While I am seeing definite progress from my workout program, I still made some changes. For one thing, I don't want to get bored. For another, just responding to my body, both positive and negative.
I have been having shoulder pain. My approach is not to avoid stress on my shoulders but to change the stress a bit. For now, lower weights, higher reps and exercises which target the least developed parts of my shoulders. Seems to be fairly effective. Though I have pain, it's not like it used to be. I don't feel like crying, not waking in the middle of the night and my arm isn't frozen at times.
I have added very visible inches to my chest, shoulders, arms and legs. Meanwhile I have lost weight in the middle. Not much. Though I may be adding muscle mass there, too. In any case, while my weight remains stable where it was, the distribution has radically changed. Very possible, even likely that I am also forming additional blood cells. That's natural when you add muscle mass because it takes additional blood cells to supply the extra muscle.
It's helping in practical ways. Not sure if I could have moved some of the limbs and branches I have moved recently, had I been doing this a few months ago. Probably could have because I would find an alternative method. The only real problem I've had lifting them has been because they're awkward, not because of the weight.
My chest is a lot closer to where I want. Abdomen not quite as close. Changed my exercise for that again. Doing inclined crossover crunches to try and get my sides thinned a little.
So, daughter won't be here this weekend. I'm over the surprise aspect. Going to pick her up next Thur evening for Easter weekend. I'll still miss her but I have a lot of things to do around here, so I'll remain occupied.
I have been having shoulder pain. My approach is not to avoid stress on my shoulders but to change the stress a bit. For now, lower weights, higher reps and exercises which target the least developed parts of my shoulders. Seems to be fairly effective. Though I have pain, it's not like it used to be. I don't feel like crying, not waking in the middle of the night and my arm isn't frozen at times.
I have added very visible inches to my chest, shoulders, arms and legs. Meanwhile I have lost weight in the middle. Not much. Though I may be adding muscle mass there, too. In any case, while my weight remains stable where it was, the distribution has radically changed. Very possible, even likely that I am also forming additional blood cells. That's natural when you add muscle mass because it takes additional blood cells to supply the extra muscle.
It's helping in practical ways. Not sure if I could have moved some of the limbs and branches I have moved recently, had I been doing this a few months ago. Probably could have because I would find an alternative method. The only real problem I've had lifting them has been because they're awkward, not because of the weight.
My chest is a lot closer to where I want. Abdomen not quite as close. Changed my exercise for that again. Doing inclined crossover crunches to try and get my sides thinned a little.
So, daughter won't be here this weekend. I'm over the surprise aspect. Going to pick her up next Thur evening for Easter weekend. I'll still miss her but I have a lot of things to do around here, so I'll remain occupied.
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