re: Daily Strength Check-In

Well I'm 2 months back in the gym now (back surgery set me back for quite a while and played more golf than I have in years last year so it cut back my gym time) after i got up to my heaviest weight ever. 6'1, 190 lbs. In shape I like to be at 182-185 with muscle, not 190 with no muscle

Haven't tried to lift heavy yet because i've needed to strengthen my core and a partially torn rotator cuff has really been hurting on shoulder and chest workouts.

Maybe this thread will add a little more accountability. My wife does CrossFit 3 times a week and traditional strgnth training once a week so she keeps me motivated.

Right now doing chest/back, arms, legs/shoulders splits. Never was a big fan of back/bis and chest/tris days because I would wear out faster. But two months in with diet, I'm down to 185 and getting my muscle back faster than expected. Strength is slowly getting there. Up 15 pounds on per dumbbell on my dumbbell bench and 40 lbs on the smith machine bench and those are two of the most painful workouts on my shoulder.

I'm forever done with deadlifts because of my back and I'm still up in the air with bar squats because the two times I've done them I've been in some serious pain for a few days after. Machines, dumbbells, and body weight leg workouts are probably what I'm going to stick too but my leg strength has been encouraging. Stretching has been very good for my back.

Ran 1.5 miles on the track before my workout Sunday at 14.5 minutes. Would like to be at 3 miles at 8 minutes per.

Overall I'm happy with my progress. Haven't taken any supplements or even post workout protein shakes, just healthy meals. Started the Amino Energy before/during my workouts last week. Never been a pre workout guy but I feel like that gives me a little boost.