big1ntexas’s BodyBlog

I met w/ the orthopedic surgeon today regarding my shoulder.  I was informed that I have rotator cuff tendinitis w/ a partial tear, bursitis, and a partial labrum tear in my right shoulder. 

My options are: 

Well, it turns out that I have a partial tear in my right rotator cuff.  I guess that would explain all the pain that I have been feeling.  My next step is to meet w/ the Orthopedic Surgeon on Wednesday the 29^th to discuss my options.   
   Partial Rotator Cuff Tear - nich huh?

I had an MRI performed on my right shoulder today.  I won’t get the results until later on this week at the earliest.  Wish me luck!

I don’t recall when I injured my right shoulder but I know that it’s been over a year now.  I have been rehabbing every since and I still have a nagging pain.  The good news is that I can sleep on it where as before I couldn’t.  So I guess that some shows progress.  But I still can’t go heavy on chest day à which I realize was probable the cause of my injury in the first place à so this could be a good thing.  Heck, I can’t even do a freak’n push up!
I know that I need to be patient and keep doing my rehab exercises, which is usually how I start my workouts.  I just want this nagging pain to go away!  My shoulder pops now.  No, it’s more like a crunching noise and then there’s this dull pain that usually goes away when I am lifting but I can feel it throughout my day and at night when I lay down for bed. 
If this is what I have to look forward to in my older years than no thank you! 
I go to the doctor this Friday.  I think I am going to ask for a cortisone shot to help manage the pain.

I had my body fat tested today. 

Now why is it that I associate a lower percentage of bf to mean more mass or bigger muscles?  I think that is because bodybuilders when competing are in the 4 - 6% range.

I know that I am lean regardless of what my bf% says!  So why am I struggling w/ the results?

The lady, before testing me, told me that I want to be in the 21 - 22% range.  I tested at 21%.  That can’t be right!  In my mind that’s fat and I know that I am not fat.  So I have a new goal now and that’s 15% bf by the end of May.  I think that’s doable if I just watch my diet.  According to the results I would need to lose about 20lbs.  I can do it! 

I just hope that I don’t look skinny as a result.