Exercise recommendations?

[SandyCat]

I'm in a bit of a pickle

Fucked up my arm / shoulder tendons at work sometime ago from overuse and lost what ever arm strength I had while healing it. I'd like to build up strength to support my tendons in my arms and shoulders so the injury doesn't come back but I don't know what would be best for that.

I was thinking of getting dumbbells, maybe the adjustable ones that can go from 5 to 25 pounds in increments of 5. But some of my fingers are currently fucked from my shitty typing technique and I'm unsure if the weight of the dumbbells would exacerbate that problem further. Same goes for other forms of exercise that put strain on my fingers in any way.

It's a frustrating situation. Most of my current exercise is with my legs from running away from homeless people trying to stab me when I'm out on my walks but I can't keep putting off upper body stuff.

Should I say fuck it and go for the dumbbells or are there better alternatives?

 

[Agarathium1066]

Consider resuming your running from the homeless activities on all fours to better build your upper arm strength.

 

[R00T]

i know they make them for ankles so they gotta make them for wrists too, but there are weights that basically look like a cuff with a velcro strap.

they even make interchangeable weight sizes. i think mine are both seven pounds and i throw them on if i'm doing some leg stuff. if the weight was too much i could pull some weights out. i think they're little sand bags that sit in pouches.

if you're concerned about your grip messing up your arms even more these would remove the concern of grasping something. i imagine if you're creative you could even find a way to add the weight beyond what they advertise. i've thought about finding a metal worker to just make something the same size as the sandbags but a littler denser.

 

[CuzinEd]

You should go into the ghetto and start saying nigger. You will definitely get some exercise.

 

[Red Facist Bunny]

Go for the Michelle Obama build really commit to that gorilla aesthetic

 

[AgendaPoster]

Should I say fuck it and go for the dumbbells or are there better alternatives?

The adjustable dumbbells are great to have at home. Just get some with cheap disks that you can find easily, don't overspend until you are certain you need. Get both 1 and 2kg disks, so you can have some fine tuning, and probably should consider a range of 4kg to 12-14kgs/dumbbell as a start.
Obviously there are a lot of bodyweight exercises too, you don't really have to lift these (as a beginner) just get to those pushups and pullups, you don't need to wait until you have a gym or weights at home.
And keep running, it's a full body exercise and will make you much healthier and the loss of body fat will happen without painful dieting and the sort, so you'll get nice muscle definition.

 

[NoReturn]

Consider resuming your running from the homeless activities on all fours to better build your upper arm strength.

Ok, but jokes aside, the occasional bear walk might actually help.

 

[Agarathium1066]

Ok, but jokes aside, the occasional bear walk might actually help.

Oh it absolutely does. I wouldn't suggest running from the homeless in that fashion as they make take it as a challenge and enter a feral rage.

 

[donksmanSupreme42]

try spearhunting the homeless, you'd build up some arm strngth from stabbing through their ribcages and skulls, and you'd clean up the streeth


maybe learn to use a bow instead, bows require a shitton of upper-body strength to pull, and would be much safer for you, as ur gonna be beyond melee range

 

[Amber the Hedgehog]

What about swimming? I know it's not exactly strength training but it's pretty good for getting you ready for weightlifting if your body isn't there yet do injury.

Swimming is a full body exercise that's generally great for recovery because it's gentle to joints but can be put muscles on decent loads. There are techniques that minimize using your legs if you want your arms getting a bigger workout but you can do just basic laps and they still work.

 

[TV's Adam West]

I have a morning ritual that I need to share. I call it "the terminator". First I crouch down in the shower in the classic "naked terminator traveling through time" pose. With my eyes closed I crouch there for a minute, visualizing either Arnold or the guy from the second movie (not the chick in the third one because that one sucked) and I start to hum the terminator theme. Then I slowly rise to a standing position and open my eyes. It helps me to proceed through my day as an emotionless, cyborg badass. The only problem is if the shower curtain sticks to my terminator leg. It ruins the fantasy.