Teamliquid Health and Fitness Initiative for 2014 - Page 108

On July 23 2014 09:47 IgnE wrote:


You know when I was in college I just read T-Nation forums and went to the gym to lift heavy things. I don't recommend reading the T-Nation forums, but you are stressing out about the wrong things. Body recomp is 80% diet and 20% training. If you aren't eating enough food and getting enough protein it doesn't really matter what specific training protocol you are using to progress on your squat.

Programming is really overrated for people who aren't already really strong. Consistency, intensity, and diet far outweigh other factors.

On July 23 2014 10:33 wizard944 wrote:
Hey TL, I've been getting into lifting a lot this summer and I've really noticed a lot of great effects of it in my everyday life!

however, today, while doing cleans, my left anterior deltoid started hurting a lot while I was in the rack position. it's more of a pulled muscle kind of hurt, not a soreness kind of hurt, so I stopped my workout immediately. it's gotten a little better since I've rested it the remainder of today, and some quick internet research seems to point to a mild rotator cuff injury that should get better by itself in the next day or so of relaxing, but I was wondering if anyone had had similar problems and whether there are any technique issues associated with this kind of injury. One of my friends said I might be pulling with my arms too soon instead of waiting for the full triple extension, so that's one posssibility, but is there anything else? Thanks!

On July 24 2014 19:05 solidbebe wrote:
My advice would be to go to a doctor because you sound pretty sick (as in long term stuff) but youve done that already.. Perhaps you could look for some kind of specialist instead of a general doctor?

On July 24 2014 20:14 Osmoses wrote:
Spent all day yesterday on a golf course. This past week has hit record heat, clear blue skies. I feel like shit today, dizzy and nauseated.

On July 24 2014 19:29 MtlGuitarist97 wrote:
WebMD gives a wide range of condition possibilities for your symptoms. Taking a quick look at a couple of the conditions, I say that these are some important questions:

1.) Is your body absorbing food (and micronutrients) correctly? You could be anemic if your body isn't absorbing iron correctly.

2.) Are you depressed in any way?

3.) Are you on any medications that may thin your blood (including aspirin)?

4.) When's the last time you got your blood tested? Have you ever had any insulin resistance? History of hypertension in your family?

5.) Any unknown allergies possibly?

Some of the less-likely possibilities are incredibly severe, but it seems like you'd have more symptoms if it was really something bad.

On July 24 2014 22:28 Najda wrote:
@Zatic What have you been doing programmingwise? Have you incorperated any deload weeks into your training?

On July 25 2014 02:51 GoTuNk! wrote:


I'm quite sure you don't get mutiple nose bleeds from "overtraining"

On July 25 2014 03:20 phyre112 wrote:


Some people (me) are just prone to nosebleeds. I get them every couple days during the winter, any time I do a long, low intensity cardio session for a couple days a row in the summer (like playing basketball every day for a couple days) and any time I'm dehydrated.

My first guess would have been some kind of vitamin deficiency. Are you getting much variety in your diet, or are you eating mostly the same things every day? Again though, that likely would have shown up in the bloodwork.

On July 24 2014 18:54 zatic wrote:
Fuck, something is really wrong with me.

So, some data over the past 2 months:

Squat: 100kg 5-5-5 -> 100kg 5-3-2
Bench: 95kg 5-5-5 -> 90kg 5-5-4
DL: 132.5 5x -> 132.5 4x
Front Squat: 80kg 5-5-5 -> 90kg 5-5-5
OHP: 62.5kg 5-5-5 -> 62.5kg 4-4-3

Most of those are well off my all time PRs.

In general during workout I feel incredibly weak. A single heavy set exhausts me like never before. Most of the time I am breathing heavily and seeing spots halfway through my workout.

Recovery also takes longer than ever before. It's Thursday now and my legs are still completely wrecked from front squats and DL on Monday. Same happens to my shoulders and chest after I manage to bench heavy - can't do anything close to my usual dips 2 days later. Again, this is not something that happened to me ever before, even when I was living a far less healthy life style.

I have maintained my all time high bodyweight (74kg) throughout that time. I am tracking calories and checking Protein intake.

I sleep 7+ hours a night. When I don't have an early start I don't even set an alarm during the week, and usually wake up after 7:30h.

More stuff that has me concerned:

I wake up feeling like total crap. Usually after a workout day and a good night sleep I would feel amazing - now I feel like I was hungover.

I have elevated blood pressure (90-140 instead of 80-120), and an elevated resting pulse (60+ when 50-55 is my norm).
(Possibly) as a result I have nose bleeding several times a day, especially during exercise. This is more an annoyance, however I had to stop benching before because blood was running into my throat. And of course it seems to be a sign that something is off with me.

I have been to two different doctors three times, but so far all they can tell me is the symptoms I just described. Both docs inquired if I am experiencing a lot of stress work wise; but I am really not. I was stressed out after the breakup from my GF more than 2 months ago, but now from all I can tell about myself I have put that behind me, and apart from being frustrated about my physical performance I feel mentally fine.

I have no idea if any of you can help me, if not this is just a rant about feeling like my body is leaking life energy somewhere and I can't seem to find the problem.