Gym And Supplement Discussion

[The Bogan]

Nice set up, can you flip the section with the heave beam around, I would be putting my head through the roof.

[Trozzle]

Nice set up, can you flip the section with the heave beam around, I would be putting my head through the roof.

Unfortunately not, though unless you're doing pullups high enough to have the handles in line with your collar bone there isn't an issue with the ceiling I made sure to try that part out as soon as it was in place lol

[TTT]

Padded flooring goes on the outside chief.

You don't want to be standing on squishy floor when squatting or deadlifting.

Or the bench to be wobbling around.

Take the 2 that you have under the bench and put one where your plates are and the other on the other side.

And we're set

[Trozzle]

Yeah was thinking that hahahaha

It's not as squishy as you'd think, but yeah definitely don't wanna be standing on it for squats. The mats are primarily for deadlifting, so I'll just rearrange to suit

[Kenna802]

I have found a gym partner, the ( little ) apprentice at work. His starting bench is 120 kilos 8 reps 3 sets than heavier after that. I have never been sorer since starting and it allows me to try things I wouldn't normally do. Def helps

[10 4]

Just did squats heavy (for me) for the first time in around a year. Next day I have a twinging pain above my left shoulder blade (feels like someone poking a needle to the skin). Have had the pain before but not for a long time.. Any ideas?

[jangles]

Just did squats heavy (for me) for the first time in around a year. Next day I have a twinging pain above my left shoulder blade (feels like someone poking a needle to the skin). Have had the pain before but not for a long time.. Any ideas?

Massage it

[The Bogan]

Just did squats heavy (for me) for the first time in around a year. Next day I have a twinging pain above my left shoulder blade (feels like someone poking a needle to the skin). Have had the pain before but not for a long time.. Any ideas?[/size]

Maybe work on your flexibility, my shoulders were tight as but now I do shoulder rotations with a broom stick, helps heaps for snatch and getting your head out the window on presses.

This is not me!!!!!! >>>>>

I'm much prettier, LOL.

Whilst I'm posting I got some new heavy wrist wraps of Fleabay, they are officially the best ones I have ever owned.

I initially got some but they sent 2 right hand wraps, I messaged the guy and told him about it so he could fix the packaging for others but not to worry about mine as I got the missus to fix them, he still sent out some new heavy duty ones.

I need to use wraps on cleans, bench and presses as my wrists joints are rubbish from old age and damage.

The elastic wrap is twice as firm as anything else I have owned, and now I have 2 sets (1 x awesome and 1 x OK) for the happy price of $16.

I had forgot about good customer service till then, there is hope for the world.

[10 4]

I can do that easy... its weird though.
If I do a movement it twinges, repeat doesn't twinge.. However do some other movement and it twinges and the original moment will twinge again too...

Looks like I'm out of action for a while... ffs

[jangles]

I can do that easy... its weird though.

If I do a movement it twinges, repeat doesn't twinge.. However do some other movement and it twinges and the original moment will twinge again too...

Looks like I'm out of action for a while... ffs

Why do you come to that conclusion?

get a massage or see a professional about it if it's so bad you can't do something. The issue won't go away without anything changing.

[10 4]

I've seen someone about it when I had it last. They just said rest.. which I did and it went away.
Now its back :S

Will get a massage regardless though.
Also gonna smash the fish oils.

[Nee-san]

I had this issue, it was an impinged rotator cuff, go and see a sports physio.

[10 4]

Just spoke to my friend (physio) about what you said.
She reckons its highly likely... = Massage, heat and rest.

I also don't use the padded roll when squatting.. Maybe need to use that.

Did arms tonight, some exercises were a big no go, others ok.

[Trozzle]

Just spoke to my friend (physio) about what you said.

She reckons its highly likely... = Massage, heat and rest.

I also don't use the padded roll when squatting.. Maybe need to use that.

Did arms tonight, some exercises were a big no go, others ok.

Don't do it man, lol

[-FIGJAM-]

Just spoke to my friend (physio) about what you said.

She reckons its highly likely... = Massage, heat and rest.

I also don't use the padded roll when squatting.. Maybe need to use that.

Did arms tonight, some exercises were a big no go, others ok.

use a towel at most or just put the bar in the right spot along ur back or arms depending on positioning

[rev210]

Just spoke to my friend (physio) about what you said.

She reckons its highly likely... = Massage, heat and rest.

I also don't use the padded roll when squatting.. Maybe need to use that.

Did arms tonight, some exercises were a big no go, others ok.

The rotator would have been buggered up from pressing of some kind (external rotation), the Squat has just made the bar press on the inflamation you had.

[The Bogan]

I would still look at the flexibility of the shoulder girdle, the position of the bar on your back and grip width.

I have had surgery on both rotator cuffs, if I don't maintain a strict shoulder flexibility regime and some specific rotator cuff exercises mine play up no end.

When I press on the squat I have the bar fairly low on my traps, a fairly close grip, shoulders back, chest up and press on the bars like doing a behind the neck press which helps for me.

Hope it goes well, shoulder injuries are arse.

[Trozzle]

OK I need some clarification here on some lifts and what their goddamn f**king correct names are lol...I'll detail what I believe some they are, so just correct me if I'm wrong.

Clean

Loaded bar on ground > explosively lift bar to front squat position

Power clean

Same as clean, but starting from knee height

Clean and jerk

Loaded bar resting on floor > explosively lift bar to front squat position > drop to a lunge stance of sorts, while keeping the bar where it to finish with it above your head and arms locked > move back to standing position

Clean and press

Same as clean and jerk, but final stage is a strict military/front overhead press from shoulder height rather than dropping your body under the bar

Am I right?

[The Bogan]

OK I need some clarification here on some lifts and what their goddamn f**king correct names are lol...I'll detail what I believe some they are, so just correct me if I'm wrong.

Clean

Loaded bar on ground > explosively lift bar to front squat position

Power clean

Same as clean, but starting from knee height

Clean and jerk

Loaded bar resting on floor > explosively lift bar to front squat position > drop to a lunge stance of sorts, while keeping the bar where it to finish with it above your head and arms locked > move back to standing position

Clean and press

Same as clean and jerk, but final stage is a strict military/front overhead press from shoulder height rather than dropping your body under the bar

Am I right?

Sounds about right to me, but out of the mentioned movements all I really focus on is the clean and press, I am trying to learn to snatch but I am finding it a very hard movement to pull off.

Hence the only real clarification from me would be in the clean and press, well the press part any way, with a mil press the bar is pressed up but slightly forward, with the clean and press the press ends with the bar straight up and the head pushed forward with the shoulders pushed back (head through the window)like a clean and jerk.

Well at least this is how I was taught to do it, I firmly believe this is the best full body movement there is, others may differ but it is my fav, it smashes me and makes me puff.

Yes I'm a fan boy, plus it scares most of the gym plebs away from the rack area where they do their concentration curls for the girls,LOL.

[Nee-san]

Just spoke to my friend (physio) about what you said.

She reckons its highly likely... = Massage, heat and rest.

I also don't use the padded roll when squatting.. Maybe need to use that.

Did arms tonight, some exercises were a big no go, others ok.

Yeah it's a pretty common injury related to pressing.

I got a massage from the Physio.

Massage from a sports masseuse

Rested it for about a week.

100% recovery,

And rolled the surrounding area with a tennis ball when I could handle it.

Edited November 7, 2013 by Nee-san