On April 10 2014 10:48 GoTuNk! wrote: OHP 75kgx2x7(PR), 75x3 (PR) PBN 40kgx10x4 (PR)
Upper body keeps getting stronger, skipped front squats cause I'm a pussy and worry about my knees.
Do you have a broken bone or a visible muscle tear??? Just kidding, no shame in being wise / listening to your body or just taking unnecessary risks.
Training around shit instead of skipping out on lifting. That's the way you get PRs!
I'm surprised at that OHP though. It's still impressive - I've only ever seen two or three guys put up more than a plate, but with your bench and core strength I thought it would be higher. Is it not a lift you've spent much time on, or is it just something that's personally challenging to you, or what?
On April 09 2014 05:03 Grobyc wrote: So I hurt myself somehow yesterday on my last rep of my last set of shoulder dumbbell press at the gym. Did 50x10 -> 55x9 -> 55x8 and on that last rep I felt a small jolt of pain at the base of my neck on the left-ish side, extending halfway up my neck. I've probably never pushed out a rep that hard on that exercise before. My form was perfectly normal and I've never had anything like that happen before. Immediately after I got up my neck felt stiff and pained me every time I twisted or move it more than an inch.
I told myself that I'd go in to the clinic today if it didn't feel better after a night's rest and it feels more or less the same, maybe a tiny bit better, but not by much. So I think I'm gonna go in this afternoon and see what they say. It feels reminiscent of when I spontaneously had a muscle spasm in my neck which was easily the most painful thing I've ever experienced. Doesn't quite as much as that, but a similar area and type of pain.
I didn't bother posting in the injuries thread because I'm going in to the clinic anyways and just wanted some general thoughts
To followup on this,
I felt a lot better yesterday afternoon before heading into town and didn't end up going to the clinic. Took a couple ibuprofen as well and the pain felt 80%+ gone. Woke up today and it's damn near 100% gone. Went to the gym and no problems at all.
Progress pics Here's some progress pics. Been cutting for 5 days now, just gonna say fuck it and bulk again on monday. My photography skills and flexing are atrocious in the front pics, but I think I made some decent progress. 91.9kg in the pics.
On April 10 2014 10:48 GoTuNk! wrote: OHP 75kgx2x7(PR), 75x3 (PR) PBN 40kgx10x4 (PR)
Upper body keeps getting stronger, skipped front squats cause I'm a pussy and worry about my knees.
Do you have a broken bone or a visible muscle tear??? Just kidding, no shame in being wise / listening to your body or just taking unnecessary risks.
Training around shit instead of skipping out on lifting. That's the way you get PRs!
I'm surprised at that OHP though. It's still impressive - I've only ever seen two or three guys put up more than a plate, but with your bench and core strength I thought it would be higher. Is it not a lift you've spent much time on, or is it just something that's personally challenging to you, or what?
I used to be bad at overhead press and beyond atrocious at PBN (I had to start with the bar, 30kg hurt my shoulders too much) prolly because I used to bench only until I hit 133kg, because of my technique it doesn't hit shoulders that much; they always hurt though because they were weak, now that I've progressed (abit) this doesn't happen anymore, 75kg was my 1RM.
On April 10 2014 10:48 GoTuNk! wrote: OHP 75kgx2x7(PR), 75x3 (PR) PBN 40kgx10x4 (PR)
Upper body keeps getting stronger, skipped front squats cause I'm a pussy and worry about my knees.
Do you have a broken bone or a visible muscle tear??? Just kidding, no shame in being wise / listening to your body or just taking unnecessary risks.
Training around shit instead of skipping out on lifting. That's the way you get PRs!
I'm surprised at that OHP though. It's still impressive - I've only ever seen two or three guys put up more than a plate, but with your bench and core strength I thought it would be higher. Is it not a lift you've spent much time on, or is it just something that's personally challenging to you, or what?
I used to be bad at overhead press and beyond atrocious at PBN (I had to start with the bar, 30kg hurt my shoulders too much) prolly because I used to bench only until I hit 133kg, because of my technique it doesn't hit shoulders that much; they always hurt though because they were weak, now that I've progressed (abit) this doesn't happen anymore, 75kg was my 1RM.
On March 22 2014 08:58 Topin wrote: eating 1500 (aprox) calories a day for little more than a week... i just want to eat a complete KFC *sigh* also im taking more time to recover T_______T
week 2: another week... not visible results yet.
about diet: getting used to the deficit (1500 aprox) im eating more fruits in the nights. boiled eggs almost every day, meat/fish and veggies for protein. for carbs i mainly go for potatos, trying to avoid rice b/c of the calories in comparison. if i want to feel full broccoli man, that shit is massive and almost no calories.
about gym: time of recovery longer, i feel tired more time after every session. cant add more weight so im trying to maintain my currents lifts. personal victory: dips 3x5 completed =D
mind: im getting tired and having doubts.
week 3: down 2.5kg aprox....78kg now aprox
diet: same thing. not taking breakfast. having a light lunch and eating to complete my calories intake at night. still at 1500
gym: barely keeping my lifts. changed my grip to mixed in DL and scored a PR 180kg i dont think im going to add weight.
mind: hard to keep motivated T_T
week 4: 77kg started training bjj again, just going one or two days a week, learning how to balance weights and bjj. fucking fat in my lower belly just doesnt go T_T starting to doubt if i had muscle behind the fat.
diet: im used now to the diet (1500 +/- 100 calories).
gym: squat: 160kg, decided to deload to prevent injuries.
