Lifting: Stalled a bit due to costochondritis flareup (signs of this: my sternum hurts when pressed and for a little while after, also I randomly can't breathe well or am dizzy due to breathing shallowly due to rib-muscle pain - before anyone worries, I got an emergency GP appointment, my heart is fine, the problem seems to be musculoskeletal and I ( Read more... )

Lifting: I am doing assisted pullups using resistance bands. The ones I am currently managing with are one green (50-120lbs resistance) and one black (60-150lbs) at the same time ( Read more... )

Yesterday I combined two of my goals for the next year.

I have decided I want to be able to do pull-ups in one of the ballgowns[1] I haven't worn since I was 20.

Pull-up plan waiting on me starting rehab exercises for my shoulder[2], fitting into ballgown plan progressing. Oh yeah. :)

[1] yeah yeah, "one of", one of them was expensive from ( Read more... )

More gym today, as I've somehow managed a day of (a) getting into work reasonably promptly, (b) working fairly steadily, (c) eating okay at lunch (broccoli, potatoes and a banana), (d) not snacking and (e) going to the gym ( Read more... )

Finally levered myself out of my office chair this evening to go to the work gym. Managed to do squats, deadlifts, bench press and one set of single arm rows before my right shoulder incessantly clicking told me to stop being silly. Also some cardio on the cross-trainer ( Read more... )