This is my first log here.
basically, i've been wicked lazy this summer, and even though i worked at a sports camp, i neglected my own advice on challenging the kids to get stronger.
so i figured i'd start with a really basic strength program. and since i have Starting Strength, i figured i'd use the basic program from there, with a few tweaks.
my main goal is to get stronger to be a better swimmer. i'm hoping to get back on the swim team. i was kicked off my sophomore year midseason, because i chose to deal with personal problems with drinking. grades went down, i got kicked off after having a pretty good 1st half of the season. so now, 3 years later (i'm a "5th year" senior) and hoping i'm eligible to swim again, since i have my overall GPA above the minimum standard again. so, my main goal is to get stronger while losing weight.
right now i'm 6'2 @ ~245 pounds
so my plan is to do the SS program on Sun/Tue/Thurs and have 2 days of conditioning/gpp type work in there somewhere, most likely wed and friday and have saturday off. i'm thinking of just starting off with 1 day of conditioning/gpp just to build up to 2 days...sound like a good idea?
swim practice starts in a couple of weeks. so i have a bit of time to get into this program a little bit.
i do have a shoulder problem, so i'm taking the OHP and switching for rows for now. and i'm gonna add some type of work to help my shoulder girdle out and get it stronger. lots of soft-tissue work, i'm loving the tennis ball
and i'm gonna have my dad bring my foam roller up next time he comes up to school.
so any help with exercises to get and keep my shoulder healthy would be great
