I need some help, maybe just motivation, I need something

[Buddy_Christ]

It has been 6 long months since I have set foot inside a gym. 6 months! 6 fucking months because of this shoulder.

I established what looks like a decent routine last night so I could go back in today and see how well my shoulder holds up.

I'm not afraid of the gym, I'm more afraid that I'm going to get there, start doing a few things, and my shoulder isn't going to cooperate. It won't leave me laying on the floor screaming, it'll just hurt my pride and send me back to the doctor bitching and screaming to fucking fix me.

Anyway, I need to gather up my things, get my son dressed and drop him off at daycare, and head to the gym. It's 9 now, I'd like to be out the door by 10.

This is the perfect week for me to get into the gym and try to get active again as it's spring break and the place will be a ghost town. No one in my way, place all to myself.

Today would be chest/tris/iso leg movements.

Can I get any encouragement? Any words of advice (besides not parading around the locker room showing everyone my cawk ring)?

I'm gonna really pussy it today, 2 sets of everything, just get moving again.

I'm scared If I feel any pain in the shoulder, I'm going to really lose it this time around. I was depressed enough when I had to stop before, this time I don't think I can handle the rejection.

 

[saint808]

do a circuit routine for a while if you have been out 6 months. What exactly did you do to your shoulder?

 

[KillahBee]

not sure what you did to the shoulder, but I tore my rot cuff and went thru the same thing. I have never been that depressed about my training. it was terrible. you know what you have to do - suck it up and take baby steps. closely monitor your progress, but do not jump ahead too quickly, as reinjuring yourself would be terrible. It sucked cause I had to lift so damn light, but I took the time to concentrate on form with every movement, so that when I could lift heavy again, I would be that much better. Good luck.

 

[Buddy_Christ]

do a circuit routine for a while if you have been out 6 months. What exactly did you do to your shoulder?

Circuit routine?

AC Strain. Well, that's what they like to call it so it doesn't sound bad. Technically it's a separation, where the collar bone starts coming out of where it joins in with the shoulder. It was causing me immense pain for months after I got out of the gym, all I had to was put some stress on it and I was ready to scream. Strange though, I hit 2 PRs while fighting through pain one day, then a few days later couldn't even get past warm up sets without being ready to scream.

Doc gave me a shot in the shoulder a month ago and that took away the pain after about 2 weeks. Before that, I couldn't pick my son up without wanting to drop him and drive my foot through a brick wall in agony. My son weighs under 40lbs.

 

[GoldenDelicious]

just take it easy bor. i dont know the nature of your injury, but do you have a brace?

 

[Meantime1]

Shoulder injuries can be very bad, one of my friend was also out for a couple of months because of it, but all i would say to you, which is also what i said to him, is this, remember Rome was not built in a day, all you need to do is try a bit harder each day, BUT most of all be consistant, because really consistancy is the key and lifting weights is just half the battle, the real work begins outside the gym, eating right, sleeping right, etc

U will be ok Bro, Just DONT QUIT OK

 

[saint808]

well you want your body to get used to movements again. pick a couple exercise for bodypart and hit em maybe 3 times a week or so for a little while.

 

[Buddy_Christ]

just take it easy bor. i dont know the nature of your injury, but do you have a brace?

no brace. no real way to stabilize it. holding a db to do curls was painful (and actually, if they're doing xrays to see how bad it is, they'll have you hold a weight to create the stress to open it up to see better).


i'm feeling the in this thread. i'm also feeling my 3rd cup of coffee kicking in.

 

[Buddy_Christ]

well you want your body to get used to movements again. pick a couple exercise for bodypart and hit em maybe 3 times a week or so for a little while.

I'm set to do the whole body twice/week, so there's not an excessive amount of exercises for each bodypart. I've found i need to hit the muscle more often to grow, not kill it with high reps/sets. That will actually be helpful for me while recovering and is something i can stick to for a few months provided i'm good to go.

