Dan, how was that run, youāre also coming out of a longer time injured! 
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My legs felt stronger than I recall in a long time. My cardio fitness took a hit, but that recovers fairly quickly. Thanks for asking!
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When I got sober I took some time off lifting. I didnāt want to get my priorities twisted and see sobrety struggle and potentially go away along w lifting should I experience any injuries. Nowadays a know myself better and maybe wouldnāt have to be as cautious. I never kid myself tho on what got me sober. It wasnāt lifting or āhealthy livingā it was recovery and therapy. I hope you too take this seriously, cocaine ruins lives easily.
Also donāt skip leg days.
Iām joking. Just not about leg days lol welcome to this thread and to this part of your journey. 
There are some solid ppl around on here, this wee corner especially. If you need anything just holler. Take it odaat and take your time to explore your reasons to want to escape reality. Then slowly learn to live in it. Good luck w your old injury. Iām sure there are ways to integrate all of you, old injuries too, into your new life, w time and dedication.
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Wonderful to hear, my friend. 
I didnāt write february out until this morning because Iāve been feeling like I havenāt been doing a lot. Looking back at the past few months I feel good about what Iāve been able to do with my injuries. My running miles should get to increase this month but my weight lifting might decrease. Itās an eb and flow kind of situation I suppose.
Saw the chiropractor and asked him about recovery time for my back and he was like ummmmā¦ never
He said my disc is so degenerated that it wonāt ever be āfixedā but they should be able to help me have less pain. Iām taking this week off weight lifting, just doing body weight stuff and yoga but I think Iāll jump back in next week. Iām pretty sad that I literally just got my bar and plates and canāt even use them yet. This wonāt stop me though, Iām too stubborn for that 
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I worked for about 15 years in construction and I acquired four bad discs over the years in that field. When I first seriously injured my back, my chiropractor told me to do Pilates - he recommended Denise Austin. My initial thought was that aināt for men but, thankfully I tried it cause it kept me off of a surgery table!
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I did a Pilates workout this morning and just finished up a yoga session. When I saw the chiropractor he said not many people feel as good as I do after just 1 session. He told me to keep up with the yoga and like.
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I feel you about the depression thing, the depression makes it like 100x harder to workout. But you got this!!! Keep working out, itāll help manage the depression a bit I find 
Donāt beat yourself up if you fail to workout in a day btw. I used to be really hard on myself whenever I was too depressed to workout, but because Iād beat myself up over it I eventually lost the gym habits for a while 
But now Iām back at it :DDD Although Iām kinda fat now, my head is in a much better space 
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Way to go on ur workout! U inspire me to get back at the gym Hoping i have energy first thing in the morning to get a workout in.
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Ended todayās chest pump with 405lb smith machine static holds! As a bonus I was able to rep out 4 times at 20% two times! The craziest part is Iām on a calorie deficit weight cut and 22lbs down in 5 weeks! Starting weight was 249.6lbs as of this morning it was 227.4! Stay disciplined and as always one day at a time!
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Nice!!! Damn wtf youāre strong, I donāt think I could do that much weight even when I was at my most fit before touching drugs, congrats!!! People always thought I was strong because I had big muscles back then, but really I was always kinda weak compared to other people in the gym lol
Just curious, whatās your training program like @Zeekinout? Like do you train mainly for hypertrophy or strength? I always trained mostly for hypertrophy, but I think I need to mix more strength training into my workouts
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That is a sick stack of weight there. And good on you dropping weight like that. Iāve been caloric deficit for two months and dropped 10lbs in that timeā¦
Not sure what Iām doing wrong, but something aināt adding up.
But well done sir. That is some
Impressive numbers.
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Are you a numbers type of person? Asking because I find what often helped me cut weight is to count calories and protein in a day, since I use a lot of statistics and graphs and progress photos to measure my progress. But itās also a huge pain in the ass to do all of that, and itās not 100% necessary, but I do find counting calories, tracking my weight, tracking strength gains, etc helps me more precisely determine if things are improving or not and how fast.
Congrats on the 10lbs in 2 months btw!!! Seems like youāre making some good gains still, you should be proud
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Hey Eric,
Oh am I a numbers guy. Lol, I track everything. I have a Garmin watch that tracks my workouts, energy, calories etc. it links to MyFitnessPal and I track every morsel and drink that goes in my mouth. Trust me, Iām tracking, hence why me and a buddy of mine who is a trainer are scratching our heads a bit.
Iām going to set an appointment here in next week or so to see a nutritionist to see if perhaps I am missing something.
Thanks for accolades on weight loss. This week was 2.6lbs so perhaps Iām starting to get things dialed in right direction.
Iāll keep my eyes on you as well and see how you progress my friend.
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Back injury didnāt interfere w/ Momās visit too much.
Still isnāt right, though.
I was really hoping to be back in the gym tomorrow, I was essentially out for the month of March. Plan is machines only for the first few weeks, anything where my back is supported.
Despite that, I will need to honestly assess it in the morning. Too much time off is better than too little in this case.
This is the longest itās ever stuck around, and also how inconsistent my back feels day to day, or even within the same day, is a new thing.
I DID get an MRI on friday, so hopefully getting imaging done while itās in the injury stage can help put a thumb on this.
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Iām taking the day off today. Been pushing myself a lot lately, probably not getting enough carbs and protein and rest.
Today I work on many home projects, to finish off some renovations. Mostly trim work around underside of tipper kitchen cabinets and under windows in bathroom that went through full down to stud Renoās I did last year and never quite finished the last 5%ā¦ as usual.
Tomorrow Iām going to attempt my new increased weight superset again and a bike ride before the eclipse.
Down 10.5lbs since I began this sobriety journey 3 months ago. Hasnāt been dropping fast but I guess a pound per week approx is a healthy drop.
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1-2 pounds per week is definitely a healthy way to do it. Itās not a sprint itās a marathon. Keep doing what youāre doing
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If I got that avg 1.5lbs per week Iād be stokedā¦ haha. That said I got 2.5lbs this week. But in reality 1.5āish per week would be amazing.
Have a good one Joe!
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Good morning everyone. About to go for my morning therapeutic walk. Sorry itās been a while. I lost a family member and been struggling with it. Hope everyone has a blessed day. Love you all 
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Iām sorry about youāre loss 
. I was actually just about to message you today though, to check in on ya
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