SeaSiren Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 (edited) Happy 2013! Jumping in here and well update the history details as we go. I'm on a 4 day split which is supposed to incorporate cardio daily. Thus far my RA will not tolerate any cardio. I have had some issues after lifting, but not nearly enough to be alarmed. A lot of my exercises were changed up due to loss of grip and inability to do a certain motion. My hands/wrists don't tolerate DB well so I work with a lot of machines and have to strap into some of them. That all being said ... I AM lifting and I AM working all I need to work. So I'm happy with that. The following reflects the routine he gave me, I have already modified some of it and am working on the remaining.Wed:Machine Incline Press 4 sets of 15/12/10/8Cable Crossover 4 sets of 20/15/15/15 (did well, but may change to machine flies)Machine Press 4 sets of 15 Arnold Press 4 sets of 10 (any ideas here?) Due to the wrists, I will never be able to go heavy hereSide Lateral Raises 4 sets 20/15/12/10Hammer Shoulder Press 4 sets 20/15/12/10Machine Lat Raises 4 sets of 15 Crunch 3 sets of 25Lower Leg Raises 3 sets of 25Ab Machine Crunch 3 sets of 25Oblique Crunches 3 sets of 25 Thurs:SupersetLeg Press 4 sets of 15Hack Squat 4 sets of 15SupersetSmith Squat 4 sets of 15Leg Ext 4 sets of 15 TrisetWide Stance Leg Press 3 sets of 20Leg Curls 3 sets of 20St Leg DL 3 sets of 20 Supposed to follow with Plyo Close Jump Squats and Single Leg Butt Squat with the RA, this isn't going to happen ideas? Friday:Close Grip Lat Pulldown 4 sets of 15Wide Grip lat pulldown 4 sets of 15Hammer Row 4 sets of 15Weighted Machine Hyper Ext 4 sets of 15 Upright row 4 sets of 20 - I used the barbell on this and it killed my wrists, ideas?Rear Lat Raises 4 sets of 20 Weighted Side Bends 3 sets of 20Weighted Machine Crunch 3 sets of 20Reverse Crunch 3 sets of 20 Tomorrow is Bis & Tris and Plyo moves. I am perplexed on this one and my dude is out of town for the weekend. I am unable to do curls, BB, DB, and Cable nor the Tri ext or the OH ext and especially the dips. My wrists will not support these exercises. So I'm open to ideas here as well. I'm thinking machines for tris and I'm not sure on bis. The plyo moves are abs and butt. I can't do side lunges nor jump squats. I'll have to figure out alternatives. Edited January 27, 2013 by SeaSiren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.O. Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I'm excited that you are keeping a journal. I have a friend with RA that I have been trying to convince to go on a plant based diet for a long time. Happy 2013 to you as well! -Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaSiren Posted January 27, 2013 Author Share Posted January 27, 2013 I'm excited that you are keeping a journal. I have a friend with RA that I have been trying to convince to go on a plant based diet for a long time. Happy 2013 to you as well! -Dylan Thank you for stopping in No training today. Major flare so here we go again. Would love to sleep but the pain is too bad and the pain killers don't begin to touch it. I would love to know if it's just a flare (for no reason) or the training triggered it. The joints that were agrivated in training are in intense pain now. I'll keep you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahminsc Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Rooting for you. Flares take me out for days at a time, dangit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbear666 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 what are flares? (excuse my ignorance) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahminsc Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Jumps in pain level. On average I'm at a 3-4 on a scale of 10 daily. Lately it's been 8-9/10 thanks to a flare up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahminsc Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 How are you feeling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.O. Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 How have you been? How is training going? Any epiphanies or insights with your RA treatment? Anything having to do with diet would be great to pass along to my friend. -Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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