EPTFitness Questions & Answers - Page 164
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mordek
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micronesia
United States24719 Posts
I'm going to avoid doing most of the arm/shoulder exercises I was doing because it seems like I was hurting my right shoulder pretty badly, and I'm not sure exactly from what. I'm going to rely on pushups pretty much exclusively as the method of improving my pushups, and do the same thing with situps. I still plan to do squats though because they haven't been giving me any trouble. Once I'm 100% sure my shoulder is better I'm also going to try doing deadlifts for the first time. | ||
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decafchicken
United States20063 Posts
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micronesia
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decafchicken
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micronesia
United States24719 Posts
BTW I was forced to walk a lot in DC in my dress shoes and... I didn't realize the shoes rub against the back of my feet (I normally only wear them for standing around at formal parties). I kinda rubbed off the skin behind my ankle so I'm taking a few days off from running! | ||
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Najda
United States3765 Posts
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micronesia
United States24719 Posts
On November 01 2013 09:21 Najda wrote: Since this is in the sports section now, is it still specifically fitness q&a? If so, a title change should probably happen for clarity sake. I renamed it... if someone has a suggestion for a better name let me know. | ||
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Najda
United States3765 Posts
On November 01 2013 10:25 micronesia wrote: I renamed it... if someone has a suggestion for a better name let me know. That's exactly what I was thinking, couldn't think of anything better. | ||
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Earll
Norway847 Posts
On October 30 2013 22:39 Najda wrote: I agree with Snuggles you should probably deload. It's okay if it feels heavy, it should, but if your form is suffering then you are much more prone to injury which is a much larger setback than any deload would be. Don't worry about DL being lower than your squat, the comparisons only are relevant when you'v started plateauing in the lifts. Yeah I know the deadlift is 10kg lower because it started 10kg lower (both started at same, do them every work out, and go up 2.5 kg per work out) How much of a de-load should I do\how do I do that? Just put my lifts back to like 90~95 kg and start doing 2.5 increments from there again, doing everything else normally? | ||
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
On November 04 2013 05:28 Earll wrote: Yeah I know the deadlift is 10kg lower because it started 10kg lower (both started at same, do them every work out, and go up 2.5 kg per work out) How much of a de-load should I do\how do I do that? Just put my lifts back to like 90~95 kg and start doing 2.5 increments from there again, doing everything else normally? If you're following a LP program (SS, SL, or anything similar) then resets are really easy. If you "miss" the lift (which you can really define however you want, whether that's not getting the reps, or it's having really ugly form such that you feel the reps don't count) you repeat the weight next workout. If it still doesn't work, you give it one more chance. After "three strikes" you're out, and you reset the weight (only on that specific lift) by taking off 10-15% (so go back to 85-90kg) and start over again from there, adding weight as you regularly would during each workout. If you keep doing this for a long enough time, and assuming you have no preexisting injuries, form problems, or a really weird body type, you'll balance out your lifts more or less - you're going to need to reset less often on your deadlift than your squat, for example, so no matter the starting points it will work itself out. This is all in the SS book. | ||
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Zafrumi
Switzerland1272 Posts
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micronesia
United States24719 Posts
On November 07 2013 01:52 Zafrumi wrote: I have a question about stretching: when is the best time to stretch? is it ok to stretch after strength training (some guy at the gym told me not to), or should I do it beforehand or even only on offdays? I've heard not to stretch before strength training; stretch after, and/or on off days. | ||
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skindzer
Chile5114 Posts
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Najda
United States3765 Posts
On November 07 2013 02:03 micronesia wrote: My elbow hurts when I do pushups right now. I haven't really done much in a few days that could be a cause. What do I do? What part of your elbow? It's likely either 'tennis elbow' or 'golfers elbow', I've forgotten the technical terms, but look it up and see if you identify with either one. I've recently been getting over my golfer's elbow due to holding pads incorrectly in kickboxing, but it was just mild pain so all I did was a massage whenever I felt pain and corrected my technique and it was fine. | ||
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micronesia
United States24719 Posts
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Najda
United States3765 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.atlantasportsmedicine.com/orthopedic/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/golfer_elbow-296x300.jpg) Is this the area you are feeling pain? | ||
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micronesia
United States24719 Posts
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Najda
United States3765 Posts
On November 07 2013 04:45 micronesia wrote: Najda, it is hard to tell because that photo is shown from the front, and I feel it more in the back. I just tried a few more pushups and it didn't seem to bother me though so hopefully it just went away. I remembered I actually did play tennis a few days ago, but we just screwed around... didn't play a whole lot, and I only use my left hand for backhands, so I don't know if that is actually an explanation. If the problem persists I'll let you know. One of the causes for golfer's elbow is forcing your wrist back in an unnatural manner, which tennis could be the cause of. Just take it easy and be mindful of that and the pain should go away. | ||
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
On November 07 2013 01:52 Zafrumi wrote: I have a question about stretching: when is the best time to stretch? is it ok to stretch after strength training (some guy at the gym told me not to), or should I do it beforehand or even only on offdays? Yoga in the morning before you shower is the best thing I ever started doing. Also consider gentle static stretching after your workout if you have time, or before bed, but then be careful it's not intense enough to wake you up. | ||
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