More bad news.

Another “funny” (euphemism for “long”) story.

A funny story… actually it’s not so much funny as it is long. You see…

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Finally cracked 300 lbs… once… assisted by arm band/sling thingie. 😒 still it’s a record for me. And considering my arms have been shit the past 2 weeks; shocking. This btw was the 3rd set… of 1 rep each. 😒 Also, yes it’s a long video for 1 rep but I was too lazy to edit so 🤷🏿‍♂️ #gbear

Did 5K Mon & again Thu. Nearly skipped tonight. Did plod onto ol’ skinny 4 1.25 m @ 5 mph; no incline, standard for ol’ skinny. Officially made up last week’s deficit but didn’t feel like it tonight. I think my body’s acclimated to & neutralized the cpap benefits. My body tends to do that. 😒 #gbear

My new bench and cable handles allowed for me to do this preacher curl variation. I don’t know if this is considered cheating but it’s less harsh on my left elbow and I seem to feel it more in my biceps (which means I was probably doing it wrong before.😒) Also, not a flattering angle. 😝 #gbear

Was 2 runs short last week so did a 5k yesterday. Was supposed to do another today but couldn’t get myself up. Not a good sign but oh well. Did 1.25 miles but at 5% incline. Only 5.9 mph but at that incline it feels like a 10k. 😝 #gbear

Last week was rough. Had so many appts it screwed up my workouts & I only got 1 regular run & 1 5K. Gained 2 pounds. At least the last appt. was 4 my cpap. I do wake up more refreshed. That’s nice. Still getting used to it, especially the sore nose. This week’s started better at least. #gbear

Leg extensions from yesterday’s full body workout on the new bench. A bit different from the old one but feels more like the one at the gym. I gained 2 pounds this week btw. Was a shitty week that killed my workout schedule & only got 3 out of 5 runs. Had planned a 5K today but screw it.🤷🏿‍♂️ #gbear

Here’s some leg curls using the attachment. Taking some getting used to since it has extra rollers that tend to roll me forward. Going to have to figure out a ‘sweet spot’ I guess. #gbear

Finally got a new workout bench with leg accessory. It didn’t come with a preacher curl attachment but luckily my old one fit it. Here I am doing crunches on it. I tried sit-ups later but they were disastrous so I’ll have to figure out another method. #gbear

Feeling good after 8 hrs on cpap. Only ran once this week so 5K to make up. Gotta do another tomorrow though. 😒 #gbear

Btw this was from over the weekend. Only ran 3 times last week & wasn’t proud of Saturday dinner so did a 5K. With my appts + hubby’s I only ran once this week so more 5Ks in my future yea. 🙄 Behind on overall workouts too. Double yea. 🤦🏿‍♂️ #gbear

And so it begins. After nearly 6 months of dragging their feet and a long day of appointments, I only got 5 hours. Way too soon to tell of it’s a cure-all for chronic fatigue and it will take some getting used to but oh well, here goes.

Finally updated my gym a bit. Got a new cheap bench (not pictured) and some new handles for the pulley cables. Face Pulls here. Couldn’t do this exercise before but now I have the room. Starting small to get adjusted to it. Form’s atrocious; I know. First try, okay? Sue me. 😝 #gbear

Any local bears doing Whispering Oaks Campground this weekend? I’m thinking of going. I haven’t been ages. Of course I can only go Saturday after working the previous night so I’ll be half dead but I’m in the midst of a painful bear event dry spell and about to lose my mind. Should I go?

Didn't run last night & wasn’t in the mood 4 a 5K tonight so this morning I ran 2.5K, or 1.5 miles. I also ripped the sole of one of my shoes during the 2nd lap & had to run the last lap with that loose tread flapping under me oh well... Ran my usual 1.5 miles tonight on the treadmill btw. #gbear

Didn’t run last night (or work out at all this morning 🤦🏿‍♂️) so ran 5K to make up tonight. No incline but 6.2 mph. Groundbreaking. #gbear

Proof & (lame) pose. Not the best angle for peen but oh well… #gbear

Only ran 4 times last week so did 5K tonight. 6.1 mph & .5 incline. Not much but better than last time. 🤷🏿‍♂️ #gbear

So this is supposed to be straight armed Lat extensions. Don’t know if this suffices…🤦🏿‍♂️ #gbear

After last nights run I figured I’d set up the phone to get some peen footage. #gbear

You know what? Screw @grindr they were more ads than content anyways, and they never stopped flooding my inbox with spam. Although there were a few contacts I had there I didn’t have anywhere else. Oh well, @grindr was too generalized for me anywhere. I prefer bear sites like @Growlr or @scruff.

