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The official gym & weightlifting thread! rep #2
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Im sure it wasnt that bad
Shows you can manage more than you thought tho.
I'm down with a cold right now. Feels like someone is tapdancing on my head.
It was, I also had to cycle out this morning before breakfast which tired my legs out a bit.
At least I'm not moaning about a cold
365 on squat! Dunno what's going on but i am dominating the weights lately. And since you've asked mohawk, yes, i am keeping my form 
My coach is a nazi type of person on it haha
My coach is a nazi type of person on it haha
It was, I also had to cycle out this morning before breakfast which tired my legs out a bit.
At least I'm not moaning about a cold
Man flu is worse than complaining about having squatted 5lbs more than you thought
Showing some pec development!
I started lifting at 60kg (120lb?) and im at 71kg (142lb?) now. Im aiming at 80kg, gaining weight is easier now that im used to eating more.
Man flu is worse than complaining about having squatted 5lbs more than you thought
It makes a big difference! especially if you'd already done some leg cardio before hand.
Not really, you should be doing some cardio to warm up every time!
I do 5-10Km stationary bike (pretty high resistance level) for each warmup , and that's with a strongly leg based workout routine
I do 5-10Km stationary bike (pretty high resistance level) for each warmup
, and that's with a strongly leg based workout routine 
I am currently trying to improve my overall health and strength, and as part of that, I started doing some fairly light weightlifting again. I never really got into this heavily, and I don't really expect to now. This is in large part due to my age, 59, and the fact that I am basically lazy. However, I do have a question. When I first started to lift again, I tried to keep the weights reasonable for my age and fitness - about 100 lbs. (a little more for bench presses, less for curls). On the bench presses I started getting a kind of burning pain in my left shoulder (outside top). If I lower the weight more, I get less pain, but it seems less of a workout. Should I lower the weight, or decrease the number of lifts? I.e., which is the better way to approach this issue? I was doing a single group of 10 lifts and I am now doing two sets of 5. Should I instead drop the weight and do more sets, and if so, how many reps per set? Is the pain due to damage or should I just work through it? Thanks in advance for any advice.
A good one to go into is the "starting strength" routine, which is 5x5 lifts.
I'm not so sure about this shoulder thing tho.
- Do you warmup and stretch before lifting?
- Do you have any past shoulder injuries?
I'd lay off anything that is causing the sensation for a couple weeks and see if its still there when you go back. Maybe check with someone else aswell. I'd also try doing it for a while with just the barbell to get "in the groove", let your body get used to the movement again.
Otherwise I'd lower the weight to the point where there isnt any pain and then slowly work up from there.
It's hard to judge, it may just be your body reacting to excersise (feel the burn and all that), but generally your chest should be reacting before your shoulder does (though granted, the deltoids are a relatively delicate muscle group).
If you are wanting overall health and strength make sure to have plenty of compound lifts .
Not really any help here, sorry!
I'm not so sure about this shoulder thing tho.
- Do you warmup and stretch before lifting?
- Do you have any past shoulder injuries?
I'd lay off anything that is causing the sensation for a couple weeks and see if its still there when you go back. Maybe check with someone else aswell. I'd also try doing it for a while with just the barbell to get "in the groove", let your body get used to the movement again.
Otherwise I'd lower the weight to the point where there isnt any pain and then slowly work up from there.
It's hard to judge, it may just be your body reacting to excersise (feel the burn and all that), but generally your chest should be reacting before your shoulder does (though granted, the deltoids are a relatively delicate muscle group).
If you are wanting overall health and strength make sure to have plenty of compound lifts
.Not really any help here, sorry!
Just wondering, how well does one of those pullup bars that you mount in doorpost work?
Where I live now I don't have a pullupbar and I need to get crackin' again. Then again, I don't want to come crashing down on my knees after 5 reps.
Where I live now I don't have a pullupbar and I need to get crackin' again. Then again, I don't want to come crashing down on my knees after 5 reps.
I've got one, you have two things you screw into the doorframe which the bar slots into and it keeps it steady. It's never broken on me.
If you don't want to have to screw into the doorframe you could try those ones which you just put into the top bit, I can't remember what they are called.
If you don't want to have to screw into the doorframe you could try those ones which you just put into the top bit, I can't remember what they are called.
Like this one?
I've not used one but I've heard they are pretty good, just gotta make sure it fits your doorway I guess.
I've not used one but I've heard they are pretty good, just gotta make sure it fits your doorway I guess.
Sounds like the lifting is irritating the shoulder, and there's always the chance that if you keep on working through it, it won't go away. I'd guess it's because it's been a while since you last lifted, or it could have something to do with your form. I'd give it a short rest, then restart with low weights for a few weeks, to give the shoulder some time to get used to lifting. Also, you could try using a wider grip and landing the bar on your lower chest. A good shoulder warmup, including some rotator cuff work, might help.
By the way, I think it's excellent that you decided to start lifting again. You maybe can't do as well as the younger guys, but I'm sure you'll see some very noticeable improvement over time.
Thanks for the responses. BTW, I do some warm ups and stretching first (and at the end) - but they are mainly centered on my lower back. Perhaps I don't do well on warming up my shoulders. I'll go ahead and lower the weights again.
Stalled on squats yesterday at 50kg, stalled on the 3rd rep on my first set. I didn't really get enough sleep the night before so I'm gonna sleep up over the weekend and try it again.
I felt so knackered afterwards that I just gave up the rest of the day, no way I could've kept going.
I felt so knackered afterwards that I just gave up the rest of the day, no way I could've kept going.
Make sure to keep the sleep up. I'm in the midst of studying, so sleep cycle is somewhat gash at the moment.
Gonna keep at the gym lightly over the next month til these finals are over. Will keep up at home with what DB's I have here aswell (only up to 25Kg ea tho).
Planning a new routine for going back at it.
Squats are starting to come on BJ, how many reps/sets you doing at the mo?
Gonna keep at the gym lightly over the next month til these finals are over. Will keep up at home with what DB's I have here aswell (only up to 25Kg ea tho).
Planning a new routine for going back at it.
Squats are starting to come on BJ, how many reps/sets you doing at the mo?
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