The Core

4/4 gym sessions

*crickets*

It sounds like you have been staying pretty physically active, I'm glad your arm is feeling better.  This time of year is hard when it comes to callories in and out.

Cool Travis!

I am not sure what exactly you are dealing with with your shoulder, but I've found that working around injuries can be very beneficial.   I don't know what type of training you are doing, but avoiding compound movements that would engage the injured area and replacing them with more isolated movements can be a nice way to strengthen the rest of the body (or at least keep it from losing muscle mass) as you recover.  Another thing that has helped me with various injuries is to work the injured area with light weight or low resistance -- light enough that it doesn't hurt at all.  Sometimes to do this you have to put your ego in check, but I think it has really helped the bits of me that I've hurt recover quicker.  Obviously it depends on what type of injury you have and you shouldn't do anything that your PT would say no to.

4/4 gym sessions

Sounds like you are being smart about your recovery Travis.

Nice Ergo, I've always wanted to visit Death Valley.  I'd like to go in the Spring someday.  Long walks surrounded by nature are one of those things that make life worth living.

Death Valley is beyond amazing. A lifetime of interesting hiking, over 1000 miles of road, many of which require a high-clearance 4WD and most of which are dirt. It's the only place I've been in the Lower 48 that reminds me of my time working in Alaska in the 1980s.

BTW, we camped and hiked with Jake "bakedjake", known to many of you.

Been doing some skiing since I got back. Took a couple days off after a bit of a tumble, but will go today.

3/3 weights this week.