 

[saint808]

also just be aware that any upper body movements will pretty much use the shoulder so you could re-injure it on chest day and such. sorry i am not much help, maybe ui will re-visit this thread after i sleep tommorow

 

[GoldenDelicious]

well that sucks

all i can offer you, then, is a suggestion to either get a plastic stud, or avoid large magnets on the way to the gym, unless you want to freak everyone out

 

[Buddy_Christ]

well that sucks

all i can offer you, then, is a suggestion to either get a plastic stud, or avoid large magnets on the way to the gym, unless you want to freak everyone out

Surgical Stainless Steel. It isn't affected by magnets or picked up by metal detectors.

They did have me take out my tounge stud for 2 MRIs though.

I'm not even ready to change it yet. hell, the hole would probably close up in a matter of minutes i'm not going through that pain again.

 

[GoldenDelicious]

Surgical Stainless Steel. It isn't affected by magnets or picked up by metal detectors.

They did have me take out my tounge stud for 2 MRIs though.

I'm not even ready to change it yet. hell, the hole would probably close up in a matter of minutes i'm not going through that pain again.

well. theres a visual i didnt need.

 

[Buddy_Christ]

well. theres a visual i didnt need.

hey, you brought it up.

 

[gonelifting]

Go for it bro, or you'll look like me soon. lol

I just started lifting about a week ago from a 3 or 4 month layoff. I'm doing exactly what Saint said with the low volume and 3X/ week per bodypart. Twice is'nt bad either. I'm going very light and low volume for a while until I get acclimated again.

3X/week is tough if I were lifting heavy and with more volume, so when it starts getting intense, I'll cut it to 2X then 1X/week and do a split. I'm now doing 2-4 sets per bodypart, full body workout per day. I'm not super sore and don't wanna be that way either. I'm too old for that being sore for a week thing... at least in the beginning.

good luck, you'll be back in no time and do super careful form on the shoulder exercises especially. On everything really.

 

[GoldenDelicious]

hey, you brought it up.

oh fuck theres another visual i didnt need

 

[Buddy_Christ]

Go for it bro, or you'll look like me soon. lol

I just started lifting about a week ago from a 3 or 4 month layoff. I'm doing exactly what Saint said with the low volume and 3X/ week per bodypart. Twice is'nt bad either. I'm going very light and low volume for a while until I get acclimated again.

3X/week is tough if I were lifting heavy and with more volume, so when it starts getting intense, I'll cut it to 2X then 1X/week and do a split. I'm now doing 2-4 sets per bodypart, full body workout per day. I'm not super sore and don't wanna be that way either. I'm too old for that being sore for a week thing... at least in the beginning.

good luck, you'll be back in no time and do super careful form on the shoulder exercises especially. On everything really.

thanks GL. i'd hate to be like you in any way, shape, or form. i think i'd kill myself. holy shit, that's motivation right there! if i don't go, i'll end up like GL, and i'm not just talking about looking at your avatar, i might just become YOU. oh fuck me fuck me oh shit oh fuck.....



i'm about to do it.

i'm to do it.

I'm do it.

do it.

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[jenscats5]

You need a thump on the noggin....

 

[Buddy_Christ]

You need a thump on the noggin....

no, i need some SALSA.

i'm writing down my exercises, then leaving.

 

[jenscats5]

no, i need some SALSA.

i'm writing down my exercises, then leaving.

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah......

Man up dood...

 

[WODIN]

Saints advise is dead on.

 

[Buddy_Christ]

ok, i went, i'm back.

i go in and they're tearing the place apart. guess they're going to expand or something, so they're moving all the equipment out of the weight and cardio bunny rooms and into the indoor track area. confusing as fuck.

so i hit up db flat and incline bench, pretty light, could feel a little pull on the shoulder if i was up too high on my body (like, towards the neck). ok, i can handle this. btw, it fucking sucks to do 1/3 of the weight that you were doing 6 months prior. i'll get over it.

go do to cable flies and they have that machine torn apart, half in one room, half in another. wtf. oh well. (can't do db flies, pulls on my center back too much)

so i attempt some dips. do a set of 8 and i feel ok, little weak, but ok. go to do another set of 8 and by rep 6 i can feel my shoulder isn't liking what's going on. fuckin crap. looks like i'm gonna have to use the weighted assist for a while

ok, box squats....

