re: Daily Strength Check-In

I am 5' 7.5" and weigh 126 pounds (ordinarily 119 pounds).

My strength training mirrors light weight lifting physical therapy prescribed by my medical teams following my being injured in the line of duty ("ILOD").

I thought to strengthen up for the yard work season; so, I increased my barbell by 2.5 pounds to 14.5 pounds total (weight plates, bar, and collars).  (My dumbells are only collared due to ILOD.) 

That strengthened me, but bulked my physique to my displeasure.

Luckily, another semi-retired officer volunteered to cut and edge my yard(s) for an obscenely low price; which, that will be less than the price of a new size 5 wardrobe to replace my normal unbulked [sic] size 4 wardrobe.

Now, I am in the process of a kinesiology thing called D E T R A I N I N G:
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It's a gamble; at best, I don't know if I can rid the bulk in enough time to avoid apportioning funds for a new wardrobe or not.  At worst, I am planning to use this period to focus on f o r m to sculpture some specific muscles of my physique.

Your post was edited on 4/30 at 8:23 pm:
One thing for sure, I may not maintain and build my strength at the 12 pound suggestions of my doctor's.  Yet, I'm still stronger than the eight (8) pound limit of the onset of my ILOD.