Friday weigh in thread (suns out guns out challenge 8/30/24)

#2,176
#2,176
itsme said:
Started the year at 5'-11 215, in March started 80 day obsession with the wife. I lost 26 lbs to 189. Started Body Beast two weeks ago and am now up to 193. Hoping to maintain a 195-205 range by the end of the program.
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Well yesterday sucked. Doing upright rows and felt a pain in my back and lower shoulder area that put me on the floor. Now I have some bruising there and tinging in my fingers. May be down for a bit and it sucks. Was really starting to see decent results when this happened.
 
#2,177
#2,177
itsme said:
Well yesterday sucked. Doing upright rows and felt a pain in my back and lower shoulder area that put me on the floor. Now I have some bruising there and tinging in my fingers. May be down for a bit and it sucks. Was really starting to see decent results when this happened.
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Dang dude
 
#2,178
#2,178
itsme said:
Well yesterday sucked. Doing upright rows and felt a pain in my back and lower shoulder area that put me on the floor. Now I have some bruising there and tinging in my fingers. May be down for a bit and it sucks. Was really starting to see decent results when this happened.
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I tore a shoulder up pretty bad. It actually froze as a result of the injury. Had to do physical therapy for a year to get range of motion back. Now that shoulder is 95% and I’m 100% done with weights.
I’m 49 years old and getting pretty good at yoga and every push-up you can imagine.
 
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#2,179
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itsme said:
Well yesterday sucked. Doing upright rows and felt a pain in my back and lower shoulder area that put me on the floor. Now I have some bruising there and tinging in my fingers. May be down for a bit and it sucks. Was really starting to see decent results when this happened.
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Quick update, looks like some of the connective tissue from the upper portion of my lat muscle tore, where it wraps back over toward my spine and just under my shoulder. It is very painful and I look to be down for a while. It is inflamed in that area and causing tingling in my pinky and ring finger of my left hand. Looks like it's back to running for a bit, can't do any lifting for a while. I guess it could be worse, I could be a Florida, Georgia or Bama fan.
 
#2,180
#2,180
itsme said:
Well yesterday sucked. Doing upright rows and felt a pain in my back and lower shoulder area that put me on the floor. Now I have some bruising there and tinging in my fingers. May be down for a bit and it sucks. Was really starting to see decent results when this happened.
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One of the guys I studied when I started lifting was Jeff Cavaliere at Athlean x and he listed the upright row as one of the worst exercises. He had lots of variations for those who want to avoid the exercise. His videos have click bait titles but a wealth of information
 
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#2,181
kenexcelon said:
I haven’t checked in this thread before. I have lost 91 lbs. I started out at 298 and am down to 207. I began the transformation in December last year.
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I finally hit a 2nd plateau, so I haven’t lost any since my original post. The good news is that I haven’t gained any back. I’ve worked too hard to get to this point to give up now, that’s for sure. I’m hoping it picks up again soon and will post an update at that point. Maybe it’s time to pick up the pace at the gym and eat a heavier meal to get things going again. That strategy worked for me last time! :D
 
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#2,182
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I'm a little late getting on the scale this week, but our office weighs in on Monday so its easier for me to just let that serve as my weekly weigh-in. I was down 1 lb for week two. At 195.5 looking to shed about 10 more lbs.
 
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#2,183
utvolpj said:
One of the guys I studied when I started lifting was Jeff Cavaliere at Athlean x and he listed the upright row as one of the worst exercises. He had lots of variations for those who want to avoid the exercise. His videos have click bait titles but a wealth of information
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Cavaliere is, indeed, an excellent source of information. And a lot of his colleagues and peers agree that upright rows are problematic, particularly as a contributor to shoulder impingement problems.

Rowing movements, however, should be a critically important part of any strength-training regimen, particularly for correcting the postural problems that occur as a result of sitting in front of a computer screen for hours on end. Some strength-training experts would advocate that the number of sets performed in rowing movements should at least equal the number of sets performed in bench/incline pressing exercises. This would help to correct the aforementioned postural problem and promote good overall front-to-back shoulder health. Seated cable rows are quite safe and, personally, I absolutely love chest-supported seated cable rows. For Youtube videos of these movements, see and , respectively.


Note: There are a lot of variations on chest-supported seated rows; they can be done with barbells, dumbbells or cables. However, the latter video will give readers the general idea on how to perform this movement.
 
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#2,184
Orangeslice13 said:
You, my Vol Nation friends, are going to help me stay on track with my workouts and diet. Every Friday I will post my progress. Feel free to play along.
So everyone except SDV weigh in on Friday. SDV cant be bothered to know what day it is so he can weight in whenever.

Goal 195
at my largest 255

01/05/12) 6.2 and 229lbs.
7/05/13). 203.8
7/12/13) 203.5
7/19/13). 200.5
7/26/13) 197.5
8/2/13). 198.8
8/3/13). 197.8
8/17/13). 197.0
9/20/13). 196.4
10/11/13). 198.0
11/08/13). 197.8
12/13/13). 197.2
2/21/14). 203.5
4/11/14). 207.5
5/5/17). 231.00
5/12/17 230.2
5/26/17 226.4
6/9/17 226.2
6/16/17 227.4
6/23/17 223.5
6/30/17 221.0
7/7/17. 219.0
7/14/17 218.5
7/21/17 216.0
8/4/17 215.0
8/11/17 215.0
12/01/17 214.0
12/8/17 212.0
6/15/18 218.6
6/22/18 214.5.
7/6/18 214.5
8/10/18 211.5
8/30/18 211.0. (49 years old)
9/7/18 208.5
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#2,187
#2,187
It seems I've hit a plateau.... still hovering around 200..... I have ankylosing spondylitis and prior to cutting out sugar I was taking an anti-inflammatory 3-4 times a week.... I've taken 1 since August 1st.... I'm amazed by this
 
#2,191
#2,191
Orangeslice13 said:
You, my Vol Nation friends, are going to help me stay on track with my workouts and diet. Every Friday I will post my progress. Feel free to play along.
So everyone except SDV weigh in on Friday. SDV cant be bothered to know what day it is so he can weight in whenever.

Goal 195
at my largest 255

01/05/12) 6.2 and 229lbs.
7/05/13). 203.8
7/12/13) 203.5
7/19/13). 200.5
7/26/13) 197.5
8/2/13). 198.8
8/3/13). 197.8
8/17/13). 197.0
9/20/13). 196.4
10/11/13). 198.0
11/08/13). 197.8
12/13/13). 197.2
2/21/14). 203.5
4/11/14). 207.5
5/5/17). 231.00
5/12/17 230.2
5/26/17 226.4
6/9/17 226.2
6/16/17 227.4
6/23/17 223.5
6/30/17 221.0
7/7/17. 219.0
7/14/17 218.5
7/21/17 216.0
8/4/17 215.0
8/11/17 215.0
12/01/17 214.0
12/8/17 212.0
6/15/18 218.6
6/22/18 214.5.
7/6/18 214.5
8/10/18 211.5
8/30/18 211.0. (49 years old)
9/7/18 208.5
9/21/18. 204.0
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204.0.

Slow and low that is the tempo
 
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