warm up with a light set of 10 regular squats and my legs were just screaming at me for more weight. i my legs. did 5 sets of box squats, wanted to go soooooo much heavier (was doing them 10x2 w/190-200lbs before, only went 135 for 5 sets today) but knew it would just be a bad idea. so then i go and do some calf raises. on the 2nd set, i pushed up on the bar wrong unracking it and felt my whole right lat say WTF YOU ASSHOLE?!?!?!?! i fucked up. i'll get over it.

did some leg curls, real light.


then i got kicked out of the gym. i HATE that fucking gym manager. she can go to fucking hell as far as i'm concerned.

it's not like i was doing anything wrong either, i mean, wtf, i had a routine, i was sticking to it, but she didn't seem to agree with what i wanted to do.

ok, here's what happened.....

i went and got the weighted dip belt. i took the chain off of it, then set the pins high enough in the power rack so i could stand up and the chain + 1 plate wouldn't touch the ground. i hook a plate on and i'm ready to go.

i took my sweats and boxers off, clipped the chain to my cock ring, and climbed up. i was thinking of all the porn and all the sex i've ever had til my dick got hard and lifted the plate. then i'd think of Curling and watch my dick go limp. wash, rinse, repeat.

so i'm on rep 8 when she comes into the weight room (power rack was still in there) and she starts screaming "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!" i'm like, look lady, i'm doing cock lifts, do you mind? oh boy was she pissed. i think it was jealousy, penis envy if you will.

anyway, she called campus security and they escorted me out of the gym and to my car. fucking assholes. now i need to find a new gym.

i gotta keep it light for a while for the shoulder to hold up. i'm also going to ice it later on and try to ice it twice a day. hopefully that'll help.

fuck, can't believe i got kicked out of the gym. this was worse than the time they wouldn't let me give blood while doing squats. fucking pansies.

 

[jenscats5]

^^ I'm calling BS...

There is NO WAY that would've gotten you kicked out of the gym....

 

[gonelifting]

You're gonna be realllllllllll sore.

 

[Buddy_Christ]

^^ I'm calling BS...

There is NO WAY that would've gotten you kicked out of the gym....

i'll be back in there tomorrow and she'll have forgotten all about today's incident.

you should've seen the time i went to get in the showers and saw that someone had shit in one of the shower stalls. I walked right out to the front desk to report it because that shit was nasty (no pun intended). I mean, come on, at least mash it down the drain with your foot or something.

anyway, in my anger, i forgot to take my towel off the hook and wrap it around myself. gym manager threw a fit over that too. that turned into a big yelling match - her yelling at me for walking around naked and me yelling at her because someone shat in the shower and it stunk. i mean, come on, that shit stank. how am i supposed to feel clean and fresh after a shower when all i can smell is someone else's shit?

 

[jenscats5]

i'll be back in there tomorrow and she'll have forgotten all about today's incident.

you should've seen the time i went to get in the showers and saw that someone had shit in one of the shower stalls. I walked right out to the front desk to report it because that shit was nasty (no pun intended). I mean, come on, at least mash it down the drain with your foot or something.

anyway, in my anger, i forgot to take my towel off the hook and wrap it around myself. gym manager threw a fit over that too. that turned into a big yelling match - her yelling at me for walking around naked and me yelling at her because someone shat in the shower and it stunk. i mean, come on, that shit stank. how am i supposed to feel clean and fresh after a shower when all i can smell is someone else's shit?

I'm soooo glad to know that feeling clean & fresh is a goal for you..... whew! What a relief....

But, next time you find doo-doo in the shower, track some into the gym so there's poopy-footprints all over the floor......

 

[Buddy_Christ]

I'm soooo glad to know that feeling clean & fresh is a goal for you..... whew! What a relief....

But, next time you find doo-doo in the shower, track some into the gym so there's poopy-footprints all over the floor......

oh yeah, i can see that lawsuit now.....

"ok, now would you explain to the court exactly how that barbell loaded with 315lbs fell on your head?"

Me - well, it goes like this.....I found some shit in the shower so i decided to step in it and track it into the gym, hoping that someone would get the hint and clean that shit up. I forgot to wipe my feet off before squatting, i slipped, and, well, the shit really hit the fan after that.