My last post here was July 2018 during a cut, after spraining my SI joint. That has since been cured essentially. It's still "iffy" and I can't do deadlifts from the ground. I have to either do rack pulls, or trap bar deadlifts with the higher grips.
Since then I tore my right shoulder labrum. Opted not to go for surgery, but with shoulder rehab instead. Because of that, I really fell off on the workouts. I'd still go once or twice a week, but have skipped about 4 or 5 weeks entirely throughout the year.
I can finally do just about everything I could before, with not a ton of pain. Certain movements I can't do - pull ups are painful. Bench press is out of the question without aid, although I can do them with that Mark Bell thing, or I can do incline press no problem.
My right shoulder is pretty significantly smaller than the left, although it's only really noticeable in the rack position, or arms stretched to the side. If my arms are relaxed, you can't really tell.
So there's my update. I am back to bulking for the winter (usually I cut during this time actually) and while I have a decent dad gut, I am sure I can get rid of it in a month with a hard cut. I am deciding whether to do that before xmas so I don't feel so shitty with this big gut, or after since I'll be pigging out during xmas anyway. At 40, I don't think I can ever get a full six pack without significantly hindering life, so a 4 pack with that little "donut" around the belly button will have to do
