Workout

[Tim K]

I wrecked both biceps doing weighted pull-ups a couple of years ago. The injury was so persistent and slow to heal it made me change how I lift. I had to take over a year off. I lifted Monday and managed to aggravate it again.

Be careful.

[hurley842002]

I wrecked both biceps doing weighted pull-ups a couple of years ago. The injury was so persistent and slow to heal it made me change how I lift. I had to take over a year off. I lifted Monday and managed to aggravate it again.

Be careful.

Eww, that doesn't sound fun.

[Irving]

My elbows feel tight when I extend my arms and make a fist. I think it is from doing a lot of bar work and carrying a ladder every day.

[hurley842002]

Put the 65lb dumbbells up for shoulder press yesterday, not my best, but best in awhile. Seems like it takes longer with dumbbells as you have to rely on upping your reps with the previous weight, or jump up by 5lbs on each side, which is a lot heavier than it sounds.

[Irving]

Put the 65lb dumbbells up for shoulder press yesterday, not my best, but best in awhile. Seems like it takes longer with dumbbells as you have to rely on upping your reps with the previous weight, or jump up by 5lbs on each side, which is a lot heavier than it sounds.

I read this post, then tried to single arm shoulder press my ladder today. There is no rung directly in the center, so it started to shift and I nearly dropped it on my head. Good thing no one was around to see that.

[hurley842002]

I read this post, then tried to single arm shoulder press my ladder today. There is no rung directly in the center, so it started to shift and I nearly dropped it on my head. Good thing no one was around to see that.

LOL! It's embarrassing when you try to throw up a couple dumb bells and they feel heavier than they did the last time you lifted them, and you have to let one go, there also usually happens to be an attractive female sitting next you as well. So I can understand the potential for embarrassment you faced.

[Erni]

Nice. That's probably close to 150lb on a barbell.

Sounds like you need some fractional plates....

[Irving]

I carry the ladder around above my head, often with only one arm, changing it from horizontal to vertical, several times a day. When it started to roll over in my hand and I shot my other hand up to grab it before it was too late, I hit the ladder and made the spin worse. Glad I didn't hit a car or anything.

[hurley842002]

I carry the ladder around above my head, often with only one arm, changing it from horizontal to vertical, several times a day. When it started to roll over in my hand and I shot my other hand up to grab it before it was too late, I hit the ladder and made the spin worse. Glad I didn't hit a car or anything.

One of these days (today for example), somebody is going to wish they had their camera on at the right time.... How much does the ladder weigh anywho?

[Irving]

63.5 lbs. http://www.wernerco.com/us/en/view/P...1300-2/D1332-2

The problem is that when you hold the rungs, you have approx 7' of ladder on one side, and approx 9' of ladder on the other side. The tilt starts slow, but accelerates quickly. It took me a few weeks to figure out how to carry it properly, and there were more than a few times when I'd forget how heavy it was and go to rotate it from vertical to horizontal to get beneath a tree while walking full speed and have that thing swing down and almost knock someone out. Haha.

Speaking of ladders, a cool exercise is to lean it up against something, and climb the back side of the ladder with just your arms. Not quite a cheap salmon ladder, but one could probably use it that way.