After the official run on old skinny, I set up the camera for footage. Btw, I never experience the fabled euphoric‘runner’s high.’ My body just begrudgingly accepts its fate. It’s like, “I gave u every warning I could to stop this torture, but I guess we’re doing this till we keel over.” 🤷🏿‍♂️ #gbear

Finally, stomach crunches. Not really a Chest/Triceps/Shoulders exercise but again, have to squeeze it in at some point if I ever want the 6-pack to overtake the keg. Also, I like this camera angle. I may use it again if I do any more of these. Not sure there’s much left to film though. #gbear

Upright rows. Thought I’d try a different camera angle. Not sure if it was a good idea. I wonder if I’d be better at these if I used a wider grip. Is that cheating? #gbear

Really bad at these. More tricep extensions, this time with dumbbells. I barely take them back beyond vertical. 🤦🏿‍♂️ #gbear

Ugh I am so mad at this. Overhead tricep extensions with w bar. Actually, it doesn’t look as bad from this angle. And most of it is above the screen anyways. 🤷🏿‍♂️ #gbear

Incline dumbbell press. Kinda embarrassed at that struggle at the start to get the left arm up. 🤦🏿‍♂️ #gbear

Last exercise using the Bullet Pulley cables- Lateral Raise. I did this with my left arm too, but because of my torn rotator cuff it was really ugly so I didn’t bother to film it. 😬 #gbear

Cable flies. Yeah I’m using a paltry amount of weight but again, shoulder/elbow injuries. Quit judgin’. 😝 #gbear

I suppose y’all are getting tired of my workout vids. And to be honest I’m tired of making them. You’d be surprised how much they slow down my workout. I ran over by 30 minutes today. Today was Chest/Triceps/Shoulders day btw. Here’s an *Overhead tricep extension with cables. Lovely. 🙄 #gbear

Well, I have sleep apnea. Kinda knew it already. Diagnosed before. I had 5 spells per hour & oxygen hit 87%. Doesn’t fully explain my chronic fatigue but sure it contributes. I’ll get a nasal pillow mask though I sometimes sleep open mouthed. I’ll try mouth tape, i guess. Just hoping for a miracle…🤞🏿

Just in case insta bitched about the jock I wore a thong too. Thought about 5K but after working out & going light on water to skew my post-workout weigh-in in my favor- Hey, professionals do it. Why can't I? Besides after gaining 3 pounds last week I need the mental boost. #gbear

Today I ran after working out. No 5K, just 1.5 miles at 6.5 mph & no incline, the usual ‘easy’ last run of the week. instagram took down my nude run so I wore a jock strap this time. #gbear

Finally, here’s a lame attempt at Zapruder bicep curls, or Ottoman curls, or whatever they’re called. Yeah l do a weird motion when I lift my left arm but my torn left rotator cuff makes it impossible to lift any other way. (And yes, I know they’re actually called Zottoman curls.) #gbear

Attempt at leg extensions. Difficult due to my torn up bench and attachment held together by a belt. #gbear

Sad attempt at Overhead tricep extensions (dumbbell). Didn’t realize how much I move my upper body. Also, I hold my elbows to ease pain from injuries. Probably cheating. 🙄 #gbear

Another shot at heavy assisted bench. 295 lbs. As awful as this was it was the 2nd set and was better then the 1st. I only managed 1 rep on there 3rd set. #gbear

Today was Full Body day. Most exercises were too embarrassing to film but here’s one I managed to capture. Dumbbell crossovers. Not really good at the crossing over part. Also, the weighted bands are to get close to 57.5 lbs. I increase slowly. 😬 #gbear

And finally ending Hamstrings/Glutes day with some Romanian deadlifts. 225 lbs though you can’t even see the weights. Since my running ass vid was so popular I figured I’d try this angle. This might be a bit much. Didn’t mean to wink at y’all. 😳 I wonder if this counts as graphic media. #gbear

Sit ups. These plus a similar set of crunches is how l maintain my 6-pack. Such as it is. Of course my 6-pack appears to sit in front of a keg. 🙄🤦🏿‍♂️😒 Also, this technically isn’t part of Hamstrings/Glutes day, I gotta get them in regularly. #gbear

Yea, deadlifts’ over. All downhill from here. This is a lame attempt at hamstring curls. This is really hard to do since my bench and the attachment is falling apart and is held together by a belt. 🙄🤦🏿‍♂️😒 #gbear

And now for the dreaded deadlifts. 315 lbs here. For some reason I’m still training to complete in the deadlift competition at Frisco’s Bearrison St. Fair. I’ll never be able to afford to go but still… #gbear

Ironically named Goodmornings. These would only be good for farsighted tops standing behind me. #gbear

Get ready for a whole slew of Hamstrings/Glutes Day vids. Starting with this shoulder stretch which is supposed to help with deadlifts. I mean, I guess. #gbear