Another strong week. This is the first week of my third month where you get back into strength building and muscle isolation. This is the same workout week as you start on week 1. It seems like they make you repeat this week for motivation since you see dramatic increase on your reps and endurance compared to the shock during your first week.
My greatest accomplishment was to jot down 17 on paper for pull ups in one set. I paused for a minute. Wow! This, compared to my 8 count during the first day fit test felt better than reaching the green from a nice knock down 7-iron swing 160 yds away. It’s a golf thing, you would not understand.
Talking about golf, over the last two weeks, I have felt sharp discomfort on my left forearm near the elbow joint, probably medial epicondylitis or golfer’s elbow. The pain is more pronounced when my left forearm is pronated (left arm with my thumb in a clockwise twist). I attribute this to stress from pull ups, but I’m not sure. I welcome any comments on cause or treatment. Since the pain is fairly localized, I can work through it and forget about it easily. Surprisingly, it does not surface while I’m doing pull ups but just when my arm is heavily pronated. Hmmm?
I continue to reflect on my observations as I complete this journey. I believe that this is just one of many milestones to come as I continue to stay active. You hear all these success million dollar stories turning into coaches. It is easy to relate to this feeling, especially when it’s in your nature to mentor others.
Volleyball action this week? Just a few hours and somewhat leisure. I gotta step it up next week. Push play, workout harder and imagine summer its just around the corner. This is kinda hard when you have over a foot of snow in the ground here in Chicago!
