Sore shoulder
Written by: adekun on 13 December, 2009 10:44 pm - Filed under: blog — 6 Comments »
My shoulder is hurting again. It could be the arrival of cold weather. More than likely, it is because I should give it a rest. Since my slight stretching mishap, it hasn’t felt good. Certainly has felt weak. The knock-on effect being chesty lopsidedness.
Anyway, mentioning the ache to the owner, he immediately started to squeeze my upper arm. I thought he was going to crush it. Yet, a repeat of the action the other side only hurt. He said the muscle was hard and called his wife. Continue reading
Gym: one month in
Written by: adekun on 2 November, 2009 9:16 pm - Filed under: blog — 4 Comments »
The idea was to write how I survived the first month in the gym unscathed. Being near the end of my session today, I thought I’d do a few sets of barbell pullovers. After the warm-up, the weight of the bar seemed to strain more than it ought as I shifted position slightly. It felt momentarily, as if my arm was pulled out of my shoulder. A definite pop. Continue reading
To the gym
Written by: adekun on 1 October, 2009 11:40 pm - Filed under: blog — 2 Comments »
I’ve wanted to go the gym since the first summer’s digging ended. A lack of real commitment and the talk of money had relegated the scheme. The garden doesn’t provide the amount and sort of exercise I think I should be getting. In addition, heaps of rice hasn’t met the calories of missed English ale. Continue reading
Varicocele
Written by: adekun on 7 September, 2009 4:58 pm - Filed under: blog — 2 Comments »
For some time, I’ve been thinking about how my diet and lifestyle mirror each other. It’s not that both are particularly unhealthy; more that they could be bettered in some areas. I squander too much time. Does a Japanese diet provide the best nourishment for a Westerner (at least, it doesn’t feel it mentally). And so on.
Adding to my general malaise is a growing trouble downstairs. Continue reading
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