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Pilgs: thanks for posting this. I was not familiar with landmine exercises. After a little research I found you can get an entire strength workout with that propped barbell. Good stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcZi4g0XV_0

3 pallets of fescue sod

Ran a 5k in the rain.

I don't run and didn't train for it except one test 2.5 miler on Wednesday. I accidentally ended up first for my age group which just shows that you can win if you outlive your competition and stick to very small ponds.

Friday
Bleachers- 7 sets of 6

Today
squats
push press
pull ups
leg raises
plank roll out on stability ball
dead lifts
back extension
plank row w/DB
upright rows
hamstring curls

Between that and the kettle bells I'm finding some good workouts. It's nice to break up the normal routine a little.

flat bench
incline bench
military press
dead rows
squat

1 hour aerobics

Time to make a change, so back to a chest and back evolution:

30 minute treadmill slow warmup.

Dumbbell fly-dumbbell bench press-push-ups-pull downs. 10 of each x 4 of each.

Low rows (5 then lower weight. Do 10 then lower weight. Then do 15)-barbell incline press. 10-12. x 4 of both

Dips x 10 then bent over low cable rows. x 4 of both.

Get it done as fast as you can.

30minutes on the rower this evening.

Cardio today. Intervals.

Squats 3 x 8 with 275
Deads 2 x 5 with 275
Press 3 x 6 with 135
Chins and dips alternating, 3 x 8

On cruise control until hunting season.

Mixed cardio: 45 minutes

Leg/tricepts evolution.

Lower body/core. Stepped in a PD hole yesterday, sore ankle.

Monday
2 1/2 miles on the treadmill

Tuesday
snatch squats
DB plank with rows
1 leg back extensions w/Kettle bell
landmine 180
pull ups
1 arm bench w/DB
leg raises

1.5 mile run lat night

Milestone today, first pull-ups post shoulder surgery. Only did one set of eight, but felt good, no soreness. Also did cauldrons with a weighted barbell for the first time.

Late to the show. Two mile run today

Cool. I would think pull-ups would be the final exam.

Bicept/chest evolution.

Rower:30min.

I've been working up slowly, some muscle groups come back faster than others. Chest is about 80% and overhead press is behind that.

Been doing everything one-handed since the strength is unbalanced and I've had to use different levels of resistance for each hand. Funny thing is, I gained a good percentage with the good hand/arm over what I'd been doing before, as well as working up with the re-hab side. Seems like there's something to doing resistance with each hand/arm working independently.

Great to read that!

Thanks, I really concentrated on the lat pull-downs so that I could work up to doing pull-ups again.

Mainly because Take_a_knee told me I'd never do another pull-up, and I was a geezer, etc. That guy is a brilliant motivator