Vertical Heaven

Been a while since I’ve gone to a climbing gym. They haven’t changed. Last night I went to Vertical Heaven in Ventura. Didn’t feel strong. Whatever.

same stuff

Not much new to report. I’ve been climbing four or five times a week at GVAC or Phil’s shed. My shoulder feels fine to climb on. My recent focus has been to get out climbing as much as possible to get used to this volume of training. And I feel stronger. My weight is just… Continue reading same stuff

shoulder feels tight

While close-grip benching yesterday I could feel tightness in my right shoulder. Just noticeable enough to make me think it is not yet time to start heavy benching again. During dips there was the same tightness near the bottom of the movement. Feels OK today though. Stretching has helped. For the past few weeks I’ve… Continue reading shoulder feels tight

shoulder feeling better, or at least not worse

Yesterday I climbed at GVAC for about an hour then lifted arms. Felt good then and now, the next day. No shoulder issues. All the stretching I’ve done seems to have made me generally more flexible. A friend even mentioned to me last week that I’m “pretty flexible for a big guy”. Which was surprising… Continue reading shoulder feeling better, or at least not worse