I pulled a pectoral muscle while bench pressing 200# last week, I felt it when I did it and being the smart guy that I am, I just kept working out since it wasn’t that bad, just something I thought I could work though and since we don’t go to the gym on the weekend I thought 2 days of no lifting would take care of it.
I felt it somewhat on Monday as I worked out, but again, nothing too bad at the time but later Monday afternoon I sneezed (which lately is too common of a thing thanks to my allergies and the pollen count in OR is the highest in the nation this week) and when I sneezed I thought I blew my right boobie off, it hurt that bad!
Of course it’s a “deep” muscle so I have trouble even getting to where it hurts to rub and so far Ben Gay isn’t doing too much, so I just need to rest it I think. I didn’t lift at all Tuesday and today I tried to bench 135# which has been my “warm-up” weight and I could still feel it so I gave up after just 4 lifts and will take the rest of the week off from the bench press which totally bums me out since I can actually SEE THE DIFFERENCE WHEN I LOOK INTO THE MIRROR!
Since last summer when I weighed 236# I have lost 29#’s total give or take, I am now 205# to 207# depending on the time of day. It has been so long since I have been able to see “definition” on my own body that it’s freaking me out when I look in a mirror.
A few weeks ago I had to go to the bathroom at like 4-5am and when I was walking out to go back to bed, totally still 1/2 asleep, I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror as I turned out the light and had to stop and turn the light back on and stared at myself for a few minutes totally amazed that I am once more in a “athletic” condition, I can still lose 5-10 more #’s but that would be my limit.
I am once more COMFORTABLY wearing my old jeans sized 34/34 which is down from my 36/34 that I have had to wear for the last 5 years or so. So I am making progress and I am pleased. I still want to get in better shape with better endurance with my first goal of being able to run 2 miles nonstop on a tread mill daily.
Right now the first thing I do when I get to the gym is 30 minutes on a treadmill, I walk a fast pace for .5 miles as a warm-up and then try to run as far as I can in .25 mile increments, the best I have done is 1.75 miles nonstop running (which I just did last week), but normally its walk .5 miles, run 1 mile, walk .25, run .25 to .5 and finish out the time walking until I get my 30 mins in and then I go lift weights.
There are a few women we see most days running on other treadmills and both can run 5-10 miles without thinking about it which I am jealous off, but at the same time I am not sure I want to do that. When I run more than 1.5 miles most of the time my feet and knees ache for a few days after, to the point that the next day of running I have issues even running at all, which has been my frustration since its pain and pain hurts, but it adds to the mental part of it since running has never been my favorite thing to do, so if mentally I am “not there†I can’t run, or lift for shit and those days piss me off like nothing.
Just wanted to brag with this post I guess, I think I look better than I have in years, I just need to start tanning again since this cracker is bleach white
annoyed
crushed
indescribable