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On April 16 2013 23:59 decafchicken wrote:
Yeah bar is usually 20kg and if you want to squat 60kg (one 20kg on each side of the 20kg bar) then you should have no problems with the bar flipping off as you load each side. You can usually get away with 40kg on one side without it tipping, so 20kg is definitely alright.
Yeah, standard bar and standard rack will have no problems with 20kg temporary imbalance.
If you're dealing with a case where 20kg will flip the bar (I actually have that situation), then as you load one side, push the weight and the bar so that it's nestled up against the rack (making the lever arm smaller). The other side of the bar will be sticking out further than usual from the rack. Then as you load the other side, re-center the bar.
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Is it ok to do hanging leg raises and hanging L-sits with my arms close together. like my thumbs are ~5inches apart
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On April 18 2013 07:52 ragnasaur wrote:
Is it ok to do hanging leg raises and hanging L-sits with my arms close together. like my thumbs are ~5inches apart
Why would it not be okay? That's how most people do them
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Cuz they are closer together than my shoulders and it makes my elbows feel weird
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I've been off the horse for about a year now but I've started going to the gym again. Does anyone have any tips in general on how to get back into shape without injuring yourself?
My goals have changed. I don't box anymore or play any sports really as some of my priorities have changed. I just want to be reasonably strong and flexible until I'm like 80. My immediate goals are to lose fat and have a nice fit body with abs and all. Today I couldn't even do a full set of squats with a single plate on each side. My goal is to get to 2 and a half plates on each side and just to maintain that. For some reason my powercleans are still decent though. I can still do a few 135 lbers.
I think maybe my diet is waaay outta whack and I'm not getting enough protein. I used to be on a leangain-ish semi paleo diet. It wasn't a diet that kept me the most mentally sharp so I wanna try something that does (Though I did cut a lot of fat with it).
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only one tip: you gotta squat
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On April 19 2013 14:30 lannisport wrote:
I've been off the horse for about a year now but I've started going to the gym again. Does anyone have any tips in general on how to get back into shape without injuring yourself?
My goals have changed. I don't box anymore or play any sports really as some of my priorities have changed. I just want to be reasonably strong and flexible until I'm like 80. My immediate goals are to lose fat and have a nice fit body with abs and all. Today I couldn't even do a full set of squats with a single plate on each side. My goal is to get to 2 and a half plates on each side and just to maintain that. For some reason my powercleans are still decent though. I can still do a few 135 lbers.
I think maybe my diet is waaay outta whack and I'm not getting enough protein. I used to be on a leangain-ish semi paleo diet. It wasn't a diet that kept me the most mentally sharp so I wanna try something that does (Though I did cut a lot of fat with it).
For those goals - start slow and work up. Those goals aren't hard to reach by any means, and shouldn't take you more than ~6 months, even if you're tiny right now. Consistency is going to be the #1 determinant on reaching that squat, and putting on the muscle that I assume you want to come with it. As for the abs, and staying healthy/energetic to 80, now is the time to set the right lifetime dietary habits. Get on it!
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I have a question about low bar squats. For the last couple of weeks I have felt as though the bar might start to slide during descent, should I just chalk the bar + shoulders? I guess I should have paid attention to if the knurling was worn, but I haven't.
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I would like to know what you guys would do in my situation.
I played volleyball at a tournament the whole day saturday and now my lower back is super sore. I did my normal training today and while doing the squat my lower back was really hurting ''sore kinda way''. I went threw the pain but I was wondering if I did the right thing. I didn't go threw my deadlift set thought because I wanted your opinions beforehand.
Thanks!
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On April 23 2013 09:23 Levythenobz wrote:
I would like to know what you guys would do in my situation.
I played volleyball at a tournament the whole day saturday and now my lower back is super sore. I did my normal training today and while doing the squat my lower back was really hurting ''sore kinda way''. I went threw the pain but I was wondering if I did the right thing. I didn't go threw my deadlift set thought because I wanted your opinions beforehand.
Thanks!
IMO, if it's a healthy soreness there isn't a problem. A sharp or burning type of pain would be quite bad though, you were likely fine, but better safe than sorry 
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On April 23 2013 06:13 Fwmeh wrote:
I have a question about low bar squats. For the last couple of weeks I have felt as though the bar might start to slide during descent, should I just chalk the bar + shoulders? I guess I should have paid attention to if the knurling was worn, but I haven't.
If it helps, and that does the fix, do it. But the bar shouldn't be in a position to slide down IMO... Are you supporting any of the weight with your arms? If yes, then you should see about fixing it asap. I had a problem where I supported some of the weight with my elbows (Though I still don't know how) and it gave me pain and I had to change the way I squat.
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Alright got hydrogen peroxide for the first time as my contact solution and as a total noob I treated it like any other solution and put it right back in my eye without letting the peroxide neutralize in the case. So my right eye is a bright red fireball of misery, it's not THAT bad tho since I flushed it out immediately.
i just had my father go out to buy me a regular bottle of solution because I want to try rinsing out the peroxide so that I can wear my contacts for now (glasses are broken) and then let it sit in the peroxide overnight. The question is: Will the solution properly rinse out all the peroxide or am I going to stay blind for the next 6 hours?
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On April 23 2013 09:23 Levythenobz wrote:
I would like to know what you guys would do in my situation.
