eddiebo’s BodyBlog

Been increasing the weight of my shoulder press significantly. Started around 100 lbs. and made it to an astonishing 260 lbs in the span of 2 month, sounds great huh maybe not. I noticed a dull pain in my right shoulder only to have it increase and the pain become debilitating under all upper body exercises. Bench press even bicep curls couldn’t happen due to the pain. So focus on lower body right? I ‘pulled a muscle’ doing a 300+ lb. deadlift. Needless to say I decided to take a week off, it’s day 6 now and wondering if I’ve given it all enough time to repair… we’ll see tomorrow I guess.

It isn’t always easy getting the right amount of protein when your weighlifing especially if your a vegetarian, like myself. Living in Los Angeles definitely helps. One can get something vegetarian almost everywhere, but it doesn’t always mean your getting the right amount of protein. There isn’t as much in that bland stick of tofu and veggie burger as say a breast of chicken, unfortunately that is where supplementing atleast for me has to come in to fill the gap. I find myself stiring up a protein shake after a meal on almost a daily basis. Too following I will compiling a list of the most bang for the buck vegetarian meals for reference and post in the forums.

My first day off in about 2 months and the next day I was able to increase weight on almost every exercise. I also  did not feel as tired afterwards.  In my routine I do not overlap working specific muscle groups and allow for atleast 1-2 days rest. With that said thought no worries about days off, right? Maybe not. Will play with rest time this again in coming weeks. And post in here and the forums just how it goes… A week later and I think it safe to say days off and plenty of rest are or major importance. In comparison to taking rest days and not I can confidently say it has been a struggle to keep upworkig out 7 days a week. I think our bodies simply need complete rest time although the seperation of muscle groups helps, every day is too much for me. I will now work in 2 days 1 following leg day and the second following chest day. I think resting following the major muscle groups will show the best reward.