<p>I do do dips and lateral raises though not that often.</p>
<p>I looked up rotator cuff stretches on the web and found a bunch of them though not my favorite but it’s similar to that one on the wall - perhaps it’s even a little better than the one on the wall as your shoulder goes further back than the plane of your body.</p>
<p>Apparently I do a whole bunch of rotator cuff exercises before I run. I have been using a stretching chart in the office with about 10 stretches to do before running (there’s another chart for stretching before weights) and the chart covers common rotator cuff stretches. I’ve never had any shoulder problems (good serving mechanics I guess) on either side.</p>
<p>I do upright rows, lateral raises and pullups as my core shoulder exercises. I used to do db or military press but now never lift weights above my head.</p>
<p>resting tonight. The pain is worse than expected as the effect from ibuprofen from the morning is going away. Probably will take a couple more to get throuht the night.</p>
<p>Back to the basement. New Rules of Lifting for Life. Man, I picked some fun exercises for this round of workouts! :)</p>
<p>Did the DB snatches, but backed off on the weight to 25 pounds and was back to getting a little more speed and power.</p>
<p>Core was twisting side planks. Side plank, with a 10 lb DB stretched overhead. Twist and reach the DB under the belly, then back up. Serious oblique burn.</p>
<p>Single leg squats were really good. I’m making some progress on those. </p>
<p>Did pushups/press with my hands in the Jungle Gym XT straps. Those are hard, but I’m getting better at them.</p>
<p>Combo exercise was a reverse lunge with an overhead DB press on the way back up. 12 reps per leg of that puppy will get the heart pounding, which is pretty much the point of these combo (upper and lower body) exercises.</p>
<p>I picked up a high-vis Brooks 1/4 zip at the Bean Black Friday deal. I also ended up getting two puffy Marmot jackets. The red down puffy sweater which is crazy warm and a hideous green “puffy” [Baffin</a> Jacket](<a href=“http://cdn.marmot.com/sites/marmot.com/files/imagecache/product_full/product_images/72690_4090.jpg]Baffin”>http://cdn.marmot.com/sites/marmot.com/files/imagecache/product_full/product_images/72690_4090.jpg) that is super light ripstop with synthetic insulation. This is the thermal insulation layer to turn the GoreTex shell into a full winter parka, or it’s the perfect last step super warm layer for hiking, even if it gets wet from sweat or rain or snow. Not as warm as the down when it’s dry, but it keeps its insulation when wet, which down does not do. I figured I had the Goretex shell, so I might as well grab the matching liner while I still could. I can’t imagine they’ll make Hideous Green ™ for ever…</p>
<p>There aren’t enough daylight hours in the day to do anything outside for me. And I don’t have the proper clothes. I was thinking of shopping at the Nike sale but I’m too tired. I went into the bedroom and fell asleep for a while.</p>
<p>Ran 1.25 miles. There was a little pain on the left side of my face. Residual stuff from the RC this morning. It’s been a long day too. I’m going to go to bed early and hope everything is better in the morning. Didn’t bother taking any pain killers and am not taking the antibiotics anymore. Hopefully that will give me back some energy.</p>
<p>dad2, have you considered getting an X-Ray of the shoulder to determine what the problem is? The Rotator Cuff can sustain injuries that require surgery or just require treatment.</p>
<p>I have to be in a tremendous amount of pain (think tooth infection) before I consider pain killers. The thing about the Rotator Cuff is that it can be painful to sleep or you can get into a position while you sleep that puts you in a lot of pain so getting a restful sleep can be hard.</p>
<p>Did you come over to Nashua or do they have a Bean in Salem or Manchester now? You must be in shopping heaven now. Between the Rockingham Mall, the Mall of New Hampshire, Merrimack Premium Outlets, Nashua Mall and Pheasant Lane Mall, you must have a lot of stores for outdoor and fitness clothes.</p>
<p>Bean Outlet in Manchester. Right across the street from the Mall of New Hampshire. Opened at midnight on Thursday, after turkey dinner and three football games on TV. But, everything in the store was 30% off the outlet prices.</p>
<p>I was buying a queen size down comforter for an XMAS present. $299 in the catalog, by dragging my sorry butt off the sofa at midnight, I snagged it for $167. </p>
<p>The Nashua stores are horribly inconvenient. There’s only one bridge across the Merrimack and then you have to drive across downtown Nashua on city streets. Takes forever. The road system in New Hampshire was just not intended for east/west travel!</p>
<p>I went for a walk around five blocks!
That might sound pathetic but for me it is really good!
I picked up some new headphones from the Apple store so I had to test them out while enjoying the neighborhood Xmas lights.
It is also very warm Or that could be the Scotch.</p>
<p>The guy in the pushup article (BJ Gaddour) is the guy who sells the Workout Muse iPod sountracks. Intervals, with call outs on when to stop and start, all set to various genres of techno music. He even has a free sountrack for the Spartacus Workout. I quickly came to hate him. He’s SO mean… He’s just about killed me on the Airdyne.</p>
<p>I think his specialty is good bootcamp style workouts.</p>
<p>thanks goodness for all clothes and very old swimsuits that I have saved over years, no need to shop! I hate shopping, makes me drained. The minute I am in a store, I want to get out. I do not like new clothes anyway, it has to be very old, washed millions of times, streatched. And the fact that I would need to clean out my closets to fit in new stuff, that alone prevents me from buying.</p>
<p>I think that tooth infections are different - you always have bacteria in your mouth and it’s generally harmless. The problem is if it gets inside the tooth and there was that possibility even though the endodontist put in a medicated filling. He basically filled the canals in the tooth with an inert material so there is no place in the tooth for an infection.</p>
<p>The soreness on the left side was due to the pressure on that side of the mouth by the contortions that I had to do and the pressure applied to the tooth (with needles to clean out the canals).</p>
<p>I had a Z-Pack with the previous one and it was six tablets, one per day, going into the root canal appointment. This prescription was given to me by the dentist. The endodontist didn’t give me any prescriptions though he probably offered one for pain after the procedure. This one would have been easier with one appointment but the first part (cleaning out the canals) was so difficult that I don’t think that he had the time or energy to do the filling.</p>
<p>The temperature started with a 2 this morning, but I got out there for 3 miles. I overdressed. It’s hard to get out the door and my house is cold at that time of the morning. My legs were tired after last night’s run, but I got it done. It was clear and pretty.</p>
<p>I think that the endodontist would have had me on them until the root canal was finished. In general, when it comes to major teeth issues, I push pretty hard to get it all done as soon as possible. I have an appointment to do the crown on Monday. That should be a piece of cake compared to the root canal.</p>
<p>Played an hour of tennis today. First time in over two weeks. My timing was definitely off but I made some progress in getting it back and it’s probably the best workout that I’ve had in a while. They had the court temps in the mid-70s and it felt pretty warm in there.</p>
<p>I can’t imagine running in the 20s. Or the 30s. Someday I’ll have to try the 40s though.</p>
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