Repeat-Don’t Overdo It
Two days in a row working out at the Wellness Center. No record, but it was a feel good event for me. Working out is more of a stress relief than I thought. I did not do any lifting I just did cardio on the treadmill and hand petal bike. I walked 1.48 miles in 30 minutes on the treadmill, and burned 325 calories. I did five minutes on the hand petal bike, which is part of my shoulder rehab in addition to be a cardio work out.
I had shoulder rehab this morning, and Ashley, my physical therapist, was a little upset with all that I did in my work out on Tuesday. She felt I was pushing the weight increase too much, too fast. I suspect she was right. I went along with trainer Mike Clegg, but I think we will need to build up more gradually. Since my surgery I had lifted no more than a 10 pound dumbbell, and I was doing 55 pounds on the bench press. That may sound wimpy, but not when you have had surgery and no lifting for over two months. Instead of the bar bell, I will use 12 ½ pound dumbbells to bench press. Not sure what to use for my triceps routine, but the rest of the routines were probably OK. I am known for overdoing things, and I do not want to hurt this shoulder again.
I plan on going to the Wellness Center again tonight after work, but just for cardio. I figure I did my lifting at rehab, with various dumbbell and stretch ribbon routines. PT Ashley said my shoulder is progressing nicely, and we may save several of the five visits I have remaining for just in case. I think that is a good idea.
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Take it slow, Ron. You don’t want to delay your eventual recovery to 100%. Sometimes the fastest way to seems the slowest. Good luck.
Chris-thanks for the sound advice. My shoulder is sore this morning, and I am afraid I did overdo my work out with my trainer. I am going to back off quite a bit and get back to gradually incrasing my work level.