On February 17 2017 15:23 IgnE wrote: just buy some bands, barbells destroy your joints
Thanks IgnE, I'll look into that. Do you have a brand you recommend?
I'm quite worried about the UV degradation of the bands, as it's a bit of hassle to keep them in an unlit environment. What ratio of tannins, resins, and alkaloids should the latex have to keep the photodegradation to a minimum? I'm also quite worried about the creep properties of the material, nothing worse than having a band elongate on you over time.
If I'm squatting and afterward one of my legs feels more sore, is that generally because I'm putting more weight on one leg, or could it possibly be okay form but one of my legs is weaker? I feel like my left leg is stronger but I come out with my right leg significantly more sore every time, and I feel like maybe I'm doing too much weight and my form is bad/sagging to the right.
On February 17 2017 18:45 Aerisky wrote: If I'm squatting and afterward one of my legs feels more sore, is that generally because I'm putting more weight on one leg, or could it possibly be okay form but one of my legs is weaker? I feel like my left leg is stronger but I come out with my right leg significantly more sore every time, and I feel like maybe I'm doing too much weight and my form is bad/sagging to the right.
You can do 1 leg excersizes to try and catch up the lagging leg such as lunges or single leg squats and start with the weaker leg and dont do more on the stronger leg than you can on the weaker.
Thats what ive heard and ive tried doing the same for my arms but one arm is still stronger than the other so idk xD
On February 17 2017 08:13 FFGenerations wrote: btw "Vitamin D cures colds" is the 3rd most trending thing on my Facebook all day rip everyone who casually brushed aside my avidness
No, it doesn't. Your facebook feed is tied to your search history, that's why they call it an echo chamber.
Don't get me wrong, Vitamin D is great. It does a lot of important stuff, and it does generally support your immune system but it is not a miracle cure.
On February 17 2017 15:23 IgnE wrote: just buy some bands, barbells destroy your joints
Thanks IgnE, I'll look into that. Do you have a brand you recommend?
I'm quite worried about the UV degradation of the bands, as it's a bit of hassle to keep them in an unlit environment. What ratio of tannins, resins, and alkaloids should the latex have to keep the photodegradation to a minimum? I'm also quite worried about the creep properties of the material, nothing worse than having a band elongate on you over time.
Not that I necessarily agree with IgnE's point, but I believe he studied chemical engineering so you might be barking up the wrong tree.
Recent-ish PRs include a 170 lb OHP and 31 pull-ups in a set. Nothing too exciting for me since the last time I've posted.
On February 17 2017 15:23 IgnE wrote: just buy some bands, barbells destroy your joints
Thanks IgnE, I'll look into that. Do you have a brand you recommend?
I'm quite worried about the UV degradation of the bands, as it's a bit of hassle to keep them in an unlit environment. What ratio of tannins, resins, and alkaloids should the latex have to keep the photodegradation to a minimum? I'm also quite worried about the creep properties of the material, nothing worse than having a band elongate on you over time.
Not that I necessarily agree with IgnE's point, but I believe he studied chemical engineering so you might be barking up the wrong tree.
Recent-ish PRs include a 170 lb OHP and 31 pull-ups in a set. Nothing too exciting for me since the last time I've posted.
On February 17 2017 14:36 FiWiFaKi wrote: Nice job Malinor, what a transformation, I still remember when you were excited about your first pull-up.
My training has been going fairly well still (it's only been like a week since my last update though lol).
I went skiing for 2 days, so I fit my workout right before leaving and right when I came back, I wasn't sure how that kind of activity would affect my lifts, but turns out I was fine, and did the same weights as the week before. I'm just about to start my workout today.
Squats, Pull-ups, OHDP, and skullcrushers are on the menu. My adjustable dumbbells are 5-70lbs, and I could get the 70-90lb expansion kit for $130~, but because I bought a smaller stand, I'd also have to pay some $120 for a stand if I do that. Well, I'm running out of weight to use for some exercises, so I guess I'll be switching to barbell for most of them while I contemplate whether to buy them.
Also, I keep looking at Eleiko steel plates, they're so nice, and I want them, but god damn they are expensive.
One of the local weightlifters works for eleiko. He loaned my gym a few sets of competition bumper plates and prototype barbells (easily 10k worth of equipment) for us to use for the competition we just hosted. It's been so nice, I don't want to give it back We have one set of plates and barbell from the Houston World Weightlifting Championships which is nice but our pendlay bumper plates suckkkk. The pendlay bars are okay. I bought my own DHS bar (got used for $380), another guy has his own Eleiko comp bar, and another girl has her own elieko bar so our club is at least decently equipped.
On February 17 2017 18:45 Aerisky wrote: If I'm squatting and afterward one of my legs feels more sore, is that generally because I'm putting more weight on one leg, or could it possibly be okay form but one of my legs is weaker? I feel like my left leg is stronger but I come out with my right leg significantly more sore every time, and I feel like maybe I'm doing too much weight and my form is bad/sagging to the right.
