First Free Day

Today was my first free day of the challenge. I did absolutely nothing today. And I mean nothing. Didn’t eat a whole lot, had two small drinks while playing darts with my wife tonight. Back tommorrow for some on plan work!

See you tommorrow.

First Free Day

Today was my first free day of the challenge. I did absolutely nothing today. And I mean nothing. Didn’t eat a whole lot, had two small drinks while playing darts with my wife tonight. Back tommorrow for some on plan work!

See you tommorrow.

Bum Shoulder

Well, things are going pretty well. The scale continues to be very stubborn but I am definately noticing a difference in my waist and also my chest and arms. The scale results will come if I keep doing the work, I just have to be patient and consistent.

My left shoulder has been giving me some grief. It’s funny that of late I have called this my “good” shoulder considering for years its been the worse of the two. I have had problems with both for going on 18 years. I have tore the rotator cuff in both of them most recently last Aug in my right shoulder. I have never had to have surgery, but I have done a shitload of physio over the years. I never tore it completely, but have had a couple partial tears.

I am going to continue to train upper body as well as I can, being very careful with exercise selection. I have come to be very good at listening to the body, due to the umpteen different injuries I have had over the years, and I don’t do anything that is going to set me back further. I am going to limit overhead exercises to once a week, if that, and I will do laterals for shoulders as overhead exercises seems to give me the most trouble.

As you can see by the video below, I went for a 9km walk this am at 5:30 am as I fell asleep very early last night, slept for 6 hours (a nights worth for me) and have now been up since 2:30 or so.

I am thinking about taking some start of week 3 measurements tommorrow morning, As I will be starting week 3. I am going to enter the BFL Tracker contest using this challenge starting pics, for extra accountability. I am posting all over the place for extra accountability, and to keep me in line. I am doing pretty well thus far and looking forward to the results of this challenge.

Well I am going to to go enjoy some more sunshine and enjoy the free day. I am going to see George Thorougood tonight in concert with a buddy, and plan to not go too overboard with the eats or beverages.

I will be back.

Free day

Today is this weeks free day as I have poker tonight after work and I may be having a beverage or two, but I have not yet decided. I have cut my drinking down to pretty much once a month during cards. I am missing our local beer festival tommorrow as I don’t have a baby sitter and while this is a good thing challenge wise, bad thing for the old Shane, lol. I love my beer, and will never stop completely, but I figure the once a month indulging is not too bad, in some cases, saves my sanity! lol.

I have been dealing with some back spasms the last two days and actually had to take my back pills for the first time in two months yesterday. I hate taking pills and didn’t want to take them, but I felt very uncomfortable and I took them to try and settle down my back. Still not 100 percent today but better than yesterday.

My daughter called in a panic this am that she had forgotten her gym clothes so I had to sprint walk up to her school (couple km away) to get them to her in time. When ever I try to walk to fast on pave or sidewalks I get NASTY shin splints. Today was no different, not good times.

Anyway enough whining off to work. I did not do my scheduled legs yesterday because of my back and will be doing it tommorrow morning before picking up my daughter from my moms. My wife is away over night fri and sat with my youngest at a girl guides weekend, and my mom is keeping my daughter tonight cause i work til 10.

Have a good day to anyone that stumbles upon this!