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On January 08 2014 05:27 Volband wrote:Damn, I strained my left biceps.  It always felt shit when I was doing barbell curves; I had strange and quite bad feelings in my left arm whenever I lowered the weight. What should I do once I recovered? I have the feeling it would just happen again. Also, can I still train my right biceps, or is it a huge no-no?
If you train one side of your body, there is a training effect on the other side still. So if you are injured you can still train the other arm/leg/side. The circulatory system connects all.
But do what decaf said. Stop focusing on bicep curls.
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Hit 205 lbs on clean triples today! First time since last February I have hit 200 
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Wow, looking at peoples goals here makes me feel like such a weakling. I have a long way to go in 2014, but everyone has to start somewhere I guess.
I also have a problem which has been bugging me recently, and was hoping I could get some answer from here. When I'm doing my dumbbell curls, I often get a pain in my hands, it seems like some kind of blood flow problem where my hands will start to sting, forcing me to stop the exercise even though my biceps aren't feeling any stress. Has anyone ever experienced this or knows what it is/how to fix it? Thanks.
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Highbar squats are like night and day difference from low bar it seems... I hit 105 kg on low bar at the end of last year, switched to high bar. I did 90 kg today, 4 sets of 3 and one set of 4 (4th rep not ideal). Really trying to put my whole hips into it... it's tough. Feels a lot cleaner than low bar squats, though.
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On January 08 2014 10:01 Elerris wrote:
Wow, looking at peoples goals here makes me feel like such a weakling. I have a long way to go in 2014, but everyone has to start somewhere I guess.
I also have a problem which has been bugging me recently, and was hoping I could get some answer from here. When I'm doing my dumbbell curls, I often get a pain in my hands, it seems like some kind of blood flow problem where my hands will start to sting, forcing me to stop the exercise even though my biceps aren't feeling any stress. Has anyone ever experienced this or knows what it is/how to fix it? Thanks.
your forearms are weaker than your biceps
I still remember the first time I deadlifted, 3-4 years ago, 50kgx5 and it was a max effort
I've "only" gained 20 pounds since then, and now I can do 200kgx5. It's just hard and constant work and eating lots of meat
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Craigslist post for a squat rack and 270lb of weights for $100. Already sold
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On January 08 2014 23:51 mordek wrote:Craigslist post for a squat rack and 270lb of weights for $100. Already sold
I know dat feel bro. .
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I'm not sure where I'd fit it in the house but even just weights is worth.
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Sucks mordek
On January 08 2014 23:31 GoTuNk! wrote:Show nested quote +On January 08 2014 10:01 Elerris wrote:
Wow, looking at peoples goals here makes me feel like such a weakling. I have a long way to go in 2014, but everyone has to start somewhere I guess.
I also have a problem which has been bugging me recently, and was hoping I could get some answer from here. When I'm doing my dumbbell curls, I often get a pain in my hands, it seems like some kind of blood flow problem where my hands will start to sting, forcing me to stop the exercise even though my biceps aren't feeling any stress. Has anyone ever experienced this or knows what it is/how to fix it? Thanks. your forearms are weaker than your biceps I still remember the first time I deadlifted, 3-4 years ago, 50kgx5 and it was a max effort I've "only" gained 20 pounds since then, and now I can do 200kgx5. It's just hard and constant work and eating lots of meat
Bullshit. You can do 200kgx20.
On January 08 2014 11:13 SoleSteeler wrote:
Highbar squats are like night and day difference from low bar it seems... I hit 105 kg on low bar at the end of last year, switched to high bar. I did 90 kg today, 4 sets of 3 and one set of 4 (4th rep not ideal). Really trying to put my whole hips into it... it's tough. Feels a lot cleaner than low bar squats, though.
Yeah i had to take like a 50 pound deload on my squat when i switched to highbar. Feels so much better though and I'm much stronger now.
On January 08 2014 10:01 Elerris wrote:
Wow, looking at peoples goals here makes me feel like such a weakling. I have a long way to go in 2014, but everyone has to start somewhere I guess.
I also have a problem which has been bugging me recently, and was hoping I could get some answer from here. When I'm doing my dumbbell curls, I often get a pain in my hands, it seems like some kind of blood flow problem where my hands will start to sting, forcing me to stop the exercise even though my biceps aren't feeling any stress. Has anyone ever experienced this or knows what it is/how to fix it? Thanks.
Same thing i said earlier applies here:
On January 08 2014 05:33 decafchicken wrote:
Not to sound like a broken record, but this is another reason we all keep telling you the same thing. Stick to a basic compound barbell lifting plan that has been proven to work for decades (starting strength or stronglifts 5x5). You'll build a solid foundation of muscle, bone, and connective tissue (joints) so that for example if you want to go into body building and do a bunch of bicep curls your body will have the capacity to do a lot and get more gains out of them instead of ending up with injuries.