It could be any number of reasons. I was fairly balanced but I started squatting on my right side do to tightness - it begin working more and then got stronger than my left causing imbalance which just kept making the problem worse.
Keep doing your squats but don't up the weight beyond something you can control, make sure you're consciously staying balanced, feeling the weight in both feet, and driving with both legs. Start adding in pistols (single leg squats) and single leg deadlifts. Lunge type work will also help. Do 5 sets of 10 and see if you notice one side feeling much more difficult. Check some youtube videos for proper form and ways to make the exercises easier (most people can't do proper single leg squats or deadlifts).
On February 17 2017 15:23 IgnE wrote: just buy some bands, barbells destroy your joints
Thanks IgnE, I'll look into that. Do you have a brand you recommend?
I'm quite worried about the UV degradation of the bands, as it's a bit of hassle to keep them in an unlit environment. What ratio of tannins, resins, and alkaloids should the latex have to keep the photodegradation to a minimum? I'm also quite worried about the creep properties of the material, nothing worse than having a band elongate on you over time.
Not that I necessarily agree with IgnE's point, but I believe he studied chemical engineering so you might be barking up the wrong tree.
Recent-ish PRs include a 170 lb OHP and 31 pull-ups in a set. Nothing too exciting for me since the last time I've posted.
It's because it's the third time he's responded in this manner since I've made my opinion here that most people shouldn't be doing dips, as well as giving an overview of a good mentality for functional strength into the future, and avoiding exercises that put large stresses on your joints when there's alternatives that achieve a very similar effect.
On February 17 2017 14:36 FiWiFaKi wrote: Nice job Malinor, what a transformation, I still remember when you were excited about your first pull-up.
My training has been going fairly well still (it's only been like a week since my last update though lol).
I went skiing for 2 days, so I fit my workout right before leaving and right when I came back, I wasn't sure how that kind of activity would affect my lifts, but turns out I was fine, and did the same weights as the week before. I'm just about to start my workout today.
Squats, Pull-ups, OHDP, and skullcrushers are on the menu. My adjustable dumbbells are 5-70lbs, and I could get the 70-90lb expansion kit for $130~, but because I bought a smaller stand, I'd also have to pay some $120 for a stand if I do that. Well, I'm running out of weight to use for some exercises, so I guess I'll be switching to barbell for most of them while I contemplate whether to buy them.
Also, I keep looking at Eleiko steel plates, they're so nice, and I want them, but god damn they are expensive.
One of the local weightlifters works for eleiko. He loaned my gym a few sets of competition bumper plates and prototype barbells (easily 10k worth of equipment) for us to use for the competition we just hosted. It's been so nice, I don't want to give it back We have one set of plates and barbell from the Houston World Weightlifting Championships which is nice but our pendlay bumper plates suckkkk. The pendlay bars are okay. I bought my own DHS bar (got used for $380), another guy has his own Eleiko comp bar, and another girl has her own elieko bar so our club is at least decently equipped.
Yeah, $4,300 USD for a 190kg set of olympic WL set. I've never used them, besides looking amazing. Not as practical for me to buy things so expensive since I would be the only one using them. The other ones I were looking at were:
A bit cheaper, but $885USD for a 358.5 set (which I'd prob get another 2 55lb plates for), which is still like... Quite a bit more than the $220CAD I paid for 300lb of new cast iron plates, and then kijiji for some more. But these look like the most value calibrated plates on the market. The fact that my 45lb plates were off as much as they were was kind of off putting for me, and this kind of stuff would probably be a placebo mainly, but it'd be nice to have.
i wouldn't worry about the bands creeping or getting brittle on you fiwi. very strong people are using them at tensions much higher than you will be for many more stretch cycles than you in hot gyms exposed to the elements. plus they are relatively cheap.
self limiting bands with a smooth force curve are the greatest boon to us longevity seekers
On February 17 2017 08:13 FFGenerations wrote: btw "Vitamin D cures colds" is the 3rd most trending thing on my Facebook all day rip everyone who casually brushed aside my avidness
No, it doesn't. Your facebook feed is tied to your search history, that's why they call it an echo chamber.
Don't get me wrong, Vitamin D is great. It does a lot of important stuff, and it does generally support your immune system but it is not a miracle cure.
On February 17 2017 18:45 Aerisky wrote: If I'm squatting and afterward one of my legs feels more sore, is that generally because I'm putting more weight on one leg, or could it possibly be okay form but one of my legs is weaker? I feel like my left leg is stronger but I come out with my right leg significantly more sore every time, and I feel like maybe I'm doing too much weight and my form is bad/sagging to the right.
You can do 1 leg excersizes to try and catch up the lagging leg such as lunges or single leg squats and start with the weaker leg and dont do more on the stronger leg than you can on the weaker.
Thats what ive heard and ive tried doing the same for my arms but one arm is still stronger than the other so idk xD
Yeah that's a good point. I'm just not sure which leg is the weaker one, shit LOL. Sounds good though, will help to do single leg exercises to make sure they're both getting worked properly.
