There are so many questions when it comes to training in general, coming back from an injury and training while old.
And there is so much variation between humans.
So, weight wise, I am trying to come back from a shoulder tweak. It came about as a crackle that left me unable to bench heavy…back in February 27.
I had a run in with this back in 2013; couldn’t bench for a month.
In 2010, I hurt it in June 2010…didn’t return to swimming until April 2011. It can take a very long time.
So, what CAN I do?
Pull ups, pulling motions and some shoulder pressing, and some light swimming. Trying to thread the needle between not doing anything and doing just enough is a tough line to walk.
pull ups: 50 total; started with 12 and 15 singles, ended with 5 chin singles.
push ups: 35, 30, 25, 20..these appear to be ok. I might try some decline presses.
bench presses: 116 felt bad (3 reps) but 3 sets of 10 x 94 were fine. But that was true 2 months ago.
curls: 3 sets of 10 x 50
shoulder presses: bad set at first (collapsed to the spotter arms) but then 2 sets of 10 x 75 narrow, 2 sets of 10 x 80 regular (lowering “to the eye”) which is where I usually do these anyway.
How do I keep my belly from popping out?
Life of an old goat 