I played volleyball at a tournament the whole day saturday and now my lower back is super sore. I did my normal training today and while doing the squat my lower back was really hurting ''sore kinda way''. I went threw the pain but I was wondering if I did the right thing. I didn't go threw my deadlift set thought because I wanted your opinions beforehand.
Thanks!
Honestly if you take an extra rest day or two here and there because you feel overworked or tired it's fine.
Just don't make skipping a day a habit
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On March 29 2013 04:32 randommuch wrote:
Hey TL,
So as of now I'm 5'8" and 150 lbs; don't have an abnormally large frame but my shoulders are a lot broader than most my height. By the start of June I'm trying to get to 140 lbs as I figure that's an ok goal for someone my size (looking for a more lean look than muscular). I've been doing 30-60 minutes of cardio at least 3-4 times a week on top of skating a couple miles a day along with keeping my calorie intake somewhere between 1500-1800 each day.
My problem is though I can't seem to lose any more weight. I've been stuck at 150 for around a week, week and a half now.
Should I cut out more calories? My diet consists of a whole wheat bagels with cream cheese, a bowl of whole grain oat cereal with hemp seed in it (yay for complete proteins), a lot of variety of fruits, some veggies, and some orange juice thrown in there for when I start getting sick of water. Occasionally I'll switch something out with a bowl of oatmeal or a whole wheat pb&j but it's a rarity.
Any ideas on how to get that last 10 lbs gone? I can't personally see any thing wrong with what I'm eating or doing but I'm open to anyone's dietary/exercise expertise.
I think your diet is fine so long as you aren't eating too much or too little. However, I am the type who likes to have 70% of my caloric intake as carbohydrate. Remeber this: fats burn in a carbohydrate flame. If you look through the metabolic process you can see this for yourself. The only bad carbohydrate is a simple carb (sugars). Whole wheat and oats are fantastic. DO NOT cut calories to the point of entering a starvation state. I think if you do some type of body weight-cardio routine (like Insanity) you will lose some additional weight. I read that you don't want a muscular look; although, you sometimes MUST increase some muscle mass to up your resting metabolic rate and a body weight routine will not let you bulk up.
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IMO, if it's a healthy soreness there isn't a problem. A sharp or burning type of pain would be quite bad though, you were likely fine, but better safe than sorry
Honestly if you take an extra rest day or two here and there because you feel overworked or tired it's fine.
Just don't make skipping a day a habit
Thanks for the info. I didn't want to skip this training because I skipped the last one (before the tournament) but I'll be more mindful of my body in the future.
oh and fyi Eshlow, my shoulder is getting better and better, not 100% yet but it's improving (to be honest I'm not doing the rehab 3x a week like I should but it's still helping tremendously)
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so this week i found out a bunch of stuff. Stronglifts wants low bar squats while ive been doing high bar for the past few weeks x_x...
Im really inflexible but a guy at the gym helped me out with what I need to stretch and tighten as a warm up before each session.
I have a hard time doing actual rows because I can't keep my back straight while remaining parallel to the floor (probably due to my poor flexibility..)
I had the guy critique most of my form and pretty much I have to become much more flexible and mobile with all my joints, etc.
also almost all my grips have been too wide :s...
bleh. I don't know what to do now.
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On April 26 2013 07:37 Kenpachi wrote:
so this week i found out a bunch of stuff. Stronglifts wants low bar squats while ive been doing high bar for the past few weeks x_x...
Im really inflexible but a guy at the gym helped me out with what I need to stretch and tighten as a warm up before each session.
I have a hard time doing actual rows because I can't keep my back straight while remaining parallel to the floor (probably due to my poor flexibility..)
I had the guy critique most of my form and pretty much I have to become much more flexible and mobile with all my joints, etc.
also almost all my grips have been too wide :s...
bleh. I don't know what to do now.
High bar squats are fine, don't worry about it (i prefer them). The difficulty in rows is probably from a core strength deficiency. Just keep working. Doesn't sound like you have any major problems, don't get discouraged.
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On April 26 2013 07:37 Kenpachi wrote:
so this week i found out a bunch of stuff. Stronglifts wants low bar squats while ive been doing high bar for the past few weeks x_x...
Im really inflexible but a guy at the gym helped me out with what I need to stretch and tighten as a warm up before each session.
I have a hard time doing actual rows because I can't keep my back straight while remaining parallel to the floor (probably due to my poor flexibility..)
I had the guy critique most of my form and pretty much I have to become much more flexible and mobile with all my joints, etc.
also almost all my grips have been too wide :s...
bleh. I don't know what to do now.
for recreational lifters such as us it doesnt matter much if you do high or low bar squat imo and its only logical that you dont get everything right at the beginning. but good technique is very important so dont feel bad if you spend some time really focusing on that in the beginning. we are happy to critique your form if you post some videos
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Okay I have a question. I want hot sexy gay abs and I'm just wondering what the best direct ab exercise is? This guy seems to like feet elevated bosu ball push ups (At least for "core training"): http://www.t-nation.com/readArticle.do?id=1705159&cr=performanceTraining
I'm interested in working them directly no more than twice a week. I was thinking something simple like weighted crunches and side bridges. Any suggestions? (And yes I already do starting strength stuff and take care of myself in the kitchen).
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I do ab-wheel rollouts and l-sits for abs primarily.
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