On April 10 2014 10:48 GoTuNk! wrote: OHP 75kgx2x7(PR), 75x3 (PR) PBN 40kgx10x4 (PR)
Upper body keeps getting stronger, skipped front squats cause I'm a pussy and worry about my knees.
Do you have a broken bone or a visible muscle tear??? Just kidding, no shame in being wise / listening to your body or just taking unnecessary risks.
Training around shit instead of skipping out on lifting. That's the way you get PRs!
I'm surprised at that OHP though. It's still impressive - I've only ever seen two or three guys put up more than a plate, but with your bench and core strength I thought it would be higher. Is it not a lift you've spent much time on, or is it just something that's personally challenging to you, or what?
I used to be bad at overhead press and beyond atrocious at PBN (I had to start with the bar, 30kg hurt my shoulders too much) prolly because I used to bench only until I hit 133kg, because of my technique it doesn't hit shoulders that much; they always hurt though because they were weak, now that I've progressed (abit) this doesn't happen anymore, 75kg was my 1RM.
Pulled a rep PR on deadlift today, and it felt easy - probably could have gone for two more, muscle wise, but I'd drank too much water/had too many stimulants and felt nauseous.
Then I fell down the stairs walking out of the gym. Seriously who builds a weight room on a second floor?
I went to a gym out of town last week when visiting my dad+stepmom and the weight room was on the second floor as well. It was kind of a maze to get there too, really horrible place for a gym lol
Managed to find a paragliding school where I can get my license in a city that has one of my gym franchises too. Perfect. Vacation starting tomorrow, the next two weeks will be spent eating a lot, flying all day and gym after lunch in between. Not expecting to break any PRs but it would be nice if I can maintain most over the vacation.
After that it looks grim - Mon-Fri grind work in Greece with 0 free time only to arrive home dead tired Friday night. Hope I can get at least one good workout in on the weekend.
On April 10 2014 10:48 GoTuNk! wrote: OHP 75kgx2x7(PR), 75x3 (PR) PBN 40kgx10x4 (PR)
Upper body keeps getting stronger, skipped front squats cause I'm a pussy and worry about my knees.
Do you have a broken bone or a visible muscle tear??? Just kidding, no shame in being wise / listening to your body or just taking unnecessary risks.
Training around shit instead of skipping out on lifting. That's the way you get PRs!
I'm surprised at that OHP though. It's still impressive - I've only ever seen two or three guys put up more than a plate, but with your bench and core strength I thought it would be higher. Is it not a lift you've spent much time on, or is it just something that's personally challenging to you, or what?
I used to be bad at overhead press and beyond atrocious at PBN (I had to start with the bar, 30kg hurt my shoulders too much) prolly because I used to bench only until I hit 133kg, because of my technique it doesn't hit shoulders that much; they always hurt though because they were weak, now that I've progressed (abit) this doesn't happen anymore, 75kg was my 1RM.
On April 12 2014 02:15 zatic wrote: Managed to find a paragliding school where I can get my license in a city that has one of my gym franchises too. Perfect. Vacation starting tomorrow, the next two weeks will be spent eating a lot, flying all day and gym after lunch in between. Not expecting to break any PRs but it would be nice if I can maintain most over the vacation.
After that it looks grim - Mon-Fri grind work in Greece with 0 free time only to arrive home dead tired Friday night. Hope I can get at least one good workout in on the weekend.
Didn't you fuck your leg up by paragliding? You bettah be caaarefuuul!
On April 12 2014 04:22 mordek wrote: Anyone have the outside of your pinkie fingers get really cold like there's no circulation after lifting? Or know why?
No, I'd just say in general. I'd guess if I didn't do any barbell/dumbbell work it wouldn't happen. I'll notice it while I do heavy dumbbells during the workout.
The more I think about it I think I experience this most of the time but its more noticeable after lifting.
That sounds mildly troubling; have you informed your doctor? It is very likely nothing but odd sensations of cold/tingling can indicate a variety of nerve issues. The fact that it involves the pinky would lead me to believe that your ulnar nerve might be trapped or irritated somewhere along your arm. Take a rolling pin or something similar to your arm and see if you can't trigger the sensations that way.
The long and short of it is that you should talk to a doctor.
On April 12 2014 05:05 farvacola wrote: That sounds mildly troubling; have you informed your doctor? It is very likely nothing but odd sensations of cold/tingling can indicate a variety of nerve issues. The fact that it involves the pinky would lead me to believe that your ulnar nerve might be trapped or irritated somewhere along your arm. Take a rolling pin or something similar to your arm and see if you can't trigger the sensations that way.
The long and short of it is that you should talk to a doctor.
Ok yeah this crossed my mind. I used to have some bad wrist pain that cleared up with some nerve gliding like 2 years ago. I'll ask my doc about it.
I should add it's not a cold sensation, the outside of my pinky fingers are literally colder.
This was my "goal" weekend. Made some significant progress, but since I can't ever make up my mind I didn't hit 200 lbs, and I didn't hit my lift goals. Still pretty happy with where I am, stayed around the same weight (192, give or take 4 lbs for water) but got a bit leaner. Added weight to every lift, though not as much as I wanted. I think I'm going to wait until the 6 month mark when everyone else is posting progress pics to put them up, especially since my phone doesn't currently have an SD card, so it can't take pics.
I should be able to hit the numbers I had for now by June. 6 months instead of 4 - not a big deal in the long term imo. I knew they were a reach when I wrote them.