Back in the Saddle

[ECM]

After a multi-month layoff from weight training, I start again today with renewed vigor, gusto, and the desperate hope that I can manage to go a few months w/o injuring myself.

Here's the (rough) workout plan:

(All exercises are *two* working sets of no more than 3-4 reps each.)

Day 1:

Weighted Push-Ups*
Standing Shoulder Press
Reverse Ring Dips

Day 2:

Pistols
(Maybe) Dead Lift**

Day 3:

Weighted Pull-Ups
Weighted Chins

I'll also work in some additional ab-related chicanery throughout, probably mostly just L-sits on parallelettes (and then L-sits on rings and dragon flags when I get back up to fighting strength).

PLEASE NOTE: this is *not* the sort of routine I'd recommend for *anyone* that doesn't already have a very solid, working, base of muscle to build upon. Which is pretty much all of you not of CHInese descent.

*NOT one-armed--I've learned my lesson!
**I want to do these but I'm still a bit wary of injury and I'm super mega wary about thickening my waist.

[Millar Time]

Dead lifts are hard on the knees too.

[ECM]

They're really not IF your form is correct. Most people do them wrong (or not at all), tho.

[ECM]

Well, I did it and...hooray! My elbow doesn't hurt at all. Granted, the real test will be Wednesday when I do back/biceps, but right now I'm thrilled that, though my muscles already ache, there is *no* soreness in my elbow at all.

[CHI]

You want a real test? Just put five 45's on each side, grab the bar and see what comes out.

[ECM]

I think the answer would be: my arms.

[feilong80]

I got back in the saddle a couple of weeks ago; and of course strained a pec muscle or something last week (as you know, ECM). But I haven't felt anything in the past few days at all (and to be sure, I wasn't feeling much discomfort mere hours after the strain), so I think I'm good to go on the bench presses again.