Thanks, I wish I was still at that same level of fitness. I was 205 at the time, back then for back workouts I was doing 4 sets wide grip pull ups, 4 sets close grip, 4 sets of either straight bar or dumbell rows, 4 sets of rear flies, and 4 sets of shrugs twice a week. My body could handle alot more back then.
That sucks, but rows can still give you a great back, especially combined with lat pulldowns. My best was a perfect form 27, overhand. At the time I had a separated shoulder, so I hung about an inch lower on one side than the other. After getting surgery and a 6 month recovery where I was told not to do any pullups, I went down to 17. I got back up over 20, but then as I was getting out of the Marines, I gained some weight and my numbers dropped to around 16 max. After getting out, I haven't done many of them or much running, but I've kept a decent level of fitness by hiking and doing hard physical work with a lot of moving and heavy lifting.
I like the term "fighting weight"weve been using that in my family for many years. Im about 225 right now and I like this weight and Im comfortable carrying it, but it is a little more winter insulation than I need so Im gonna drop to 215 and see how I feel. I do pull downs once in a while, but thats still overhead so I dont do them more that a couple times a month or the shoulders get achy.
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Decent elevation to get you ready for Heartbreak Hill
Sounds like you've made an incredible advancement in your future health. You outline a great revelation I had to retain my brain for many years ago. Congrats. Don't look at it as a negative. The positive is that you'll be able to continue working out, pain free.
While working my evening shifts i was lifting 3 days and rucking 2-3 days (along with doing firearm drills at least 2x per week. It was a GREAT schedule for me.
Take a look at adrenals or kidneys. Both involved with regulation of BP.
Your body can still not be balanced functionally even if you think you are low stressed. The damage can also come from an accumulation over many many years, not just what you think is happening now. Most patients I do functional work with have adrenal glands that are either stressed or weak. They make among other chemicals, adrenaline. It is wise if you have adrenal functional issues to avoid stimulants such as sugar, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, etc.
Recommendation from who? Who the hell recommends 4 cups of caffeine a day lol? Also, caffeine is just one of the stimulants mentioned.
Just the RDA adds up to about 4 cups or under. Honestly I could live with one cup and just tea the rest of the day no problem or even tea. I’m not tied to it.
The RDA was developed by the National Academy of Medicine. Not exactly a source for health sadly.
Thats awesome man, keep it up.
