctor is in a couple weeks.  Keeping fingers crossed he knows what to do with me!
 

Triathlon Season coming to an end.....

Well, the weather has changed and it's getting cold.  Events are pretty much done for the year and all that's left is hoping for a few nice days to get outside and train before the snow flies.  It's been an "interesting" year for us.  Ann came on like gang busters and after doing a duathlon and a couple running events she finished the season doing 2 triathlons within one week of each other!  I have been nagged by injuries all year starting with a weightlifting injury back in February that hampered my lifting all year then a hip flexor issue that prevented me from doing any half or full marathons and then an accident that messed up my shoulder.  I ended up completing a duathlon, 3 triathlons, 2 running events and a swim event.  My times were very good, completing races faster than I anticipated.  Were I fell short was moving up in the ranks to longer triathlons.  I'm hoping to get my shoulder issue resolved one way or another so I can begin a strict and intense off season routine that will get me to the next level.    

Second Triathlon in 1 week!

Well, I loved doing my first one and Chris found this one relatively close to home so I thought I'd give it a "tri".  LOL!  This was a sprint Triathlon down in the Shawano area.  It consisted of a 1/4 mile swim, a 16.6 mile bike and a 3.5 mile run.  The event was fun, laid back and well organized.  The bike route was redone due to some road construction and had a number of hills and was more challenging than the old course from what we were told.  I felt great on the swim my timing was pretty good!  The bike was was challenging as I said before, with numerous hills.  I averaged just under 15 MPH.  I got off the bike and felt pretty good going into the run.  It was supposed to be a 3.5 mile run but I think it was closer to 4 miles.  The last mile got me.....I started fading and having a hard time with my breathing.  All in all I had fun, and it was a nice addition to my first tri I did the Sunday prior! 

My First Triathlon!

Last Sunday (Aug 26th) I did my first triathlon!  I did the Danskin Super Sprint in Pleasant Prairie, WI.  It consisted of a 1/4 mile swim, a 6.6 mile bike and a 2 mile run. I had a good time except on the swim I got stuck behind a wall of people that were using noodles as flotation devices to help them and I couldn't get around them!  This added anywhere from 5 to almost 10 minutes onto my time which was frustrating to say the least.   I was a fun ace overall and look forward to many more!  Here's the video and some photos.....

Sidelined with injuries.....

Couple weeks ago I got into an accident and got banged up pretty bad.  Scrapes, bruises, strains, etc but thankfully no broken bones.  There's nothing worse than missing events and not being able to workout, it's driving me crazy!  I wasn't able to do the Minocqua Triathlon which I was shooting for the Olympic distance course but Ann and I did volunteer and helped out during the swim and bike portions of the race.  Felt good to contribute!  So I'm slowly getting back to normal and hope to start back slowly in a couple weeks doing a simply 5K run followed by a sprint triathlon on Sept 1st.  Time will tell......