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Less gym time, same results: Why 'lowering' weights is all you need to do (www.sciencedaily.com)

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[–] DonaldJMusk@lemmy.today 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I messed up my rotator cuff doing Tough Mudder last year. I didn't want surgery, so I have been doing bodyweight stuff and slowly building up to weights. I get a free gym membership to the gym down my street, and last night was first full workout using light weights. So far, so good.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 0 points 5 months ago

Ive messed up my shoulder too, I think its also the rotator cuff... But its slowly healing. Too slowly, but.. Yeah.