My shoulder impingement is thankfully gone. I don't know what variable, or combination of variables, was causing the impingement sensation, but it seems that I have resolved the problem with proper sleep (position and duration), a return to paleo nutrition, and avoiding bad/slumped posture throughout the day.
Based on this recovery, and on my inactivity of late, I decided to log my first workout in my new home gym. This was done nearly 20 hours into a fast, and barefoot.
4 Rounds of
5 x Romanian Deadlift (w/ 45#, 95#, 115#, and 135# respectively)
5 x Pullups
5 x Ring Dips
The whole routine was done with minimal rest, without rushing but expeditiously moving from exercise to exercise. Each rep of each exercise was done with as powerful of a concentric phase as possible, and an 8-10 eccentric phase. This super slow/HIT negative phase was brutal, and left me sucking wind for 10 minutes after, and feeling slightly out of breath for 90 minutes after. The HIT brings with it an intense Metabolic Conditioning component.
As usual, it felt great to really move again. My next workout will involve a good volume of wall squats (facing the wall, not sitting against it) and Turkish Getups, and possibly some renegade rows.
This doesn't exactly fall into the 5/3/1 protocol, but I may make it work. Not sure where I want my training to go from here.
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