Norbert
Level 5 Valued Member
Hey strong folks!
my name's Norbert and I'm glad to be here!
I've practiced combat systems and "fitness" (calisthenics, Indian maces, kettlebells and regular weights) since I'm 14 years old (I'm 48 now). I suffered several injuries because of my full-contact sparring/contests, but never, ever did it take longer than two or three months to heal up. That is, till *something* in my shoulder tore/overstretched when I was on my "daily 500" routine (100 pushups, 100 pullups, 100 dips, 100 hanging leg lifts, 100 squats) – 6 months ago. I took natural remedies (helped pretty well), was really cautious (still am), didn't workout for two months and then started slowly... but I STILL can't do one single rep of the Turkish getup with a 16-kilogram kettlebell (the usual weight I use for this is 32kg). This FRUSTRATES me no end. It really does. I wanted to avoid cortisone, but now I'm very close to say f**K it and get a few injections. Man, that sucks.
Till my shoulder is healed completely (I can almost stretch my left, injured arm above my head already, with only minor pain), I'd like to substitute the Turkish getup with another movement. Can anyone tell me what would be best?
(My current workout: Aleks Salkin's 8-week challenge, plus some a little rucking when time permits)
my name's Norbert and I'm glad to be here!
I've practiced combat systems and "fitness" (calisthenics, Indian maces, kettlebells and regular weights) since I'm 14 years old (I'm 48 now). I suffered several injuries because of my full-contact sparring/contests, but never, ever did it take longer than two or three months to heal up. That is, till *something* in my shoulder tore/overstretched when I was on my "daily 500" routine (100 pushups, 100 pullups, 100 dips, 100 hanging leg lifts, 100 squats) – 6 months ago. I took natural remedies (helped pretty well), was really cautious (still am), didn't workout for two months and then started slowly... but I STILL can't do one single rep of the Turkish getup with a 16-kilogram kettlebell (the usual weight I use for this is 32kg). This FRUSTRATES me no end. It really does. I wanted to avoid cortisone, but now I'm very close to say f**K it and get a few injections. Man, that sucks.
Till my shoulder is healed completely (I can almost stretch my left, injured arm above my head already, with only minor pain), I'd like to substitute the Turkish getup with another movement. Can anyone tell me what would be best?
(My current workout: Aleks Salkin's 8-week challenge, plus some a little rucking when time permits)