day 3, workout #2 of Bob's Bullshit Shoulder Rehab Routine(BBSRR)
right arm alternating various soup can rotations, including sitting high external rot, laying face down arm off bed internal and external rots, bent over internal rot, laying on side humerus against torso external rot, laying face up high internal rot. 40 reps each position total, short breaks with position switches at 20 reps.
gallon of water right arm dead hang, using body to create circular momentum, switching direction every 30 seconds or so. total 3 or 4 mins.
salutations to the sun 2 mins.
overhead press 36lb bar 3x10
56lb x 10/10/8
lots of crunching in right shoulder today. rotations were slightly painful(particularly high external) but press was comfortable. i thought stopping pre fail on press was best. last rep was slow.
various 16 oz can rotations both arms. laying down versions were crunchy with mild discomfort(30x each face down internal and external). so i focused on standing and bent over positions
alternating:
high external 2x30 both arms.
bent internal 2x 30 both arms.
laying on side external rot was ok, 30 reps each arm.
keep forgetting to mention that i weighed 187.x unclothed 3 days ago. i want this to go up a little for thyroid stability. tsh tested slightly high(hypoactive) recently. t4 tested normal, no med adjustment yet pending cardiology findings regarding irregular beats. apparently the endocrine society doesn't recognize any connection between thyroid dysfunction and predisposition to shoulder hip and knee problems, despite these connections being common knowledge to search engines and ai that produce many seemingly respectable medical journals that state the connections as accepted medical fact. unfortunately from the endocrine standpoint, they treat according to labs, and they withdraw from any further responsibility on the matter. thus i must find an orthopedic dr that will acknowledge the connection and will investigate further even in the absence of a flare up. i don't feel like putting that time into something that im not realistically hopeful about. thus ill keep trying to rehab and stick with frequent endocrine checks.
got in a good 45 mins to an hour of meditation yesterday, but i spoiled the re entry by rolling over and falling asleep for another hour at the end.
left rhomboid is a little crampy, otherwise nothing nagging today.
im thinking i should get in several more shoulder centric workouts before squatting with the bar on my shoulders. maybe some goblet squats with heavy rocks would fit decently into the routine. we'll see.
both abilify and olanzapene are known to cause weight gain, but for me it has been more about the drugs causing constant hunger. during periods of indulging my hunger, if i wasnt active then i was putting on weight. i was 225 at my fattest most sendentary period in early 2020 while on abilify. now im much better at resisting hunger and eating healthy. im much more active. ive been between high 180s and low 190s for about 2 years now.
i like mtts but i haven't been playing much lately. averaging less than one a week for a few months. prior to that i was having shitty results. in tourneys that pay 15 to 20% of the field, i was only cashing about 5% for an extended period. so i put my focus elsewhere.
