So, lately my hair loss has been really, really, bothering me. The fact that it is bothering me is nothing new really, but it changes in severity and right now it is severe. I have been trying to lose about 10 pounds or so just to improve my appearance which I think will increase my self-esteem but I have a few torn muscles that prevent me from really being able to work out properly. I have a small tear in my achilles which causes problems with cardio exercise like running and I have a small tear in my pec which gets inflamed when I lift weights, even if it is only curls. Plus, I don’t even want to work out my chest because of my gyno which would become more apparent if I grew muscle there under the tissue growth. So you see, I am kind of stuck. I have even met with three different physical therapists to try to sort out my ailments but they have not helped at all.
What I am have been able to do with minimal pain is jumping on this little trampoline that I have. This gives a decent cardiovascular workout but I am having trouble sticking to it as I would much rather like to be going for a run. I am trying really hard to eat better too. I will try harder I guess. I plan on posting some pics soon of my hair but I find it to be painful mentally to do so. Thats it for this Friday’s post.
James, how did you get so many injuries? I used to work out pretty hard core at one point. But I started slow and took it easy till my muscles got used to working out and it took me about 2 years, but I gained about 20 pounds of muscle in that time so it was well worth it. I had my odd strain and sprain here and there, but I always played it pretty carefully.
I don’t know about the gyno, but I think you shouldn’t shy away from working out the pects. More muscle will generally equate to more testosterone, which should help with that I would guess (but don’t know for sure…).
I think it’s great that you are working out, just take it nice and slow, and focus on form instead of weight. I’m sure you’ll see results. But take care of those injuries first!
If think that the main reason why I received injuries is simply because of how my body is. When I went for physical therapy they asked me if they used forceps to get me out of my mom when I was born because my body isn’t balanced right or something. I also think that the fact that I really got into it (weightlifting, running) maybe had something to do with it as I may have overtrained. Or it could just be a combo of both.