TL Health and Fitness Initiative 2010 - Page 121

On September 08 2010 05:17 NickC wrote:
ya, im very poor right now (lost my job, waiting for government support for 5+ weeks due to fuckup)

2x chocolate 88p
2x milk 2.20
= 1100+2400
= 3500kcal for £3.08
add some multivits, vits, cheap sausages, tuna, pate', this and that...im doing what I can given that im a shitty person in a shitty lifestyle right now

squat 40 (+5)
bench 45 (+2.5)
mpress 25 (+5)
chinup - again, sharp pain in left arm as soon as i tried one

Question:

I have a problem with my bench press. I lie in the centre of the bench with my back in natural arch. I use a wide grip and bring the bar to my nipples IIRC. I tense my body and glutes (ass?) and have legs to stablise properly. I do 3x5.

When I strain, eg last reps of a set, the centre-right side of my top back hurts. Its a really unpleasant pain/sensation and grows the more I strain during a set; I push through it to end the set then feel relieved when the pain almost immediately goes away.

I've tried making sure i'm in the centre of the bench, trying to shuffle myself around in slightly different positions, even tried un-arching my back a bit to get the pressure off it. It does feel like some part of my back is "unsupported" which causes the pain. Idk..

Does anyone relate to this problem?

Thanks


Was browsing through the old thread and came across eshlow's article here
http://www.eatmoveimprove.com/2009/10/a-closer-look-at-vitamin-d/

On September 08 2010 07:31 travis wrote:
eshlow are there any stretches i should be doing other than german hangs to help me build flexibility for hands-back manna? cuz i feel like flexibility might be a big problem for me there.

On September 08 2010 10:00 Slithe wrote:
medical question:
I am occasionally feeling some mild discomfort on the outside part of my left forearm, around the place where the bone is. I usually feel it if I'm holding something, like the handle of a pan. The feeling may last a day or two, but it tends to go away if I leave it alone.

Could this be some mild tennis elbow, or maybe something else? Is there any exercise I can do to help prevent this, or is rest my best bet here?

On September 08 2010 14:44 kainzero wrote:
I feel like I'm hitting my limit.

Today I tried to do squats again but during warmups my IT band flared up again. The squat set might be easy but afterwards I have trouble walking 'cause something's cramping up.

I had to reset on overhead press.

And for chinups, there was this strange pain that shot through my shoulder (rotatorcuff?) down my tricep to my elbow. It still hurts. I can't really do the chinups like that.

*sigh*

I'm gonna get a deep tissue massage on Friday and hope it goes away...

On September 08 2010 11:54 AoN.DimSum wrote:
pr!!!

110kg clean off block doubles! Was feeling good so i went heavy. I wanted to do singles for a max , but I clarked the bar at 115 so i went back down to 110 to attempt doubles. First try i hit the first clean but then i clarked the 2nd. Tried it again and I hit it. I'm terrible off the blocks but my form is getting better. I finished off workout with clean pulls, then did light clean shrugs. Also tried going back to the barbell to just work on form after workout. I got that from watching Chinese training videos. :D

On September 08 2010 11:54 AoN.DimSum wrote:
pr!!!

110kg clean off block doubles! Was feeling good so i went heavy. I wanted to do singles for a max , but I clarked the bar at 115 so i went back down to 110 to attempt doubles. First try i hit the first clean but then i clarked the 2nd. Tried it again and I hit it. I'm terrible off the blocks but my form is getting better. I finished off workout with clean pulls, then did light clean shrugs. Also tried going back to the barbell to just work on form after workout. I got that from watching Chinese training videos. :D

On September 08 2010 23:38 unknown.sam wrote:

i'm feeling you dude, got a pr as well but for OHP. pretty amazing how i was able to finish the worksets today despite only getting 4 hours of sleep and being really stressed out at work. i'm sure it'll catch up to me sooner or later though.

edit: oh and for whatever reason my back/spine doesn't hurt anymore which is great. bench press here i come!

On September 08 2010 20:19 eshlow wrote:
Nah, what kind of stretching are you doing for german hangs? If you're not getting more flexible try longer holds of upwards of 45-60s.

On September 09 2010 03:39 AoN.DimSum wrote:
great job ret!!! I saw the article :D

On September 08 2010 21:28 NickC wrote:
its not a pulled muscle, it was a common occurance last year when i went to the gym too.

i DO have out of place ribs. the ribs on my right side stick out by half a centimetre at my sternum (front centre). my father and sister have the same thing. it used to REALLY suck when i was skinny but body hair and a bit of flesh has made it less noticeable visually.

it does cause a jamming of bones often: i have to stretch my chest by arching my back in order to "unclick" the bones (like some people click their knuckles, maybe). afaik there is no "pain" associated with it. i suspect i might have had problems when i was running, but i havent done running for so long i dont remember.

my dad had surjery to fix it back in the 70s but im not sure if it was successful, i think it wasnt for some reason. all i know for sure is massive obvious scarring all down his chest where they cut :/

this guy wants to stick everyone and their mother into a corset
http://www.staylace.com/medicaladvice/med_36.htm

heres a thread with people saying they have it to varying degrees
http://forum.purseblog.com/health-and-fitness/uneven-front-rib-cage-440990.html

pretty much what these guys say:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=838257&highlight=uneven ribs

i wouldnt have associated uneven ribs with back instability but maybe you're right. ill look for a thread that talks about that