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What kind of surgery?

Upper body, lower back/obliques yesterday.

chest press, two different cable machines, 3 sets X 12 with progressively more weight.

Lat pull downs. Wrist is still not pain-free enough for pull-ups. 3 sets X 12, 12, and 10 with progressively more weight.

Roman chair back and side extensions, 3 sets of 12 each, hands behind head.

Seated row machine, 3 x 12, 12, and 10 with progressive weight.

overhead press machine, 3 x 12

Cauldrons, 35 lbs on the barbell, backed away so it's not vertical, 3 X 12 in each direction.

Curls, 30 lb. dumbbells, 3 x 12.

Side-steps with a stretch band (hips), 3 X 50 in each direction.

Internal and external rotator cuff rotations on the cable machine, 3 X 12.

Unknown at this time....this is the third surgeon that I have seen since July

Fired the first Orthopedic after he recommended "exploratory" surgery

Second Ortho referred me to a knee specialist after steroids didn't phase the pain

Tuesday is my first visit with him.....I hear he likes to try PRP injections first so this is what I expect

17 miles on the bike today with the girls the second half was into a stiff wind out of the west, definitely got your attention.

Have they done x-rays and MRIs yet? I had my rotator cuff done by a very good orthopedic surgeon, the Broncos team Dr. It's as good as new now. Even with all the diagnostics he wasn't sure what he'd find as far as the severity of the tear, apparently they can be hard to diagnose precisely. I went in knowing I might need rotator cuff repair, but not sure so it was at least partially exploratory. Just another data point.

Did a good hike with the dog yesterday and a bunch of yardwork.

Did a little ski-cardio this weekend.

I know a bit about those shoulders...

I tore my left labrum in 2012 and had it wired back together in 2013 after all the hunting seasons finished up....all better now...I have no pain and all of my range of motion back

Yep....X-Rays are always first then MRI's as per insurance protocol....all done....both knees

10 miles on the bike
100 pushups

Currently doing great on the P90X3. Lots of hiking too.

My diet hasn't been stellar lately, but back on track. Lots of halibut and chicken breasts. Sitting right at 200lbs, hope to hunt at about 185 this year. (6'1")

Went for a 2 hour hike/stump shoot/shed hunt Sunday with the pooch. Had a 35lb pack on. Snow on the hillsides made footing tricky (not enough for snowshoes). Good hike and good shooting, no sheds though.

Yesterday, 1 hour of cardio intervals, 725 calories.

I thought about getting into P90X to get into quick shape. I have a possible 3 day 2 night turkey hunt coming up, nothing extreme. Probably a 2 mile easy hike 1/2 mile thick timber hike to the spot.

I like P90x3 much better than the original. It'll get you in shape for 95% of the hunts NA has to offer. Give it 90 days and follow the diet plan. 21 Day fix diet plan is actually the best one going, IMO.

Calvin, please do this for me as I'm curious.

See how many dead hang pullups you have today, then do it again in a couple months or whenever this ends.

Also, if you have a barbell, find out what you can strict press overhead today (no hip drive) overhead, then again at the end of this cycle.

I'm really curious if such a program builds any strength increases.

I'm 2/3s of the way through it. Up to about 11 dead hang pull ups, but I don't push myself as hard as I should on them. Started only being able to do a few.

I don't know how a person could do this program and not build strength. It's a great program.

I've been wrecking myself pretty consistently all week, haven't posted them here.

Did 7.8miles today at right around 8:00 pace throughout. Lungs felt great.

Tanner

I did 15 minutes on the rowing machine Tuesday, and thought I was going to die. I have zero ability to pace myself on that thing, but I bet I'll figure it out eventually.

Squats sets of 10 with 275 and 295 lbs
cleans sets of 5 with 205, 205

Today was a variable time, depending on round completion. I made it through 2 full rounds and was 6 squat cleans from completing round 3.

25 hanging knee raises
50 single unders
15 squat cleans - 95#
25 hanging knee raises
50 single unders
13 squat cleans - 115#
25 hanging knee raises
50 single unders
11 squat cleans - 135#

Felt it a bit in my back so stopped. Only had 25secs left and wasn't going to break the time camp anyway.

If its a C2, learn to read the Erg and pace yourself on that.

If its not a C2, then I'd reccomend finding one.