Workout woes
The thing about the exercises I don't like to do is that it is hard to get started. Once I start with that first set I don't have any trouble getting up for the rest of the sets. Then I feel really good the next day and want to work those same muscles again. I don't do it because rest is an important part of the process. This leads to a difficulty getting started again.
I don't have any trouble getting going on the exercises I love to do. The problem with those is that I keep doing more until my arms, shoulders, or whatever just won't.
I also am having some problems with my knees, specifically my petellar tendons. They don't hurt, but I am limited in what I can do if I want to be able to work back from this and avoid long term painful rehab of those tendons. I really wish I could do my squats and lunges, they make my muscles feel so good.
So most of my leg work is the very short movement of things like dead lifts and dumbbell cleans combined with a little stretching and the occasional shallow squat. Since I spend most of my time in the basement risking a more serious knee problem is not something I want to do. I'm just glad that I know what the tearing in the petellar tendon feels like so I cut back before it got worse. I wish it would heal faster, but I'm doing this on my own since I would have to pay for professional help.
I don't have any trouble getting going on the exercises I love to do. The problem with those is that I keep doing more until my arms, shoulders, or whatever just won't.
I also am having some problems with my knees, specifically my petellar tendons. They don't hurt, but I am limited in what I can do if I want to be able to work back from this and avoid long term painful rehab of those tendons. I really wish I could do my squats and lunges, they make my muscles feel so good.
So most of my leg work is the very short movement of things like dead lifts and dumbbell cleans combined with a little stretching and the occasional shallow squat. Since I spend most of my time in the basement risking a more serious knee problem is not something I want to do. I'm just glad that I know what the tearing in the petellar tendon feels like so I cut back before it got worse. I wish it would heal faster, but I'm doing this on my own since I would have to pay for professional help.