do 10 pull ups

Shoulder is much, much better. But I’m still week. Did one today, which is one more than I did last week, so at least it’s coming back. Disgusted w. how weak I’ve gotten in the last few months. Still, I’ve got a plan. I just have to be careful not to injure myself again.

So about 2 months ago I’m pushing myself too hard again. Starting to feel that ache in the shoulders so I decide on a Friday I should take some time off. The next day I’m helping a friend out w. her garden and they need some holes dug for their tomato plants. However, they don’t have a shovel, just a post hole digger w. no place to plant the feet. So it’s all slamming down w. the arms. Just about the worst thing I can do. The next day things really ache and I take the day off and gulp down some ibuprofen. Day after that I am in agony. Actually at the point I give in and visit the er. They don’t help much and I have to go back 3 days later and whine until they give me some pain killers just so I can sleep and am not in too much agony.

Things are much improved now (for the shoulder), but the grip’s still weak and I get tingles now and then. Praying I don’t have a nerve/circulation problem that won’t heal itself. Did manage 1 pull-up about a week ago, but with a warning twinge to let it all rest some more. Plan to try again this week.

No chin-up bar available at home anymore, but I’ll work something out. There’s always playgrounds and trees.

Think it was a dynamic move on a climb a few weeks back. Didn’t feel anything at the time, but suddenly had pain under my arm when pulling up. The easier wide grip moves seemed to be affected the most. Think it’s the tendon to my lats. Oddly enough it seemed to happen the day after I did a few exercises for strengthening my rotator cuff muscles.

So I’ve been trying to take it easy without slacking off. Not easy as I feel it even with a singe pull up of any type. Still, manage to do 1-3 a set without hurting myself. Haven’t tried typewriters recently (normally part of my evening sets). Will try one or two tonight and see what happens.

If I got a little more sleep and found the time to push myself a little harder, I’m sure my reps would shoot up. Did for* easys this morning cold (didn’t have time for the usual full calisthenic workout), which is the same as the baseline I took at the beginning of this month. Patience, patience…

*Edit- “four”

Did just over 8 the other day (think it was last Wednesday). Then, but the strains of my job seem to have taken their toll. Couldn’t even do 1 Sunday because of the strain. Have just been resting since then. Will see what I can do later, maybe tonight.

1…2…3…4…5. 5! 5 lovely pull-ups! Ah ha ha ha (cue thunder and lightning).

Max of 3 today so far, but I’m tired after all I did last night (running, climbing at SportRock, abdominals, stretches, and of course pull-ups and push-ups).

I finally quit procrastinating and got the Everlast Multifunction Chin-up Bar a couple weeks ago. First day I could do 1.5 (up, down, up…drop). Yesterday I managed 3. Did the same for most of my sets today (except the last two). To give my arms a chance to rest I’m interspersing the sets among my other exercises. It comes to 4 sets in the am and 3 in the evening. I thought I would leave off on those days I went climbing, but so far that hits my grip more and my deltoids and biceps (it is the deltoids right?) have plenty of juice left over.

I never seem to find time to go to the gym often enough. Today I’m going to order a chin-up bar that will fit in my door.