TL Fitness Initiative (Weight Loss/Gain) - Page 107

On November 23 2009 15:21 eshlow wrote:
I'm writing a series right now on shoes, sitting, and lower body dysfunctions.

I thought some of you may be interested. If not, carry on.

http://www.eatmoveimprove.com/2009/11/shoes-sitting-and-lower-body-dysfunctions/

On November 23 2009 09:06 xJacky wrote:


Ummm, I've grown like an inch or a bit more since that old pic, and i weigh around 175-180 now.


I do home workouts as well as gym. but if want me to go into detail just post here or pm. haha.

btw guys im only a few months into 15.

On November 23 2009 15:21 eshlow wrote:
I'm writing a series right now on shoes, sitting, and lower body dysfunctions.

I thought some of you may be interested. If not, carry on.

http://www.eatmoveimprove.com/2009/11/shoes-sitting-and-lower-body-dysfunctions/

On November 23 2009 19:15 igotmyown wrote:
jfazz: My shoulders often ache when I do military presses and when I set down free weights, so I try to rotate my shoulders a lot in between sets. I can't say for sure it helps, but it's prevented me from having those mornings after when I can't raise my arms above my head.

My backs been getting sore when I do crunches on the crunch machines (with the arm rest handles). I have been trying to apply a lot of force near the top of the crunch and that may have stressed my lower back. I tried to squat after 3 weeks of sore knee-induced leg presses, and my back just said no, not lifting that. Now there's this fiery pain in my lower back when I walk down stairs, sit wrong, etc. I didn't think you could hurt your back doing crunches.

On November 23 2009 20:55 jfazz wrote:
Igotmyown, you may want to look into some back relaxation exercises you can do - they may help ease the pain in your back. I have also been told I need to look at my posture when sitting and standing - my shoulders slump forward, and that puts a lot of pressure on my back throughout the day, which is what eventually caused my back and shoulder problems.

Now that I am aware of it, doing exercises and am generally mindful, I have nowhere near the difficulties.

@ Eshlow, i won't do push presses any more (due to the shoulder pains when lifting above shoudler height), so I want to go back to doing lateral raises with the barbell. is there any other exercise I should add to help complete that element of the workout?

On November 23 2009 20:23 madnessman wrote:


I really recommend reading Born to Run by Christopher McDougall. It has an interesting argument about how humans evolved for barefoot long distance running rather than just walking. It's a really good read and the plot just sucks you in.

On November 23 2009 19:33 unknown.sam wrote:

no wonder you know so much about exercises

btw quick question about knee exercises.
suppose i wanted to strengthen muscles related to the knee i.e. hams/quads/calf etc and my program looked like this (my physio told me to do these exercises):

3x10 one legged half-squats
3x10 one legged calf raises
3x10 straight leg raises
3x10 one legged half-squats then calf raise (duno what it's called but i was told it works the gastro)
3x10 leg curls
3x10 lunges

is this too much volume or are there exercises that i should also add to my program??

On November 23 2009 15:21 eshlow wrote:
I'm writing a series right now on shoes, sitting, and lower body dysfunctions.

I thought some of you may be interested. If not, carry on.

http://www.eatmoveimprove.com/2009/11/shoes-sitting-and-lower-body-dysfunctions/

On November 24 2009 04:22 Slithe wrote:


Thanks for the link. although I only skimmed through it, I still got a lot of information out of it. One question though, what do you suggest I should do about excessive sitting, considering that I work at a desk for a living?

Also, it turns out that I have tricep tendonitis, so it's difficult for me to do benches or other big pressing exercises without irritating it. Do you have any recommendations for exercises to rehab it?

On November 24 2009 05:17 travis wrote:
hey eshlow u ever try standing ab wheel rollouts ?

has anyone?

i tried one today. i could get fully extended but then i just slowly rolled out and fell, couldn't bring it back in at all.


starting from my knees, however, is super easy

On November 24 2009 07:37 eshlow wrote:
Yeah, I can do a few (stomach ~3-4" from the ground). One of the best core exercises

A couple guys I know do them with weight vests. O_O