(like gotunk said, you have muscular imbalances, can be corrected by doing compound exercises)
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Will post training goals and such soon. Gotta get a big exam done (clinical examinations for the semester long surgery rotation) on friday followed by a snowboarding trip over the weekend.
This shit has really gotten out of hand.
Glad to see you all getting better.
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On January 08 2014 11:13 SoleSteeler wrote:
Highbar squats are like night and day difference from low bar it seems... I hit 105 kg on low bar at the end of last year, switched to high bar. I did 90 kg today, 4 sets of 3 and one set of 4 (4th rep not ideal). Really trying to put my whole hips into it... it's tough. Feels a lot cleaner than low bar squats, though.
Yup. I got up to 275lbx5 on low bar and now I'm up to 335lb with high bar got stronger and I can squat much more frequently now without injury.
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Yesterday at the gym there were two new year resolutioners in full newly purchased never-used gear complete with bandanas that did an exercise I've never seen before.
They had taken one of the foam rollers and, rather than rolling on it, they did supersets between their leaning-slightly-backwards-with-a-rope-pulling-themselves-upright where they would just sit on it, like one would a log in a slow moving river, raising their hands and feet just above the surface and holding their balance as they gently bobbed downstream, taking care not to get wet.
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On January 09 2014 20:40 Pandemona wrote:Hey Guys  Just thought id post what work out i have been doing and a new one that i have just started in 2014. Basically what i was doing is a random workout 4 times a week of; 15minute cycle on exercise bike followed by either 60 sit ups or a dumbell work out involving 8 different sets of workout. But i recently after reading a blog post by tree.hugger on Team Liquid added this amazing 7minute workout routine instead 4 x a week after my 15minute cycle. I also do a mini dumbell workout now on a sunday to help keep muscles even more toned. Heres a link to the 7minute workout you can literally do in front of your computer! You literally just do each step for 30secondsd at a time. It is hard work though! Wall Sit and Push Ups with Rotate are very hard  I have now mastered them though and can do all for 30seconds with no issue now, HOWEVER boy do you feel it haha. http://www.7-min.com/Heres an image of the workout routine; + Show Spoiler +
Do you have access to a gym with barbells? If "keeping your muscles toned" is a goal, then you probably want to add more muscle. You're not going to gain much mass doing a circuit training thing a few times a week (no progressive overload there)
But if your goal is just to be in better overall shape from a conditioning standpoint, then that seems like a reasonable workout
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Charlie Sheens House51484 Posts
Yeah that exactly all im doing is just toning up. I meant even more toned as from the circuit training exercise. Because that can give all i need and a bit more.
I haven't got the balanced of diets to get a proper diet organized to help with proper stuff like muscle toning. I prefer an all round decent body to just big arms and legs or saink xD
No disrespect to anyone who does of course, just my personal opinion.
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Do you know what you're saying when you say "muscle toning"?
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On January 10 2014 00:34 marvellosity wrote:
Do you know what you're saying when you say "muscle toning"?
That's when you move your muscles around til they're in harmony right?
Wait fuck that's muscle tuning.
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Charlie Sheens House51484 Posts
Well in a health and fitness thread i wouldn't seem to think people would be jumping on Muscle Toning as body building 0.O
So yes muscle toning is just exercising your muscles and getting them stronger.
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Whenever a person says that they want to “tone up,” they’re actually saying that they want to be able to see their muscle better than they currently do.
And to accomplish that, it will always be a matter of doing one of the following:
Losing the fat that is covering your muscles.
Building some more muscle.
A combination of both.
All through steady exercise
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Most of us (well at least I do) hate the word 'tone' because it's usually used by a bunch of women fitness magazines that tell you you're going to look better but you won't get a bunch of scary looking muscles (apparently women think this could happen at any moment of touching a weight) by doing some magic workout where you twirl around a 2lb dumbbell standing on a bosu ball. I think I mostly hate it because it implies that you're avoiding adding significant muscle mass, as if it could happen by accident when in reality it takes a lot of fucking work.
The reason the above workout would give you any results at all is because of the 'novice effect' where basically going from doing nothing to doing literally anything will show you results. What you're not going to see is continued results and improvements as you keep on doing it. If you're cool with that then sweet, but most people get frustrated and give up once they stop seeing results from doing the same thing. Also usually along with routines like that the nutrition part is left out and there is usually a varying degree if misinformation mixed in.
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Ate food to my "comfort level" yesterday, where I was never actually hungry, and was actually quite full after my last meal of the day.
1600 calories. And 500 of those were liquid.
3600 for me to gain 1lb/week. FML. But seriously how do people get overweight?
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