Chest Day!

Had a GREAT weight day today, hitting my Chest/Pecs hard!  Got up to 45LB plates (90Lbs total) on the Smith Machine Bench Press, 120Lbs on the Pec Deck, 35Lbs on Dumbbell Incline Press, and 50Lbs on the Cable Fly (Pic below).  

Ann

Rotator Cuff Surgery Recovery: Post Op - Day after surgery

Rotator Cuff Surgery Recovery: Pre-Op - Day of surgery

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.