hahaha, similar boat here. Dont feel quite right walking around down at 210, feel small.
I've gone a little too quick already this time around too. Its tough to make myself grab a 15 or a 20 for the bad side. Also having to alter what was my routing because flat presses are no longer a go. So the new plan is to double the incline reps at a lower weight.
I wonder if you can do chest/back motions where biceps get secondary work without the pain? Like pulldowns or rows
I am able to; pure chest press or back exercises like bent over rows don't hurt. I can feel something, but it isn't pain and it doesn't get worse. It's gotta be something related to the bicep, or maybe even the forearms. I can do all the triceps exercises I want too with no issue. May just avoid those exercises that hurt it for a while (flys, curls, pullups) and hopefully I can build strength around it/get through the issue.
You know what, I think it might be related to my forearm. Like do a hammer curl motion: that part of your arm/forearm where it meets the elbow is where the pain is. I also started noticing it after I ordered myself one of those squeezer things and, working from home full time with a lot of stress recently, I may have overdone that...
I hear you. I haven't lifted in I don't remember how long - 5-6 years maybe. Probably that long since I've done specific cardio workouts (at least regularly), though I've been skating as a ref this whole time - it's just not the same. So when I started going to the gym again last week, I tried to take it easy with both Cardio and weights. I'm having to force myself to not push the weights or reps up (or set #s) too fast. I'm 49 now and don't recover at all like I used to. Like last night, after the elliptical, I did crunches and then wasn't feeling it on working weights, so I just called it a night, despite that nagging feeling I should continue. Listening to your body is hard when you're excited to make progress. Good news is, my skating must have kept me in reasonable cardiovascular shape, because I'm already up to 36 minutes on the elliptical.
I was in perfect not-shape prior to my restart, I wish I had stayed active with something. I was in a relationship at the time where we both got complacent & I have a WFH/computer related job - sedentary would be an understatement for about 3-4 years.
Back before I decided to actually try (and clean up my diet with it) I tried running. Literally got about 1/4 mile before my shins hurt and I thought I was about to die (was also a near PPD smoker for a few years there, quit that too). Decided to buy myself a bike & focus on that over the winter/early spring. Did my first run 3 weeks ago and got 2 miles at a decent clip before I wanted to die. Marked progress. Plus I didn't look like a plum afterwards.