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Discouragement is part of the game, I know. It does not mean I have to like it! After a dreary rainy day filled with frustration at work… I proceeded to meet Andrea to do some upper body lifting.

One of the more difficult things I have had to try to do is learn these Olympic style lifts. I am starting to get okay at push presses (using a sudden dip and explosive drive up to move up a loaded barbell which you finish by pressing with your arms overhead). The new development is to try to evolve to push jerks. These, I cannot get for some reason. The problem is that I am so focused on the drive, I can’t manage to drop under the weight after the drive, so I end up pressing it anyway (which is harder). What this means is that I can’t do as much weight.

My shoulder (left rotator cuff) is the only thing hanging out there from my Glenview park crash. I can do most excercises without problem, but this slight injury is preventing gains on the overhead lifts. I am favoring it too much even when there is not much pain in that muscle. The good news is that is not affecting my riding at all. It is only giving me a problem in a range of motion never encountered on the bike. I just hope I can get past this soon so I can make some progress on these lifts before the next phase of lifting. In the meantime, I will do what I can… the legs and core and the more important things for cycling anyway.