On February 17 2017 18:45 Aerisky wrote: If I'm squatting and afterward one of my legs feels more sore, is that generally because I'm putting more weight on one leg, or could it possibly be okay form but one of my legs is weaker? I feel like my left leg is stronger but I come out with my right leg significantly more sore every time, and I feel like maybe I'm doing too much weight and my form is bad/sagging to the right.
It could be any number of reasons. I was fairly balanced but I started squatting on my right side do to tightness - it begin working more and then got stronger than my left causing imbalance which just kept making the problem worse.
Keep doing your squats but don't up the weight beyond something you can control, make sure you're consciously staying balanced, feeling the weight in both feet, and driving with both legs. Start adding in pistols (single leg squats) and single leg deadlifts. Lunge type work will also help. Do 5 sets of 10 and see if you notice one side feeling much more difficult. Check some youtube videos for proper form and ways to make the exercises easier (most people can't do proper single leg squats or deadlifts).
Awesome, thanks man! I'll stick with more manageable weights and be more conscientious about form, and also try high reps to check which side feels harder, that makes a lot of sense. Single leg squat/deadlifts sound scary but I'll look them up to figure it out haha
Are there any recommendations for vegan, nut free protein powders? I've asked before but thought I might try again. I'm allergic to dairy, egg, nuts, fish, and shellfish. I can have gluten.
In the past I've tried soy protein which is ostensibly fine, but I drink soy milk, and I hear that in general, too much soy protein isn't great (and that soy protein isn't the best anyway). I've also tried this beef isolate protein that was recommended but it gave me really terrible shitz so I feel like maybe I wasn't absorbing it well. Thanks in advance!
I've found this Vega brand but not sure if it's the best, and there are a bunch of different types so I'm not sure what to do. I realized that my diet doesn't consistently put my macros where I want, hence my interest in a good protein powder.
e: got hooked by what I'm sure is mostly just marketing/branding, and just went with the "sport" variant, will report back at some point
On February 20 2017 07:17 Aerisky wrote: Are there any recommendations for vegan, nut free protein powders? I've asked before but thought I might try again. I'm allergic to dairy, egg, nuts, fish, and shellfish. I can have gluten.
In the past I've tried soy protein which is ostensibly fine, but I drink soy milk, and I hear that in general, too much soy protein isn't great (and that soy protein isn't the best anyway). I've also tried this beef isolate protein that was recommended but it gave me really terrible shitz so I feel like maybe I wasn't absorbing it well. Thanks in advance!
I've found this Vega brand but not sure if it's the best, and there are a bunch of different types so I'm not sure what to do. I realized that my diet doesn't consistently put my macros where I want, hence my interest in a good protein powder.
e: got hooked by what I'm sure is mostly just marketing/branding, and just went with the "sport" variant, will report back at some point
Yeah I think that powder has hemp and pumpkin seed or something. Thanks!
Also this is random, but should everyone be fasting? People are saying that human beings grew up needing to fast sometimes, and that biologically it's good for you/it'll renew you and stuff: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13686671 should I be fasting too? I'm like 120 lbs and 5'10, is it a good idea for health benefits??
On February 21 2017 07:25 Aerisky wrote: Yeah I think that powder has hemp and pumpkin seed or something. Thanks!
Also this is random, but should everyone be fasting? People are saying that human beings grew up needing to fast sometimes, and that biologically it's good for you/it'll renew you and stuff: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13686671 should I be fasting too? I'm like 120 lbs and 5'10, is it a good idea for health benefits??
Not at 120 pounds. There is most likely a benefit from ocasional fasting, but there is certainly benefit from having a minimum of muscle mass.
You mentioned lots of allergies to powders. Can you eat meat? lots of it?
Anybody realize how cancerous Sumo must look to regular gymgoes lmao Been spending time working through rehab stuff for my glute so there hasn't been any significant progress in chasing the 6plate pull, but today managed a pretty decent session which I hope is the base for bigger gains.
4x6@200kg, last set here. If anybody has any advice it'd be appreciated
On February 21 2017 07:25 Aerisky wrote: Yeah I think that powder has hemp and pumpkin seed or something. Thanks!
Also this is random, but should everyone be fasting? People are saying that human beings grew up needing to fast sometimes, and that biologically it's good for you/it'll renew you and stuff: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13686671 should I be fasting too? I'm like 120 lbs and 5'10, is it a good idea for health benefits??
Not at 120 pounds. There is most likely a benefit from ocasional fasting, but there is certainly benefit from having a minimum of muscle mass.
You mentioned lots of allergies to powders. Can you eat meat? lots of it?
Ah okay, that makes sense. Maybe in the future sometime
I probably should just go ahead and eat a lot of meat, but I don't really have a chance to cook, so it ends up that the food I get usually isn't massively protein-rich.
EPT
We have one set of plates and barbell from the Houston World Weightlifting Championships which is nice but our pendlay bumper plates suckkkk. The pendlay bars are okay. I bought my own DHS bar (got used for $380), another guy has his own Eleiko comp bar, and another girl has her own elieko bar so our club is at least decently equipped.
